What's My iPad 2 Worth? Here's How to Sell It Online

Wednesday Apple announced a new iPad, sending a flurry of enthusiastic iPad owners to the interwebs to ditch their old tablets to make way for the new.

So, how much can you expect to get for an iPad 2 now that there's a new iPad on the way? We did some digging on the Web to check out what options are available for reselling, and how much you could receive post-announcement.

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For the sake of argument, we acted as though our iPad was in like-new condition, in good working order with no scratches. We picked a 32GB Wi-Fi model to take through the paces and found that we could get anywhere from $194-$400 for the same tablet in pristine condition depending on where we decided to sell it.

Here's a breakdown of some of the options:

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CashForiPads is offering $283 for a 32GB iPad that powers on and works fine. The site wasn't interested in what damage might have occurred to our tablet, as long as that damage didn't involve the screen or the battery. The site is currently offering $247 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version, and $325 for the top-of-the-line 64GB Wi-Fi/3G version of the tablet. If you decide to sell your iPad 2 to CashForiPads the company will send you a free pre-paid mailer and shipment label to mail your iPad in. once your tablet is in the mail you'll have a tracking number to monitor its progress, and can get paid via check or PayPal upon acceptance from CashForiPads.

Gazelle is one of the better-known sites for trading in old electronics. It's currently offering $225 for a pristine 32GB Wi-Fi iPad 2, $185 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version, and $300 for a flawless 64GB 3G/Wi-Fi version of the tablet. Gazelle offers free shipping if you decide to sell your iPad, and will pay you via check, Amazon gift card, or PayPal once your iPad has been received and inspected.

NextWorth is site very similar to Gazelle and would give us $317.10 for our like-new 32GB, the most of any of the trade-in sites. Unlike some of the other sites, however, NextWorth asks quite a few questions about the tablet's condition. We'd lose $10 of that $317.10 for not including the original box with our iPad 2 when we sent it in, and the price drops down to $267.10 if the back plate is dented or scratched. The site will give us $291.89 for our 16GB Wi-Fi iPad 2, and get an astounding $406.35 for our 64GB Wi-Fi/3G version.

BuyMyTronics is a similar site to Gazelle and will buy your iPad 2 even if its broken. The site is currently offering $194 for our 32GB Wi-Fi iPad 2, and will pay $183 for the 16GB Wi-Fi version and $241 for the 64GB 3G/Wi-Fi version. Much like the other sites, BuyMyTronics will pay for you to send them your tablet, and will send you a check or PayPal payment once it has received and checked out your tablet.

Surprisingly, eBay seems to be where you're going to get the most cash for your iPad 2 if you're trying to sell it today. Used versions of the 32GB Wi-Fi iPad are currently selling for around $400. A used 16GB iPad 2 sells for around $350, and the 64GB Wi-Fi/3G version is still fetching around $500 on the site. Selling your tablet on eBay requires you to pay a fee to eBay itself for handling the transaction, and then another to PayPal for handling the money part of the equation. While those fees will definitely cut into your profits, they might be worth it if you can get bids on the site higher than what's being offered elsewhere.

Craigslist is another option for selling your iPad to a private party. Depending on where you live, you may be able to get the same amount of money (if not more) for your tablet as you can on eBay. And, there's an added bonus of having cash in hand instantly. One downside of Craigslist, however, is that you'll have to coordinate with and meet with whomever you choose to sell it to. When dealing with large sums of cash and electronics in an in-person encounter with a stranger, you might find yourself in an uncomfortable situation. It's up to you to decide if it's worth the extra cash you might potentially receive.

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There are tons of businesses and trade-in programs where you can sell your iPad or iPad 2. If you decide to sell your iPad to a company, make sure you do a little research beforehand to ensure that company is reputable and doesn't have a ton of outstanding complaints about them. Likewise, if you choose to sell your iPad to an individual, make sure you're meeting at a time and location where you feel comfortable making the transaction.

Have any of you tried to sell your iPad or iPad 2 now that there's a new iPad on the way? Tell us about your experiences in the comments.

This story originally published on Mashable here.

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Interview: the nuts and bolts of online iPhone and iPad strategy game Empire ... - Pocket Gamer

It's fair to say that no game has yet nailed strategy on iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad.

Several have come close - Command & Conquer: Red Alert had the look of a great strategy game, but fell short on controls and depth.

Civilization Revolution also came close, though interface issues plagued an otherwise compelling game. Warfare Incorporated did a decent job, although it's not exactly tailored to iOS devices.

Lee Dotson of developer Zarksoft plans on filling this gap with Empire of the Eclipse, a new online-only strategy game crafted specifically for iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad.

