Computers-Plus

By Emily Steel

The new iPad is a hit.

The biggest names in the tech review world unveiled their takes on Apples latest iPad last night.

And they liked it, raving about its upgrades to display screen and speed.

Heres your one-stop guide to a review of the reviews:

Screen Resolution

Walter S. Mossberg, All Things D “Using the new display is like getting a new eyeglasses prescription—you suddenly realize what you thought looked sharp before wasnt nearly as sharp as it could be.”

David Pogue, The New York Times “In principle, that avalanche of pixels (and their increased color saturation) means that photos, videos, maps and text should look jaw-droppingly good — and, in apps that have been rewritten for the new screen, they do.”

MG Siegler, TechCrunch “I guess it’s just like a pre-glasses world — you never realize how blurry things are because that’s just how you’ve always seen everything. And then you put the

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Apple truly changed the way we looked at tablets with the release of their iPad, and I would safely venture out to say that the iPad proved to be the death knell for netbooks. After all, how many folks do you know still tote around netbooks with the tablet market growing so rapidly? Of course, the same can be said for the smartphone industry when Apples iPhone arrived back in 2007, rapidly changing the way we see multi-touch surfaces on a portable device.

Having said that, the iPad as well as its sequel, the iPad 2, proved to be quite the retail hit, helping Apple achieve record quarterly profits not to mention having their stock touch the $500 mark recently, marking a new high for Cupertino. Read more…

Brookstone just unveiled its new iConvert Scanner that will convert your iPad or iPad 2 Tablet into a portable scanner ready to scan your documents while you are on the road. The iConvert Scanner comes with the ability to scan documents in high resolution 300dpi for clear JPEG images.

In order to start scanning, the free iPad app has to be downloaded onto the tablet and the user will be provided with step-by-step prompts from options including scan, delete and save. The iConvert scans hard copies to JPEG files which are automatically stored in the picture folder, giving you instant e-copies of your documents on your tablet.

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Our App of the Day today is Yesterday Ustream launched version 2.1 of its iOS app and with it came native support for the iPad with a totally sexy interface for watching your favourite live streaming of rare African birds, and other things.  Ustream powers live interactive video that enables anyone to watch and interact with a global audience of unlimited size.  With the Ustream app, go live and follow your favorite broadcasters anytime, anywhere! Th Read more…