iPhone & iPad Live 285: 2012 iPad buyers guide

Waiting for your new iPad to arrive? Whether you're standing by the door or standing in line, here's something for you to listen to. Nothing like a tasty podcast snack to help the time pass!

Georgia, Seth, and Rene help you pick out your new iPad with complete buying advice on color, storage capacity, and 3G/LTE data networks, along with app, game, case, and accessory compatibility tips. And a special appearance from Phil! This is iPhone & iPad Live!

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• Editors desk: The new iPad, nothing’s unbeatable, the privacy car, and podcasting
• Beatable

News

• Apple Retail Stores opening at 8am for new iPad launch on Friday, March 16
• New iPad launching March 23 in 25 additional countries including Italy, Spain, Ireland, The Netherlands, Mexico

New iPad buyers guide

• Buy vs upgrade vs skip: Should you get the new iPad?
• iPad 2 vs the new iPad: Which should you get?
• New iPad vs BlackBerry PlayBook vs Amazon Kindle Fire: Should you go big or go budget?
• AT&T vs Verizon: Which 4G LTE new iPad should you get?
• Rogers vs Bell vs Telus: Which 4G LTE new iPad should Canadians get?
• 16GB vs 32GB vs 64GB: Which new iPad storage capacity should you get?
• Black vs white: Which new iPad should you choose?
• How to sell your old iPad before upgrading to the new iPad

Spotlight

• Which new iPad are you getting? [Poll]

Apps

• Which apps have updated for the new iPad Retina display?
• iPhoto for iPhone and iPad review
• Keynote for iPhone and iPad review
• Numbers for iPhone and iPad review

Accessories

• Will iPad 2 cases and accessories work with the new iPad?
• Ten One Design working on a pressure sensitive Bluetooth stylus for the iPad 3
• unYOUsual 3D Concierge Backplate for iPhone preview

Hosts

• Georgia (@GeorgiaTiPb)
• Rene Ritchie (@reneritchie)
• Seth Clifford (@sethclifford)
• Phil Nickinson (@philnickinson

Credits

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Thanks to the iMore Accessory Store for sponsoring the podcast, and to everyone who showed up for the live chat!