Time flies when you’re having fun — here are the most iconic iPad ads over the past decade.

Over the past ten years, the iPad has had many iterations. From the very first iPad, which launched on April 3, 2010, to the newest iPad Pro, every iPad has had something in common — they’ve all had commercials.

While ads are often seen as the stupid things you skip after five seconds on YouTube, ads are an important part of a product’s life cycle. Apple has made some iconic ads for its iPads over the years, so sit back and take a rocket ship ride over the past decade to check out some of the most significant iPad ads to grace our screens over the years.

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The very first iPad ad had a really simple formula that we had seen Apple use many times before. It aired in the middle of the 82nd Academy Awards, proving that Apple wanted lots of eyes on its latest product.

In the coming months, they came out with a few different spots for the iPad that had the iconic ”Wha…

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A new patent shows an iMac-like computer that’s a single piece of glass.
A keyboard and trackpad could be part of the unit.
There’s even provision for docking a MacBook.

Imagine how dusty that thing would get.

Apple patents pretty much anything and everything its engineers come up with and its latest shows what seems to be an iMac-like computer that’s made from a single piece of glass.

First picked up by Patently Apple, the patent shows a device that appears to be constructed from one curved piece of glass. The lower part of the glass would house a keyboard, while the top would be the display.

An electronic device may include a glass housing member that includes an upper portion defining a display area, a lower portion defining an input area, and a transition portion joining the upper portion and the lower portion and defining a continuous, curved surface between the upper portion and the lower portion. The electronic device may include a display cou…

Not just a big iPhone but an iPhone gone IMAX, the original iPad was a big, approachable window to apps and the web and exactly the table the mainstream had been waiting for.

10-years ago today, Steve Jobs announced ”a third category of device in the middle, something that’s between a laptop and a smartphone.” Something that had to be better as browsing, email, photos, video, music, gaming, and eBooks. Something that had to be… the iPad.

On January 27, 2010, Steve Jobs took the stage at an Apple special event to give what was, once again, one of the most important keynotes of his life and the history of consumer electronics. The Mac had been introduced decades before, the iPhone only a few years, but now Jobs would make the argument for a third category of device.

The company had been working on it since even before the Purple Experience Project — PEP — had coalesced into the original iPhone. It had gone from a device that could go anywhere to being put on a shelf while Ap…

Importing photos to your iPad or older iPad Pro is a great way to work on them on the go, but you’ll need some additional hardware.

If you love taking photos on a standalone camera, like a DSLR or mirrorless camera, rather than on your iPhone, one of the major frustration points has always been getting the photos from your camera onto a device for editing and storage. This could be particularly annoying if you’re trying to do this with an iOS device like an iPad, where you’ll need one of a couple of adapters to even get started.

Unlike the 2018 iPad Pro models, previous versions of the iPad, both standard and Pro, mostly utilize Apple’s proprietary Lightning port, so other devices can’t just transfer data to them out of the box. The good news is that the adapters will also work with your iPhone because they just connect to the Lightning port on either device.

If you have a 2018 iPad Pro, you guide to transferring photos from your standalone camera is right here.

How to upload and…

The iPhone 11 Pro won both Reader’s Choice and Future Choice for Best Smartphone this year.

Over 100 different winners were crowned in the Future Tech Awards, and Apple was the biggest winner with five Future Choice awards and 10 Reader’s Choice awards. With over 200,000 votes cast, our readers voted for the iPhone 11 Pro as the best smartphone of 2019 and Future’s in-house judges felt the same.

Apple also got the most Reader’s Choice votes for Best Tablet, Best Smart Watch, Best Smartphone Camera, Best Smartphone Manufacturer, Best TV Platform, Best Streaming Device, Best Wireless Earbuds, Smartphone of the Decade (for the iPhone 4), and Computer of the Decade (for the MacBook Pro).

In addition to the best smartphone of 2019, the Future Choice judges awarded Apple Best Smartphone Manufacturer, Best Laptop (MacBook Pro 16-inch), Best Wireless Earbuds, and Smartphone of the Decade (iPhone 4).

Alongside Apple, there were wins for Nintendo as The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening w…

After spending all that money on a beautiful new Apple Watch Series 4 or 5, consider protecting that investment with a case on your Apple Watch, especially if you work or play someplace where damage can easily occur. A case can save your Apple Watch from scratches, scrapes, and shattering, so it’s well worth it to take a peek. Here are some of the best you can buy.

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SUPCASE Unicorn Beetle Pro Rugged Protective Apple Watch case

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Some people need a simple case for their Apple Watch Series 4 or 5, and other people need a whole arsenal! If you’re someone who wants the latter, then we suggest taking a gander at the SUPCASE Unicorn Beetle Pro Rugged Protective Apple Watch case. This super durable, highly-rated case is rugged and scratch-, dust-, and life-resistant. It comes with a raised bezel to protect your screen and comes in a handful of different colors.

$20 at Amazon

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i-Blason Halo TPU Apple Watch case

If you’re looking for a minimalistic…

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”Beasty Boys Story” is a live documentary about the group.
It will land on Apple TV+ on April 24.
It’s directed by Spike Jonze.

It’s a mix of live stage show and documentary.

Apple has shared a new teaser video for the upcoming live documentary ”Beasty Boys Story”. It lands on Apple TV+ on April 24.

The documentary is a mix of a live stage show and pre-filmed content with Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz sharing the story of their infamous band and all those songs that were stuck in our heads back in the day.

Here’s a little story they’re about to tell…Coming April 24 to Apple TV+, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documentary directed by friend, collaborator, and their former grandfather, Spike Jonze

Here’s a little story they’re about to tell…Coming April 24 to Apple TV+, Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz share the story of their band and 40 years of friendship in a live documen…

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Apple is expected to announce iOS 14 in June.
It’s likely to be released in September.
A new rumor has iOS 14 supporting all the same devices as iOS 13.

Good news for older devices.

If everything follows the usual cadence we can expect Apple to announce iOS 14 during WWDC in June. It will then be made available to the public in September, following months of beta testing. We don’t know much about what the update will bring, but according to a new report we can expect it to support all the same devices as iOS 13.

The report comes via iPhonesoft and 9to5Mac and means we can expect the following iPhones to all be supported by iOS 14; iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, iPhone 11, iPhone XS, iPhone XS Max, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8, iPhone 8 Plus, iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus, iPhone 6s iPhone 6s Plus, iPhone SE, and iPod touch (7th generation).

Support for the 2020 iPhones would also be added, obviously.
The inclusion of the iPhone SE is interesting given its a…