Today Target announced it will carry iPad in 1,743 Target stores nationwide beginning Oct. 3, 2010. Target guests can select from a range of iPad models, including the 16GB Wi-Fi model starting at $499.99, the 32GB and 64GB Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi+3G models.

iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. Users can browse the web, read and send e-mail, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music or play games, and read e-books, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface. iPad with Wi-Fi+3G models are just 0.5 inches thick and weigh just 1.6 pounds – thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook – and deliver up to 10 hours of battery life for surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching videos or listening to music, and up to nine hours of surfing the web using a 3G data network.

A selection of accessories including cases, iBook and iTunes gift cards, chargers and more, will be available in the electronics department at Target along with iPad.

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Apple has a future in the netbook business but we don’t exactly know how it looks like. According to official statements we aren’t going to see an Apple netbook prototype in the near future. The MacBook Nano in the picture here looks pretty but it’s a fake.

Here’s what the creators of this monstrosity have placed inside:

* MSI U100 MacBook Nano
* Windows XP Pro + Mac OS X 10.5.5
* Intel Atom N270 1.6GHz
* 2GB DDR II
* 10 inch WSVGA LED (1024×600)
* 320GB SATA
* MMC/SD/MS 4

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The Portable Blu-ray Super Multi Drive supports on the Quiet Drive Technology reduces the noise level of audio and video playback while also delivering increased writing reliability. Liquid Crystal Tilt/Blur Compensator plays and records to discs more reliably – the AD Research technology that compensates for warped discs. Dual/Double Layer recording provides nearly twice the capacity of a single layer recordable Blu-ray-R (25 Gbytes vs. 50 Gbytes).

Everything you need in a Blu-ray optical drive.
Whether you’re at the office or on the road with your computer, you can play and burn both Blu-ray and DVDs with the Blu-ray Super Multi Drive. It’s perfect when you want to watch a Blu-ray and DVD movie, install software, create backup discs, and more.

Technical Details

Slot-loading Blu-ray Super Multi Drive

(BD-RE/-R/DVD±R DL/DVD±RW/CD-RW)

BD-RE/-R (SL) 2X Speed Reading
BD-RE/-R (DL) 1.6X Speed Reading
BD-ROM (SL / DL) 2X Speed Reading
Writes DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL discs at up to 4x speed
Writes DVD-R and DVD+R discs at up to 8x speed
Writes DVD-RW discs at up to 6x speed and DVD+RW discs at up to 8x speed
Reads DVDs at up to 8x speed
Writes CD-R discs at up to 24x speed
Writes CD-RW discs at up to 16x speed
Reads CDs at up to 24x speed
What’s in the Box

Blu-ray Super Multi Drive
USB cable
User’s Guide CD-Rom
Dimensions

Size: 140 x 143 x 16 mm
Weight: 360 grams

Power requirement
USB bus powered or 5V DC Power

Interface
USB 2.0 connection

Connector type
USB type A

System requirement
Intel® Core 2 Duo CPU or better
NVIDIA GF8000 Series or better
ATI HD2000 Series or better
USB interface
2GB of RAM or more
Operating System: Mac OSX and Windows XP & Vista

Model : BDP-2 Blu-ray Player
US$289.00

Model : BDR-2 Blu-ray Recorder
US$389.00

Apple has been the front runner when it comes in new technology adoptions, we all saw the first imac introduction of the USB, the floppy, the dvd burner, firewire, wifi and many other time saving features. But what really strikes me is the almost abandonment of the Firewire technology.

Firewire has ben the perfect high-speed communication interface, it manage to move real-time data from cameras to computers or from DVD to TV, but we have seen or heard nothing new about this great technology, it must being growing out of the computer space, but even in the electronic segment there is nothing about Firewire… Did Firewire reach the bottom? Maybe not, but the most prominent sponsor of Firewire was Apple and we have seen how Macs come without Firewire at all.

Maybe Apple is sold on USB and pretends we all start enjoying our video transfering via USB, this really sound ridiculous. USB is at the same level of speed of Firewire, but both technologies were created to serve different users needs, USB is and has been the perfect interface for scanners, memory sticks, but when it comes to hardcore inferfaces Firewire is the technology of choice, it is respected in the market and million of consumers and professional equipments come with Firewire.

