Ipad

The iPad made quite a splash when it came out earlier this year. And it has dominated the market ever since. But competition is heating up. Consumer Reports just tested several new tablets to see whether any of them give the iPad a run for the money. Included in the tests were the Samsung Galaxy Tab and less-expensive tablets, including one sold at Walgreens. The iPad is the most expensive tablet computer, ranging in price from $500 to more than $800. But you get a lot of bang for your buck.

I thought it was going to be called the iPad HD, but Apple is calling the third-generation of iPads, "The New iPad. " For the most part, the New iPad features a faster processing chip, a higher resolution display and a higher megapixel camera. Other than that, it's really not that different from the iPad 2. The screen size is the same, the hard-drive size options are the same, and the design is exactly the same. The only difference is the guts of the device. The New iPad runs on a A5X procecessor, which promises easier multi-tasking and faster load times.

Wichita police say a man was trying to sell his iPad on Craigslist, but ended up getting robbed at knifepoint. It happened Friday at around 7:00 pm in the 1300 block of N. Oliver. Police say the victim made arrangements to sell the iPad to someone responding to his Craigslist ad, but when he got there, he learned it was a setup.  The robber pulled a knife on him while another person grabbed the device.  Both ran into a getaway car driven by a third person. Police say they've interviewed at least two of the supsects, but it's not clear if either was arrested.

More parents are picking their kids up from school in Derby. "It's a little difficult," said parent Krista Rush.  But difficult times led the Derby School District to stop bussing students who living within 2.5 miles of school.  For many students walking isn't an option because they'd have to cross rail road tracks and K-15 to get to school. The bus cuts are saving the district $30,000. "It is what it is, they have to do what they have to do to keep things going. We don't like it," said parent Troy Dean.

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This editition of the Tech Talk Mail Bag has to do with ebook readers. The Tech Talk emailroom got an email from Alyssa, who asked us to look into the devices. “My mother and I have been comparing eReaders for Christmas. Some questions we ask are, “What kind is best? How many books does it hold? Is the battery life really only about 8 hours? Could you guys help?" Well, Alyssa, we will certainly do our darndest! Watch My Tech Talk on Tablets and eReaders There are a number of ebook readers out there, but we're going to focus on the three most popular brands, the Barnes & Noble Nook, the Amazon Kindle and the Apple iPad.

With the announcement of iOS 5 at Monday's Worldwide Developer's Conference, Apple seems to have the netbook set squarely in its sights. Netbooks were debuted a few years ago. They're smaller computers with wireless internet capabilities. They're smaller in size and hard drive space. They seemed to be popular, because it's ideal for people who just use computers for email, light web browsing and word processing. But ever since the debut of the iPad, people who might've been interested in buying a netbook were instead buying tablets.

This week, Amazon officially entered the tablet market by announcing that the Kindle Fire will be available in time for Christmas. It's an ebook and emagazine reader, a media player, a web browser and it runs on Android. It's cheaper than most other tablets, $199, and is smaller than the iPad at 7". It also comes with a free month of Amazon Prime, which allows users to stream TV shows and movies and get free shipping on certain products. There's no doubt in my mind that this device will be extremely popular, and will help increase the popularity of Amazon Prime.

There's a few things that Apple fans and followers are hoping and/or to expecting to see from them on October 4. It's being billed as the “Let's Talk iPhone” event. One of the most anticipated announcements is the iPhone 5. There's been a lot of speculation as to what this will look like and what it will do. As for esthetics, we can probably expect it to have a slightly larger screen and a curved back. The rumor mill is also churning with the hope that Apple will release iPhones with larger hard drives, faster processors, higher resolution screens and a phone that can do just about everything except the dishes and laundry.

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1,600 new iPads. Derby Middle School is gearing up to have those in the hands of their students by December. Teachers say it will revolutionize the way they teach and students learn. “Kids are coming into the digital age where all of the information is at their fingertips,” said Derby Middle School teacher Cory McCracken. McCracken teaches his Derby Middle School students on desktops, but soon his computer lab will get an upgrade. “I am really excited about getting the iPads in the classroom.  It's really going to open up a new media for teachers to use, and students will be able to access information at a much quicker rate,” said McCracken.

The theft of iPads from a northwest Kansas school district, may be related to a larger string of thefts. Earlier this month 150 of the Apple tablets were stolen from Phillipsburg High School. Now investigators are looking into whether that theft may be related to several similar cases in western Kansas and Nebraska. The Phillipsburg district's superintendent tells our news partners at The Salina Journal that the theft won't cause many problems for the start of school. He says the high school will likely borrow some iPads from the elementary school, and elementary grades may see a temporary shortage.

Students at a southwest Kansas high school will begin the new school year with a new learning tool. This year, each student at Garden City High School will be provided with an Apple iPad. The use of the tablet computers is part of an initiative we first told you about earlier this year. To get parents up to speed, they Garden City school district is holding informational meetings on the devices. School leaders are using the meetings to let parents know how the devices will be used, policies for their use and discipline.

Dodge City Community College says it wants to focus on new technology as it continues to move into the 21st century. The new efforst include using lessons involving the iPad. Every faculty member at the college has made adjustments to make sure each lesson uses the tablet computers. The school says the devices are not a substitute for textbooks, but, instead, are a supplement. "Our students need to be very familiar with technology, they need to be comfortable with technology, they need to be adaptable learners, they need to be self-learners and we honestly believe this is the best way to help them become those adaptable, self-learners," said Thad Russell with Dodge City Community College.

I thought it was going to be called the iPad HD, but Apple is calling the third-generation of iPads, "The New iPad. " For the most part, the New iPad features a faster processing chip, a higher resolution display and a higher megapixel camera. Other than that, it's really not that different from the iPad 2. The screen size is the same, the hard-drive size options are the same, and the design is exactly the same. The only difference is the guts of the device. The New iPad runs on a A5X procecessor, which promises easier multi-tasking and faster load times.

As I gaze into my touch-screen enabled crystal ball, I see a few big things happening in the world of tech in 2012. I'm basing all of these predictions on how I see the tech world going, based on the last few years. I don't know for sure if any of these things will come true. I don't even like to gamble! But, this what I'm expecting to see happen over the next 12 months.   For Apple: I'm expecting to see two new iPads. One being an update of the current model, called an iPad 3. This new model will have a much faster processor and probably a larger hard drive.

Technology can sing sometimes. That's what a group of teenagers are discovering in a class at Valley Center High School. They're playing a plethora of different instruments in Mike McCormick's music class. "The idea is to create and perform digital music," he explains. "We have forty different keyboards, we have eight different guitars, we have two or three different kinds of bluegrass guitars, five different drum kits. " All of those instruments are being performed on the Garage Band app on iPads.

This editition of the Tech Talk Mail Bag has to do with ebook readers. The Tech Talk emailroom got an email from Alyssa, who asked us to look into the devices. “My mother and I have been comparing eReaders for Christmas. Some questions we ask are, “What kind is best? How many books does it hold? Is the battery life really only about 8 hours? Could you guys help?" Well, Alyssa, we will certainly do our darndest! Watch My Tech Talk on Tablets and eReaders There are a number of ebook readers out there, but we're going to focus on the three most popular brands, the Barnes & Noble Nook, the Amazon Kindle and the Apple iPad.