After going through much debate on whether an iPad is a suitable replacement for a netbook (or as Steve calls it “a piece of junk”), it has finally reached its first term at school (for most folks who didn’t take summer courses). Sure, many people call the iPad a giant iPod touch and use it mostly for music and games on a big tablet, but what about the times … Read More

Forecast the future, or the weather, and more, on your iPad.

Last week I wrote about some of the many iPad apps that help you be productive (Portable Productivity on the iPad). That article concentrated on serious-type apps — word processing, spreadsheets, remote computer management, and the like. To herald the last long weekend of summer, let’s have a bit of fun this time and look at … Read More

When it comes to news readers, you can hardly get one better looking than this. Flipboard for the iPad presents your social media and news feeds in a beautiful, elegant way.

It makes browsing your Twitter and Facebook feeds seem like you are flipping through an elegant magazine like Esquire.  I especially like the way it presents tweets from your friends, again giving things a magazine feel by putting the quotes … Read More

A brief word of introduction. My name is Terry and I’m a PhD student at Simon Fraser University studying the immersiveness of videogames on portable devices (like the iPad). I’ll be posting to the ipadincanada site every Friday (I hope). I’m also the technology columnist for the online Vancouver Observer (www.vancouverobserver.com). You can find out more about me at terrylavender.ca.

You can create as well as consume … Read More

The Apple iPad is quickly become one of the world’s best consumption devices for web content, audio and video.  One obvious key feature of the iPad is it’s generous screen size – which makes it the ideal device for watching movies.

Up until a few weeks ago, my video watching capabilities were limited to sync’d content from my iTunes library, web content and YouTube.  Well, these limitations are a thing of … Read More

The best game I never finished was Riven. The sequel to Myst by Cyan Worlds took the eerie, other-worldly puzzler to new levels of beauty and complexity.

So I am extremely excited to hear that Riven HD is coming to the iPad later this fall.

Riven is perfectly suited for the iPad since the gameplay basically consists of point and clicking your way through environments. Being able … Read More

Every now and then there comes an exciting app from a developer. In this case, the latest app is called Flipboard for the iPad. This what they call “the world’s first social media magazine” and has been making some huge waves on the Internet since its release last night. The best part about Flipboard? It’s currently a FREE download!

Here’s the description:

Flipboard is the world’s first social magazine. Your Flipboard … Read More

Are you a Windows user? Do you often multitask and wish you had a second monitor? Well, there is a new app that will let you turn your iPad into a secondary monitor.

If you don’t already have one, having an extra monitor allows you to move programs and windows around for maximum visibility and usage. Rather than going out and buying a separate monitor, you can … Read More

If you’ve been trying to decide on the strongest iPad case to protect your investment, look no further than the fine folks from OtterBox. We’ve been reviewing their iPhone cases on iPhoneinCanada.ca and they are by far the strongest protection you can get for the iPhone. I even ran over one of their OtterBoxes with my car that had my iPhone inside–and the phone survived.

OtterBox iPad Cases … Read More

One of the most amazing features of the iPad is the battery life. With 10+ hours of battery available, it really does seem like the iPad can last forever. But when you’re on the road and you’re no where near an outlet–what’s the next best thing to charge your iPad? Enter the ZAGGsparq 2.0 USB battery backup.

We reviewed this unit over at our sister site iPhoneinCanada.ca. … Read More