It looks like Apple's iPad will be a hot holiday gift this year -- at least that's what Walmart is hoping. The mega-retailer just announced plans to start carrying Apple's hot tablet computer.
Starting this Friday, the iPad will be available in hundreds of Walmart stores all over the country. By mid-November, the gadget will be in over 2300 of the company's retail stores. Your odds of finding one should be pretty good. However, if you want to make sure your store has it in stock, you can order the iPad through Walmart.com, which provides free shipping to any local store. No lines and no eye-scratching is necessary!
Apple's tablet computer features web, email, photos, and video content, all at the touch of a finger. It can be customized, using any of the thousands of apps specifically designed for the iPad, and can run the 200,000+ apps currently available for the iPhone and iPod touch.
That kind of portable access is proving to be very popular. According to a recent report by Bernstein Research (via CNBC), the iPad is on track to becoming the fastest selling gadget ever.
Walmart shoppers can expect to find the iPad in a variety of storage capacities, with and without Wi-Fi and 3G features. Prices on the iPad start at $499. The retailer will also have a variety of Apple-branded accessories on hand, for the existing iPad addicts on your list.
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