As most people are aware, the ipad came out in the UK on Friday and so 1,000′s of excited Brits have flogged to Apple stores and various retailers around our green isle, in order to buy the lastest piece of ikit.

Therefore due to this and the prompt of one of my friends purchasing the 64GB wifi ipad, i thought that a test of it’s capabilities was highly overdue.

I have had my niggling doubts about Apple’s latest designer product ever since Mr Jobs began to talk of it, and sent ripples through the social communities. I found the wave of hate of the name, lack of flash, no multi tasking and it’s wireless capabilities only drove my interest deeper … either in a concerted effort to prove them wrong or whole heartedly agree with them.

In this video we unbox the new Apple ipad – specs 64GB wifi (not 3G), it’s raw unedited so don’t expect any fancy intro music or logos plastered all over it.

This video covers how to set-up your new ipad, the crazy thing is that since the ipad is simply a larger version of the ipod, you still need to sync it with itunes before you can do anything.  So in that respect it is not really a replacement for your PC or notebook, but lets carry on.

Here we are looking at the quality of sound on the ipad but testing it out on a range of music, from classical and pop to acoustic.

Now we are looking at reading on the ipad, using the app that the ipad it’self recommends ‘ibooks’. This is something that I was personally pretty impressed with, the design of the application and functionality is superb.

In this one we look at the quality of the ipad’s backlit screen for reading, as this is something that the Kindle lacks.

Since the ipad that we have is not 3G we thought that we would check out the wifi and see just how well it works.

This is a test of the quality of itunes movies on the ipad vs the iphone, taking into account the size, we are looking at image quality, speed and Robert Downey Jr.

This is probably the most important test, can we get porn on an ipad… “can we get it and will it PLAY?”

Well i hope that you have enjoyed a little glimpse at the new ipad and it’s functions and enjoyed our company for a few minutes, it was lovely to see you and we will be testing out a few more things on the ipad, so you really must call again.

If you do have any requests for us to try out, drop us a line (the more bizarre the better)

Wallpapers are a sacred thing, you can tell alot about a person by the wallpaper they keep;

• If it’s the image of a kitten in a shoe box it says “I bottle feed my cats”
• An image of the Goddess Kali could either mean “My Karma is fucking awesome” OR “I have a bunch of arms and eat people”
• Anything to do with the Twilight series screams “I have no concept of taste, please kill me before i embarrass myself?”

So I thought it would be interesting to consider what types of backgrounds a horror icon such as Barker might have, I have mostly chosen Barkers own work, which is as diverse as one of his novels, i hope you enjoy them.

1. Books of Blood

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2. The Phantom Hand

3. Infernal Parade

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4. History of the Devil – Theatre project

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5. Jericho Game

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6. Abarat Artwork

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7. Midnight Meat Train

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8. Night Breed (Kabal)

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9. Jericho Game

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10. Clive Barker Artwork

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11. Jericho Game

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12. Philip Lemarchand (creator of the Hellraiser box)

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13. Hellraiser Cenobites

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14. The Midnight Meat Train

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Despite only lukewarm reviews in the U.S. (criticism mainly centers around the fact that iPad lacks a scanner and its features can be found piecemeal in other tech), the iPad has moved over a million units since its stateside release in early April, leading to a delay in its international release.

And the UK is not happy. While most reviewers on the other side of the pond admit to enjoying the full-size screen and the ease of familiar functionality (if you own an iPod or iPhone, you wont have any trouble interacting with Apples new product), they have been fairly critical of the product as a whole.

The hubbub seems to center on the price range, which was suspected to start around £399, but was later revealed to have a starting price point of £429 for the 16GB base model, with prices climbing as high as £699 for the 64GB+3G iteration. That translates to a range of about $620 to $1,000 American, while prices in the U.S. started at $499, or about $550 with tax. In addition, the data package offered in the UK looks to cost about £40 per month for unlimited usage (almost $60 U.S.). And thats not even mentioning the 17.5% VAT (although its rumored that this tax has been included in the listed price). Ouch! No wonder theyre upset. And although Steve Jobs has commented that this is the price of bringing American business to the UK (shipping and storage), reviewers chalk it up to a simple matter of supply and demand theyre charging more because they can. Public commentary on the topic tends to promote the opinion that for the same amount of money, one could buy a laptop and an iPhone and have all the functionality and then some.

Other gripes include the lack of a front-facing camera, which many suspect will be available on the next version of the iPad, and limited usage (one app at a time). Most reviewers are recommending that buyers wait for the second round of sales to take advantage of add-ons that are not available on the current model. This could mean serious trouble for international sales of the iPad, except for one things an Apple product, which almost guarantees it will sell out (despite delays and rumors of add-ons). Regardless of forewarning from the press, iPad is expected to do just as well overseas as it has in the U.S. Its the latest golden Apple and everybody wants a bite.

The iPad is set to ship in the UK on May 28th for those who pre-ordered (after a two-month delay) and will reportedly be available to everyone else on June 7th. It will also be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, and Switzerland on the same date.

Guest Post by – Sarah Davis is a content writer for DiscountVouchers.org (Currys discount codes) and aside from her passion for writing she loves a great discount and is an avid bargain shopper