This week in iPad 2

Cold Open
Today on This Week in iPad, Jacob is back with his iPad 2! We're showing content creation apps on Planet of the Apps, and Andrea shows off Chicken Balls.

iPad Game of the Week!
This week, Andrea looks at a game called Chicken Balls HD, a game that looks similar to Angry Birds.

News

iPad 2 supply line broken
The parts that make up the new iPad come from all around the globe but there are a few that are manufactured in areas affected by last week's earthquake and tsunami. Key among them is the NAND flash memory chips the iPad uses for it's storage. Jacob theorized that Apple has all the supply they'd need since they've been ordering in massive volume. That said, if the plants remain offline for the longer term, say several months, then the supply chain might be disrupted.

You Can Help Out
If you want to help the efforts in Japan, all you need to do is text the word "Red Cross" to 90999 and your cellphone carrier will donate $10 to the Red Cross. Also, if you prefer to use Pay Pal, you can go here and choose which charities you'd like to support.

Time Warner offers iPad app
Time Warner cable recently began to offer an iPad app that lets users watch TV from their iPad.

Google TV remote comes to iOS
Google TV has released a version of their remote for iOS devices.

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iPad 2 review
While he was away, Jacob managed to get an iPad 2. He says that the new iPad is noticeably thinner and lighter, and the smart cover is a great accessory, but he's hesitant to recommend it for someone who already has an iPad and may be on the fence about it. Also he thinks the camera sucks. So bottom line, until he sees what the next version of iOS does with the hardware, if you don't have an iPad yet, get the iPad 2. If you do and are planning on selling your iPad 1, get it. If you don't want to sell your current iPad, you should probably wait.

Planet of the Apps

Content Creation

GarageBand
Jacob's first app this week is GarageBand. It allows users to create music on several virtual instruments and create up to 8 track recordings.

eBook Magic
Andrea's first app this week is eBook Magic an app that allows users to create scrapbooks on their iPad.

iMovie
Jacob's next app is iMovie. It works as advertised, and Jacob recommends it.

ArtRage
Andrea's final app this week is called ArtRage. She thinks it's too hard to use, and it's not intuitive at all. She thinks you should skip this one.

Winner:
Both Andrea and Jacob agree that GarageBand wins this week.

See you next week!