Direct from Apple
As with any Apple product, you have the option of getting the iPad 2 straight from the source. If you want to buy the new device directly from Apple, you've got the same choices as always--online or in-person at an Apple Store near you.
Online ordering has a bit of a wrinkle this time around. In the past, you could go to Apple's online store and place an order for a product that had been announced but wasn't yet shipping. Pre-order your Apple goodie early enough, and you could even be assured of receiving it the same day it arrived in stores--and sometimes a day or two early.
That's changed with the iPad 2--online orders won't begin until March 11, the day the new tablet hits stores. On the bright side, Apple is offering free shipping for the iPad 2.
Of course, there's an easy enough way to avoid long lines at an Apple retail store--wait a few days for the initial crush of early adopters to die down. If history is any guide, a week after the iPad 2's release, you should be able to stroll right into an Apple Store and pick up a new tablet without much of a wait... other than the seven days you've already waited while other users got first crack at the iPad 2, that is.
Other outlets
Since releasing the first iPad in April 2010, Apple has expanded the retail reach of its tablet to stores run by its cellular network partners, AT&T and Verizon, as well as general-interest department stores like Walmart and Target. That trend is continuing with the iPad 2 launch.
Verizon this week confirmed that it would be selling the iPad 2 at launch, while AT&T was being more circumspect with its plans. "We haven't announced details yet," an AT&T spokeswoman told Macworld on Friday.
Walmart is already featuring the iPad 2 on its Website, and a Target spokesman on Friday confirmed that chain would be selling the new device "on or around March 11." (Target is also promoting its electronics trade-in program, available at more than 800 of the company's stores, that will let customers trade in first-generation iPads for store credit starting on March 13.)
"We anticipate our guests being really excited to get the latest technology," said Target spokeswoman Kristy Walker.
The new tablet will also be available at Best Buy, which is featuring the device on its Website.
So far, there have been no signals as to whether online retailers like Amazon would be able to sell the iPad 2 at launch. But Apple-authorized independent retailers, like Springboard Media in Philadelphia, anticipate offering the new device immediately.
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No doubt you can purchase movies from the iTunes Store ready for iPhone/iPod Touch consumption, but if you already own the DVD, you don't want to waste your money on the same movie a second time. Instead, you can rip the DVD to a video file on your computer, move it into iTunes Library, and then sync it to your iPhone/iPod Touch. The program I'd like to recommend to do this is called best dvd ripping software
Here is step-by-step guide for ripping DVD to iPod touch supported video format. Firstly, free download Cucusoft DVD Ripper Ultimate onto your computer. Install and launch the software and let's start.
Step 1. Run the program and click "Open DVD" to load the DVD files.
Step 2. Click the "Profile" drop-down list to select the output format.
Output: You are allowed to specify a folder on your computer to save the converted files.
Step 3: After the finishing the above steps, you can start conversion by clicking "Convert" button, and all the tasks will be done at fast speed and high quality.
The last step is to find the converted files and drag it into your iTunes library. Then load the MP4 files to iPod touch by clicking "File -> Update iPod". Now, you can enjoy the DVD movies on you iPod touch anywhere and anytime!
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If you already have a bundle of movies, then watch them on iPad big screen would be a great enjoyment. Here comes the article, if you are looking for ways on how to convert movies to ipad, then follow the step by step guide.
Need tool:ipad dvd converter
Step 1: Load Movie files
Click "Open file" button on the main interface to import movies. You can load many movies at one time.
Step 2: Output settings
Click on the drop-down list of "Profile" to select an output format for your iPad. Here you can set the video and audio parameters. Including Video Bitrate, Frame Rate, Sample Rate and audio Bitrate, Channels, Volume etc.
Step 3: Convert Movies to iPad
Now you may click the big button "Convert" to begin converting movies to iPad video files.
Step 4: Transfer Movies to iPad
Open iTunes and connect your iPad to computer. Click "File -> Add File to Library or Add Folder to Library" to load the converted MP4 files to iTunes.
Select the movies you want to transfer to iPad. Click iTunes "File" and then select the "Sync iPad", then after the transferring process, you can find and play the transferred iTunes movies on your iPad. Transfer Movies to iPad is done, so easy, come on to have a try!
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Anyone knows how to put VOB files ripped from a DVD on iPad with Mac? I wanna watch HD movies on my new iPad's big screen.
It's a hassle to get all the way to the end only to discover that your video file won't play on your iPad. I recommend ipad video converter for mac, which provide optimized presets for iPad so you don't need to worry about the settings for your iPad or iPad 3G.
If
you are Windows user, click to dvd
to ipad converter free.
If you are Mac user, please go here for mac dvd to ipad.
Then install and run it.
Step 1: Add VOB files to VOB to iPad Converter Mac
Click the "Add File" button to add VOB video files to the VOB to iPad converter mac. This VOB to iPad video converter for Mac supports drag-drop and batch conversion, so you can import and convert several multimedia files at a time.
Step 2: Select iPad output format
Use the “Format” on the bottom of the window to control the output format. Select iPad Video(*.MP4) as output format, and click "Browse" button to specify a directory on your computer to save the output files.
Step 3: Start VOB to iPad conversion on mac
Click "Convert" to begin VOB to iPad mac conversion. The convert progress bar shows you how much of the encoding is completed.
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Maybe you will choice to watch movies on ipad.But you don’t know how to watch them on your ipad.Now you can follow a few steps to do this.
The
Video Formats Supported by Apple iPad Include:
H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile
level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4,
and .mov file formats;
MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats;
Tool needed:ipad dvd converter or dvd to ipad converter
Step 1: Load movies
Click
"Open file" button on the main interface to open the
movie you want to convert. After the movie is added, you can preview, remove
it.
Step 2: Select iPad
playable format
On the "Output video" area, you can click "..." next to "Profile"
to select an output format for your iPad. At the sametime, you can set the
video and audio parameters to meet your needs.
Step 3: Convert Movies to
iPad
All the settings are OK. Click "..." next to
"Output" area to select a folder to save the converted
files. You can also use the default destination. Then press on the "Convert"
button to start converting movies to iPad.
Step 4: How to Watch
movies on iPad
When
the conversion is done, connect your ipad to computer,
and open your iTunes. You just need to sync the converted video to iPad. Now
you can wath movies on iPad anytime and anywhere.