Awesome Ipad

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?

Who knew that dogs not only knew how to use an iPad, but like air hockey too? This video proves it’s true. Strangest thing is a search on YouTube for “dog air hockey” turns up more than one result.

Jesse Rosten offers a simple, albeit slightly impractical way to make the most out of your iPad. Just add Velcro, and voila – the world is your dock. Or not. The combo does have its limits.

The subdued felt and leather Tilt iPad Case from Austria’s Hard Graft functions as both protective case and cushioned support stand; unobtrusive stretchy bands cover the bevel, not the screen.

Macedonian designer Dragan Trencevski has created the eRoll, a concept that could be the future of e-reading. The rollable, flexible screen in effect reduces the size of a book to a mere baton.

Already got an iPhone and an iPad? What’s next? iPhone 4G? How about a watch inspired by Apple’s gadgets? Not only would the iWatch tell time, but run apps, and have a mini-projector built-in.

The ClamCase has a bay to slip your iPad into, a Bluetooth keyboard, cut-outs for the various buttons and a wraparound hinge, which can flip 360° to either encase the iPad or to be inobtrusive.

Looks like the latest in fashion accessories has made its way to our city streets – iPad pendants. The only thing better would if this guy were running a clock app instead of a music video on the display.

From the expertly agile fingers of Japanese anime artist Yoshitoshi ABe comes this very cool video of him scribbling sketches on the iPad, fingerpaint style, using the LiveSketch HD app.

Trick out the exterior of your new iPad with a vinyl decal from Etsy artist suzieautomatic. The decals are easily applied and removed and you can make your selection from a variety of colors.

Now that you have that shiny new iPad, protect it in this distressed leather shoulder bag from Temple Bags. The case not only carries and cushions your iPad but converts into a handy viewing stand.

The Elements iPad app combines high-res 3D models with Theodore Gray’s humorous and simple prose to make learning about the elements a lot of fun. iPad skeptics, eat your heart out.