{"id":909,"date":"2010-04-12T11:46:15","date_gmt":"2010-04-12T10:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hang-out.co.uk\/?p=909"},"modified":"2010-04-12T11:46:15","modified_gmt":"2010-04-12T10:46:15","slug":"the-ipads-here","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hang-out.co.uk\/index.php\/technology\/the-ipads-here","title":{"rendered":"The iPad’s Here!"},"content":{"rendered":"
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I picked up a trip to New York last week, four days after the Apple iPad<\/a> was released. The SoHo Apple Store only had the 64GB models in stock – luckily that was the one I wanted. I also bought a second AC charger to keep in my travel bag, a Belkin case<\/a> (they’d sold out of the Apple one) and a dock.<\/p>\n\n

I’ve now had a few days to set it up and play with it. It is simply a wonderful machine. Reading on its LED screen is a joy, photographs look fantastic and there are already something like 2,500 iPad specific apps available. I imagine I’ll be carrying this more often than my MacBook Pro.<\/p>\n\n

UK prices and release date haven’t been announced yet but the iPad is expected here by the end of April. The 3G and WiFi-only models should both be available then. I’ve obviously got the WiFi-only model, but despite the lack of GPS, it always seems to find my location. On the move I’ve got a Three MiFi<\/a> to provide mobile internet access. Three are replacing it with an unlocked version this week which I plan to use overseas.<\/p>\n\n

Here are some images and screenshots of some of my favourite apps:<\/p>\n\n