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Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2010

Today in Techland: Behold, the Apple tablet is upon us. That’s right. The iPad has landed. Peter brought us all of the details from his seat in Steve Jobs’ audience earlier today including a live-blog of the unveil, a specs sheet, photo gallery and hands-on first look. Check everything out for major water cooler bonus points in the a.m.

And, if you want to be super cool, check out today’s podcast, which is certainly iPad-tastic.

Here’s what else going on in nerd news around the Web:

Oh geez, did they ask for it. iPad? That’s the equivalent to naming your child Trojan; middle name: Man. Of course, the Web lit up like a pin ball machine, zinging jokes back and forth. Some were funny. Others were stupid. So who made me laugh? The ladies of Lemondrop. They brought us a list of questions they had about the new iPad. I fancy #3: Will the 16-, 32- and 64-gig varieties be referred to as “light,” “regular,” and “super”? Read the rest here.

DC vs. Marvel. Why on Krypton is DC and Marvel having a ring-off? Both comic publishers have been offering cheap swag per a certain number of purchases in lieu of reassurance that their comics are just darn good.

FIGHT! We could see a reboot of the Mortal Kombat film franchise sometime in the near future via the WB, says MTV. It’s way too soon to speculate about how good it would be because, let’s face it, it’s a bunch of amazing ninjas fighting to the death. It could be awesome. Then again…it could not.

Money matters, folks. Just ask James Cameron. The LA Times reports that director Guy Ritchie will skip his gig directing upcoming film Lobo for Sherlock Holmes 2. The first Holmes installment drug in $389 million dollars, which is why I’m sure is why the studio is salivating for more.

Moving on up. Comcast High-Speed Internet Service will start rolling out IPv6 in 2010, according to the Comcast blog. They go on to say, “The supply of IPv4 addresses is limited and will eventually be exhausted,” citing that they’ve been developing the IPv6 tech for the past 5 years. Cross your fingers for improvement.

Trying to Be Optimistic About a Google Music-Streaming System

The Wall Street Journal’s Amir Efrati and Ethan Smith are reporting that Google is working on a consumer-electronics system designed to stream music–and, eventually, maybe video and other media–around the home. Their story doesn’t have much in the way of detail, but does say that Google’s brainchild might be akin to a lower-cost version of Sonos’s excellent-but-pricey music-streaming products. Absent more details, there are several ways to respond to this sketchy bit of news.

The 12 Best Android Widgets for 2012

With all due respect to smartphone apps, sometimes you don’t want to open a new program just to get some quick info or perform a minor task. That’s where Android widgets come in handy, bringing the functionality of those apps right to the phone’s home screen. But not all widgets are wonderful. Some are glorified app launchers, while others are downright ugly. Here are the 12 best widgets that no discerning Android user should be without.