I bet you've installed tapatalk already, haven't you, you deviant.

Deviant.

Does there exist a dongle/app combo that will allow a user to plug a usb storage device straight into an ipad for file transfer? I'm pretty sure there's not and have told my boss as much, but I thought I'd check with you turtlenecks before I rubber stamped it.

Ok noob iPad owner so do I buy a screen protector for it (assuming I can install without air bubbles)

You won't get it 100% dust free (usually at the edges) but for the couple of quid they cost for a pack of three it's well worth doing

Yes, definitely.
You won't get it 100% dust free (usually at the edges) but for the couple of quid they cost for a pack of three it's well worth doing

No. definitely not.
It'll be totally fine without it unless you are a cackhanded buffoon.

No. definitely not.
It'll be totally fine without it unless you are a cackhanded buffoon.

No screen protector with mine. But it does spend most of it's time in it's official iPad1 case (which is lovely).

Another one here who doesn't bother with a screen protector on his iPad - it'll be fine without it. Ironically, I got sick of the official case a few months back, took it out and noticed the back is all dented to fuck. No idea how that happened. The screen is still mint though!

"To a one year old, a glossy magazine is an iPad that doesn't work."

I can't help but get an ominous feeling that this means we have passed the point of no return, that is to say that people are now so entirely dependent on technology that if it should all stop working some day for whatever reason, there is nothing anyone can do but to lie down and die*.

Ah sorry... didn't mean a Tablet PC™ I meant an ipad or similar. Probably an Android model. Wifey says no, though

I've had a play with the Xoom that we have for testing at work and it's lovely. For some reason the (ipad bumming) boss hates it and has labelled it 'useless'. In the same breath he also whinged about not being able to get a photo onto his ipad. Odd.

Anyway, LISTEN TO MY BEAUTIFUL MUSIC!

I bought an iPad 2 with my birthday sponds the other day. I love it. Have we got a thread for iOS apps/games that are specific to or bestest on the iPad where I can read some of your recommendations or is it all buried in here somewhere?

http://www.swordandsworcery.com/ is a cracking adventure game for iPad (and iPod/phone).

Wide angle lens to dear then?

I keep flinching at the budget ones that show up on HUKD every so often for about £130-150. Although they're a bit rubbish out the box, there's a few that can have Honeycomb put on them which seems to turn the user experience into something a bit more pleasant. Hopefully with some new ones coming out and ICS, there'll be a few more decent ones kicked into budget range.

The only problem with the budget tablets is the quality of screen, touch sensitivity, materials etc... Sure Honeycomb may be equivalent to iOS as an OS, but the hardware on the cheapy models will suck by comparison.

Personally, I'm also not a massive fan of Google's general approach to tablets, with its senior execs saying there's no real need for tablet-specific apps, and apps should instead be more like responsive web design.

On Animoog: if you don't follow me on Twitter, I've been banging on about it for a week. It's a LOVELY Moog synth, and it's currently 69p. If you've any interest in synths whatsoever and have an iPad, download it. If you're planning on getting an iPad, download it.