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Adam Raby, a Maryland native and UMBC graduate now living in Chicago, came up with the idea for the CushPad while watching his girlfriend fumble with his precious iPad, occasionally dropping it. He also got tired of looking for ways to prop the device up while he sat on the couch or in bed while trying to use it. So last fall, Raby, 29, tried his hand at building an encasement of foam that snugly holds an iPad. His prototype worked well, and he had a short run of 100 CushPads made by two Chicago manufacturers (hooray for American manufacturing!

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About 8:30 Friday morning, Brian Dorr emerged, with a large smile and his arms raised, from the Apple Store at The Mall in Columbia, as blue-shirted employees cheered and slapped him high-fives. He and his wife, Donna, got what they came for: the third-generation iPad. While the rest of the mall's stores were closed and window displays were dark, a line formed around the second-floor Apple Store as shoppers gathered to purchase Apple's latest coveted gadget. Apple started selling its newest tablet Friday, betting that the sharper screen and faster chip will extend its lead over Google and Amazon.com in the growing market.

What does Apple's latest iPad mean for users? For me, the answer is simple: potentially far less eye strain. The first two iPads had a nice display, but the third generation really packs in extra pixels and is expected to be a whole new experience. Four times more pixels than the iPad 2 , according to Apple. I did a lot on my first and second iPads (which I sold in order to upgrade), from gaming to writing to web browsing. But I didn't spend a lot of time doing focused reading on it. I think I maybe read one or two Kindle and iBooks on the devices.

Good news for consumers fed up with the high price of e-books: The Justice Department has warned Apple and five major publishers that it plans to sue them for allegedly colluding to raise the price of electronic books, the Wall Street Journal reported today. The Journal says the action grew out of talks among the publishers and Apple as it prepared to introduce the iPad in early 2010. All parties wanted to combat Amazon's dominance in e-books, which was gained with deep discounts that often brought prices under $10.  According to the Journal, as Apple prepared to introduce its first iPad, then-CEO Steve Jobs  suggested moving to an "agency model.

Apple is expected to unveil the latest version of its category-busting tablet computer, the iPad, today at a product launch in California, starting at 1 p.m. EST. in San Francisco . Various reports say Apple will not call it the iPad 3, but rather: the iPad HD, presumably to signify the improved screen resolution. The iPad has been a smash success for Apple, paving the way for a new class of "PC" products that are in some ways better than laptops (at least per this CNET article .)

Just in time for the launch of the highly anticipated iPad3 and following the success of international hit "Girl With The Dragon Tattoo," Odenton-based M-Edge has channeled the feel of the Oscar-nominated movie through a line of protective covers inspired by lead character Lisbeth Salander. The three covers, available in a black-on-black studded design, a heavy metallic color and a mohawk profile of Salander, are currently being sold through the company's web site ranging in price from $45 to $50. A company spokesperson said the new product for the iPad3 would be available in 21 days.

Apple's CEO, Tim Cook, is on stage in San Francisco talking about iPad stuff. I'm following Engadget and Gdgt blogs for live blogging, and I'll post key details here as they come. * Cook announces a new Apple TV, with 1080 (HD) capability. New user interface. Photo Stream support, meaning you take a pic with your iPhone and it automatically appears on your TV (through Apple TV). Also, you can generate Genius playlists off your movie choices in iTunes. * iPad: Cook says, via Gdgt: “We've sold almost 15.5 million iPads last quarter alone.

It's that time of year again -- the time when Apple gathers a gaggle of handpicked reporters and bloggers to unveil a big new gadget. It's happening March 7th again -- the unveiling of the latest iPad. Who knows if it will be called the iPad 3, or maybe the iPad 2S? I'm expecting a faster device and a way-nicer touch screen. The touch display will probably burn your retinas as you stare into it. (That's a joke, not a product warning.) Here's what people around the tech web are saying about the iPad 3: * ZDNet has a good breakdown of predictions and expectations.

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