Moxie Mo Show Breaking News:

Apple finally announced today that the iPad Wi-Fi version will finally be available to buy and pick up on Saturday, April 3rd at an Apple store or AT&T store. The Wi-Fi/3G models will be available sometime in late April. That said, a  week from today, March 12th, you can pre-order at www.apple.com for either the WiFi or WiFi/3G models as well.

“Beginning a week from today, on March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple’s online store (www.apple.com) or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store,” states Apple.

As we’ve covered in several Moxie Mo Show episodes, the iPad will be a revolutionary device that will fit the niche market between an iPhone and a full laptop.

The question remains if the iPad will be as revolutionary as the iPhone in 2007, as many experts believe it lacks too much for it to be such a huge “phenonemon.”

If you’re still on the fence, check out Moxie Mo Show #125: “Apple’s iPad: Things You May Not Know!” and decide from there. So leave us a comment – are you going to order or wait it out?

Thanks to a few Twitter friends tonight, I got to see an awesome video of what the future holds – HTML5. We’ve talked about it on episodes 124 and 125 about why you do not have to worry that the Apple iPad isn’t going to have Flash. HTML5 is the way of the future and thanks to @jilion, you can see exactly what I am talking about. Take a look at this amazing video – no buffering, no plugins and yes, you can finally watch videos on your iPhone and iPad. Huge leap from Flash and this is why I am SO excited about HTML5:

Click here to watch HTML5 in a beautiful fashion and even watch it on your iPhone – it’s truly the new way to watch video and the iPad will be even better!

So Apple finally did it. They announced their tablet, the iPad, that we’ve been covering for weeks, if not a month or two. It’s everything I was hoping it to be, although there are some things I am VERY disappointed about. Am I am Mac fan? Absolutely. Am I happy with this new device? Yes! Am I disappointed there’s no webcam, camera or multitasking? Absolutely! Some of you aren’t as impressed, and that’s absolutely “a-OK.”

For one, why is their a need for the iPad? According to Steve Jobs, it’s the middle “missing piece” for the iPhone and the Mac. It’s a portable Mac, more powerful than the iPhone and is also something that will kill the Kindle and yet, it’s so much more. You can’t carry a 1/2″ thick, 10″ screen “Macbook” around you that is also as gorgeous as the iPhone is with your photos, videos, movies, TV, documents, email, calendar and now BOOKS! Thus, the need for an iPad.

For over an hour, I followed Engadget’s wonderful step by step coverage of the live event as well as Cali Lewis’ livestream.

Here’s how to sum up the iPad so you know if this is truly what you want (as I know I’m getting one!):

(1) It has everything the iPhone has but more: a bigger, new state-of-the-art backlit LED screen that measures 10″ diagonally, giving you much more screen real estate, WAY more memory, a much faster processor, bigger storage, and like the iPhone will seamlessly incorporate your apps, videos, YouTube HD videos, photos, notes and calendar into a new iTunes that’s literally built into the device. 3rd party apps have already been made for the iPad as well:

The iPad will sync with your iTunes, which the big news on this is iTunes now has a Book Store – which will absolutely compete with Amazon’s pricey and “boring” Kindle. Books will now be sold on iTunes within the iPad and the experience of reading books, newspapers and magazines is truly magical: you have to see it to understand it, but it’s totally worth it and will change the way we read online media.

Everything is meant to work together: your phone (iPhone), your iPad, your Macbook/Mac and even your Apple TV: everything will work on the iPad and works seamlessly.

So why is more than just an iPhone or a Macbook?

The iPad has Safari, Mail, iCalendar, Photos (which looks amazing on this device), Videos, YouTube in HD, it’s also an iPod (much better than your iPod Touch), it has apps, games, 3rd Party apps and even iWorks (which could only be run on a Macbook/Mac)! It comes with Maps (much higher-resolution, GPS, phenomenal interactive new Maps application), Notes, Contacts, and works on the iPhone OS. It’s only a 1/2 inch thick and has an amazingly beautiful design with better, more advanced multi-touch capabilities:

It has 10 hours of battery life plus has built in Wi-Fi for easy access to the internet. The biggest surprise of today’s event was Apple proved all the pundits wrong. It doesn’t cost $1,000 like everyone said it would. The wi-fi iPad will cost you $499 (16GB), $599 (32GB), $699 (64GB). That said, they’re also selling a 3G/WiFi version as well, so mobility is the key to this – yes, they stayed with AT&T but I’m okay with that – why? Because you can buy AND cancel 3G at ANY TIME (aka NO CONTRACT) and unlimited data plans are only $29.99. I was very impressed with that. You can also purchase the iPad with 3G UNLOCKED (so if you’re a Sprint user, you can use it!)

The best way to see this is the Apple iPad video that will be on TV soon. It will ship in 3 to 6 months so order now. For more information (see specs here), wait until our episode comes out tonight showing all the stuff that’s not covered here!

