Author: John Herrman

Before it was announced, we mocked up a crude iPad to test some basic tablet ergonomics. It was awkward! (And oddly sensual!) Now that I have my iPad, I still don’t know: How are we supposed to hold it? More »

Own a piece of the fascinating battery spokesbunny saga, for a minimum of $15,000! “What fascinating battery spokesbunny saga?” you might ask. Well, have you ever heard of the Duracell bunny? More »

Tear down the iPad, and you see that the internals are quite similar to the iPhone’s, albeit nested behind a giant battery.Tear down Apple’s new A4 processor, though, and you see just how deep the similarities run. More »

I’ve got plenty of questions about this report (like, who the hell is Apple Daily?), but a lot of the pieces fit: rumor has it that Core i5 and i7 MacBooks are coming this month. This would be great news, for people who want MacBooks! Alternately, this would be sad news, for all us morons who bought a MacBook after the last refresh. They’re also claiming across-the-board HDD upgrades (up to 640GB) and SSD options (up to 248GB), with 8-hour battery life for all models. Why hasn’t it happened sooner? Manufacturing delay for 32nm Arrandale parts! Which kinda makes sense, but didn’t seem to stop a plethora of other i5/i7 notebooks from launching in the meantime. More »

Microsoft’s sent out invites for an event on April 12th, plastered with the phrase “It’s time to share.” Double entendre! More »

This is a massive number. But in the context of other massive numbers—namely Apple’s previous product launches—it isn’t stunning. More »

The iPad has—or rather, is—a 9.7-inch, 768×1024-pixel LED-backlit display. So how does it measure up against the iPhone? Popular netbooks? A new MacBook? More »

Gizmodo Loves You. That’s why we gave away around 50 bags full of glorious freebies to iPad linesitters today, at Apple’s flagship 5th avenue cube store. Anyway, about that: It was a scene. It was fun, sure, but man. More »

A second monitor for your Mac, when you’re on your Grownup Computer: That’s a perfect use for the 1024×768 iPad, and exactly what $5 app iDisplay lets you do. But it needs some work. More »

Just imagine, for the next 56 seconds, that you’re living in an parallel universe. In this universe, Apple only makes hardware. And today, they’ve just released the iPad. It runs Windows 7. Welcome to the (other) future present! More »

Apps are still getting approved at a terrifying clip. We’ve added the best of the second wave to the Essential iPad Apps guide, including iBooks (ebook reading), iDisplay (use the iPad as a second monitor), SoundHound (recognize any song via microphone), Pandora (unlimited, custom radio), Dragon Dictation and more. Bookmark the original post; we’re going to be updating it all weekend. More »

Here it is, splayed open for examination by the FCC. At first, it reminds me of looking under the hood of a modern car—its core components are barely recognizable as such. Well, until you really tear it apart… More »

The iPad App Store is open! Here are the best of the apps so far—the ones you’ll actually want when you finally get your iPad. More »

The first batch of iPad apps is live in the App Store, days before the device has been released to regular, non-media humans. First impressions? So many apps! Also: So expensive. Full listing here. More »

For all we’ve written and read about the iPad, there’s one thing we don’t know for sure: How people will use it. Apple and co. seem to think it’s going to be your new TV—here’s why they’re right. More »