In Which I React to an iPad Billboard While Waiting at a Stoplight

Hey, a new iPad billboard. Guess this one's for the Mini. Does this mean we shouldn't buy the big one? Anyhoo, looks like the woman who owns the biggie sent the Mini owner her vacation picture. Sunglasses underwater, cute. And he's sending her picture back to her, waste of bandwidth — wait, he also set her picture as his wallpaper? That's...kind of creepy. Is Apple marketing to stalkers now? Oh wait, those are a woman's hands. Does that make the wallpaper any less creepy? A little, I suppose. But still, who puts a non-family member as their — whoops, light's green!

Pads, Vans, Books and Stoves

Dreamier: Andre Ethier or iPad?

Stuff from around the stuffosphere:

• The iPad. It's like a big heavy iPhone that doesn't actually make phone calls. Still want!
  
• The Dodgers' Community Caravan is kicking ass and taking names next Monday through Wednesday. Meet Andre Ethier, Matt Kemp and Fernando Valenzuela! Dodgers annual Community Caravan to travel throughout Los Angeles next week (Dodgers.com)
  
• Big League Stew took a blog census. We responded. They compiled. Big League Stew Blogbook: Los Angeles Dodgers (The Dodgers and Angels each have six main entries. The Red Sox, seven. The Cubs, seventeen.)
  
• Next topic: Jon Garland! Good or bad for the Dodgers? GO! (Yes, it's still January.) Dodgers and Padres Bloggers React to Jon Garland Signing (HotStove.com)

Hi, I'm a pad and I'm mlb

If you may remember I reviewed the mlb at bat 2009 iphone app last year and as you know I loved it. Condensed games, highlights, and full out of market games to watch were an absolute time waster for a baseball fan. Now apple has lured me with another device that they revealed today: the iPad. From the macworld live blog:

Extremely excited to make something for the iPad. Didn't just want to make their app biger, wanted to create whole new experience. Live game experience with data from last April. Navigate league scoreboard across the top. Shows you every throw. Tap any player to flip open baseball card. Show video highlights while this is going on. Across the bottom you can see box score, field, line up, summary. Watch live with your choice of home or away announceres. Enhance with live data from MLB.com while you watch.

Awesome. I just might have to lay down $500.