iPad 3 Launch

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So the iPad 3′s launch was today. Here’s a bit of info to fill you in on this neat new gadget in the Apple line.

First off, it’s actually not even called the iPad 3, but just the iPad. It has one million more pixels than the iPad 2. One million!

That’s a lot of pixels. More than your HDTV, in fact.

Let’s see what it has …

The resolution is 2048 x 1536, with an A5X processor, quad-core graphics, and a 5 MP camera on the back (capable of 1080p HD video capture). With 4G LTE capability, you can get some pretty fast download speeds. It also has up to 1o hours of battery life for you iPad addicts.

Now let’s look at the physical features …

It’s only about 9 mm thick, and only weighing a little over a pound. It will – of course – be in black and white.

Pricing for the new Apple iPad will be $499 for the 16 GB, $599 for the 32 GB, and $699 for the 64 GB. You can run this on Rogers, Bell, and Telus in Canada, while the U.S. gets At & T, and Verizon.

Pre-orders are starting today, but the actual product won’t be available until the 16th of March.

Looks pretty cool to me.

~ Sandra

My Novel Now On Apple iBook!

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My book was shipped off to Apple today! Very excited!! Now just waiting on Kobo and Barnes & Noble. Hopefully I’ll see my story uploaded to them soon as well.

Really enjoying Sherlock Holmes right now. Books & show (BBC). Can’t wait for the new season to start!

Anyway, time for bed.

~ Sandra

I Should Probably Stop Making Fun of the ipad …

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I always called it an over-sized phone, but the ipad is a little more than that, it seems.

My boyfriend recently bought one and I find myself wanting to play with the device just as much as he does. It’s true that many features are like a phone, although with 32gbs of space, it’s a nifty little – er – big thing.

First off, I’d like to say that the battery life is incredible. It’s been at the same percent now as it was five hours ago, and if that doesn’t sell you, you should check out all the cool things it’s capable of.

There’s a neat feature called Air Video, which allows you to connect to your PC and stream videos from your folders. You can stream this from anywhere, not just in your own network area.

You can connect to all your favourite social media sites with the click of a button, check your mail more efficiently than before with iCloud, read your favourite books in a free version iBooks, and even create amazing presentations for work.

Using a special program called Dropbox, which you install on your iPad, phone, or PC, you can move files between all three by simply dragging a file into a folder.

The iPad is also a great gaming system, being able to play not only simple games like Angry Birds, but popular console games like Dungeon Defenders and Dragon Age: Origins. Right now I’m currently having fun with Dragonvale, a simple game involving raising pet dragons and upgrading the island they live on. Simple, yet very addictive.

The app store is always updating to have more things, like a remote that can access your iTunes on your PC, an app that can turn your iPhone or iPod Touch into a gamepad, or just something as simple as a list of all nearby restaurants in your area.

I know I sound very much like a salesperson right now, but really, it’s a cool machine! I’ve been running the iPad down for so long that I figured it was only fair to write something nice about it. The way it connects all of your things together is really quite amazing, and most people like the convenience of such a device. I think it’s a neat thing to own. Probably overpriced, but what Apple product isn’t?

Anyway, back to feeding my dragons.

~ Sandra