First BIG iPad Surprise- Many Apps Universal- Translation- Rebuilt For iPad Free Update For Prior Owners

I just got my first big surprise with regard to the iPad. The iPad App Store went live and I started shopping. I bought Pages and Keynote. I bought the Scrabble app. Then I saw something odd. In my iTunes account it suddenly showed a bunch of updates that weren’t there a few minutes before. I went to look and saw the following

I checked a few more apps and saw the same thing. The app was updated for the iPad and was available for download. But it looked the same. Then I noticed the small Toggle button above the screen shots…

By default it is on iPhone. But change it to iPad and you get…

An entirely new app. And in many cases the new iPad version, which looks great from screen shots, is a FREE update if you own the app.

That means the apps won’t just work on the iPad but that they will work properly and in a manner that takes advantage of the iPad’s bigger screen and increased power.

What apps have I already updated this way?

Evernote

Dragon Dictation

Instaviz

Instapaper

IM+

and more…

They have all been reworked for the iPad, added features and yet are merely updates if you already own them.

AWESOME

About the Author

Dan Cohen

Having a father who was heavily involved in early laser and fiber-optical research, Dan grew up surrounded by technology and gadgets. Dan’s father brought home one of the very first video games when he was young and Dan remembers seeing a “pre-release” touchtone phone. (When he asked his father what the “#” and “*” buttons were his dad said, “Some day, far in the future, we’ll have some use for them.”) Technology seemed to be in Dan’s blood but at some point he took a different path and ended up in the clergy. His passion for technology and gadgets never left him. Dan is married to Raina Goldberg who is also an avid user of Apple products. They live in New Jersey with their golden doodle Nava.