iPad roundup: Letterman licking, Colbert chopping, MobileMe and Remote support

Let's get straight to the meat. The iPad was doing the talk show rounds last night, with heavy hitters David Letterman and Stephen Colbert one-upping each other on who can do the sillier thing with it. Letterman went with the old school "if you don't know what to do with it, lick it" routine, while his competitor brought out a more sophisticated salsa preparation act. Pick your favorite from the videos after the break. In more material news, Apple has announced that MobileMe now includes the iPad among its supported devices, while some eager souls over at MacStories have spotted that iTunes 9.1 now references an "iPad remote," which suggests the nearly 10-inch tablet will soon be able to function as one of the most luxurious channel changers around. And you thought you wouldn't find a use for it.

[Gordonator Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:08AM]

Whoa, a remote?

I've never had one of those before

DAY 1 PURCHASE.

[kingdomskingdom Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:26AM]

@Gordonator But it would be a "magical" and "revolutionary" remote.

[Gordonator Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:33AM]

@kingdomskingdom

I wonder if I could use it to control my unicorn

[kingdomskingdom Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:40AM]

@Gordonator Of course you can; with the $29 iPad Unicorn Connection Kit.

[Gordonator Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:54AM]

@kingdomskingdom

You sir, have made my day.

[darksharpie Posted Apr 2nd 2010 9:10AM]

@Gordonator They sell touchscreen remotes the size of the iPad for about $500 :)

[Smart People Play Tuba Posted Apr 2nd 2010 9:11AM]

Letterman has never looked so old as he looks in that video. It's not the gray hair and wrinkles so much as the perplexed, befuddled look on his face when looking at this new-fangled gadget.

And oh yeah, the frantic slapping.

[dero Posted Apr 2nd 2010 10:08AM]

@kingdomskingdom Thanks for that it's good to read some decent comments between the trolls. I even don't even know why I read these comments sometimes.

[OriginalJosh Posted Apr 2nd 2010 11:21AM]

@Gordonator

dont mean to interrupt all the arguing, but i have a legit question, does the ipad have an IR sensor in it? or is the same add-on bs that the iphone currently has for remote functionality?

[Ibemad Posted Apr 2nd 2010 12:12PM]

@OriginalJosh The thing doesn't even have USB ports. It's all going to be going through the dock connector, so it's the same add on crap.

[who said what Posted Apr 2nd 2010 12:19PM]

@Ibemad

I like the salsa better...
Letterman can't get over the "licking" part! Be it a colleague or an iPad!

[HoldenMccrotch Posted Apr 2nd 2010 12:52PM]

@Gordonator
i wish I could afford a remote, but heck, one of these would do!

no way id leave this lying about in my front room just to change channel with XD

heck, if youre rich enough to do it, go for it XD

[Raghu Posted Apr 2nd 2010 12:53PM]

@who said what

... or licking an intern

[JimJam707 Posted Apr 2nd 2010 2:08PM]

@kingdomskingdom But were would it connect.
Oh.
Ewwwwwwwwwww

[OriginalJosh Posted Apr 2nd 2010 2:14PM]

@Ibemad

thanks, guess i was being hopeful, but i guess i expected it to be just an add on, oh well

[Scouse Pricey Posted Apr 2nd 2010 3:07PM]

@Gordonator
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&safe=off&client=firefox-a&hs=U7R&rls=org.mozilla%3Aen-GB%3Aofficial&q=site%3Aapple.com+filetype%3Aswf&meta=&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai=

the funniest thing about it.

[BrownSound Posted Apr 2nd 2010 7:48PM]

@cwalters74

I even felt bad for the audience

[shenjodies Posted Apr 3rd 2010 1:27AM]

@Gordonator well pretty good, apart from the post, the kick-me iPad made by CollegeHumor was pretty damn funny as well. Very Classy: http://bit.ly/ipad-mockery-vieo-compilation

[NewL Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:08AM]

That picture just about sums up the ridiculous media response this thing gets.

[NigelL Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:21AM]

@NewL Yeah just PhotoShop in Jobs Ass in place of the iPAd...

[jaffreywali Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:34AM]

@NigelL

That's pretty much what the courier is.

[Eternity Posted Apr 2nd 2010 9:15AM]

@NewL
No shit it got rave reviews from all those publications. They have a huge stake in it's success to save them from their failing business model. It's all bullshit!

[Smart People Play Tuba Posted Apr 2nd 2010 10:00AM]

Fear not, party people. If it truly is a great gadget, then it will succeed. If it's a crippled, useless piece of junk, the consumer backlash will be monumental, and the iPad will become a punchline. Have a little faith in the market forces.

