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It’s About Damn Time Skype’s Coming to the iPad

It’s kinda weird Skype didn’t have an iPad app but the wait’s just about over. There’s no official release date yet, but it should be in the app store “soon.” Skype VP Rick Osterloh said the app will have most of the functionality of the desktop version, like chatting, audio and video calling, but a…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

iOS 5 Beta 2 Is Here, With Wireless Syncing

iOS 5 Beta 2 is here. Of course there’s lots of bugfixes—and wireless syncing!—but we should know what else is inside shortly. [Apple]

Tech News Matt Buchanan

Dress Your iPad as a Stylish Notepad

Some of you enjoy flaunting the beauty of a naked iPad, but Pad and Quill’s gorgeous birch wood Contega for iPad 2 gives your device both rugged protection and good looks, without losing any of your device’s functionality. This week’s Gizaway brings you the chance to win one of these elegantly designed cases. How to…

Tech News Keenen Thompson

Invisibility Does Magical Things With Your iPad 2

The Invisibility app is indeed magical. It takes a mediocre camera on your iPad 2 and turns it into something incredible. The app uses the iPad’s rear camera and gyroscope to display the background image on your screen, even when you move the tablet around. It’s so seamless that it makes the iPad look almost…

Tech News Kelly

Bizarre iPad-Carrying Jogger Mugged in Central Park

This is terrible—any mugging is. Having your stuff taken from you by force is a shame, and wrong, and everything, yeah—but why the hell was this guy jogging and holding an iPad at the same time? The only conceivable explanation I can think of is that the victim was 12 feet tall, making the tablet…

Tech News Sam Biddle

The Sun Is Basically an Infinite Battery for Your iPad Now

Nothing kills a magical afternoon with your tablet like having to track down an outlet to charge up. Voltaic’s new solar-charging tablet case is designed specifically to keep your magical device off the on-grid energy teat. https://gizmodo.com/world-exclusive-review-voltaic-solar-backpack-25711 The Spark tablet case gets an hour of iPad video playback for every hour of direct sunlight, coming…

Tech News Kyle Wagner

A Music Video Created On an iPad With the Brushes App

Animator Shawn Harris used his iPad and the Brushes app to create a unique music video for the band Blush. The entire video was hand-sketched frame-by-frame using the iPad. Each time Harris removed his finger from the canvas after a brush stroke, the Brushes app would record a frame. Thirty brush strokes created one second…

Tech News Kelly

The Ultimate Tablet Display Shoot-Out

Dr. Raymond Soneira of DisplayMate Technologies has made it his mission to suss out the best smartphone, tablet, HDTV, and multimedia displays from the worst with his Display Technology Shoot-Out series. Here, he tackles the differences between the displays of the top tablets out there. Tablets are essentially large portable displays—handheld screens designed for conveniently…

Tech News Dr. Raymond Soneira - DisplayMate

Will the iPhone 5 Have an A5 Chip and 8MP Camera?

Throwing their weight behind yesterday’s tantalising news that the iPhone 5 will feature a completely redesigned look, Bloomberg has reported alleged specs of the iPhone 5, plus spoken of a higher-res iPad 3 and affordable iPhone for developing countries. https://gizmodo.com/next-iphone-getting-a-totally-new-case-design-this-augu-5814006 This is all according to that old chestnut of “people familiar with the plans,” but…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

Fake iPad Replaces Stuffed Animal as Perfect 21st Century Toy

I’ve noticed an increasing number of can’t-be-bothered parents handing over an iPhone or iPad to their screaming tykes—but what if they throw up on it or try to eat it? The whiteboard anaPad’s perfect for (faux) touchscreen child-rearing. Crafted in the same dimensions as a real iPad, the anaPad comes with cute little app magnets…

Tech News Sam Biddle

Android 3.2 Will Bring Real Honeycomb Goodness to 7-inch Tablets

Huawei has just launched their brand new 7-inch MediaPad, and it’s running the new Android 3.2. It won’t be the only one; the new Honeycomb will bring on real Android amenities to a whole range of tablets jonesing for some love. Huawei’s tablet, which you can expect in the coming weeks, comes with a 1.2Ghz…

Tech News Kwame Opam

Make Noises While Manipulating Famous Faces

This iPad app looks like it’d be fun for at least 10 minutes or so. 40 minutes, if you’re a child. While Squeal isn’t downloadable just yet, they’re calling out for suggestions of faces to be included. They aim to have 100 faces for manipulating in the app, so if you think they’ve missed anyone…

