Gone are the days when Apple took seven to ten days to send out the iPad. That doesn’t sound long but a watched clock always seems to stop, particularly when it is such an amazing piece of kit that you are waiting for.

Apple have just announced that online orders will be fulfilled within 24 hours. That includes all of the model range, notably the Wi-Fi versions.

Shipping time is one thing but the cost hasn’t come down. Never fear though, as we reported earlier in the year, Gadgets4nowt is promoting an iPad giveaway that means you can get an iPad for free with a minimum of effort.

I know it’s a tad early to start talking about it but what an amazing Christmas present that would make…a free iPad!

Our favourite UK incentive site FreebieJeebies gave away a Ford Fiesta car in 2009 and they have just announced another fantastic giveaway for 2010.

Available Worldwide, their latest competition starts at 00:00 on 20 August 2010 (GMT) and will end at 23:59 on 17 February 2011 (GMT). The winner will receive £5,000 ($8,000) cash, second place will receive £2,000 ($3,200) cash and third place will receive £1,000 ($1,600) cash!

What’s even more amazing is that you also have the opportunity to grab a free iPhone 4, free iPad and lots of other fantastic free gifts.

Here’s what you have to do:

1. Sign-up and create your account with FreebieJeebies.
2. Try one of their sponsored, totally free trial offers with high-street companies such as LOVEFiLM (recommended UK offer) or Equifax (for USA/Canada) or LittleBidTasy and Intuit (Worldwide), to name but a few.
3. Head over to the “cash competition” section/tab on your FreebieJeebies account and follow the simple, user-friendly instructions. All you need is one referral to FreebieJeebies to qualify.

Someone is going to get a lot richer, it could be you, don’t miss out!

Steve

Score Media announced the launch of one of the first free sports apps for the free iPad.

TheScore free iPad Edition has already become a leading free sports apps just days after launching at Apple’s App Store.

Get the latest information from every major sports league while integrating The Score’s best content from The Score Television Network, theScore.com, Hardcore Sports Radio (HSR) and ScoreMobile in a single app.

The app includes real-time scores, breaking news and updates for the iPad. Users are able to get exclusive digital video segments from shows like The Break and The Footy Show, interviews with top athletes from world renowned reporter Cabral “Cabbie” Richards and social tools that allow for sharing articles, blog posts and videos.

“It took Apple only 80 days to sell 3 million iPads worldwide and with the exception of iPhone 4, that is faster than any other iDevice it’s sold in the past. The iPad is yet another disruptive device that will transform how people consume and share content,” says Jonathan Savage, Vice President, Digital, Score Media Inc.

He adds, “We believe theScore iPad Edition is the best sports app for free iPad on the market, period. And just like ScoreMobile, our leading mobile property, it’s free, fast and fundamental to sports fans anywhere.”

Source: The Score

It’s been a while since I updated you on my freebie success and it’s an understatement to say things are continue to improve beyond my wildest dreams.

The main thrust of my work is promoting free iPhone and free iPad incentives. There are only so many free gadgets that any one person can have but due to the amazing flexibility that FreebieJeebies offers, I am able to choose cash via bank transfer rather than the gifts themselves.

As always, a huge thanks to Rich and Alex for their amazing service.

June and July have been excellent, largely due to the publicity that Apple continues to pump out – my last three bank transfers have been:

14th June £3,043
21st June £1,139
5th July £3,638

I’ve also got a whole load more referrals in the pipeline ready to cash in, just take a look at the progress page on my sister site Gadgets4nowt.

Work and the World Cup football have got in the way of me having much time on the iPad since it arrived on Saturday but my initial thoughts are positive.My wife, who is technophobic, and daughter, who desperately wants her own iPad, are both impressed too, which is always a good thing!

Let’s not forget that it is a free iPad so I am not influenced by the cost. If I had to pay the full £400+, then my views may be completely different.

The Good

The Not So Good

I’ll add more as I get to grips with the iPad and add more apps, set-up email and so forth but as things stand, reiterating that I got the iPad for free, it is well worth every penny I didn’t spend

I wasn’t feeling too special for a number of reasons when the door went at 9.00am on Saturday morning, 19th June but boy was I glad I dragged myself out of bed. You beauty!

Thousands have spent all night queuing to be the first to spend their hard earned cash on the new iPad tablet PC from Apple.

You don’t have to do either; just nip over to Gadgets4nowt and get yourself a free iPad.   Don’t miss out!

Mobile phone operator Three has become the latest in the UK to throw its hat into the ring with iPad monthly price plans, but unlike its rivals is set to offer its customers contract free devices.

The operator’s charges will be £7.50 a month for 1GB and £15 for 10GB – prices which easily undercut those of most of its rivals. For example, Vodafone and O2 both charge £10 for a 1GB data plan, while Orange’s 10GB package is £25.

More attractive still for customers may be the option of canceling their Three plan at any time.“Three is pleased to offer competitive data plans for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G in the UK,” said Marc Allera, sales and marketing director at the operator.

“Our network, the largest in the country, has been optimised for the mobile internet, ensuring our customers enjoy the very best mobile performance on iPad.”

Presumably the firm is pretty confident that users are going to quickly grow attached to their iPads and not be of the view V3.co.uk was, that it “doesn’t replace anything, and ties into Apple’s view of the world”.

Three will be offering customers the plans from Friday – even better if you go and grab a free iPad from Gadgets4nowt!

Source:  V3

Vodafone and O2 have become the next mobile network operator to disclose their 3G data plans for the iPhone and the least we can say is that they are rather tame compared to AT&T in the US.

For a start, there’s no unlimited packages; O2 offers a PAYG mobile broadband package for the iPad with three packages; £2 per day gets you 500MB worth of downloads, £10 per month, 1GB and £15 per month, 3GB.

All packages come with free WiFi from The Cloud and BT Openzone. O2 allows you to top up with 1GB or 3GB packages and that highlights the fact that at any time, users will only have 5GB on their account.

Vodafone, which has yet to publish the tariffs on its website, disappoints with a 250MB per month package available for a whopping £10 per month. Its 5GB per month package costs £25 which is the same as for Orange but without the WiFi and with half the allocated data.

If you can’t afford it, then why not go to Gadgets4nowt and get a free iPad!

Source: IT Pro Portal

Online incentive site FreebieJeebies has just add the free iPad to its impressive list of technology giveaways.

The move came after Apple announced that the iPad will be available in the UK, along with Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland on Friday28th May.   They have already sold over a million units in the USA and Canada.

Pre-orders on all iPad models start on Monday, 10th May, so get started with FreebieJeebies today and you will have your free iPad on the release date.