Did you ever play Super Mario Kart on the SNES? That is one of my favourite SNES games of all time. It’s a classic and I remember playing one on one battles for hours on end ages ago. One of our find friends, Dusty, from iEvolution.ca has posted a video of playing Super Mario Kart on his iPad, controlled via a Wiimote.

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The iPad can be jailbroken using the latest Spirit jailbreak. What I love about the jailbreak community is they always figure out incredible ways for us to push our devices to the extreme. Kind of like the chap Maxwell who was able to successfully mount an external hard drive to his iPad via the Camera Connection Kit (which happens to support USB keyboards/headsets).

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We’ve seen the iPad undergo a stress test and dudes smashing it to bits with a baseball bat. What’s the next viral iPad destruction video? How about the iPad being nuked in a microwave? Yes, that’s right. Some people have a lot of time and money on their hands. So much time that they have videotaped their experiment of what happens when you heat up an iPad in … Read More

It’s finally here. The tool you need to jailbreak your iPad. The Spirit jailbreak is available to download now, from their website. It works on Mac and Windows, to jailbreak ALL Apple iDevices, on OS 3.1.3, and 3.2, untethered. Also, another reminder to back up your SHSH blobs.

Although, you can now jailbreak your iPad, the application for installing 3rd party apps, Cydia, is still in beta … Read More

The iPad 3G has been jailbroken and torn apart in just a matter of days. Now it has been hacked by MuscleNerd of the iPhone Dev Team to send SMS messages. Here’s what he had to say:

This was sent using a raw AT+CMGS command sent to the iPad baseband. That’s because so far, MobileSMS.app from the iPhone doesn’t run properly on the iPad.

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The iPad 3G+WiFi model has finally hit Apple Stores in the USA. As for the iPad in Canada, we can expect it to arrive on May 29th (with pre-orders taking place on May 10th). We still haven’t heard specific data plans from Rogers, Bell, or Telus. Let’s hope we’ll be able to use our existing data plans!

iPad 3G Jailbroken Using the New Spirit Jailbreak

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I often “virtualize” how the iPad could become more integrated into the business environment. Lecere Corporation is a company who is hoping to make the iPad a very useful tool for companies who require a POS terminal.

Lecere Corporation will begin testing their iPad-based, Fully-Integrated Restaurant Management Software in a “major restaurant chain” this week. The iPad FIRMS POS system, which can also be used with the iPod … Read More

The Nintendo Wii generated headlines when it was launched because it was innovative and easy to use. Gaming on the Wii was so simple–anyone could use it. The iPad is the equivalent when it comes to computing. There’s no file system to deal with and no maintenance issues at all. It’s the perfect device for people who are new to technology.

It would be fitting that a 100 year old lady … Read More

If you’re thinking about buying an iPad, watching the iPad guided tours can give you a glimpse overview of what to expect. These guided tours will also hook you in and make you lean towards getting an iPad. Apple has updated their iPad guided tours to include the App Store and Maps.

You can check them out below:

iPad App Store Guided Tour:

iPad Maps Guided Tour:

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Many of my business colleagues have asked me numerous business related questions about the  iPad such as:  would the iPad be beneficial to my business, how can I sell it to senior executives, how can I get the network installation techies on board? Well finally there is an application that could make working with the iPad much more business friendly and possibly more acceptable by management.

An application called the Citrix … Read More