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iPad Frenzy: Jokers, Writers, Gamers, and Actors All Weigh In

by Matthew Zuras on January 28, 2010 at 06:51 PM

There's a load of great tech news happening out there every day, and, unfortunately, we just can't cover it all. Here are a few of the other noteworthy things we saw today on our never-ending journey through the wild, wild Web.
  • Some of the lady-folk out there have been discomforted by the name 'iPad.' (Well, so have some men-folk.) Besides #itampon being a top Twitter trend last night, we've all been awkwardly finding puns on Jobs' greatest achievement. When the malaise begins to set in, look to '5 Stages of Grief: iPad Joke Edition' for consolation. [From: Buzzfeed]
  • Don't get us wrong -- The New Republic is a great magazine for many things. Covering tech, though, is not one of them. Claiming that the iPad has "killed the PC," otherwise-noted writer Nicholas Carr called the general reaction to the Apple unveiling "rapturous." We want whatever he's smoking. [From: The New Republic]
  • Independent gaming developers, like the minds behind 'Canabalt' and 'Critter Crunch,' have more of a mixed view on how the iPad will shape mobile gaming's future. On the one hand, pixel doubling means iPhone apps are ready to go on the tablet. On the other, shouldn't Apple have asked the developers first? [From: Boing Boing]
  • And, of course, our favorite wry Brit actor-cum-tweeter Stephen Fry had to chime in his thoughts on this magical device. After the launch, he penned a 2,180-word essay on the highs and lows of the iPad. Why does he think it's good? Because micromanaging Steve Jobs developed it. "How many other CEOs say...their employees want to murder them? That's the difference." [From: Gizmodo]
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