Category: Apple

I was somewhat surprised and very annoyed when the latest digital issue of TIME magazine’s cover started talking to me without asking to speak when I opened up the first of its issues delivered via Apple’s Newsstand on my iPad.

I was more pleasantly surprised to learn that this TIME issue (dated June 25, 2012) featured bonus content and a number of audio and video clips in its digital covers.

Surprisingly, however, Entertainment Weekly’s digital issue (which is published by TIME Inc. also moved to the Newsstand this past week) does not have any multimedia content. You would think it would be a prime candidate for audio and video clips of songs, TV shows, movies, and interviews. Go figure…

TIME Magazine and Entertainment Weekly (both part of TIME Inc.) decluttered my iPad screen by moving away from their standalone apps and into Apple’s Newsstand this past week.

Now if only Apple would let me move the Newsstand icon into a folder…

I’ve been working on a review for an iPad app this weekend. I saw this Logitech Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for iPad 2 and New iPad and thought it would not only add to the review itself but make it a bit more fun.

The cover is thin as advertised in its name and doesn’t add much weight to the iPad. Its keyboard is narrow (constrained by the iPad’s length). But, the keys have travel and tactile feedback. I really appreciate the fact that it has a real on/off switch that doesn’t make you guess if the Bluetooth is actually on or off.

It has a retail price of $100. But, I found it for $80 at a local Costco store.
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