Here are a few of the tidbits from last week that we found most interesting:
- YouTube – Charlie Rose on The iPad, With David Carr, Michael Arrington and Walter Mossberg – Insights on the iPad from some of the big guns.
- Mercury News – iPad likely to be popular among business travelers and the middle-aged – Having lived the consultant lifestyle for decades I can confirm the appeal of something between a laptop and a smartphone for frequent travelers.
- World of DTC Marketing – One in five physicians interested in iPad – If doctors love the iPad it could be good for all of us. Medical software is a huge market and inefficient market. Will the iPad usher in a wave of innovation?
- The Wall Street Journal – Textbook Firms Ink E-Deals For iPad – More good news for iBook content.
- AppFund Press Release – AppFund Provides Seed Capital and Expertise to iPad and Mobile Tablet Application Developers – A venture fund providing $5,000-$500,000 investments in iPad businesses.
- Barrons – Apple: Analysts Love The iPad – Various analysts predict 1-6 million iPads to sell in 2010 and up to 9 million in 2011.
- VentureBeat – Displax plastic film can turn any surface into a touchscreen – Multi-touch plastic films up to 50 inches. Goodbye room full of whiteboards, hello multi-touch room.
- NoTosh – NoTosh and The NFM iPad Fund – A venture fund providing up to £40,000 investments in UK iPad businesses.