Any idiot can use an iPad at a basic level. It’s designed that way. But even still, there are things that you’re just supposed to magically know—things no one ever necessarily tells you. So we’re here to help. More

iPad supports manual file transfers through iTunes. However, at this moment, it doesn’t work as smoothly as you would expect. More

We’re going in and reviewing as many iPad apps as possible—LIVE—right now, and updating throughout the day. We’ll start with the essential apps . If you have a specific app you want reviewed, let us know in the comments. More

I don’t know why this guy revealed what the switches in his car do, but I certainly wish my gas-guzzler could produce magic at the flick of a switch—heck, I’d settle for a card trick. [ TwitPic via Reddit ] More

The first Iron Man 2 trailer made my jaw drop and the second one made me drool , but this little tweet made me dance around my room like a giddy child. One step closer to seeing that tech-filled masterpiece. [ Twitter ] More

David Letterman showed off a certain gadget before listing the “Top Ten Questions to Ask Yourself Before Waiting in Line for the iPad.” I was too focused on his tongue to notice whether those questions are even in this clip.

The Charadium iPad app lets you play a game similar to pictionary against anyone who also has the app. It’s three bucks and bound to start plenty of arguments about whether that thing I drew is clearly a duck. [ iTunes ] More

OK, ok, we get it—the iPad’s going to have us consuming media like it’s our jobs. But to all of those it’s-not-a-content-creation-device naysayers, the $8 SketchBook Pro app says, “check this out.” [ iTunes ] More

We’ve seen that Greg Packer’s already waiting in an iPad line, but what about everyone else? We want you to send us your not-so-sneaky spyshots of iPad lines and the oddballs waiting in ‘em. More

So the first batch of iPad reviews have hit, and there wasn’t much surprising in there. The same complaints people had when it was first announced, people have now. But here’s the real question: do they really matter? [ Giz ] More