iPad Latest Feature: Running a Country

Air traffic has been shut down almost all over Europe due to the humongous volcanic ash cloud originating from Iceland. Among the millions of passengers stranded as result of the canceled flights is Jens Stoltenberg, Prime Minister of Norway, who remains stuck in New York City where he took part in the Nuclear Summit.

Still, the governmental affairs at home in Oslo suffer no delays thanks to the iPad Mr. Stoltenberg is using to keep up with the latest developments.

More on this story here and here.

Prime Minister Jens Stoltenberg on the airport in New York. (via Official Flickr account of the Office of the Norwegian Prime Minister)

Now I wonder how our leaders would have coped with a similar situation, if they were to run the country’s agenda remotely. I mean, Read the rest of this entry »

Coming to an iPad near you

Apple’s dreamy device launched yesterday officially in Romania, via eMag.ro with a price tag of  2399 RON (around 790 US dollars) for the 16Gb Wi-fi model. Their tiny stock of 50 iPads was sold out on the first day.

In its wait for the mighty iPad, the world put the little object of joy to various tests. Be sure to check out a cat and a dog playing with it. Then see how resistant this little piece of machinery really is via PC World or the famous Will It Blend series.

Below, a crème de la crème analysis made by the guys at Techland: