Sleepless Nights for the Wi-Fi + 3G iPad

The much-awaited iPad Wi-Fi + 3G model will be delivered on Friday, April 30 to US customers who have pre-ordered the gadget.  We’ve heard from many of these early adapters that they are constantly checking online the delivery tracking status of their orders.  We even heard that some had sleepless nights in anticipation of the arrival of their orders.  For those who did not pre-order the 3G capable model, they can buy the unit from stores starting at 5:00 PM that same day (according to the Apple website).  But some sites are saying it could be days or even at least a week before the Wi-Fi + 3G model will be available for purchase in stores.

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Super Hero Gadgets

Wish you had Iron Man’s Repulsor Ray? You can. Control items with your ring like Green Lantern? Make a working Batarang. It’s easy and you can do it with everyday objects.

The new website SuperHeroGadgets.com has dozens of projects, some easy, some elaborate, that show you how to make Super Hero gear.

You’ll see real-life working examples of Batmobile Tumblers, Iron Man armor, Flying Jetpacks, Mind-Over-Matter, Levitation devices and Super Spy gadgets.

SuperHeroGadgets.com was developed by Cy Tymony whose “Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things” book series have sold over a quarter-miilion copies.

Tymony’s books demonstrate how ordinary objects can be used in extraordinary ways including: Turning milk into a plastic, making alternative energy projects, converting cups into calculators, turning holiday discards into robots and how to make a 007 ‘Gadget Jacket.’

Gayle Anderson of KTLA Channel 5 News reported that parents saw an improvement in their children’s grades after reading the books. The books have been featured in the Los Angeles Times, The Daily Breeze, U.S. News & World Report, on NPR’s Science Friday, WBBM-TV’s Tech Tuesday, WMAQ5, ABC-7 and on CNN Headline News.

For more information visit www.Superherogadgets.com

What People Are Saying

?For folks who wonder why they keep tossing odds and ends in that junk drawer in the kitchen, Sneaky Uses for Everyday things? offers evidence that technology doesn?t always have to come from best Buy, Amazon.com or Microsoft,? – U.S. News and World Report

?Thank you Cy…for opening up the world of tinkering and creativity to a whole new generation looking to get their hands dirty with new and exciting projects.? – NPR?s Ira Flatow, host of Science Friday

“Offering readers a chance to become real-life MacGyvers, Tymony’s Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things shares a mixed bag of useful and useless tricks. – Publishers Weekly

“The author of Sneaky Uses for Everyday Things interests students in the wonders of science by showing them how to do their own amazing MacGyver feats. This approach not only gets students interested in science, but also encourages good critical thinking by students as they solve practical problems.” – The National Science Teacher Association

Cy appears on the PBS series Make: Television airing nationwide.
Episodes can be seen at: Makezine.TV

Contact: Cy Tymony 310-502-0598 Email: cy@sneakyuses.com

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iPad Early Complaints – Poor Wi-Fi?

There has been so much excitement when early adopters got their hands on their new iPads.  As they expected, the new gadget can do almost everything what their iPhones or iPods are capable of, plus a lot more other tasks that the iPad offers.  But there are also some complaints that initially came out, the most prominent of which is the alledged weak Wi-Fi performance of the device.  Most feedbacks from Apple users discussion forums say that the iPad receives a weaker signal compared to iPhones and other Wi-Fi capable devices, with all of the devices located at the same distance from the access points.  There are speculations that the poor Wi-Fi performance could be due to the shell structure of the iPad, which has an aluminum rear enclosure that somehow could have affected the effectivity of the built-in antenna.  Another possible cause, according to some, is the power-saving scheme of the new device has reduced supply of power to the Wi-Fi module, thus affecting its performance.  Whether the Wi-Fi problem is valid or not and regardless of the cause, there is no comment yet from Apple (maybe too early).

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Apple Reports iPad First Day Sales

According to the Apple website, the company sold more than 300,000 iPad units on the first day of its release in stores. The figure included direct sales at Apple Retail Stores, deliveries of pre-ordered iPads and shipments to channel partners.  Apple also announced that there was a corresponding increase in downloads of apps and ebooks that can be attributed to the release of the iPad.  As per Apple’s press release, more than a million apps were downloaded from the App Store while iBookstore reported around 250,000 ebook downloads.  Here is an official statement at Apple’s website.  “It feels great to have the iPad launched into the world — it’s going to be a game changer,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “iPad users, on average, downloaded more than three apps and close to one book within hours of unpacking their new iPad.”

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