The screen protectors will have a microscopic small structure of ribs spreading the finger smudges. The mirroring of the iPad screens will also be less strong so the screen is better readable.

Scratches will only damage the screen protector, not the iPas. And a special sort of glue makes it possible to attache the screen protector without bubbles and also allows for easy removal.

Targus has not given a price indication but the iPhone screen protectors cost $10. So expect the iPad version to be twice as expensive.

Source: Targus

Source: Notepod

The game will be optimized for the larger iPad screen and will also be developed in a high resolution. Firemint is unsure if these changes will work smoothly since they can’t test it. They do think the users will be drawn into the game stonger because of the larger screen. This delivers a more intimate and personal experience.

As a nice little teaser, Firemint announced they’re working on “the biggest iPhone-project ever done”. No more information was given about this project other than the fact is will be launched in 2011.

Source: TUAW

“It’s not that Apple couldn’t just create bigger versions of these apps and have them run on the iPad. It wasn’t a technical problem, it was a design problem. There were, internally to Apple (of course), versions of these apps (or least some of them) with upscaled iPad-sized graphics, but otherwise the same UI and layout as the iPhone versions. Ends up that just blowing up iPhone apps to fill the iPad screen looks and feels weird, even if you use higher-resolution graphics so that nothing looks pixelated. So they were scrapped by you-know-who. Perhaps they’ll appear on the iPad in some re-imagined form this summer with OS 4.0, but when the iPad ships next month, there won’t be versions of these apps. At least that’s the story I’ve heard from a few well-informed little birdies.

(There is, alas, no secret “widget” mode for iPad in OS 3.2, either.)”

Gruber also notes that iPhone games will work well on the iPad but simpler non-game iPhone applications will just feel strange. The small window in the middle of the screen of the iPad to display the iPhone app feels strange and also the 2x button makes the app look and feel slightly “off”.

Source: Daring Fireball

This is one of the apps for the iPad I’m really looking forward to (together with the iWork apps) so I’m definitely keeping my eyes on the development of this application. So, the previous mockups of both the landscape and portrait mode have been altered. The before and after mockups have been added into one picture to see the difference between the previous version and the latest mockup.

Here’s portait mode:

Next up is landscape mode:

And a little extra teaser showing the lock screen:

Let’s hope 1Password will be released as soon as the iPad launches.

Source: Switcher’s Blog

“The Camera tab represents photos available via the Camera Connection Kit for iPad, and is not relevant for the Simulator. The Camera tab will disappear after a few seconds.”

As a paying user of the SDK you have access to the changelog and the SDK itself via the iPhone Dev Center.

One of the games they will be working on soon is geoDefense 2. The sequel to the first part will be iPad-only. The levels and gameplay will take advantage of the bigger screen size and horse power of the device. The graphical style will remain the same, but this time there will be tons of different towers to utilize.

Although the sequel might be iPad-only first, Whatley will try to adapt the iPad version of the game to the iPhone as well. More details have not been given at this point, as Critical Thought Games must first settle the office and staff before starting on the development of geoDefense 2.

Source: TouchArcade

The memoirs of Ted Kennedy will cost $14,99. Other e-books will cost $12,99. The My Documents is a part of iWork. And so far we’ve heard only rumours and vague glimpses of a possible camera on the iPad. This time is no difference. After looking long enough some people have found a ’smudge’ on the exact place of where a camera could logically be placed (see picture below). It’s not very convincing, but for those who really want a camera on the iPad, this might be the little bit of hope they needed.

And for those of you who’d like to know what Apple finds important for the iPad, TUAW has analyzed the ad frame by frame and made an overview of their finds. See the following list:

• Foto’s: 26%
• E-mail: 22%
• E-book: 20%
• Video kijken: 15%
• Internetten in Safari: 9%
• Tekstverwerking in Pages: 4%
• Agenda bekijken: 2%
• Muziek: 1%
• Kaarten: 1%

So it seems they think the Photos app will play a significant role on the iPad. Ofcourse the iPad is a device capable of doing much more, as seen in the list above, but the ad highlights the multimedia functions.

Source: Ad Tidbits (9to5Mac) / iPad Ad Framework (TUAW)

Apple has not given any clue if the iPad is capable of making phone calls, but they might allow VoIP applications like Skype. Together with a bluetooth headset the iPad could very well be capable of making calls. Unfortunately, since the this functionality was discovered in the iPad Simulator, GumBallTech was unable to try out the call functions.

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9to5Mac has yet again found some details about the iPad SDK. They found the settings for internet tethering, voice mail, and MMS settings. They also found a search option for Wikipedia. For a closer look at these details take a look at the video below:

Steve Jobs was there as well to see how well Pixar’s animations have performed. The animation movie UP received two Oscars: one for Best Music and ons for Best Animation. Watch the 30 second ad below:

A little thing about the soundtrack of the ad. The song “There goes my love” is made by Blue Van. Apparently Apple has removed some lines because they might be offensive. Take a look below.

The cursive lines are the ones taken out:

Be, Be the charming type,
Take off your clothes and show what they hide,
Please, please my naked wrist,
With your hands and fingertips
And please, baby get on your knees,
Don’t bare bare bare your teeth,
I’ll let you try,
If you close your eyes,
I’ll have an answer for your wise.

There goes my love (10x)

[..]

Get on your knees,
Baby get on your knees,
I wanna feel feel feel your teeth!