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Voices that Matter iPhone: One-handed iPad holder
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Want to hold up an iPad as you give a talk, but afraid that you'll drop it as you gesticulate with your hands? Here's a clever way to keep control over your device while limiting risk, as seen at this weekend's Voices that Matter iPhone conference in Seattle. iPhone developer and author Andrew Donaho demonstrates the "iPad glove," a simple iPad grip in the gallery at the bottom of this post.
The glove, made of leather and fabric, attaches to your iPad using stretchy corner bands (there are both 2-corner and 4-corner versions of the holder), and then lets you hold up the device easily with just one hand, leaving the other free to point out app features or otherwise gesture. It is being developed by TKO Solutions in Austin, Texas. To learn more about the product, you can drop Andrew an email and ask him about it.
Gallery: iPad presentation holder
Voices that Matter iPhone: One-handed iPad holder originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
Voices that Matter iPhone: One-handed iPad holder originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Sat, 24 Apr 2010 17:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iPad production may be slowed by touchscreen production woes
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If you're an international customer who's waiting for an iPad, you're probably a bit anxious about the lack of a solid release date. The problem might not just be unprecedented demand for the iPad in the U.S., but also production issues with the 9.7" touchscreen displays.
Andrew Rassweiler, an analyst with research firm iSuppli, told Bloomberg News that yields on the displays have been low. That problem is in turn causing a production bottleneck. The displays are made in South Korea by LG Display and Samsung Electronics, and also in Japan by Seiko Epson. The displays are similar to those used on the iPhone, but of course are much larger on the iPad. Scaling up the displays complicates the process of production.
iPads won't be available internationally until sometime in May, and will then appear in the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Australia, Italy, Japan, Spain, and Switzerland. Apple is expected to announce pricing in those countries on May 10, 2010.
[via Macworld UK]
iPad production may be slowed by touchscreen production woes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
iPad production may be slowed by touchscreen production woes originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW) on Fri, 23 Apr 2010 13:30:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.
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