Talk:iPads

iPads
I can't imagine this will pass, since we need cites independent of Apple spanning three years, and the referent was released to the public in 2010. &#x200b;—msh210℠ 17:59, 14 April 2010 (UTC)
 * See also Special:Contributions/Jagne. &#x200b;—msh210℠ 18:02, 14 April 2010 (UTC)

iPad is a name used for several pads of the iAge:


 * iMaccessories iPad game controller, attested in 1999.
 * Netpliance's i-Opener included a component called the IPAD, attested in 2000.
 * LG's Digital iPad, a linux tablet, is mentioned in 2001.
 * A 2005 ad for tablet computers in Business Review Weekly has the phrase “Associates also use the iPAD devices to scan any out-of-stock items each ...” but I can't tell what it's about.
 * Apple's iPad was speculatively mentioned by that name as early as 2005, published in Business Venezuela, and archived in full on the net “Indeed, a Technorati search turned up a blog revealing mockups of an iPad, a tablet PC-like device.”

I found these by searching for iPad tablet. There may be more. We may be able to write a generic definition to describe the early history of the name. —Michael Z. 2010-04-15 17:04 z 


 * Should we have an entry for the i- prefix? —Michael Z. 2010-04-15 17:21 z 
 * The prefix seems like an excellent candidate. Not so sure about the generalized iPad idea. DCDuring TALK 21:06, 15 April 2010 (UTC)


 * I gave a stab at a sense of i-. Needs generic quotations. —Michael Z. 2010-04-18 22:23 z 

RFV failed, entries deleted. Anyone who thinks they can accomplish what Mzajac suggested above is welcome to try. —Ruakh TALK 12:19, 4 September 2010 (UTC)