Report : 25% of iPad buyers are First-time Apple owners

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25% of iPad buyers are First-time Apple owners according to report from NPD, a consumer market research firm based on an online survey that took input from more than 3000 consumers which revealed some more interesting facts, which are….

  • 37 million United States households now own Apple products
  • 69 percent of those consumers own iPods
  • one-in-five Apple owner households has one iPad i.e nearly equivalent to the number that own an Apple computer

And some more iPad facts revealed by Apple’s CEO Tim Cook during Apple’s Q2 2012 conference call,

  • Apple sold 67 million iPad as of now in just 2 years
  • which took Apple 24 years to sell that many Macs
  • and three years to sell that many iPhones

Apple Announces 2010 Top 10 iPhone, iPad Apps

Apple recently announces the list of Top 10 iPhone/iPod Touch Apps and Top 10 iPad Apps in separately for Free, Paid and Grossing. Overall Facebook got 1st place in top 10 free iPhone apps while Angry Birds got 1st in top 10 paid iPhone apps. Let’s see which apps got places in Top 10.

2010 top10 apps

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‘World of Goo’ for iPad Releasing on December 16

World of Goo iPad2D Boy announces ‘World of Goo’ for iPad which will be available from this December 16th.

World of Goo is an innovative physics based puzzle game. World of Goo is one of the critically most acclaimed game of all times which was released in 2009 for both PC and Wii. The game also won so many honors like ‘Game of the Year’ by IGN, and ‘Best Game No One Played’ by GameSpot.

See ‘World of Goo’ for iPad preview in the following video :

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Apple Officially Selling Refurbished iPads At $100 Discount

Apple usually replaces iPods, iPhones and iPads if the user gets any major problem (like over heating, battery issues, display issues…) with that device. Apple then thoroughly checks the device and replaces if any parts are malfunctioning. Those repaired devices are called Refurbished iPods/iPhones/iPads.

Apple now officially selling refurbished iPads at $100 discount in their official store. Of course its a special limited time offer. And this $100 discount avails only on Wi-Fi iPads (32GB and 64GB models) while Refurbished iPad 3G’s are getting $50 discount.

Here are the prices of Refurbished iPads :

  • Refurbished iPad, 16GB Wi-Fi  : $429.00 ($70 saving)
  • Refurbished iPad, 64GB Wi-Fi : $599.00 ($100 saving)
  • Refurbished iPad, 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G : $579.00 ($50 saving)
  • Refurbished iPad, 32GB Wi-Fi + 3G : $679.00 ($50 saving)
  • Refurbished iPad, 64GB Wi-Fi + 3G  : $779.00 ($50 saving)

Apple clearly states all Apple refurbished iPads comes with a 1-year warranty and all refurbished iPad models also include a brand new battery and outer shell.

[Official Store Link]

‘iPad’ is the Most Desirable Gadget for 6-12 Kids in US – According to a Survey

According to a recent nielsen survey, ‘iPad’ is the most desirable gadget for kids of ages 6-12 in US for this holiday season.

Nelson’s company recently conducted a survey on about ‘Gadget you wish to buy in next 6 months’ from kids of 6-12 as well as 13+ ages.

Interestingly outcome of the survey states that 31% of the 6-12 kids are more interested in buying an ‘iPad’ (in coming 6 months) leaving Computer in 2nd, iPod touch in 3rd places. Of course iPod Touch outpaces the gamers favorites Nintendo DS and Sony PlayStation Portable. While Microsoft Xbox 360 and E-readers at the bottom of their choices.

You can see the complete survey result in the following chart,

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‘iPad is Amazing’ New iPad TV Ad Showcases iOS 4.2

‘iPad is Amazing’ is Apple’s new TV ad on iPad showcasing new iOS 4.2 features like AirPlay, AirPrint and Multi Tasking.

The iPad Orchestra [Video]

Earlier we have seen so many amazing things performed using iPad. Now its time to meet ‘The iPad Orchestra” who performed “Sweet Dream” using an amazing app called ‘Seline HD‘.

[via Vimeo]

Street Musician Caught Playing Sitar on iPad

Street musician caught playing sitar on iPad. She apparently used app Seline HD for her performance. Also, sound was recorded using binaural microphones.