Apple iPads Shipping, Say Twitter Users
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Apple fans who preordered iPads reportedly received notice on the morning of March 29 that their devices have begun shipping. The news spread through Twitter, with excited Apple fans tweeting their good luck. Anyone ordering today, however, will find shipping dates pushed to mid and late April.
Apple iPads that were preordered in a timely fashion, following
Apple's March 3 announcement that it would begin accepting orders March 12,
have reportedly begun shipping.
"Happiness on a Monday: Received my iPad shipping confirmation!" wrote Twitter
user SecBarbie, just one of a number of Twitter users who began spreading the
news on the morning of March 29.
Padpundit seconded, "Yay just got a shipping notice from Apple-I'm getting a
package from Shenzhen, CN-the iPad is on it's [sic] way!" User chriskac
followed: "w00t! Shipping notice for my iPad."
Consumers and analysts have questioned the effect the device's price will have
on sales, and a
March 26 report from the NPD Group reported that only 9 percent of the
consumers it surveyed said they were "extremely or very likely" to purchase an
iPad over the next six months. Nonetheless, as news spread of the en route
devices, which Apple has said will go on sale Saturday, April 3, it appears
Apple may already be experiencing a shortage of iPads.
On the Apple
U.S. site, a button invites customers to preorder an iPad, but shares that
the WiFi-only 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models won't ship until April 12, and all
three WiFi/3G models won't ship until "late April"-though shipping is free.
Apple fans who do receive an iPad on Saturday will no doubt hurry to the Apple
iPad App Store, which Mac
Stories is offering a look at in an on-screen video. There are travel,
entertainment, productivity, news and lifestyle apps, along with, of course,
plenty of games.
Images of Apple's
iBookstore have also been leaked, revealing ebook pricing for New York
Times bestsellers ranging from $9.99 to $12.99.
Following nearly
a year of speculation, Apple CEO Steve
Jobs introduced the iPad at an Apple event in San
Francisco Jan. 27, telling the crowd, "It's the best Web
experience you've ever had."
Come April 3, it seems a number of Apple fans may finally get the chance to
decide for themselves.
