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

We have a deal that will appeal to those iPad users with “Amerifriends”–friends that live in the USA that can order things online for you. The latest deal comes from Amazon.com, which has listed the Acase Leather Flip Book Jacket/Folio for the iPad for only $26.25US. The regular price is $79.99, so you’re saving $53.70, a 60% off discount!

From the Amazon description, this … Read More

Apple’s MobileMe service includes a variety of features, but one of the coolest is the Find my iPhone feature. When turned on, you can locate your iPhone, send it a message, and remote lock/wipe the phone. For people who are looking for the ultimate security of their device, it’s a great service to have. What about setting up your MobileMe account to work with the iPad? It can be done … Read More