When Toddlers Zone Out With an iPad

Just two years ago, clothing retailer Guess? had some serious merchandising issues. “Our buyers were working off a system where merchandise was represented by a long number, and it was hard to tell the items apart,” says chief information officer Michael Relich. “As a result, I don’t think our merchandise selection was as good as it could have been.”

Psychologist Alison Gopnik says that when it comes to children, we’re concerned about all the wrong things. On the website Edge.org, she writes: “As a scientist as well as a mother, I worry that much of our current worry about children is misdirected. We worry a lot about the wrong things and we don’t worry nearly enough about the right ones.

The iPad 3 has gotten a lot of attention for its high-definition display, but there are other factors to take into consideration when thinking about touchscreen technology. Michael Humphries, at Geek.com, notes that whenever ?a new tablet gets released the main question that gets asked about its??touchscreen is "what's the resolution?" It seems to be ...

Zacks.com submits: After launching the much-hyped tablet computer, iPad, on April 3, 2010 in the U.S., Apple Inc. (AAPL) introduced iPad 2, its second generation tablet computer with additional features, yesterday. Despite the buzz about the new iPad, the company’s shares rose a modest 0.8% or $2.81 per share and closed at $352.12. Old vs. New iPad

Jason Schwarz submits:The iPad hit all the marks as a reading device, as a gaming device, and even as a touchscreen iWork/media device. We expected that Apple (AAPL) would transform the traditional e-reader into a multi-function device and they certainly did. It’s the elements of the iPad that we didn’t expect that have me thinking this product will sell more units than anyone currently anticipates.

By Marc Courtenay: "Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity"--General George S. Patton Jr. (1885-1945). No wonder Apple (AAPL) stock holders are smiling brightly as their shares soar beyond $600 last Thursday. Although some profit-taking was seen on Friday, there's an "Apple Revolution" going on and growing.