iPad 3 Release Date

Many people struggle with the question of whether or not to bring their iPad along on a holiday. After all, it is an expensive device and losing it or damaging it would certainly be a problem. Some travellers also don’t want to spend a lot of time on their electronic devices instead of exploring new cultures and cuisines in an exotic destination. Although it may seem like a bad idea to bring along your iPad while on holiday, it can actually be a very smart choice especially if you’re going on a family holiday. Here are five reasons to bring along your iPad while on holiday:

1. To Stay in Touch: Since most hotels offer the option of wireless internet, your iPad can serve as a way to communicate with friends and family when you are abroad. It is lighter to bring along than a full laptop computer and it is also more affordable than roaming charges for a mobile phone. Use the device to video chat with family, send emails to colleagues in the office or chat online in your spare time with friends.

2. For Maps and Directions: Whether you are walking around a city, trying to find an isolated beach on an island or taking a road trip across Australia, an iPad can help to get you wherever you want to go. Download apps of city transit systems, road maps or just use the Google Maps app to help find your exact location from anywhere in the world.

3. Entertainment During Travel: Even when visiting the most exotic destinations on Earth you can expect to have some downtime. An iPad is a great way to pass the time while on a train, bus, plane or while waiting to check in. It can be a nice way to unwind before going to bed at night and can be easier to pack than several books.

4. To Review Restaurants and Nightlife: Discovering new restaurants is an exciting part of travelling. If you are a food enthusiast or just want to pick the top restaurants in the area while on holiday, use one of the many apps that offer reviews of dining and drinking establishments around the world. If you have internet connection, you can quickly pull up the website of local restaurants and view their menus and prices before entering.

5. To Translate or Learn About Culture: If you happen to be visiting a country where you do not speak the native language, having the ability to translate can be very helpful. Download a vocabulary app to your iPad or even a foreign language dictionary so that you can quickly and easily translate words. Before your trip be sure to download a book on local culture to read in your spare time.

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As we are nearing the iPad 3’s release date, more good news keeps flowing for Apple and particularly for its shareholders. Apple’s 2012 Q1 earnings have beaten everybody’s expectations. Apple reported the largest ever quarterly revenue in its history. Mac sales are up by 26 percent year-on-year. Non-Apple PC sales were down by 9.2 percent in U.S over the same period. Thus as we predicted earlier, Apple exceeded Hewlett Packard’s sales and became World’s Number 1 PC Vendor. The numbers are staggering – iPad sales are 111 percent up over the previous year and reached 15.43 million in the quarter. 37.04 million iPhones were sold which is 128 percent increase year-on-year.

According to Apple’s CEO, Tim Cook, iPhone 4S demand was so huge that it was short of supply throughout the quarter. When questioned about tablet competition referring to Kindle Fire, Cook exuded confidence in the ecosystem of the iPad and iPad apps. He made no bones about his feeling towards devices like eReaders. Cook feels these are single-feature devices and people will not settle for them. He also believes that in future tablets will surpass PC’s in numbers.

Apple is now sitting with a pile of cash on hand. It is having a record $98 billion and many analysts were curious to know about Apple’s plans for deploying this cash. Analysts believe that Apple is going to announce some deals soon on smart television and in the content area. But in the meanwhile the quarter results have reaffirmed that iPad rules the roost in the tablet market and Kindle Fire is far away from making any dent on iPad. Do you think that iPad 3’s release might just settle the question once for all?