Why is Apple so successful? Discover a few clues in this new iPad 2 ad the company premiered late Friday. Leave it to Apple to show us in a mere 30 seconds how the world has been turned upside down — not necessarily by the iPad, but you might infer that after you’ve seen this commercial.

On a personal note, I produced and directed television ads for a long time in a previous life, and I can’t help but admire the stagecraft here. Of course, the spot covers all the bases with its soothing piano music lulling you into compliance, showing the product on the screen the entire time with warm and complementary color palettes as backdrops, demonstrating the product in use, and appealing to the emotions — all with extraordinary production values.

SEE ALSO: The 10 Best “Get a Mac” Ads

It pushes all the right buttons, and then takes it one step beyond. Peter Coyote‘s pitch-perfect voice-over performance sells it, aided by a script that comes close to taking responsibility for the astonishing ways the world has changed. How’s that? “Now, we can watch a newspaper, listen to a magazine, curl up with a movie, see a phone call.” Yes, you can do those things with other tablets, but Apple has a subtle way of taking credit for such things without even having to say so.

It’s an art. Apple’s good at it. It hasn’t always been so. Here’s a gallery of more Apple spots to show you the evolution of this finely tuned propaganda machine:

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On one hand, the “iPad HD, NOT iPad 3″ theory would support the contention that Apple is unlikely to bring out a new iteration of the iPad within months of their iPad 2 release. On the other hand, the trend of Apple’s releases lately has been away from the pro market and toward the mass market, so a higher resolution iPad (and the serious expense that it would require) may not be in the cards.

* One more-than-likely (but still unconfirmed) rumor is that iTunes movies with a higher resolution — namely, 1080p rather than the current peak of 720p — are being provided to the iTunes Store for a September. This will correspond, apparently, with an upgrade to AppleTV’s CPU (as well as all of those new iPhones and iPads that we’ve already mentioned).

* And finally, the least drastic but possibly most long-awaited possibility of all: wireless transfers between devices. Apple device owners would love to close the gap (so to speak), but the most evidence we really have is a patent application from last year that Ars Technica uncovered and concluded “we expect Apple to move on these transferring techniques soon, given the progress of similar technologies from competitors.”

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There’s certainly no shortage of iPad 2 accessories, but finding the one that suits your work style and tastes takes a bit of time and research. We hope to simplify the process for you by narrowing the field to six options that are both stylish and functional. Click on the story link below to check them out, and see if you agree.

Kung Fu Panda 2. The Hangover Part II. Cars 2. No doubt about it: the summer movie sequel season is in full bloom. In that spirit, we present for your enjoyment the sequel to our 2010 roundup of the best iPad cases (and bags). The difference: This time we checked out cases and bags for the iPad 2, which is, of course, the sequel to the original iPad.

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Though sales in the first calendar quarter fell 28 percent
from the prior quarter, Framingham, Massachusetts-based IDC
raised its forecast for the year citing increased competition
between tablets. Samsung Electronics Co. and Motorola Mobility
Holdings Inc. continue to lag behind Apple because unlike the
iPad maker they require customers to buy a data plan, IDC said
in a statement today.

The share of Android-based devices grew 8.2 percentage
points to account for 34 percent of the tablet market, IDC said.

“Like the PC market, media tablets had a bit of a
challenging quarter in Q1, as concerns about general
macroeconomic issues and the post-holiday letdown took a toll on
demand,” IDC vice president Bob O’Donnell said in a release.
“We expect the rest of the year to be much stronger.”

The decrease in the first quarter indicates the tablet and
e-reader markets are maturing and not as influenced by “media
hype” as they once were, the research company said. Sales of e-
readers such as Barnes Noble Inc. (BKS)’s Nook and Amazon Inc.’s
Kindle also fell in the first quarter, though IDC forecasts
sales to increase 24 percent over 2010 due to more diverse
offerings, including color devices.