[scottix Posted Apr 2nd 2010 12:23PM]

@Smart People Play Tuba Only problem the people who bought it won't know how to backlash on it. There is no app for that.

[Smart People Play Tuba Posted Apr 2nd 2010 1:06PM]

@scottix
There're blogs for that.

[credo Posted Apr 2nd 2010 1:56PM]

@Eternity
Actually they weren't all "rave" reviews. NYT has a "two part" review- one for technically inclined [smart] people and one for everyone else. The first just kinda says, [...] meh [...], and the second goes [...] woohooo [...]. So really, they are just playing the masses (the people too dumb to read the first review cauz they were told not to...).

[sonicyoof Posted Apr 2nd 2010 3:35PM]

@NewL

I think Colbert nailed it with the "this is essentially a full front page ad that Apple didn't even have to pay for" part. Shit's getting ridiculous.

[recharged95 Posted Apr 2nd 2010 9:36PM]

@sonicyoof

Colbert > Letterman. Nuff said.

[Atkins Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:09AM]

@WP7S While it stays plugged in the outlet.

[TsaxmafiaReturns Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:09AM]

Class how you couldn't even watch the colbert video engadget posted about the ipad on the ipad

Yay! For lil blue Lego blocks

[TsaxmafiaReturns Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:10AM]

@TsaxmafiaReturns

classy***

[rokkenrock Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:31AM]

@TsaxmafiaReturns ... or just fire up the engadget app and click on that goddamn video to watch it?

[TsaxmafiaReturns Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:43AM]

@rokkenrock

actually no..... I'm using the app

[Plazmic Flame Posted Apr 2nd 2010 9:14AM]

@rokkenrock

Show how much you know... Just because you use the Engadget app, doesn't change the fact that you can't play the last video. Not even the Engadget app is magical enough...unfortunately.

[benjgvps Posted Apr 2nd 2010 1:26PM]

@TsaxmafiaReturns I had to navigate the Comedy Network's page to find that silly video. Is it so hard to be able to click on "In Canada, Comedy Central videos are available on Comedy Network" and have the page open to the video.

[Bongo123 Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:10AM]

@WP7S why would you take something that you know little to nothing about, for all you know the HP slate could be shit, but then again your one of those weird people.

[jiminho Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:11AM]

I wonder what it tastes like.......

[kingdomskingdom Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:17AM]

@jiminho It would taste like bell peppers or David Letterman's saliva, depends which one you get.

[DrNDGo Posted Apr 2nd 2010 2:28PM]

@jiminho I think it's sour apple flavored.

[DrNDGo Posted Apr 2nd 2010 2:32PM]

@kingdomskingdom I think it's sour apple flavored.

[Forphucsake Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:11AM]

"Just like the iPhone, you can't make calls with it"
hahaha +1 Colbert

And why a remote? I thought the idea was to watch the content on the device...... isn't that what apple has been touting all this time?

[dswatson83 Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:29AM]

@Forphucsake
Of course if you have the remote app open, its useless for anything else until you close the app. Kind of an expensive remote.

[jaffreywali Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:38AM]

@dswatson83

I have a creston remote at home. Check out what it is and also look at the Harmony 1100.

Looks like a bunch of unemployed kids here. LOL.

[juanvaldez Posted Apr 2nd 2010 9:19AM]

@jaffreywali I'm sorry to admit this, in some ways. The remote might be a feature that gets me closer to buying, but I had the Harmony and mine was buggy as hell (I should've at least tried to send it back for a replacement or refund, but I = consumer + fail.) I did love the Harmony when it worked for me, and I have been hesitant to pull the trigger on any newer models, confirmation of this functionality +1 surprise out of 4.0 might get me in. Luckily, I have some time to hear much more as it wont be hitting these shores for over a month.

[aleis Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:15AM]

this will NOT be a hit. even with all the pub.

[jaffreywali Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:39AM]

@aleis

It already is. Wake up!

[Stormbringer Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:18AM]

@Bongo123 Because some people think it's very cool to be different (and ignorant).

[SmilinGoat Posted Apr 2nd 2010 8:22AM]

you had me at colbert.

[PlatinumSkeet Posted Apr 2nd 2010 9:54AM]

@SmilinGoat

Tosh had it on his show too...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gA16Fq4SAo&feature=PlayList&p=6803B970C458903F&playnext_from=PL&playnext=1&index=28

[Smart People Play Tuba Posted Apr 2nd 2010 10:19AM]

LOL Tosh
That was better than a "will it blend" video . . .