Hasta La Gadget!

We hope you’re not sick of seeing the iPad‘s inner bits, what with the iFixit disassembly, gratuitous Blendtec promo, and even the FCC having some fun. Now TechRestore is getting in on it — a bit tardily — by giving the iPad the same stop-motion tear-down treatment that it lovingly applied for a Modbook last year. Not only does the company rip this magical tablet down to its constituent parts but it puts it all back together again and, while there is neither a kraken released nor Medusa slain, the video does feature some rather fanciful sound effects for you to enjoy, and it’s all after the break.

Continue reading iPad taken apart then re-assembled in under four minutes, Harryhausen-style (video)

iPad taken apart then re-assembled in under four minutes, Harryhausen-style (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 17 Apr 2010 17:48:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Apple looking to hire camera expert, iPad Camera Kit to support USB audio? originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 13:59:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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A bevy of identically worded UK carrier announcements has emerged in the wake of Apple’s statement about the iPad’s delayed international release. The good news is that you’ll be able to take your pick from O2, Orange or Vodafone, though the bad news, by the sound of their robotic PR, is that there probably won’t be too much price differentiation in their eventual offerings. Naturally, we’ll have to keep waiting until at least the May 10th pre-order date to find out how much an iPad will set us back with either of them. Concurrent with its UK announcement, Orange has revealed it’ll also offer iPad plans in Switzerland, France and Spain, while Vodafone adds Germany, Italy, Spain and Australia. We’ve also heard from an insider at O2 that the network operator will not itself stock the iPad, with only Apple’s retail, web and “authorised dealers” offering the device for purchase.

[Thanks, Rob and anonymous O2 tipster]

Continue reading iPad will have ‘dedicated tariffs’ on O2 UK, Orange and Vodafone also doing Western Europe and Australia

iPad will have ‘dedicated tariffs’ on O2 UK, Orange and Vodafone also doing Western Europe and Australia originally appeared on Engadget on Thu, 15 Apr 2010 05:12:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Uh oh. Looks like all that US popularity has taken Apple by surprise and the European arrival for the iPad will be shifted back from the earlier promised “late April” to the end of May. Citing more than 500,000 tablets sold in the first week of American availability, the Cupertino brain trust urges its international audience to look forward to May 10, which is when availability and pricing for the rest of the world will be specified.

Update: Rogers has come forward and confessed that it’ll be offering the 3G iPad “from the end of May in Canada,” though it’s keeping monthly price points close to the chest for now.

iPad international launch delayed until the end of May originally appeared on Engadget on Wed, 14 Apr 2010 08:45:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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Occasionally we’ve had strangers — very likely non-Engadget readers — coming up to us and ask, “Sorry mate, but is that the iPad?” To which we reply, “No, it’s the Dell Mini 5.” This may sound like a silly boo-boo to make, but there is this common misconception of the iPad being just “a bigger iPhone” while not knowing how much bigger it is (despite our best effort). To clear this up once and for all, we’ve brought the two devices in question together — the Mini 5 / Streak smartphone on the left, and the iPad on the right. Now it’s up to you guys to spread the love.

As a bonus, we also threw in various phones — HTC HD mini, Nexus One, Sony Ericsson Xperia X10, and HTC HD2 — to pile on top of Apple’s latest toy, just to kill the Sunday afternoon. No magical and revolutionary devices were harmed in the making of this article.

[Thanks for the toys, Chris and Andy]

Apple iPad vs. Dell Mini 5 / Streak… fight! (Bonus: smartphone pile-on!) originally appeared on Engadget on Mon, 12 Apr 2010 12:18:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.

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