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Devin Banerjee in New York at dbanerjee2@bloomberg.net

To contact the editor responsible for this story:
Peter Elstrom at pelstrom@bloomberg.net

For the young in the groove mixers and DJs out there, iOS DJ apps have been around for quite some time, but now there is a physical DJ controller that is compatible with the Apple iPad and the iPhone, and is the result of a join effort between Newmark and algoriddim called the iDJ Live DJ Controller.

According to the guys over at Ubergizmo by way of Cisionwire, the iDJ Live DJ Controller is supported by algoriddim’s djay iOS app that enables the user to scratch and mix music, which is linked to their iTunes library.

The iDJ Live controller features a central mixer section with cross fader and two large performance platters, with an abundance of knobs and buttons to simulate the 2 deck and mixer set up as used by professional DJs albeit professional DJs probably wouldn’t use it as it’s more for the amateur DJ.

However the device does look pretty neat and we have a video demo of the iDJ Live Controller below for your viewing pleasure, which lasts nearly a minute and a half and basically shows you hat you can do with the device.

Newmark product manager Chris Roman says, “With a familiar setup and great controls, iDJ Live brings true DJ capabilities to iPad. It’s so affordable and fun to use, iDJ Live is going to open up the world of DJing to entirely new audiences.”

While the CEO of allgoriddim, Karim Morsy said, “Used on its own djay for iPad, iPhone and iPod touch provides users with a complete and easy-to-use set of professional DJ capabilities, but those that combine djay with iDJ Live will have the most powerful DJ tools and hardware available without upgrading to costly professional equipment.”

Judging by the video footage the accessory looks to perform fairly well, and the iOS app seems to be in sync with the device and the sounds not too bad either. Although we can’t vouch for the quality of the iDJ Live Controller it is manufactured by Newmark who are well established within the industry.

So how much will the iDJ Live Controller for the Apple iPad and iPhone set back the budding DJ? Well you can purchase the djay iPhone app from iTunes for a buck; while the iPad app costs $20, and as for the controller itself well that will hit your pocket to the tune of $100. So all you have to do now is head on down and mash that play button…enjoy.

The quest for a good Android alternative to the iPad led me to the Acer Iconia Tab A500. The comparable size and lower price tag of $449 made this a compelling option. I really wanted to like it, but despite some compelling traits I cannot recommend it because of frustrating weaknesses.

Since Apple is so far ahead of the competition, many of us believe that tablet makers can’t compete unless their product is either much cheaper or far better. The A500 is only $50 less, but is it far better? Sadly, no. It is a painful combination of the cool and not so cool.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Quick Specs

The large 16:9 form-factor 10.1″ display with a resolution of 1280×800 means this tablet has the potential to be a good multimedia tool. The NVIDIA Tegra 2 1GHz dual-core processor means it should have enough power to run whatever you want on a modern tablet.

1GB of system memory and 16GB of flash storage gives the Android system ample space. The micro-SD card slot can handle up to 32GB of additional storage for things like pictures, video and music files. The USB port makes adding a hard drive possible.

You can hook the tablet up to an external display or HDTV via an HDMI mini port. The Dolby Audio means you don’t have to compromise sound quality while watching a movie or playing songs.

The tablet is 10.2 inches wide, 7 inches along the short end and only a half an inch thick. At 1.7 lbs it is only slightly heavier than the iPad, although it feels chunkier.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Build and Design

The Acer Iconia Tab A500 looks different than the other 10-inch Android tablets, which look like clones of the iPad. Acer goes a slightly different direction with a wider bezel along the shorter edges of the tablet. I like this because you are going to be holding it landscape mode most of the time and there is a little more room for your fingers.

At the front two strips of dark gray housing run along the longer sides. They are rounded and go around to the back, which has a brushed aluminum look. The two shorter edges, flat on the sides, feel very smooth and comfortable as you hold it.

The A500 feels like a solid device, but you will notice that when you pinch it at the edges and corners it creaks a little. Build quality is not bad but not as solid as the iPad. Like a lot of Acer products it is mid-level quality.

