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[[file:iFad.png|thumb|right|225px|An iFad showing the newspaper ''[[USB Today]]''.]]
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|name=iFad
|image=[[File:Everyone v. Farnsworth.jpg|225px]]
|image text=An iFad showing the [[USB Today]] with the [[Everyone v. Farnsworth]] trial news
|origin=The [[Planetoid]]
|first appear={{e|6ACV09}}
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The '''iFad''' is a computer or kindle produced and sold on [[the planetoid|a planetoid]] by [[robot]]s.
The '''iFad''' is a computer or kindle produced and sold on the [[Planetoid]] by [[Robot|robots]]. It is probably marketed as a platform for audio and visual media such as books, periodicals, movies, music, and games, as well as web content, much like the {{w|iPad}}.<ref name ="Details">{{cite web |url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad</ref>
 
== Additional information ==


== Additional Info ==
=== Allusions ===
=== Allusions ===
* The name "iFad" is a reference to Apple's {{w|iPad}} as well as the word ''fad''. Apple was also heavily referenced in "[[Attack of the Killer App]]", though the iPad was not mentioned.
*Its name is a reference to Apple's {{w|iPad}} as well as the word ''fad''. Apple was also heavily referenced in "[[Attack of the Killer App]]", though the iPad was not mentioned.
**The [[eyePhone]] is another item referencing Apple's merchandise.


=== Appearances ===
=== Appearances ===
* {{e|6ACV09}}
*{{e|6ACV09}}


[[Category:Misc]]
[[Category:Technology]]
[[Category:Technology]]

Revision as of 23:18, 13 August 2010

iFad
Everyone v. Farnsworth.jpg
An iFad showing the USB Today with the Everyone v. Farnsworth trial news
OriginThe Planetoid
First appearance"A Clockwork Origin" (6ACV09)
Episode

The iFad is a computer or kindle produced and sold on the Planetoid by robots. It is probably marketed as a platform for audio and visual media such as books, periodicals, movies, music, and games, as well as web content, much like the iPad.[1]

Additional Info

Allusions

  • Its name is a reference to Apple's iPad as well as the word fad. Apple was also heavily referenced in "Attack of the Killer App", though the iPad was not mentioned.
    • The eyePhone is another item referencing Apple's merchandise.

Appearances