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On Toys
Don’t be discouraged if what you produce initially is something other people dismiss as a toy. In fact, that’s a good sign. That’s probably why everyone else has been overlooking the idea. The first microcomputers were…
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iPad
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Apple Media Advisory – iPad rationing to continue
Although we have delivered more than 500,000 iPads during its first week, demand is far higher than we predicted and will likely continue to exceed our supply over the next several weeks as more people see and touch an…
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iPad sold out in Boston [Updated]
There are no iPads in any of the four Apple stores I called in the Boston area for three days now. If any units arrive they sell out in minutes. This is still with a limit of 2 per person and no 3G units available. Also,…
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Speaking of 90%+ market shares
Meanwhile, Apple’s market share in the portable media player (PMP) category was 92%, up from 87% in the study six months ago via AppleInsider | Number of high school students planning to buy an iPhone doubles. Does…
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95.7% of devices connecting to Boingo's airport Wi-Fi network are Apple devices
The iPhone represents nearly 90% of all non-laptop connections in Boingo’s airports. The iPad registered 5.4% of all device connections, while Android tallied 2.5%. Blackberry phones and iPod Touch MP3 players accounted…
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Alice for the iPad
YouTube – Alice for the iPad. Watch the video on YouTube
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Apple sells 450,000 iPads in 5 days, users download 3.5 million apps
Apple said Thursday that it has shipped over 450,000 iPads since the device went on sale this past Saturday, spurring 3.5 million app downloads for the new tablet device by its earliest adopters. via AppleInsider | Apple…
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Another revolution: a new priority in the BOM
“Conventional notebook PCs are ‘motherboard-centric,’ with all the other functions in the system—-such as the display, the keyboard and audio—-peripheral to the central microprocessor and the main printed circuit board…
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iPad component costs estimated at $260
AppleInsider | iPad component costs adjusted, estimated to cost Apple $260. It looks like 50% gross margin across the product range is a good estimate.
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Launch day: iPad 1.0 outsells iPhone 1.0
300k iPads on Day 1 vs. 270k iPhones in first weekend.