Something interesting happened today while I was showing my iPad off at the local coffee shop.  I pointed out that my son was holding my wife’s iPad and had legal copies of iPad software with a single purchase on the App Store.

Being able to use one purchase on more than one device impressed people.  So [...]

As a family with both Kindle and now iPad, we’re beginning to wonder about our eBooks.

We’ve only had a Kindle for a few months, but it has already made tremendous inroads in our house.  Originally a birthday gift for my wife, Ellen, our daughter has begun sneaking off with it whenever my wife isn’t looking. [...]

In the first two days I’ve had my iPad,  I’ve heard quite a few people say “Now that I’ve seen one in person, I want one.”

The iPad does have an option for use as a digital photo frame without the need to unlock it.  A little icon by the slider allows you to get a [...]

Items that will sell well:

Screen Cleaner:  boy can this thing gather fingerprints, especially when lots of folks want to try it.  The staff at the Apple Retail store had no special news on cleaning fluids for the device, so the existing cleaners for LCD screens may still be the right choice.

Protective Cases: Even if you [...]

Scalper wannabes are dropping their new iPads on eBay today.  With Generous markups for many.

They’ll have to work fast to get them out by the April 12 ship date of the second pre-order set.

Some people will do anything for attention.  Reports of “stress-testing” (or just breaking) iPads are popping up around the net.

Gizmodo re-iterates the PCWorld Video article below in text.  Among other things, the screen is pretty easy to break and is vulnerable to liquids, but is very scratch-resistant.

PCWorld Magazine has a video of stress-testing an iPad. [...]

The unconference of software developers in downtown Orlando Saturday had a number of iPads and iPad programs being shown.

Some folks even had their picture taken, just for being there with an iPad.