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I’ve written before about the history of the tablet, it’s a fascinating topic.

NPR’s Technology Podcast today features several incredible stories about the future and the history of touch-computing. It covers everything from early tablets in film and television, to how we use tablets like iPad in schools and hospitals today. You can hear the full story here.

Mike McSherry and Bill Buxton believe that the future of technology will change our lives in four ways:

1. Gesture Technology
2. Personal Profile Models
3. The Cloud
4. True Window Shopping

What do you think of their predictions for the the future of technology?

Are your local schools and hospitals using iPads yet?

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tagged: Bill Buxton, iPad, Mike McSherry, NPR, tablet computing, touch-computing

Fall — the most colorful season of the year! What Crayola colors say “autumn” to you? Cerulean skies? Yellow-gold leaves? What colors evoke memories of marshmallows toasting over an open fire? Or the promise of frost in the air?

Your kids can draw us a picture of their favorite things about fall for a chance to win an iPad 2, Crayola ColorStudio HD, Griffin iPad 2 accessories and Crayola prizes!

Just download the coloring page, color fall and send it to us. We’ll enter their drawing for a chance to win one of three great prize packages. And each week, the prize pack gets bigger!

• Oct. 6: Third Prize – Crayola ColorStudio HD with iMarker
• Oct. 13: Second Prize – Crayola ColorStudio HD with iMarker AND a $50 Crayola Prize Pack
• Oct. 20: Grand Prize – 16GB Wi-Fi iPad 2 AND Crayola ColorStudio HD with iMarker AND iPad 2 essential accessories from Griffin AND a $150 Crayola Prize Pack

But hurry. Because just like these crisp autumn days, our Color Fall Sweepstakes won’t last forever.

Don’t miss this video review by Wired’s very own GeekJack. Too cute!

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tagged: Color Fall, ColorStudio HD, Crayola, GeekDad, GeekJack, iPad, sweepstakes, Wired

Peter Kafka recently wrote a great post on All Things Digital about the adoption of tablet devices and how it has effected the newspaper industry. The post is entitled Here’s What an iPad Looked Like in 1994.

What’s incredible is how far the tablet has come over the years. While many of us think of iPad when we think of tablets, we can see that this concept has been around since 1988. Check out the infograph by Simplify360.

While this 1994 video looks at the digital future of newspapers, it’s especially interesting to see a working tablet from 17 years ago.

Click the image for a larger look at this infograph.

What was your first tablet device? What do you have now?

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tagged: All Things Digital, iPad, Peter Kafka, tablets

It’s a lovely day for a walk in the park, especially if you have a head full of iPads! We came across this crazy video on Ubergizmo and had to share it with you.

Watch as iPad Head Girl takes a stroll and reads her book in New York City’s Bryant Park. At first it appears that it’s a hidden camera comedy show, but Edwin Kee’s original blog post shares what it’s really all about.

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tagged: Edwin Kee, iPad, iPad Head Girl, Ubergizmo

I posted recently about how to quickly mute your iPad, especially late at night. One annoyance about using my iPad at night is having to go into the settings to adjust the brightness.

Lo and behold, one of our awesome readers submitted the solution! Josh Velasquez writes:

Before multitasking was introduced to iPad, you would have to switch to the Settings app to change the iPad’s brightness. Now, you can do this (and more) from the multitasking bar.

1. Press the iPad’s Home button twice (quickly, like double-clicking a mouse) to reveal the multitasking bar at the bottom of the screen.
2. Swipe toward the right along the multitasking bar to move the app icons off the screen.
3. These iPad controls will appear (from left to right):
- mute button or orientation lock button, depending on how your iPad’s Side Switch is configured.
- brightness slider
- audio control buttons (previous, play/pause, next, and sometimes AirPlay)
- volume slider
- icon for the last audio app you used (probably iPod)
4. To adjust the brightness, touch and drag the little knob on the brightness slider left or right.

Thanks for the tip Josh. We’ll be sending you a little something for your time. Cheers!

We award great tips with Griffin products

Do you have a tip you would like to share with us? If we use it here, we’ll send you something too. Submit your iPad tips now.

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tagged: iPad, iPad brightness, ipad tips, Josh Velasquez