Tag: iPad

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Spirit – New Jailbreak for iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad

The new Spirit jailbreak is out. Wow, this takes about 20 seconds to do. It’s far easier than earlier jailbreaks and now it works on iPads, both WiFi and 3G.

What is jailbreaking and why should you do it, you ask? Then you probably shouldn’t. It can easily destroy everything. But one thing that it offers is background apps, a feature that will arrive in a few months in iPhone OS 4.

Note to iPad users: many apps do NOT work and will make your iPad’s desktop look like a giant iPhone. Backgrounder seems to work. Kirikae does not. See this spreadsheet of working/non-working jailbroken apps for the iPad.

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iPad launch

iPads Available

The iPad WiFi model is here. At the Clarendon Apple Retail store in Arlington, Virginia, there was a line for the opening. But by mid-morning, you could walk right up and buy one, even without a reservation.

My informal survey shows that nearly half the people are waiting for the 3G version instead of buying the WiFi-only model available today. The 3G model costs $130 more, allows the option to connect to AT&T’s 3G data network, and includes GPS.

These launch events appear to be our generation’s version of Woodstock, which doesn’t say good things about society. Still, the gadget lover in me feels like a kid in a brand new candy store.