Gadget News and Reviews

Etcher for iPad – turns your slate to an “Etch A Sketch”

Etcher for iPad – turns your slate to an “Etch A Sketch”

May 11, 2012

Etch A Sketch used to be one of our favorite past-times as children. This holds especially true for artists – or at least, those of us who tried to be one. Our dependence on technology may be growing over time but nostalgia of the good ol’ days makes us want to go back in time. What if I tell you that you can relive your “Etch A Sketch” days with a...

The new iPad vs the MacBook Air – both Apple, both ultraportable, but which one should you buy?

The new iPad vs the MacBook Air – both Apple, both ultraportable, but which one should you buy?

May 7, 2012

The new iPad is making waves on the mobile market, outselling not only all the other tablets combined, but also desktop computers – Apple is ahead of Acer, Dell and Lenovo in that regard, which is pretty impressive. Intel’s Ultrabooks are also speeding up in sales, and with the new Ivy Bridge processors, they’re becoming a better choice than traditional...

No MacBook iPad hybrid coming from Apple says CEO Tim Cook

No MacBook iPad hybrid coming from Apple says CEO Tim Cook

Apr 25, 2012

Following the success of their tablet PC hybrids, Asus released the Transformer Pad series. Transformer Pad 300 and 700 – as with Primes – originally sell as slates with optional $150 keyboard docks. Eventually, word spread that Apple is investing on a similar idea with a rumored MacBook iPad hybrid. Apple CEO Tim Cook dismissed the rumor earlier this week,...

Apple offers refunds for Australians with new iPads on WiFi + 4G

Apple offers refunds for Australians with new iPads on WiFi + 4G

Mar 29, 2012

Australians were the first people to get the new iPad. Daylight hit the outback on March 17 before reaching other parts of the world time zones later. Most Apple stores opened 8am local time but a Sydney-based Telstra store hosted a midnight launch. Indeed, Australians were among the happiest Apple fans on earth. But the party didn’t last long. Apparently,...

Apple’s new iPad vs the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity – how do the two flagship tablets compare

Apple’s new iPad vs the Asus Transformer Pad Infinity – how do the two flagship tablets compare

Mar 28, 2012

Apple’s new iPad is selling like hot cakes (just like its predecessors, although the huge gray market may be responsible for eschewed US sales numbers), and it looks like it will be the mainstay tablet from Apple for at least the next 12 months or so. The improvements may not be that major, but seeing as a tablet is pretty much made of 80% display, 20% other...