Interested in the Apple iPad for yourself or someone else? Here I’ll walk you through a number of its cool features, including support for e-books, video, music, maps, games, comics, virtual instruments, email, web browsing, and more.

As I wrote in my Sympatico review of the iPad, I’ve gushed about its gorgeous 9.7-inch touchscreen display, exceptional handling of media and support for more than 200,000 apps available at the App Store (including ones you already own). But how does it fare compared to a laptop when it comes to notetaking and other tasks for traveling journalists or mobile students?

The Greenpeace organization has updated their list of the tech companies that make (or fail to make) environmentally friendly products. Guess which company has been singled out for bad behaviour?

It’s the most talked-about gadget of 2010 and it’s not even available in Canada yet. As you likely know by now the iPad debuts on May 28 in the Great White North — but that hasn’t stopped gadget-loving Canadians from getting their hands on it earlier. Check out this info provided by ebay

Available in Canada on May 28, Apple’s iPad will likely be the must-have gadget of 2010 (if our early testing is any indication). But there’s some confusion about what 3G brings to the table.

Virginia Campbell’s first computer, at age 99, is an Apple iPad.

While David Letterman says he doesn’t think this is a big deal, the iPhone 4 leak was obviously top of mind enough (or on the minds of his writers) to whip up a “Top Ten Excuses of the Guy Who Lost the iPhone Prototype” list. In case you missed it, here’s the video clip, thanks to CBS and Late Show with David Letterman.

Think everyone is only buying laptops and netbooks these days? Nope. “All-in-one” PCs — you know, those desktop computers that fuse a computer and monitor into one compact body — are doing quite well in the global market.

No, it’s not a slow news day. But after coming across these videos of iPad owners letting their pets try out the new Apple gadget, I thought Sync readers would be interested to see whether dogs or cats had an easier time with the device.

Hi gang, I’m now back from vacation and wanted to post this video from the last Cineplex “Gear Guide” spot I hosted (March). It’s on hot smartphones — BlackBerry Bold 9700, Apple iPhone and Samsung Omnia II — as well as some cool accessories (Powermat and Ed Hardy smartphone cases).