“It’s gonna change the way kids learn” exclaimed Oprah. And with that announcement, bazillions of rabid Oprah fans pulled up Apple.com and ordered an iPad for their kids. While that was happening international iPad fans, cried out in unison, worrying about US soccer moms creating another iPad shortage.
Looks like that end of May shipping date is now sometime in June.
All kidding aside, I agree with Oprah, and I’m looking forward to showing my nephew some children’s books on this thing.
Hopefully I’ll be the “Cool” uncle again.
Here’s the “revelationary” segment from the Oprah show.
It started as a hobby and turned into a full-time job for Josh. One minute he was keeping notes on his switch to the Mac and the next thing he knew he was the full time Editor-In-Chief for Macgasm. He spent his early years designing and developing Web sites, but now it's all writing, all the time. Josh also currently contributes to PCWorld.
He produces two podcasts, The Macgasm Podcast, and The AppOrchard, and can be heard on CBC Radio once every couple of years, despite secretly wishing that was a more frequent gig.
April 27, 2010
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