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If you’ve been dying to get your hands on an iPad 2, but didn’t have the forethought or wherewithal to stand in line for one, then get ready to wait, because Apple’s online store is showing delays of up two to three weeks for the slate. You can go ahead and order one now, but there’s a chance you won’t get your hands on the slab until April — unless, of course, one of these guys is waiting in line to buy you a gift.

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Want to get rid of your original iPad that’s now a piece of junk because the iPad 2 is out? Target has just launched a new program allowing customers to trade in their old gadget for in-store credit.

The deal comes as a partnership between the retailer and NextWorth, a company that specializes in handling pre-owned electronic trade-ins. Right now, 900 Target locations are participating. Here’s what you can get if you sell an iPad with “Light Wear”:

iPad 16G Wifi: $165.14
iPad 32GB Wifi: $195.30
iPad 64GB Wifi: $225.98
iPad 16G Wifi+3G: $200.62
iPad 32G Wifi+3G: $214.65
iPad 64GB Wifi+3G: $290.42

Via Gotta Be Mobile

It only took a few short hours for iFixit to get its hands on an iPad 2 (the WiFi variety), and of course, they immediately started to tear it apart. It’s a necessarily delicate task, but they’re making progress as we speak, and here are the first things that jump out to us: there is much less open space inside the iPad 2 than the original model, and the battery is very large. There aren’t any huge surprises in here internally yet, but it’s got the 1GHz A5 CPU, 512MB of RAM, and 16GB of Toshiba TH58NVG7D2FLA89 NAND Flash. Like we said, they’re still at it with this one, and we’ll update as they do. Until then, hit up the source for all the photos.

Update: And they’re done! Head over to check out all the shots of the iPad 2 in its exposed form, but don’t try it out on your own. The new glass adhesion makes it practically impossible to open this thing without shattering the screen, so the crew will be working hard for a better solution. Vid’s after the break, though.

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iFixit has an iPad 2, and they’re ripping it apart (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Fri, 11 Mar 2011 19:10:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Gadget Lab Notes is an eclectic roundup of gadget news briefs and intriguing products that catch our eye.

In the Future, Why Walk When You Can Wheel Around on the Peugeot XB1?
The XB1 is a cross between those hovercrafts from Wall-E, a robot, and a silver Honda Civic. The fully electric tri-wheeled concept vehicle would include GPS and smart phone integration, and top out at 35 km/hr. If the slew of recent concept bikes, trikes, and scooters are any indication, it looks like future humans won’t have much use for their legs.

Peugeot XB1 [Yanko Design]

Now That The iPad 2 Is Available, Let’s Move On To Some iPhone 5 Rumors
What would iPad 2 launch day be without some fresh iPhone 5 rumors? This time in the form of mold engineering diagrams. The images, from iDealsChina, show a slightly larger display (edge to edge) and essentially the same form factor as the iPhone 4. The design appears to match a photo of the bezel that they also released. Although the renders could be phony, it’s worth noting that the site has a track record: they previously leaked accurate renderings of the 4th gen iPod Nano before its release.

China’s Latest iPhone 5 Rumors [iDealsChina via Macrumors]

GroupMe Texting Service Is Poised to Get Big at SXSW
Group texting service GroupMe, which lets you easily send texts to a group of people regardless of carrier or phone model, looks like it may be a breakout hit of SXSWi. Having used it at this year’s CES, I can attest to its awesomeness. It’s an efficient way to deliver a message to a group of friends or colleagues. Watch out if you have a limited texting plan though—add a couple of drinks to the mix, and you could wake up to dozens of ah, colorful, messages just waiting to be read (that is, unless you were the sender).

GroupMe [GroupMe via FastCompany]

Get Your Race On With an iPhone Steering Wheel Speaker
Similar to the Wii steering wheel wiimote, this circular speaker has a place in the center where you pop in your iPhone 4. Two external speakers add some audio oomph to your game play, while the circular shape makes steering in racing games a bit more fun and realistic.

iPhone 4G Steering Wheel With Speakers [Focal Price via Ubergizmo]

This Is Not The Droid You’re Looking For: R2-D2 Hacked With an Xbox 360 and Projector
On second thought, this fun mod, which includes luminous blue LEDs, a speaker, and an Xbox 360 as a brain, might be the droid you’re looking for after all. The built-in projector displays images 15-50 inches away, and R2’s hull includes touch-sensitive buttons and auxiliary hookups for other input devices (like a Wii or Playstation) if you just want to use the projector. R2 also has HDMI out and optical audio out.

Star Wars R2-D2 Xbox 360 [Instructables via Dvice]

Don’t Arm Wrestle Your Opponent If They Are Wearing the x-Ar Exoskeleton Arm
The x-Ar Exoskeleton Arm is designed to provide arm support, particularly for those who constantly have to lift or transport heavy objects. The x-Ar attaches to the arm at the wrist with a cuff and uses steadicam-inspired technology so that arm movement is not hindered, just made more powerful. I hope these are available to rent before the next time I have to move.

x-AR [Equipois via Crunchgear]

This article was written on February 07, 2007 by CyberNet.

The RIAA is in the news again, but this time instead of a victim paying out money to the recording labels, the RIAA was forced to pay out 50,000 in legal fees. The victim, Debbie Foster was sued for copyright infringement, however the case was dismissed last Summer.As the Inquirer points out, this is a pretty significant case because previously, the RIAA has not been ordered to compensate people when they have been wrongfully sued.

Wired spoke with Foster’s attorney who is obviously happy with the outcome.  Her attorney also mentioned that she’ll likely get more than the $50,000 originally ordered.You can bet Capital Records isn’t too happy about the hefty amount they’ll be responsible for sending out shortly. Not a good day for the recording industry!

In other RIAA news…

I came across this article from WHAS11.com in which they point out a Key Stats/Facts page on the RIAA website which says that CDs really should cost more. The RIAA’s website says,

By all measures, when you consider how long people have the music and how often they can go back and get “re-entertained” CDs truly are an incredible value for the money.

Their claim is that between 1983 (when CDs were first introduced), and 1996, the price of a CD fell by more than 40%. During the same time, consumer prices went up around 60%. According to their calculations, in 1996, consumers should have been paying $33.86 instead of $12.75 for CDs.

I don’t know ANYBODY that would have been willing to pay over $30.00 for a CD. The RIAA goes on to talk about how the quality and the number of songs has increased, and so has the range of choices, and ease of use, yet the price hasn’t, so really people are getting a great value.

In the world of Technology, the price tends to go down, not up which makes this even more ridiculous. If the price of a computer went up since it was first introduced, there’d be very few people in this world that owned one. The same goes for the price of CDs.  And their argument over the ”re-entertainment” value? It’s pitiful.

You can read the entire “Cost of a CD” article from the RIAA here.

Source: Thanks Curtiss!

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