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We know that Apple managed to hit the 50,000 confirmed orders mark for its iPad in the first two hours. That, however, was just the beginning. The Cupertino folks apparently ended the day with a total of 120,000 iPads pre-ordered!
Of that number, all models — 16GB, 32GB and 64GB — turned out equally attractive. WiFi version was more popular than the one with 3G, with two of every three customers deciding not to wait for the end of April when 3G iPad will be available.
That makes me think people will buy virtually anything with Apple logo on it. And this is not to say, something’s wrong with the iPad – it’s just that I don’t see its use case. Or at least I can’t justify the purchase at this stage.
In related news, just like that was the case with the iPhone, now we have a diamond version of iPad in works (pictured above). The luxurious device will feature 11.43 carats of diamonds, hand-set in a micro-pave styling. The diamonds are graded G/H in color and VS2/SI1 in clarity. It will be a limited edition device that will start selling on June 1st for $19,999. The bare fact that it costs $20K makes is quite limited, but the idea with these kinds of products is to emphasize that “if you don’t grab it now, someone else will”…
[Via: GSMarena]
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Dusan Belic
Dusan has been using smartphones since their introduction and is now following the latest trends in the industry. The "convergence" is what he's most excited about, and writing about it is the next logical thing to do. He thinks that using a smartphone is what everyone who cares about their time should do. In addition to his interests in mobile phones, Dusan also loves to experiment with the latest web and mobile 2.0 services. The idea of accessing and managing your information from any device no matter where you are simply amazes him. Whether it's an online to-do list, note taking service or a video sharing social network, he's there to try it out. He admits though, he's still searching for the ultimate web-based organizational tool, which "sings" perfectly with the mobile PIM application. Dusan used to run SymbianWatch.com which later became part of IntoMobile. He lives in Serbia, South-East Europe, from where he edits the site on a daily basis.
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