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.
The iPad is not childproof. It’s fragile and expensive and we can’t imagine why you’d want to hand it over willy nilly to your kids. That said, if you’ve got money to burn and don’t mind letting small hands tool around with high-end consumer products, then this should tickle your parental fancy. Announced as a collaboration between Griffin Technology and Crayola, the Crayola ColorStudio HD app for iPad matches a marker-shaped digital stylus — the inventively titled iMarker — with your child’s LCD-colored imagination. 
If you were waiting for the iPad to get marked down, today’s your lucky day– as long what you want is the original iPad. While the newer, thinner, lighter, faster iPad 2 isn’t even available for pre-order, Apple’s slashed the original down $100, making the 16GB Wi-Fi version just $399. Considering that both generations offer the same apps and functionality, $399 is a good deal. Looking for the 3G version? The 16GB version of that model is now $529, or roughly $70 less than the Motorola Xoom, and the top-of-the-line 64GB with 3G is marked down to $729.