British consumers seem to prefer the 64GB iPad, according to a research done by Twenga, a company billed as new-generation shopping search engine. Even though the recession is still among us in full force, both the Wi-Fi and 3G-models of the 64GB iPad are the most popular amongst the different iPad models.
The same research also took a look at what kind of iPad-cases people were looking for. Cases made from neoprene are the most popular iPad-cases, followed by rubber, leather, silicone and then suede. The next step was to look at the colors. Most cases are brown, followed by pink, purple, green and grey.
What kind of iPad do you prefer? And what kind of case do you have and what color does it have?
Don’t have the money to buy a leather iPad stand, or just don’t wanna spend several dozens of dollars? Maybe the Pencil Stand is something you like. The iPad rests against a few pencils to show the screen in landscape or portrait mode. It’s a cheap solution for a stand and even looks cool on your desk.
You need 6 pencils and 4 rubber bands and some of your free time. Geeky-Gadgets explains a bit more about this super easy to make iPad stand and also shows a few more photos.
The 9.7-inch iPad has been and still is a huge success. Only 10 countries currently officially have the iPad in stores. Nine more will follow this month, but according to DigiTimes Apple has ordered 5.6 and 7 inch OLED-screens at Compal Electronics. This could be an indication that we can expect two smaller iPad versions in the future. And that future seems to be very near as rumors claim these new iPad models will be released during the fourth quarter of this year.
The sources noted that Apple has recently placed new iPad orders to Taiwan-based component makers for the fourth quarter of 2010 and the first quarter of 2011 with 9.7-inch, 5.6-inch and 7-inch models all included.
The 9.7-inch model will see some minor changes, while Apple will add Chimei Innolux (CMI) as one of its panel suppliers.
The new 5.6- and 7-inch iPads will mainly target the e-book reader market, separating them from the 9.7-inch model, which mainly targets multimedia entertainment, the sources stated.
At the same time, DigiTimes casts some doubt on the rumors, because there’s an OLED-screen shortage. Samsung, the biggest OLED-screen manufacturer, can’t even keep up with demand from its own product lines. HTC even started replacing OLED for normal LCD-screens, because of that shortage. It also remains to be seen if Compal is interested in producing the new iPads given the scant profit margins.
Fruit Ninja for the iPhone has been a major hit, selling over 1 million copies in a little over two months time. It’s only logical to bring the fruit slicing game to the iPad and in HD ofcourse. Unlike many other games going from the iPhone to their HD versions, this game actually provides users with some content you won’t find on the iPhone version.
According to the description of the game:
Fruit Ninja is a juicy action game with squishy, splatty and satisfying fruit carnage! Become the ultimate bringer of sweet, tasty destruction with every slash.
And that’s exactly what it is. Your iPad will be filled with colors in the form of delicious fruit. Your goal is to slice fruit with your fingers to get points. Achieve as many points as you can and become the best in the world. You’ll see fruit like coconuts, apples, oranges, peaches and many more. You have two games modes in single player connected to worldwide leaderboards using Openfeint.
New in this HD version of the game is that you can swipe with up to eight fingers across the screen. Also new, and definitely the most amazing part of the game, is Multiplayer. And it even comes in two modes. You can play head-to-head in the multiplayer modes: Classic Attack and Zen Duel.
With Classic Attack you must try to slice as many fruits as you can. It’s the original version of the game; loose three pieces of fruit and the game is over, or slice the bomb and the game is immediately over. As you play against each other it’s your goal to stay alive as long as possible. There’s also a nice feature to make it harder for your opponent: if you sliced enough fruit, you can tap the bomb icon in the lower right corner of the screen and send a bomb to your opponent who hopefully slices the bomb so you will win.
With Zen Duel you have 60 seconds to slice as much fruit as you can. There will be no bombs and you also can’t loose by letting fruit slide of the screen. You just have to slice as much fruit as you can and beat your opponent.
Both multiplayer modes are very addictive and fun. It really adds to the excitement of the game as you really want to win. That’s what makes this HD version a lot of fun. You have different colored swords, lots of fruit, multiplayer modes, and two single player modes. All future updates will be free, but Fruit Ninja HD already seems to be a very complete game. The only downside: the price. With $4,99 I think this game is a bit overpriced. I think with the addition of multiplayer and the HD graphics it’s worth tree times the price of the iPhone version. So $2,99 should be a better price tag. If you think the price is too high, wait till there’s a game sale. Otherwise buy the game as fast as you can.
If you don’t like the black Apple logo on the back of the iPad, maybe the 1976 rainbow-colored Apple logo designed by Rob Janoff is something you like. It is now possible to replace the black logo for the rainbow logo. You can buy a sticker in the form of the 1976 Apple logo, exactly the size of the logo in the iPad. The sticker is available at Etsy. If you buy the MacBook version they’ll throw in the iPad version for free.
Don’t have the money to buy a leather iPad stand, or just don’t wanna spend several dozens of dollars? Maybe the Pencil Stand is something you like. The iPad rests against a few pencils to show the screen in landscape or portrait mode. It’s a cheap solution for a stand and even looks cool on your desk.