The door for the micro-SD card feels flimsy. When I open it I am always concerned that I will break it off. Inside the housing there are two slots, one for the card and another would house a wireless broadband card if this were the 3G version of this tablet. The second slot is covered by a thin piece of plastic. This is the same case Acer uses for their 3G version. There is no hardware inside the second slot to accept a 3G card add-on, so don’t get excited about hacking it for a cheap upgrade.

The reset button on the side with the USB ports is extremely tiny. A pen or thick paper clip do not fit. I have a very tiny jewelers screwdriver that just barely fits. Fortunately I have never needed it. When Honeycomb freezes, holding down the power button for a few seconds has always turned it off.

The micro-USB port should be able to charge the device, and there are thousands of micro-USB charging cables available that hook up to AC, cigarette lighters or just plug into computers. Unfortunately, with Honeycomb 3.0, it doesn’t work. Acer promises the next update will correct this. Unfortunately I could not test out the new July 5th update: it will not install on my device.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Ports and Buttons

Along the left of two shorter sides there are the following:

• Power button
• Head phone jack
• Mini-HDMI port

The other shorter side has:

• AC adapter port
• Micro-USB for connecting to a Windows PC (Mac users rae left out due to lack of drivers from Acer) and for charging but only after Honeycomb 3.1 is released
• Full-sized USB for connecting accessories which. One of those compelling features when compared to the iPad
• Reset hole which shuts down the device – it is way too small and I had a hard time finding anything small enough to fit but strong enough to push the button iside

The bottom has a docking station port. The dock offers a couple of angles for typing, a remote control and speaker jack.

The volume rocker on the other side is next to the orientation lock. The OS is smart enough to flip the up/down controls when you flip the device so that volume up is always on top.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Display

The display is great under normal light. I enjoyed the pre-installed game Need for Speed: Shift because the graphics look nice and the wide 16:9 aspect ratio makes the driving sim fun since the tablet is wider. It is also great for watching 720p HD video. However, in bright light I could not see no matter how bright I set the screen.

In low light the display doesn’t dim enough, making the screen too bright and slightly annoying if you are reading next to a light sleeper.

A glitch causes the display to turn on randomly whenever the device accesses Wi-Fi. This is supposedly going to be fixed in the update to Honeycomb 3.1, which was released July 5th. I could not install it for some reason. More on that later.

When rotating the device the display occasionally won’t rotate like it is supposed to do. The only way to switch orientation is to lock and then unlock the orientation switch. When that doesn’t work, about half the time you have to power off the tablet.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Touchscreen and Inking

Most of the time the touchscreen works great. When you tap something the tablet responds immediately. Honeycomb is a little unstable and sometimes freezes up and apps crash. But this is an OS problem more than a hardware issue.

At present there are few apps that handle inking well. On the iPad there are so many it is hard to choose. I found an Android app called TabNotes which does a decent job of inking. Here is a sample of my poor chicken scratch in the app. You will notice that my finger produces much smoother writing samples (above the blue line) than the stylus (below blue line).

Sadly, inking is not as smooth on the A500 as it is on the iPad. I gave up inking entirely while using the A500. From my experience on the iPad I know it could be the apps I tried, but since there are so few it is impossible to judge.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Processor and Performance

The NVIDIA Tegra 2 dual-core 1GHz processor is plenty fast enough to handle almost anything I threw at the device. I played some video-rich games like Need for Speed, watched some 720p HD video samples, and opened a bunch of apps all at once. The performance didn’t suffer most of the time. Honeycomb often randomly freezes and apps crash because the operating system is buggy and unstable. I blame the instability on the OS and not the hardware because it seems to be a problem with other Android 3.0 tablets.

From the various forums and reviews I’ve read around the Internet, those who have 3.1 already say that it is a little more stable and runs smoother. So it is reasonable to blame Honeycomb instead of the Acer for the occasional performance issue.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Audio and Speakers

Audio through the headphone jack or on a TV when connected via HDMI sounds great. The Dolby sound shines. However, the speakers on the back also face backwards. A really foolish decision by Acer, as it muffles the sound.