Engadget and Apple are releasing new photos of this beautiful multimedia device – that IS more powerful and better than an iPhone and is much more portable and easier to handle and carry than a Macbook. It is the perfect “middle” piece for Apple with 3 major flaws: no webcam, no multitasking and no SMS app.

We’ve extended the Driver Finder giveaway due to several people commenting, as requested, but on other venues of the show – YouTube, Mevio, etc. So we are going randomly pick 3 people who comment on episode 123 – click here – and the winners will be announced on our big episode 124 on Sunday.

So, my PC moxies, you still have plenty of time to try to win one of the best utility software for PC users out there. Want more info on Driver Finder and why your PC is begging you for it? Click here.

Thanks to a friend and a fan of the Moxie Mo Show, Lionel Archuleta, created a FREE iPhone or iPod app for the Moxie Mo Show – click here to open iTunes and download it immediately. You’ll see every Moxie Mo Show app, our blog, my twitter accounts and more. This is one of a kind and our hearts go to Lionel, a Moxie Mo Show fan, for pulling this together. It’s a great app and I would love your feedback:

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Well Apple did it again, as usual, and came out with their brand new iMac, Macbook, Mac Mini and even a very superior and exceptional mouse – one that beats Mighty Mouse for sure!

We will cover this on an upcoming episode, but I wanted you to get the “basics” now:

iMacs – Beautifully designed, look the same as the one I purchased in June but have more power. According to Apple, “[it has a] brilliant LED-backlit 21.5 and 27-inch widescreen displays in a new edge-to-edge glass design and seamless all aluminum enclosure… starts at $1,199…. is the the fastest ever with Intel Core 2 Duo processors starting at 3.06 GHz, and Core i5 and i7 quad-core processors for up to twice the performance. Every new iMac ships with a wireless keyboard and the all new wireless Magic Mouse, the world’s first mouse with Multi-Touch technology.”

Macbook – Back to the classic white unibody (which is new) style and a lot more power and space than previous Macbooks… but at the same great price – $999. If you’re looking for your first Mac, this is the one you should buy, in my opinion. Trust me – it’s worth it.

Now, my most favorite announcement – the new mouse. Why would anyone be excited about a mouse? And why would anyone spend $70.00 on one? Apple writes, ” Magic Mouse, the first mouse to use Apple’s revolutionary Multi-Touch technology. Pioneered on iPhone, iPod touch and Mac notebook trackpads, Multi-Touch allows customers to navigate using intuitive finger gestures. Instead of mechanical buttons, scroll wheels or scroll balls, the entire top of the Magic Mouse is a seamless Multi-Touch surface.”

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Reports are trickling in that some US iPhone users already have MMS capabilities now that they’ve updated to iPhone 3.1 via iTunes. As you know, Apple released the latest OS for iPhone last Tuesday and MMS has shown up in some iPhones.

AT&T promised MMS would be available on September 25th. Please comment if you indeed do have MMS and if so, let us know in the comments below!

As we covered in the Moxie Mo Show #99, Apple held it’s “It’s Only Rock and Roll” event today with some major surprises and some things we already covered in last night’s podcast. First, Steve Jobs took the stage and it’s been a long time since we’ve seen him lead the events. Welcome back Steve! He looks great after undergoing a liver transplant.

So here’s the moxie breakdown of what’s coming out, just in time for the new holiday season… Pics from Engadget who did a PHENOM job covering the live event!

(1) New iPod Nano – this is the biggest news, in the Moxie Mo’s opinion: a brand new iPod Nano, stainless steal, lowered cost ($99) and the big news… Apple is now taking on the video market (good bye Flip Mino) by installing a HD camera and microphone into this Nano! The Nano will also come with an FM radio as well, which obviously competes with the HD Zune. It’s phenomenal:

(2) iTunes 9 – We covered the new iTunes 9 in Moxie Mo Show #95 and we pretty much hit the target. It has a completely clean and new interface for almost everything, including the addition of a new “blu-ray” like “Extras” when you watch a movie (think of the extras you get when you’re playing a DVD in your DVD player) movie screen to view movies on as well as new Genius Mixes. You like a song in your library, click on the Genius Mix and a “DJ” will create a radio station full of all your favorite songs and sync them to your iPod, iPod Touch/Nano and iPhone. We like the new iTunes 9. It’s very moxie. Also, iTunes 9 allows Home Sharing which means you can share movies, music and video (podcasts, TV) to 5 other computers in your house. Finally!

There were a lot of other mentions at today’s iPod-centric event but the other moxie mention we need to make is the new OS for the iPhone has been updated to now iPhone 3.1 – you can upgrade, for free, now by plugging in your iPhone and upgrading your phone via iTunes 9. iPhone 3.1 allows for more ringtones to be purchased, new genius features and new app genius features (you buy an app, the genius on your iPhone tells you what other apps you may like).

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