iPad Pre-Order Numbers
CNN published the Day 1 estimate of Apple iPads sold. Does anyone want to take a guess? I was way off, because I thought only the Wi-Fi versions were available. I guessed that Apple would sell approx. 20-40 thousand in 24 hours. Yes, I pulled those numbers out of my ass.
Based on a sampling of orders and creative accounting, Sanity estimates Apple sold 120,000 iPads in the first day. Cha-ching! Let us see how long it takes for buyer's remorse to settle in. Think about it people, you just paid big bucks for a big ass iPod Touch. Nice.
iPad Pre-Orders
I guess this is big news for some, so here it is. Apple will start taking iPad pre-orders at 5:30 AM. Also, remember that only the Wi-Fi versions are available at this time. If you really want the 3G version, forget I published this post.
Now, sit back and wait for the pre-sale numbers. Is the iPad really a revolutionary product or just a big ass iPhone? I think it is a big ass iPhone with no calling function, but what the hell do I know? Oh yeah, pre-orders will be delivered on April 3rd.
Update! Both the Wi-Fi and 3G versions are available for pre-order. Crap! That will teach me to publish information that I read from a non-Apple source. I have updated the post. Minus 10 points for the screw up.
Chrome Issues
A couple days or weeks ago, I published a post stating that I was using Chrome again. Well, I am going to throw it out again. Every time I use Chrome, I encounter strange behavior with client-side script and rendering.
Bring it on Chrome fans, because I do not encounter the above mentioned issues with IE or Firefox. Let the finger pointing start, but I am dumping this piece of crap until it is a usable alternative. Firefox 4.0 remains the default browser for now.
Check it out. I published the "Goodbye Chrome" post on March 6, 2009 and publish this on March 7, 2010 (almost 1 year to the day). Voodoo! Anyway, I uninstalled Chrome, submitted the uninstall survey, and received an error. Lame.
New Apple Product
Hey, check this out. There is buzz all over the dub dub dub that Apple is working on a new product. What is all the buzz about? Insiders "claim" that Apple is working on an iPad Nano, which has a new content delivery model aka the "iBooklet".
Yup! An iPad Nano that will look and function EXACTLY like the Apple iPod Touch, but cost more of course. Industry experts are speculating that Apple may add phone capabilities to future versions of the iPad Nano too. Man, how does Steve Jobs do it?
Big Ass iPod Touch II
Move over bad news, because it's time for a bit of iPad humor. Last week, Walt released his interview with Steve Jobs. Listen to the interview closely, haha! Steve himself confirms that the iPad is nothing more than a big ass iPod Touch. Was I right or was I right?
Facebook Mail?
I just read that Facebook is planning on building an email system. Hmm, does Facebook plan to compete with Yahoo Mail and Gmail or extend their platform? If it's the former, convince me that I need yet another email account.
Also, given all the scandals regarding their ever changing privacy policies the LAST thing we need is a "public" email system. Imagine reading, "Facebook thinks everyone's contacts and email should be public". No thanks! From *@facebook.com to trash!
Ho Dee Do
Damn! No sooner do I write about the tablet wars and kicking "old" hypes to the curb than I read that Google has come out swinging for the fences. Which news do you want to read first? Screw it; Google Nexus One now supports multi-touch.
Yup, you read it right. The "super" phone will support multi-touch ala iPhone (direct kick in Apple's nuts for sure). If you recall, one of my initial rants about the Nexus One was its lack of multi-touch support. Rant no more.
Here is another Google nugget. Move over iPad, because the low buzz regarding the Google (HTC) tablet is getting louder. Is it me or does Google hate Apple? The old man must have a "Kick me" sticker on his ass, because Google kicks it regularly.
Like I said yesterday, either you love something or you hate it. Oops, I almost forgot about another item. Google Chrome 4.0 was released last week. I dropped Chrome some time ago, but am pimping it again. Did you know it supports extensions? Of course you do. Later!
Apple iRock
Either you love something or you hate it, plain and simple. The same holds true for the now infamous Apple iPad. This is not really news, but I stumbled on the below comparison of an Apple iPad versus a Rock. Gotta love it, nice one!
Photo: TechCrunch
Lenovo U1 Netbook
The hype around the technology portals is currently the "Big Ass" iPod Touch. How quickly we forget about the other hypes (i.e. Google Nexus One "super" phone). Well, it looks like the tablet wars have started. Let's see how long it will last.
I commented that the iPad was not for me and that is and will hold true. I need a computer not a media tablet. Anyway, I think I pitched the Dell v13 a couple days ago. Well, I want to throw another candidate in the mix.
Big Ass iPod Touch
Well, Apple announced their new tablet product in S.F. today. It is indeed named the iPad and runs an iPhone-like OS. I am still catching up on the hype, but it appears to run native iPhone applications.
It will be available in 6 different configurations and retail from $499 to $829. The Wifi version ships in 60 days followed by the 3G version in 90 days. I am not sure what to think of it, but it is definitely an eBook Reader-Netbook hybrid (which market are you targeting Apple?)