Apple reportedly forecasts 40 million iPad shipments in 2011. According to Digitimes, Apple has set its sights on shipping over 40 million iPads in 2011, taking delivery of up to 6.5 million of first and second generation tablet devices in the first quarter. Sourcing its information from Apple suppliers, the Chinese publication notes that Apple will receive between 300,000 and 400,000 units in its first batch, easing a potential supply backlog when the yet-to-be-announced iPad 2 makes its debut.
The Cupertino company reportedly ordered up to 2 million iPads over January and February to satisfy demand, with order volumes expected to rise substantially above 2 million units for the month of March. Apple has begun to phase out the first-generation iPad, pushing back delivery dates on its stores across the world. Apple is expected to announce its new iPad today, a device that is likely to feature front and back facing cameras, a faster processor and a thinner profile.
Must-have iPad app to stay cool in the kitchen. Apple patent shows new "smart bezel" for tablets. Fluid keys make iPad touch typing breezy - Software - News. IT researchers at the University of Technology, Sydney have developed a keyboard that lets users type faster on touchscreen devices like the iPad.
Christian Sax and the LiquidKeyboard (Credit: Anna Zhu) Primary inventor Christian Sax and co-inventor Hannes Lau recently developed a prototype of the keyboard for an iPad. The software is essentially a virtual keyboard that appears underneath a user's fingertips, corresponding to hand size and finger positions. The system works by sensing the position of the user's fingers and creating a fluid, QWERTY keyboard underneath. The keyboard also responds to position and pressure.
"We tried to adapt the everyday way of touch typing with a physical keyboard and move it over to the touchscreen [...] that's where it started off," Sax told ZDNet Australia. Ideally, LiquidKeyboard was intended to operate on a pressure-sensitive surface but current touchscreen technology lacks this functionality. Currently the duo is refining the prototype. iPads - latest news dashboard.