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Sites prepping... NPR, WSJ prep Flash-free sites for iPad

Now it makes sense. Apple hires...

If anyone is looking for a cheap case to protect their iPads upon arrivial, a few are showing up such as... HHI Silicone Case for Apple iPad - dealmac.com And other more interesting ones... quirky | Cloak modulR iPad case and iPad accessory system / go anywhere. do anything. And several more listed here... 10 Great iPad Cases | Apartment Therapy Unplggd

Thin Mints.

Damn, I didn't know this existed. Thanks for the heads up. Time to put in Slow Century. More Ran Blake.

3 minutes late (my time), but happy belated!

Apple Sells An Estimated 91,000 iPads In 6 Hours Rumor: iPad in-store reservations may be over 40,000

Not sure, but possible clue? Possibly as many as 50,000 iPads pre-ordered in first two hours Wish Amazon released Kindle numbers.

"Overwhelming" demand limiting iPad in-store pickup

Or two of them shows up which has happened with Apple products to two people I know.

As Flash and Java aren't supported, we'll likely to need App Store and web-based alternatives to some apps. Thought it might be useful to have a separate thread from the iPad discussion itself in prep for the iPad arriving. Here are a couple... SketchPad Harmony And 'strech just posted...

Anyone getting the 3G version primary because it also gains GPS?

Okay, I'm sure this has already been tried, but for the heck of it I'll ask - have you used a recent Handbrake version to transcode from .mkv to h.264 .mp4/.m4v (with an extremely high bitrates to minimize secondary artifacts), then author a DVD (which will use another transcoding step to older MPEG-2) with Sonic/Roxio/etc.?

Cirque du Soleil's OVO tonight.

Looks like Verizon has big plans for the iPad.

Shatner's Toupee

And on the charging front, if you need any iPod/iPhone cables... $1.49 Meritline.com - USB Charging/ Data Cable for Apple iPhone 3G/3GS

What percent woke to the iPhone hitting their forehead as their arm relaxed? I'm in that camp.

Got two of these for work/home last sale. Decent, just have to have proper cases. Griffin PowerDock 2 Charging Cradle - dealmac.com

Like the Apple commercial, just a little clunkier... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3MSjwUrxT0 What's up with the video links today?