Despite my consistent begging for true wireless power ( since 2007 , at least ), as ubiquitous as WiFi, only baby steps have been taken in the last few years to divorce us from our dependence on power cords to satiate our hungry electronic devices. The iPads go days without needing to be charged, assuming only infrequent use. At a panel in the first half of 2010, I was asked about what I thought would be hot markets to invest in, and I quickly mentioned two places - the first being teleportation, and the second being true wireless power. Yes, it's that bad. Please. MORE >>

was also blasé about the iPad when it was announced in January. But after spending three days at a conference in San Francisco this week watching and talking to iPad users, I’m now convinced that tablets will all but displace laptops within the next few years. By “tablet,” I don’t mean “iPad.” Summit this week, I scanned the rows of iPad owners with envy. In contrast, the iPad’s battery life is conservatively rated at 10 hours. People say reading books and periodicals with Kindle and Nook apps on the iPad is nearly as good as reading on a Kindle or a Nook. MORE >>

This is because, as I mentioned at the end of last month , I am using the wireless hotspot often - at client sites, at cafes, restaurants, shopping centers, and yes, in the last week, as the sole provider for Internet at our home. YouTube viewing has to go away ( much to my own kids' consternation and much iPad banging ). Downloading movies or apps from iTunes was a pipe dream, and as great as the Hotspot is, only two computers can share at one time, so we found ourselves disabling one iPad to let another device - be it laptop or tablet - onto the Web. yesterday. MORE >>

The addition of Spotify to my life (and soon the rest of you in the US) made iTunes a vestigal program good only for synching iPad apps. The addition of Sonos leveraged the power of the Web to tap untold number of electronic music streams from around the world, wirelessly throughout the house. Today, a small companion piece, a wireless dock for both iPod and iPhone, arrived in my home, and it makes getting music trapped on all those iDevices incredibly simple to get onto my Sonos. Disclosure: I received the wireless dock from Sonos for free. No CD slot. No tape deck. MORE >>

In this era when mobile computing is ubiquitous and fewer people are traveling with their PCs, many companies are using iPads as their “Weapons of Mind-blowing Demonstration.” ” While on the surface it seems like developing a sales-specific iPad app is a no-brainer, there are many factors to take into consideration when creating an app and putting it into active use. dedicated iPad app can be a great asset for your remote sales team. Here are 13 tips for a developing an iPad sales app that will please your sales force and WOW your customers. MORE >>