Serious audiophiles are never going to be excited about the sound in a tablet. When hooked up to a good set of external speakers, the A500 sounds better than average. But when you use the built-in speakers: lower than average.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Battery Life

Acer promises eight hours of battery life. I kept the A500 going as long as I could, and it died after seven hours of video, Internet usage and gaming. It is disappointing compared to the gold standard of the iPad’s ten hour battery life.

Acer kept the telephone tasks in Android running instead of finding a way to turn them off. The tablet has no telephony built-in at all, so this is likely eating some of the battery life. One app called Acer Iconia Battery Saver fixes this by turning off those OS tasks, saving a little bit of battery life. The app only works on rooted devices, however. While it is very easy to root, average users will probably not choose to do this.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Cameras

Like the rest of the A500 I both really like and am really disappointed with the cameras on the tablet. What I like is the camera app built into the software which has a lot of features like the following:

• Auto flash
• Auto white balancing
• Color effects like…
  • Sepia
  • Black and White
  • Posterize
• Environment settings like…
  • Auto
  • Action
  • Portrait
  • Landscape
  • Night
  • Night portrait
  • fireworks
  • Many more

In my tests of the camera I enjoyed shooting with the tablet. A large screen for composing shots is cool. You see so much more. Taking a shot is easy as the shutter release button is right where your thumb should be on the side of the screen instead of in the middle bottom of the screen like the iPad 2.

The disappointment comes when you see the pictures. The images are soft and often have a strange purple hue. I would not rely on the camera for much more than a simple shot that I didn’t care much about. I use my tablet camera more as a scanner than a photography tool anyway. In that role it works great. I shoot images of paper handouts and save them in Evernote.

The front-facing camera is okay for video chatting and little more. The rear camera disappoints, despite being a 5MP camera.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Software

Besides the great camera software, the A500 comes with some other useful apps. There are four icons labeled eReading, Games, Multimedia, and Social. Each behaves like folders. But they are more than just folders.

Open the app and you see a shelf at the bottom with icons for the apps at the top. Add your own apps by tapping the plus icon in the upper right. The left and right arrows in the lower left and right corners skip to the other categories.

The preinstalled apps you will find:

• Google Talk
• Facebook
• SocialJogger offers Facebook and Twitter feeds
• LumiRead – an eBook reader like iBooks, but not as slick
• Google Books – front end for Google Books service
• PhotoBrowser HD – a photo viewer that looks like a scrapbook with animated page turns
• MusicA – a music app
• AUPEO – Internet readio app
• YouTube
• Need for Speed Shift – a fun racing game
• Let’s Golf – a pretty good golf sim game
• Hero of Sparta – a low quality ancient Greece themed role playing game with poor graphics

Of the installed software, the only ones really worth using regularly are the Need for Speed and Let’s Golf games. If you are a YouTube fan that app is good, too. The others are crapware with far superior alternatives in the Android Market.

I liked the Acer organizer apps and used them to put all of my various apps in folders quickly. I do wish you could add other categories, like one for Work, or Travel.

Problems with Android Honeycomb OS

The biggest problem with the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is something that Acer has little control over: the Android Honeycomb operating system and ecosystem. I like Android as a mobile platform. My HTC Thunderbolt has me seriously thinking of ditching the iPhone altogether, despite its problems, when one of my three ATT iPhone contracts is up next month. So I’m not just an Android hater or Apple fanboy.

Despite an update from Acer which is supposed to deliver Honeycomb 3.1 to the Iconia Tab A500, it is still not ready for most users. First, the update is a problem. Many users report that they are only getting a minor update and not 3.1. Others got 3.1 while others, including me, can’t tell which update they received because it won’t install. I wiped the tablet and restored it to factory spec, but it still fails.

Eight months after the first Android tablet was released we still only have 108 tablet-specific apps in the Android Market. I hope this changes soon, but there are too few really good apps for this thing. It addition to instability, Honeycomb is just not good enough to compete with iOS on the iPad 2.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 Value

At $449 the Acer Iconia Tab A500 is one of the least expensive 10-inch Honeycomb tablets available. There very low-quality tablets for less, but this is the first serious competitor to the iPad 2 on price. The hardware of the A500 is not the main problem.