It's an ambitious project, one that carries both the challenges of delivering compelling strategy gameplay and massively multiplayer online features. Lee explains the process of crafting such a title and what to expect in the first part of our in-depth interview.

Tell us how is the game structured - do you compete in head-to-head battles with other players on a large server?

Empire of the Eclipse is an online strategy game that runs in real-time with an average game taking two months to complete. At the start of a game players join a server and when that server is full or a set amount of time passes, a universe is generated to match the number of players.

At first you only have a single home world and the universe is hidden by a fog of war, so it's a good idea to build some scout probes and send them out to find other potential solar systems for expansion and to keep an eye on what your neighbors are up to.

From there players can begin to colonize other worlds and set up friendly trade routes with their neighbors or build fleets of warships for a more direct conquest. The game ends when a player has either captured 40% of the planets in the universe, has achieved a high enough level of economic wealth, transcends to another dimension (basically the technology victory), or wins by collecting a series of alien artifacts hidden throughout the universe.

Can you go into detail about the battle system?

Battles are handled much in the same style as Civilization Revolution where you have stacks of units attacking one another and calculations of the battle are worked out behind the scenes while an animation plays to show that units are in combat at that location. So while you won't be seeing epic 3D space battles, you are playing head to head with other players.

All the players in a given game are in a single world and you can see every one's fleets moving across the universe, carrying cargo, fighting battles, destroying planets, etc. We have plans post-launch for how we can go about making the battles a more visceral experience but for now we're focusing on the larger overarching strategy experience.

Is there a single player campaign?

There is no single player campaign much in the same way there's no single player campaign in EvE. We did this for a couple of reasons.

The biggest reason is to ensure a fair and competitive experience for everyone. By making a single player campaign we'd need to include a lot of the game code on the client and that would make it a lot easier for people to implement map hacks and various other methods of cheating.

Additionally making a MMO is a pretty ambitious undertaking by itself and we'd rather keep our scope more limited and do a great job of making an online strategy game than do a mediocre job of what amounts to essentially making two different games.

What devices will the game support (iPhone 3GS, second-generation iPod touch, etc.)?

One of the reasons we decided to go with a 2D isometric view is because we wanted to be sure that we could support the full range of devices and are proud to say that the game is running at 40+ frames per second on second-generation iPod touch.

Will multiplayer be supported across devices; in other words, can someone on an iPhone 4 play against someone on iPad?

Since you're logging into centralized servers you can play with anyone regardless of what type of device they have and you can even play your own games from anyone else's device if they have the game installed. As we expand onto new platforms in the future this level of portability will include players on those platforms as well.

When can we expect to be able to download Empire of the Eclipse and for what price?

Empire of the Eclipse will be available for download in March for $1.99 a month. I'm sure some folks will raise an eyebrow at going with a subscription model, but given the competitive nature of our game we think it's the best option for keeping all of our players on equal footing while offsetting the costs associated with running a large scale multi-player game.

Are you planning in-app purchases/downloadable content post-release?

We have a host of additions that we're looking forward to adding to the game post-release and will also be keeping our ears open to our player base as we go live to determine how to expand upon Empire of the Eclipse in the future.

Thanks to Lee for his time. Check out the second part of our interview tomorrow.

He would actually look pretty smart if it wasn't for the hair and the earrings.

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Online One Unveils oneScan iPad Application for NetSuite

SYDNEY, Dec. 14, 2010 /PRNewswire/ -- Online One Pty Ltd, a provider of online applications, today unveiled the oneScan™ iPad application for NetSuite ( NYSE: N), a mobile solution that has brought the first cloud ERP suite to Apple's iPad. Built using NetSuite's SuiteCloud platform, the new oneScan™ iPad application enables wholesalers and distributors to access NetSuite and manage their key business processes on the iPad, no matter where they are.

Already in use by Australian businesses, oneScan for NetSuite helps reduce operating and IT costs while improving productivity by abandoning traditional warehouse floor solutions such as expensive scan gun technology and PDA options. With oneScan and NetSuite, warehousing and distribution companies can replace onerous and error prone paper-based warehouse picking processes, get real-time visibility into stock and inventory information while performing daily warehouse floor tasks, and eliminate double entry and common operator errors.

Brian Billingsley, Technical Director of Online One, said: "oneScan extends the benefits of NetSuite's cloud ERP to every aspect of business – front-office, back-office, through to the rigorous demands of the warehouse floor. With oneScan, we're pleased to bring the power of NetSuite to the iPad and enable firm's to rapidly transition warehouse staff from laborious data entry to productive customer service roles."

