iPadify

Many people are speculating that this is only the beginning of all the iPad mania.   (more…)

This article which although may seem a little sexist is some ways certainly rings true from my perspective as a geeky guy :  http://ultimibarbarorum.com/2010/01/29/ipad-actually-its-a-chick-magnet/ (more…)

My previous post, released also on boagworld.com drew some feedback which pointed to the engageinteractive website which does exactly what I described, the site changes layout depending on orientation. (more…)

by Leigh Howells

As far as I have experienced there is little or no current use being made of the accelerometer on web sites when viewed on an iPhone.  The accelerometer when triggered in the iPhone’s Safari browser at the moment does little for our general browsing experience beyond giving us a little more horizontal space when in landscape mode.   But I believe we live in a world where the hand-held web device equipped with accelerometer is going to become more and more prevalent, and quickly. (more…)

Having considered some potential iPad accessories for a few minutes, I came up with a concept for a breathtaking New iPad Accessory – the Corporate Presentation Suit, also to be called the iPadtubby.

The concept is a simple one.  The brightly coloured suit is provided with a large Velcro pad for attaching the iPad to the abdomen area, thus allowing hands free use of the iPad during presentations.   This makes it ideal for the mobile Presenter in the corporate environment who doesn’t want to be constrained by cables, allowing an exciting free roaming presentation.

I had a similar idea with an a4 sheet magnifier, but they beat me to it !  Good job, nice render.

from original article on howtogeek.com

Already, designers are hard at work conceptualising new products to take adavantage of iPad gamers.   The steering wheel shown in the pocket-lint.com link here is probably one of the more obvious accessories, which only just lifts its nose above the level of utterly pointless.  I’m sure many more are being dreamt up as I type.  Not quite as obvious as Wii remote accessories I would say.

http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/31186/idrift-apple-ipad-steering-wheel-accessory

Maybe, this is pushing things a little ! I love the tag line though.

More debate at webmonkey.com over the future of Flash with the potential rise in use of HTML and the potential mass market appeal of the device that is 100% Flash resistant.

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Teehan+Lax want you to start designing for the iPad straight away.  They’ve taken a page from their iPhone GUI PSD and created one for the iPad too.  So now you can see how your designs will look with a nice shiney gradient bezel around them.

http://www.teehanlax.com/blog/2010/02/01/ipad-gui-psd/