The A500 was a frustrating combination of disappointment and excitement. I really like the hardware, form factor, the display in normal lighting and the performance. The A500 is more versatile than the iPad with the ability to add USB accessories, a hard drive or an SD card for extra storage.

Unfortunately, the A500 is an Android 3.0 tablet. I wanted to like the A500 and I wanted to recommend it. I just cannot do so at this time because of the issues with Honeycomb mentioned above.

Acer Iconia Tab A500 First Impression Video

Below is the first impressions video that I made after using the A500 for about a week. Keep in mind that some of my opinions are altered after longer use and they are reflected in this written review.

Pros

• Display looks good in normal light
• Wide screen format and resolution great for watching 720p HD movies
• NVIDIA Tegra 2 Dual-core Processor gives good performance
• Micro-SD card slot for expanding storage
• Has ports for adding USB accessories like a keyboard
• Expandable storage through Micro-SD slot
• Solid build and somewhat unique design
• Wider bezel along shorter edge makes holding in landscape mode more comfortable
• Has HDMI output
• Need for Speed and Golf game are fun and look great
• Camera app is great despite poor quality lens

Cons

• Too few Honeycomb tablet apps
• Battery life shorter than the iPad
• Honeycomb OS is buggy and unstable
• Housing for SD card feels flimsy
• Power charger bulky and not USB based
• Can’t use USB port for charging yet
• Display not bright enough in direct light
• Dimming doesn’t go dark enough for very dark settings
• Screen turns on randomly when Wi-Fi is accessed
• Rotating sometimes freezes screen requiring reboot
• Inking not smooth with stylus
• Speakers on back sound muffled
• Camera has poor color
• Camera produces soft images
• Category apps won’t let me produce my own categories
• Included software is mediocre with exception of games and camera app
• Reset hole way too small

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The app’s founders, Anil, Gautam Godhwani, along with their cousin Ajay, lost their mother (and aunt) to Lou Gehrig’s Disease in February of this year. She had been a music teacher and singer for 40 years, but in late 2009, her voice began to fail. Seeing the tremendous impact the lack of communication had her, they began investigating solutions on the market. While there are a number of solutions currently available, the touchscreen solutions from large corporations, like Dynavox-Mayer Johnson, cost a minimum of $8K and require at least one month of waiting. Obviously, for those suffering from aggressive illnesses, that wait time is unacceptable.

While iPad apps like that made by Proloquo2Go, for example, offer full feature sets and are more reasonably priced at $190, Verbally hopes to offer a user experience that will appeal to literate adults with high cognition — as well as to those without, and thus reach a larger audience. (MyVoice also makes a nifty communication tool that the speech-disabled can use on the iPhone, which is definitely worth checking out.)

As such, the app offers a full keyboard in which to type the speech the user wishes to communicate, as well as a “Core Words Grid”, which offers over 50 essential words, designed to save users with less mobility 50 percent of the taps required to input sentences. There’s also a “Core Phrases Grid, smart text prediction, customizable keyboard layouts, and choices of various male and female voices — all designed to minimize keystrokes and maximize ease, speed, and choice.

Ajay Godhwani, Intuary’s CEO, was previously part of the Senior Management Team at Tallan, a professional services firm, where he was responsible for technology projects of clients like
Walt Disney Company and Best Buy. Gennady Borkhovich, Co-Founder and CTO, has worked at
Lockheed Martin and McGraw-Hill, and Anil and Gautam Godhwani are board members, active advisors, and investors in Intuary. The brothers, along with Peter Weck, launched Simply Hired, a venture-backed job search site.

Verbally has been downloaded 20K+ times since its iTunes launch in March. It’s a great cause, and it’s nice to see entrepreneurs innovating and trying to bring cheap, easy-to-use technology to the disabled.

In terms of usage, Oecoway’s Friendly for iPad is the front runner among the third-party apps, which is having around 600,000 daily active users and ranked 59th in the top free iPad apps in the last month.

It is speculated that the upcoming Facebook application will address several issues from critics, who were saying that Facebook’s web interface is not optimized for tablets such as iPad or any other touch screen interface.