Working with NetSuite

oneScan runs entirely in NetSuite, and provides mobile warehouse floor personnel with an application designed specifically to streamline their day to day tasks, using either the iPad touchscreen and/or a Bluetooth connected barcode scanner. oneScan minimises operator errors by providing warehouse personnel with immediate validation at the point of entry right on the warehouse floor, ensuring that the data matches exactly the actual stock on hand, together with the location and the serial/batch numbers.

And because oneScan runs on NetSuite, data is always up to date, so when items are picked, the effect on stock levels is immediate – and visible throughout the business. It takes full of advantage of NetSuite's powerful customization capabilities, by being completely optimized for the iPad's easy to read access screens and functions, and is configurable for different user requirements across multiple warehouse types - making the job of warehouse personnel easier and more productive than ever before.

Online One was able to deliver the oneScan application with unprecedented speed to market by taking advantage of the power of the SuiteCloud platform. By leveraging the ease of customization, the flexibility to address the unique needs of specific verticals, together with the deep functionality of NetSuite's cloud based ERP, SuiteCloud and NetSuite were clearly the platform of choice for Online One to quickly take advantage of this new rapidly evolving market opportunity.

Chris Schafer, APAC Managing Director of NetSuite, said: "Technologies like the Apple iPad provide tantalizing market opportunities for ISVs – but only if they can address these opportunities quickly and cost effectively. The NetSuite SuiteCloud platform enables ISVs such as Online One to introduce high quality, powerful and industry specific applications with unprecedented speed and cost effectiveness. With oneScan, wholesale and distribution companies can cut operating costs and improve efficiency with its cutting edge, sophisticated but simple to use functionality."

More information for the Online One oneScan iPad Application for NetSuite can be found at www.netsuite.com/iPadapp.

About SuiteCloud

NetSuite's SuiteCloud is a comprehensive offering of cloud computing products, development tools and services designed to help customers and commercial software developers take advantage of the significant economic benefits of Cloud computing. Based on NetSuite, the world's most widely used Software as a Service business application suite, SuiteCloud enables customers to run their core business operations in the Cloud, and software developers to target new markets quickly with newly-created mission-critical applications built on top of mature and proven business processes. The complete SuiteCloud offering includes NetSuite's multi-tenant, always-on SaaS infrastructure; the NetSuite Business Suite of applications (Accounting/ERP, CRM, Ecommerce); the NS-BOS Development Platform; the SuiteCloud Developer Network (SDN), a comprehensive developer program for Independent Software Vendors (ISVs); and SuiteApp.com, a single-source online marketplace where customers can find applications to meet specific business process or industry-specific needs. For more information on SuiteCloud, please visit http://www.netsuite.com/developers.

About Online One - www.onlineone.com.au

Online One has delivered successful online accounting, distribution and E-commerce systems based on the award winning NetSuite ERP online application since 2003. Online One provides Australian-based consulting services for businesses in Australia and throughout Asia Pacific and builds new product modules to supplement the NetSuite applications for Australian companies as well as generic modules that can be used worldwide.

Online One is a NetSuite Solution Partner and SuiteCloud Development Partner.

NOTE: NetSuite and the NetSuite logo are registered service marks of NetSuite Inc.  

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Watch Out for Online Scams This Holiday Season

George Frey/Bloomberg News Deceptive Apple iPad offers are one scam to be aware of.

The Internet security firm McAfee recently released a list of the online scams that consumers should be aware of this holiday season.

“As people jump online to look for deals on gifts and travel, it’s important to recognize common scams to safeguard against theft during the busy season ahead,” Dave Marcus, director of security research for McAfee Labs, said in a statement.

Here’s a quick rundown of some of the scams on the list, which McAfee called “The Twelve Scams of Christmas.”

1. iPad Offers — Think spam when you see an offer of a free iPad if you provide your credit card number. More details on these types of scams be found in this Bucks post on the subject.
2. Help! I’ve Been Robbed” — Friends and family receive phony distress messages requesting money. A New York Times article in May described one recent case of such fraud and what Facebook is doing to combat it.
3. Fake Gift Cards — Similar to the iPod offer scam, this one offers free gift cards in exchange for your personal information.
4. Holiday Jobs — Offers of high-paying, work-at-home jobs in exchange for personal information.
5. Smishing — Phishing texts that appear to be from a bank or retailer.
6. Holiday Rentals — Fake holiday rental sites.
7. E-cards — Fake e-cards loaded with links to viruses.
8. Dangerous Holiday Downloads — Holiday-themed screen savers, jingles and animations loaded with viruses.

You can see the full list on McAfee’s site. And if you come across such scams, learn more about how to report them in a recent Gadgetwise post on reporting e-mail scams and spoofs.

What has been your experience with online scams this holiday season?

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