Tech News Kat Hannaford

The New York Post Blocks Mobile Safari Vistors from Accessing Their Web Site

“You shall not pass!” booms Gandalf the Grey as mobile Safari visitors arrive at the New York Post web site this weekend. Sorry, correction: That’s how it played out in my head. Reality is more mundane and mostly annoying. Instead of a web site, mobile Safari visitors are greeted with a landing page that displays…

Tech News Jack Loftus

iOS 5 Homescreen Web Apps Will Get a Boost from Mobile Safari’s Nitro Engine

iOS allows web apps to look and behave like normal apps if bookmarked on the homescreen. And now with iOS 5, those web apps will be allowed to use Mobile Safari’s Nitro JavaScript engine, promising faster, more powerful performance. [Ars Technica]

Tech News Adrian Covert

Facebook Finally Gets Their iPad App Ready

The New York Times is reporting that insiders briefed on Facebook’s plans have revealed that the company intends to introduce a free iPad application optimized for the tablet—and it will be out in the next few weeks. What does it do differently from the Facebook Web site? Well, for one thing, you’ll be able to…

Tech News Davey Alba

Griffin’s DJ Cable Makes iPad DJing Significantly Easier

DJing on an iPad is an interesting, if gimmicky, concept. But unless you’re just using an iPad as a MIDI controller, simultaneously outputting sound while cueing up the next track isn’t possible. Except now it is. The Griffin DJ Cable is simple. It splits the audio signal of your iPad (or iPhone, or iPod touch)…

Tech News Adrian Covert

Prisoners For Your (iPad) Love

Three people in China are going to prison for leaking information about the iPad 2. It’s a sad and pathetic story, but also one that we’re going to be telling again and again in the coming years. As the Wall Street Journal reports: The Shenzhen Bao’an People’s Court, in announcing its decision, said the head…

Tech News Mat Honan

Totes Hot for Summer ’11: Giant Ridiculous iPad Hats!

If you’re in England. You see, in England, extravagant hats are acceptable, because they’re a more advanced society. This Royal Ascot horse race attendee knows, and that’s why she’s grinning. WARNING: Do not put iOS5 Beta on your hat. This seems like it would have to cause serious neck strain. It’s not even an iPad…

Tech News Sam Biddle

I Can Put Up With Ads While I Hang, Thanks.

The newest addition to Zynga’s game family is Hanging With Friends, an app for i-gadgets big and small. It’s a twist on classic hangman, with elements of Scrabble and other word games thrown in. You can only choose from a… [Kotaku]

Tech News Jen Schiller

A Complete Video Guide to iOS5 on the iPad

If you thought iOS5 looked tasty on the iPhone, it’s downright mouth-watering on the iPad. Here’s a video guide of all of our favorite new features—including that split keyboard you’ve been dreaming about. https://gizmodo.com/a-complete-video-guide-to-ios-5-5810471 It’s all pretty tantalizing—although if Apple doesn’t announce a new phone to go with it soon, I’m terrified of what all…

Tech News Brian Barrett

It’s About Damn Time Skype’s Coming to the iPad

iOS 5 Beta 2 Is Here, With Wireless Syncing

Dress Your iPad as a Stylish Notepad

Invisibility Does Magical Things With Your iPad 2

Bizarre iPad-Carrying Jogger Mugged in Central Park

The Sun Is Basically an Infinite Battery for Your iPad Now

A Music Video Created On an iPad With the Brushes App

The Ultimate Tablet Display Shoot-Out

Will the iPhone 5 Have an A5 Chip and 8MP Camera?

Fake iPad Replaces Stuffed Animal as Perfect 21st Century Toy

Android 3.2 Will Bring Real Honeycomb Goodness to 7-inch Tablets

Make Noises While Manipulating Famous Faces

The New York Post Blocks Mobile Safari Vistors from Accessing Their Web Site

iOS 5 Homescreen Web Apps Will Get a Boost from Mobile Safari’s Nitro Engine

Facebook Finally Gets Their iPad App Ready

Griffin’s DJ Cable Makes iPad DJing Significantly Easier

Prisoners For Your (iPad) Love

Totes Hot for Summer ’11: Giant Ridiculous iPad Hats!

I Can Put Up With Ads While I Hang, Thanks.

A Complete Video Guide to iOS5 on the iPad

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