[badsey]

[C.A.T.S. CEO]

WTF? Translate please.

[imitchellg5]

Well that is undeniably cute.

[MattJeff]

good thing i can read german to bad its too small to read.

[Tuoder]

The first line something like how would it be...

The digital life is on the way
The next generation of the newton: the ipad

the little subheadings say The mac in the bag and some other things i cant read


My german sucks, but you get the idea. It is an entry in a contest in the german edition of iCreate magazine.

[imitchellg5]

Newton.com is owned by Apple. Apple

[kick52]

looks nice!

[C.A.T.S. CEO]

Originally Posted by MattJeff 

good thing i can read german to bad its too small to read.

Then download the image and zoom in on the words!

[red rocket]

Originally Posted by C.A.T.S. CEO

Then download the image and zoom in on the words!

I don't know why (must be your psychic powers), but I just followed your suggestion. Couldn't quite make out the really small print, but here's a translation of the main part:

[translation]

]The digital life for on the go.
The next generation of the Newton: the iPad

The Mac in the pocket
We present: the breathtaking iPad. This next generation multimedia organiser has everything you need to manage your life, wherever you are. Based on OS X Panther and QuickTime, the iPad has revolutionary handwriting recognition and comes equipped with special versions of Address Book as well as iCal, Mail and Safari. It has a 6" screen, and measuring 10x10 centimetres at only 2 cm thickness, it's barely bigger than a wallet.

Stay connected
Connectivity is the soul of the iPad. With Airport Extreme (standard) you can establish an internet connection at any public hot spot, check your mail, surf the web, and furthermore (if you own an iSight webcam) conduct video conferences via iChat. It even comes with a modem for dial-up access.

Connect everything
Of course, an iPad contains the latest version of iSync. Synchronising contacts, e-mails and to-do lists with the Mac, the iPod and the iPhone is therefore child's play. And if the Mac is Bluetooth-capable, the iPad doesn't even need to be plugged in anymore. The iPad ships with games such as Chess and Breakout, and you can also listen to you favourite iTunes tracks via the headphone jack on the iPad's head. The Newton iPad. Redefining the PDA.

More at Apple

[/translation]

[badsey]

before this gets too carried away:

I originally saw the "iPad" in iCreate, issue 32 (green cover) inside the back cover. It's a UK Mac mag and I paid $15 US for it (with DVD) = way, way too much. Great magazine(the best Mac magazine?) but you can get it for much cheaper than that. The iPad fooled me so much that I bought the Magazine for $15.

This is the same iPad advertisement I saw in iCreate, but it's in German. The original iPad ad was bogus.

If you want to believe that Apple is testing new products in other countries before general World-Wide availability that is ok too. New iPod Nano in Cuba? etc.

Would it surprise me that the Newton still sells in Germany? -No.