Apple move is very strange, killing the old Firewire 400 and replacing it with the new Firewire 800 is nice, but removing Firewire completely from a Mac look uncomfortable. I hope Apple has something interesting for the Firewire technology, die without any respect is such a bad thing. Apple helped the mass adoption of USB and now is helping Firewire die over its own hands.

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While you can get a refurbished Macbook for $900, it is too much for a vast majory of pc users willing to change to mac, an Eee Pc is about $399.99, loaded with Windows and ready to rumble, with this price point, there is not space for Apple to compete or maybe the margin is too small that doing so will be a waste of time.

Apple can create a new line of Macbook (the Macbook Mini), a $600 subnotebook loaded with features that provide a better experience, dual booting by default (Bootcamp installed), so Windows users will need to install their favorite Windows version.

The new Mini laptop must be aimed a young students that can carry it everywhere, drop it, scratch it, paint it and make whatever they decide and the machine still works, something like the eMate, call it a UMPC if you want, but it must be small, cheaper and must come with mac os x installed, wifi, 3g, bluetooth and touchscreen.

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iPass today announced service availability for Windows Mobile 6 devices. Users of the iPass Mobile Office service for enterprises and iPassConnect™ mobility service for individuals can now connect to the Internet via Wi-Fi using their Windows Mobile 6 smartphone and handheld devices. iPass plans to support the Apple iPhone and iPod Touch later this year and intends to support Wi-Fi-enabled Blackberry devices as well.

“The popularity of consumer-driven handheld devices changes the paradigm for enterprise IT by allowing people to be productive using Web-based applications through their own smartphone” said Joel Wachtler, VP of marketing and strategy at iPass. “IT cannot ignore these devices, and instead must ensure that workers can be productive using them and that they don’t create an unreasonable burden for the business through expensive connectivity, poor security, or high support costs. iPass’ mission is to simplify the growing complexity of enterprise mobility, and expanding support to these platforms is a key element of our strategy”

With more than 100,000 business-class hotspots worldwide, (also announced today), iPass Wi-Fi connectivity gives smart phone users a high performance, inexpensive alternative to 2.5G and 3G access provided by cellular providers. For international business travelers, the cost savings can be especially significant when they use Wi-Fi to avoid the high roaming fees mobile operators charge for out-of-country usage. In one recent, well-publicized incident*, a UK-based smartphone user was billed more than $22 thousand dollars by their cellular provider for downloading large data files in Germany.

In addition, the iPass Wi-Fi network can deliver broadband access in places where 3G doesn’t reach. Because 3G networks are normally rolled out first in metropolitan areas, those outside the city must often rely on modem-like 2.5G technology, or may have no cellular data coverage at all. Even in large cities, high-speed coverage isn’t ubiquitous. Tests conducted by industry analyst and wireless benchmarking firm Novarum show that true 3G connections are available only 60-70% of the time in major U.S. urban centers, due to hills, trees and other obstacles to reception. Lastly, 3G performance can degrade rapidly when in-building, and in these cases it may be the local Wi-Fi hotspot or WLAN that provides the only viable Internet access option.

More about iPass Support for Windows Mobile 6
With iPass, both consumer and enterprise users can get one-click access to the world’s leading Wi-Fi hotspot network, covering high-value business locations including hundreds of airports, hotels such as Hyatt, Hilton and Marriott; and retail locations including Starbucks coffeehouses and McDonald’s restaurants. They can also connect easily to home, corporate and 3rd-party wireless networks, with iPass service auto-detecting available Wi-Fi networks in their area and automatically connecting to their bookmarked locations.

Enterprise customers can obtain the following additional benefits:

A single monthly flat rate based on active users in a company, helping customers avoid paying for idle users or having runaway charges from heavy users
No international roaming charges—iPass Wi-Fi locations are available through a global flat rate plan with no additional fees
Support for iPass Mobile Office mobile device management functions that operate over the Internet
Pricing and Availability
iPass support for Windows Mobile 6 is now available. Use of Windows Mobile handhelds in the Mobile Office service is priced at a flat monthly rate for the enterprise based on the number of active users. For individuals in the United States looking for a subscription to the iPassConnect mobility service, pricing information is available at: www.ipassconnect.com.

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The people from iFixit decided to see the inner parts of the new lightweight Macbook Air, undressed it to discover the MacBook Air ships in more than just a manila envelope. Here a gallery from the Desinformado.com website…