Awesome Ipad

Just 8.8mm thick, the iPad 2 trims 33% off its slim profile, gets a dual-core A5 CPU, front and rear cameras. Options: HDMI adapter, and a cover which wakes or sleeps the iPad when opened or closed.

The rumor mill is abuzz about the upcoming iPad 2, but we think we like the six minutes of funny in this “review” of the new gadget from YouTube user Exkild best; it features an astounding 27″ display.

Craigslist is the 21st century classifieds, but it could still use an analog interface. The Craig HD app gives you the familiar newspaper look, and even lets you encircle the entries to mark them.

Written by CSI creator Anthony E. Zuiker, Dark Prophecy combines traditional literature with other forms of media, special effects and interaction, letting readers act as the protagonists’ partner.

There have been tons of attempts to create a decent stylus for the iPad and other tablets, but Don Lehman’s simple cap that fits onto a Sharpie, Bic or Pilot pen is the smartest we’ve seen.

This 2nd-gen laser pocket projector connects directly to your iPod Touch, iPad, or iPhone (and other gadgets), projecting 848×480 widescreen video up to 100″ diagonal in a dimly lit room.

Audio junkies may recall Tascam’s retro Porta One mobile studio. The 4-track recorder has a new life as an iPad app, aping the looks of the original, substituting digital audio for cassette tapes.

Richard Branson’s new digital magazine for the iPad seamlessly integrates video, motion graphics, audio and text for a truly modern magazine experience. We just love the cover of issue one.

For those who enjoy entertaining at home, the iPad Drinkspiration app offers 3,000+ drink recipes with images; it also creates shopping lists and suggests cocktails based on the ingredients in your kitchen.

iOS games approach console gaming quality in iD Software’s new FPS-on-rails Rage HD: Mutant Bash. You’re looking at footage shot directly off the screen of an iPad. Just hit the App Store.

Originally codenamed “Project Sword“, the first full game running on the iOS version of Epic’s Unreal Engine combines RPG mechanics and action with incredible graphical finesse.

Got an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad without GPS? Thanks to the guys at Bad Elf, you can add on a GPS receiver, giving you accurate navigation without owning a 3G connected model.

iPads and iPhones face off in an Apple-themed Twitter anthem for this Michael Jackson Beat It spoof. We wonder what the King of Pop would think of the dancing (not bad). (Thanks everyone!)

An elegantly designed and versatile stand for the iPad. The Compass’ easel mode is perfect for both landscape and portrait, while it’s acutely tilted mode is perfect for typing.

Headcase’s official Etch A Sketch case for the iPad looks just like the original, complete with its shiny red plastic border and gold painted logo. It’s too bad they couldn’t make the knobs work.

Similar to Flipboard, FLUD is a stylish way of reading and sharing articles on the iPad. FLUD is a paid app, but since it’s an RSS feed reader you always have lots of free content at your fingertips.

Designer Yaser Alhamyari has a few gadgets to dock, so he came up with The Docking and Storage Base, which not only holds your iMac, but docks, syncs and charges up to 3 additional devices.

Like old movies? This nifty iPad app gives you free access to a growing library of hundreds of streamed classics and B-movies, all in a familiar interface that’s as easy to navigate as it gets.

What better way to end the week, but with a little Survivor? This isn’t just any 1980s hair band. This geeked-out 21st century update is performed entirely on iPads, courtesy of Jordan Hollender.

The Flipboard iPad app is the magazine of the future. It aggregates content shared by your friends via twitter, facebook and from other online sources into a sleek and snappy magazine layout.

Popular Mechanics crosses over to the digital side and succeeds. Their interactive magazine for the iPad is off to a stellar start – as of this writing, it’s rated 4.5 stars overall from 103 ratings.

Play as Nelson Tethers, the US Department of Puzzle Research’s (only) agent, and investigate why an eraser factory has shut down. Filled with humor, suspense, puzzles and gnomes.

Got an old Macintosh Classic lying around? One enterprising modder in Japan figured he could use his old Mac as the perfect doc for his iPad, and it just plain works. Don’t you want one now?