One of the most popular questions posed when I was on the sales floor was “does it have Microsoft Office?” referring to the iPad of course. I always had to tell them no but they could find similar replacements yet, customers were never satisfied because they wanted their Office! I have good news—a report from The Daily today says that we will see Microsoft launch Office for the iPad on Nov. 10.…
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March 1, 2012
Apple iPad 2 Price Drop
Abt has just reduced pricing for its line of iPad 2’s. Since Apple is planning a “big announcement” on March 7th, it will most likely be about their upcoming iPad 3. If you have always wanted an iPad, but don’t want to wait for the newer, more expensive iteration on March 7th, then get an iPad 2 from Abt at a great price. If you’ve recently bought an iPad2 but regret doing…
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January 30, 2012
“Know Your Neighbors” and Win Prizes from Abt Electronics
Join the week-long contest sponsored by Windy City Live and Abt Electronics and win great prizes! To enter, fill out the necessary Windy City LIVE “Know Your Neighbors” entry form. Each day a Metro Chicago neighborhood/city/suburb/town will be randomly selected to be Windy City LIVE’s NEIGHBOR FOR THE DAY. Once the NEIGHBOR OF THE DAY is selected, we’ll ask viewers to share facts about it. We’ll reveal some of those facts on…
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January 20, 2012
Apple Plans to Make School Textbooks Available on iPad
Apple is looking to make school a bit easier for students by providing iPad users with accessibility to school/university textbooks. Apple has been working with Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, Pearson PLC and McGraw-Hill—publishers responsible for 90 percent of U.S. textbooks—to develop digital textbooks that can be offered on the iPad, Reuters reports. The digital textbook market is estimated at $8 billion, and Amazon and others are already tapping into it.…
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January 4, 2012
Don’t Get Caught Waiting in Line…Pre-order at Abt!
2011 saw a slew of high demand, hard-to-get products released. The iPad, the Transformer tablet by Asus, and the Panasonic DMCFZ150K digital camera are just a few examples of items that loaded our phone lines and online chat with customers wanting to know when they could get one. Have you ever noticed that some people always seem to get the latest products right when they come out, while the rest of us…
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November 16, 2011
Abt Electronics’ 2011 Holiday Buying Guide
Holidays are fast approaching and that means holiday shopping. Get a head start with these great gift ideas from Abt Electronics sure to put a smile on all your friends’ and family’s faces. It may be cold outside, but there’s never a bad time for ice cream. With the Cuisinart Ice Cream maker you can have your cold, tasty treats in your own home, without having to go out in the snow.…
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March 24, 2011
10 Apps to Enhance Your iPad 2
If you’re one of the lucky ones to have gotten the new and elusive iPad 2, PCMag.com released an article showing the top 10 apps to show off the iPad’s hardware. In it are games, programs that put the new camera, enhanced gyroscope and processor to the test. A few interesting apps mentioned was GarageBand and iMovie. GarageBand simulates playing instruments on the iPad’s screen. For guitar, you tap on the display to play…
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March 2, 2011
Apple iPad 2 Arrives!
The big announcement has been made and the iPad 2 is fully revealed. Steve Jobs made a special appearance to announce the good news to a standing ovation. A quick rundown on some of the exciting new features: The new iPad is 33% thinner and 15% lighter Still a stunning 9.7 inch LED touch-screen Front and rear-facing cameras Will come in both black and white immediately Comes with iOS 4.3 HDMI Video…
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March 2, 2011
Apple iPad 2 Arrives Shortly…
image courtesy of technews.org Today at 10am PST Apple will reveal their Apple iPad 2. Rumors have been floating around for months as to the special features and changes. Will it have a camera? Will it be lighter? Will it have a bigger memory expansion slot? All those questions will be answered and you can find them out today. Be sure to check out Abt Electronic’s YouTube channel for updates on Apple as well…