According to those who have seen the app, it has a “slick design that has been tailored for the iPad and its touchscreen interface”. Insider sources says the app enables users read and post on Facebook, participate in Facebook chats, as well as upload photos and video.

Mark Zuckerberg, the founder and CEO of Facebook, is said to have invested heavily in the project and personally supervising the development apart from fine tuning the unique and advanced features of the app. Designers of the app are also working hard to make the user experience compelling and sticky.

The company is also working on the site to improve the compatibility of the website with iPad.

Must Read: Facebook 2012 IPO: How justified is a $100 billion valuation for a $4 billion company?

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(Nasdaq: AAPL) and other tablet manufacturers will ship 53.5 million iPad 2s and other tablets this year, International Data Corp. predicted Friday. The figure represents a slight increase over a prior forecast.

The Framingham, Mass., analysts wrote in their report that shipments of tablets during the first quarter came in below expectations.

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“Apple’s iPad and the recently introduced iPad 2 continue to dominate the media tablet market, as other vendors have had a more difficult time finding market acceptance for their products,” the report states. “But even Apple’s shipments for the (first) quarter were well below expectations. Some supply-chain hiccups on screens as well as the pre-release announcement of the iPad 2 several weeks before its actual availability combined to have a noticeable impact on the company’s shipments for the quarter.”

The report also argues that Motorola (NYSE: MMI) and Samsung gained some sales of their tablets by selling through mobile phone companies but were hurt by some consumers’ reluctance to sign up for accompanying data plans.

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For today’s Daily Deal we’ve found 12 great apps to add to your iPad collection.  We have five productivity / entertainment apps and seven game apps in today’s bundle.

We used our PadGadget Apps Tracker to find these great deals and we’ll continue to look for the best app deals as they pop-up. Some of these apps are up to 80% off, so be sure to check them out because they are on sale for a limited time.

1. Everclock HD :: Alarm Clock – If you’re looking for a great way to wake up each morning, give this app a try.  It’s now on sale for  $0.99 instead of $2.99.
2. Brickshooter Egypt HD (Full) – Over 60 levels of puzzle fun await with this four star rated game.  Brickshooter Egypt is now on sale for $4.99 instead of $6.99.
3. TheMagicEgg – This fun five star rated puzzle game is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
4. City of Secrets HD – This point and click game has great looking artwork and fun game play.  City of Secrets is now on sale for  $0.99 instead of $4.99.
5. The Rise of Atlantis HD – This game gives you 77 levels of puzzle fun to keep you busy.  It’s now available for $4.99 instead of $6.99.
6. PhotoToaster – Edit and stylize your photos with this 4.5 star rated app.  It’s now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
7. Next! – Manage projects, take notes and set reminders all from within this useful app.  Next! is now on sale for $1.99 instead of $9.99.
8. Audubon Birds – A Field Guide to North American Birds – s a 3.5 star rating and is now on sale for $14.99 instead of $19.99.
9. Royal Envoy HD (Full) – To celebrate the launch of their new time management and strategy game the developer has dropped the price of their app from $4.99 instead of $6.99.
10. Conquist 2 – If you’re a fan of the classic board game RISK you’ll enjoy Conquist.  This great strategy game has a 4.5 star App Store rating and is now on sale for $2.99 instead of $4.99.
11. The Dungeon Saga HD – This challenging puzzle game is now on sale for $0.99 instead of $1.99.
12. Splashtop Remote Desktop for iPad – This is one of the top rated remote desktop iPad apps and it’s now on sale for $1.99 instead of $2.99.

Also be sure to check out yesterday’s Daily Deal to see more great deals.

We use our PadGadget Apps Tracker to constantly monitor the App Store to find the biggest price changes on iPad apps. Our editorial team goes through the data, picks the best deals on the most interesting apps and then brings them to you on a regular basis.

All app prices are checked at the time of posting but prices are subject to change without notice. When developers put their games on sale it’s usually for a very limited time, often 24 hours or less, so be sure to check pricing on iTunes before making a purchase.