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Hands On: Apple iBooks

Truthfully, I wasn’t that interested in the iPad as an eBook reader. Then I used it, and I must say, it’s a mostly wonderful experience that’s only crippled by a disappointing store. What I Like Define Any Word Click and hold a word as if you’d like to copy & paste it. From here, you…

Tech News Mark Wilson Apr 3

Video: Windows 7 on the iPad

Just imagine, for the next 56 seconds, that you’re living in an parallel universe. In this universe, Apple only makes hardware. And today, they’ve just released the iPad. It runs Windows 7. Welcome to the (other) future present! In our instantiation of space-time, the iPad is simply running a VNC client called Desktop Connect, and…

Tech News John Herrman Apr 3

Preview Our New iPad-Ready Site

Hey all. Eventually, we’ll move to an iPad-friendly video (HTML 5) and layout, which all of Gawker Media will get. Here’s an early, early preview, where a lot won’t work. Give us feedback in the comments. [Beta.Gizmodo.com, Beta.Deadspin.com]

Tech News Brian Lam Apr 3

Your Guide to Reading on the iPad

I honestly can’t tell you what it’s like to see and touch and consume news, magazines and comics on the iPad. You just have to experience it. But I can tell you what to read to blow your mind. News, News, News Unlike the iPhone, there are a ton of ways to consume news right…

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 3

Terminator-Proof Your Life With Homemade Liquid Nitrogen

Scifi fans know that debate about gun control is besides the point. Guns won’t save anyone from rampaging Terminators, aliens, or Jason Voorhees. Liquid nitrogen will. Here’s how to make some on a super-low budget, for home protection! As everyone knows, no home is safe without a security company sticker on the door (to stop…

io9 Esther Inglis-Arkell Apr 3

Ask Anything Live: The iPad

Got any questions about the iPad? You can ask anything about it in this new weekly live section called Ask Anything. Just write your question in the comments and I will answer it. [Thanks people. Ask Anything is over now] Instructions: • If you want your question to be answered, write a NEW COMMENT. Otherwise…

Tech News Jesus Diaz, Rosa Golijan and Kyle VanHemert Apr 3

How To: Set Up Your iPad the Right Way

You finally have your iPad in hand. But wait! You can’t just plug it in and dump every app, song, and video you’ve ever downloaded. Here’s how to get things set up and curate your iPad’s collection. First Thing’s First Take it out of the packaging, and plug it in. iTunes should show this screen…

Tech News Kyle VanHemert Apr 3

The Shiniest Stories On io9 This Week

What glimmered on io9 this week? Tons of Doctor Who news, mysterious coffins, April Fools’ Day japery, M. Night Shyamalan talks The Last Airbender, and all you want to know about the Google Books settlement. 5 Ways The Google Book Settlement Will Change The Future of Reading If you care about the future of books,…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 3

Cosplay + Kickboxing = The Ultimate Intimidation Tactic

You’re about to kickbox with a very large, very angry man. What’s the best way to psyche him out? If you’re Japanese kickboxer Yuichiro Nagashima, you dress up as a female anime character. And you thought pro wrestling was flamboyant. These clips from the recent K-1 World Max 2010 kickboxing tournament in Saitama, Japan showcase…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 3

iPad App Review Marathon Live

We’re going in and reviewing as many iPad apps as possible—LIVE—right now, and updating throughout the day. We’ll start with the essential apps. If you have a specific app you want reviewed, let us know in the comments. This is only the first part of our app review marathon, for part 2 go here and…

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 3

Gizmodo’s Essential iPad Apps: Updated

It’s here! Your iPad, that is. There are thousands of apps in the App Store, and we’ve already chosen the best of the best, in Gizmodo’s Essential iPad Apps Directory. We’ll be updating it all weekend, so keep checking back.

Tech News John Herrman Apr 3

Watch The Ironettes Wiggle It In New Iron Man 2 Preview

This morning, Apple posted a two-minute clip of Tony Stark flying to the Stark Expo, crashing into fireworks, and smirking that trademark Stark smirk. Also witness Tony’s back-up dancers shake it like some cybernetic Solid Gold Dancers. It’s basically an expanded clip of what we saw in the theatrical preview, only without Pepper Potts and…

Movies Cyriaque Lamar Apr 3

D. Gibbons Is A Bad Man, Mark Benford Is A Bad Husband

This week’s Flashforward – “Better Angels” – had a gee-whiz start, a slam-bang finish, and a soggy middle. It was like Mark Benford served us a baloney sandwich on two slices of artisanal Tuscan focaccia. “Better Angels” opens with Demetri, Vogel, Simon, and Janis going to Somalia. Simon wants a gun, Vogel isn’t buying it.…

Television Cyriaque Lamar Apr 3

The Cutest, Youngest Apple Fan in Line

Somewhere in the iPad line at the International Plaza Apple store in Tampa, FL there is Alanna. She is 9 months old and ready to steal her parents’ iPads as soon as the clock chimes 9:00 am.

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 3

Google’s Steve Jobs Dunk Tank

Supposedly taken at Google at HQ during a lunch break. Presented without comment. (Mostly.) Well, that and Fred Armisen looks more like Steve Jobs. [via digg]

Tech News Matt Buchanan Apr 3

The Great Subways Of The World Are Freaking Gorgeous

There’s something blissfully futuristic about subways. Maybe it’s that these people-movers evoke space stations or arcologies. Or perhaps being shoved ass-to-shoulder together with strangers during rush hour unleashes some long-dormant pack instinct. Regardless, these metros are shiny. Designboom has a great rundown of space age subway photography, but I’m a little peeved no one gave…

io9 Cyriaque Lamar Apr 3

Woz Entertains iPad Line Sitters With Magic Trick

Our friends at Fastmac sent us this video of Woz waiting in line for an iPad, explaining why he wears a ring around his neck. It’s not for subsequently throwing into a volcano, but it’s plenty entertaining nonetheless. [Thanks Mike!]

Tech News Jason Chen Apr 3

Hey! Let’s Talk in #Whitenoise!

Need a place to gossip about that shiny gadget you saw earlier? Just wanna have some off-topic conversations with fellow Gizmodo readers? Head to #whitenoise and comment, comment, comment.

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 3

Tap Tap Radiation For the iPad Looks More Entrancing Than Any iPhone Variation

Based on this preview video, Tap Tap Radiation will be wickedly fun to play on the iPad. It definitely looks different from iPhone variations and uses all that extra screen space fantastically. Oh, and it’s of course free. Tap Tap Radiation is available in the iTunes store now. [iTunes]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 3

Steve Woz Is Already Waiting in Line for an iPad

When we asked for iPad line pictures we didn’t expect that Apple co-founder Steve Woz would be among the people caught on camera. Apparently he’s patiently waiting by the Valley Fair Apple Store in San Jose, CA. [Thanks, Parth!]

Tech News Rosa Golijan Apr 3

Hands On: Apple iBooks

Video: Windows 7 on the iPad

Preview Our New iPad-Ready Site

Your Guide to Reading on the iPad

Terminator-Proof Your Life With Homemade Liquid Nitrogen

Ask Anything Live: The iPad

How To: Set Up Your iPad the Right Way

The Shiniest Stories On io9 This Week

Cosplay + Kickboxing = The Ultimate Intimidation Tactic

iPad App Review Marathon Live

Gizmodo’s Essential iPad Apps: Updated

Watch The Ironettes Wiggle It In New Iron Man 2 Preview

D. Gibbons Is A Bad Man, Mark Benford Is A Bad Husband

The Cutest, Youngest Apple Fan in Line

Google’s Steve Jobs Dunk Tank

The Great Subways Of The World Are Freaking Gorgeous

Woz Entertains iPad Line Sitters With Magic Trick

Hey! Let’s Talk in #Whitenoise!

Tap Tap Radiation For the iPad Looks More Entrancing Than Any iPhone Variation

Steve Woz Is Already Waiting in Line for an iPad

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