Buyer Beware: Check that new iPad 2 in store before you leave!

 By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Reports from CTV News of 24 sealed iPad boxes containing modeling clay sold from Canadian big box retailers has brought to light a scam where brand new iPads and chargers are replaced with clay and then the boxes are shrinkwrapped, returned for a refund and then sold to unsuspecting customers who come home only to be surprised by a lump of clay.

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HP TouchPad is available in Canada today for $449

Palm, HP and webOS enthuiasts waiting to get on the 10" inch bandwagon will be happy to know that they can run out and get HP's TouchPad tablet (or Russell Brand's 'li'l robot butler'). Now retailing for $449 (16GB) and $549 (32GB) from Best Buy Canada and Future Shop, this is the first of many non-smartphone webOS devices from HP which promised big things for the mobile platform including shipping it on every PC in the coming year and even on its printers.

Read our full on HP TouchPad review to see our impressions. Feel free to shoot us any questions about the device or its accessories as we have one in house to test.

Nexus S now on pre-order from Best Buy Canada

The Google Nexus S is certainly one of the most desirable handsets around and for many Canadians obtaining one required an eBay purchase or a trek South of the Border to an American Best Buy. Well, the handset that's expected to be with no less than five carriers in Canada (TELUS, Bell, Rogers, Mobilicity, Videotron and Wind Mobile,) is sort of available for pre-order from Best Buy Canada. There's nothing online, but if your trudge over to your favourite Best Buy and plunk down CAD $50, they'll put you on the list and holler at you when the units arrive. 

BlackBerry PlayBook on schedule for April 19th for $499

The much awaited RIM BlackBerry PlayBook is hitting US and Canada on April 19th and is now available for pre-order from Future Shop and Best Buy. Prices start at $499 for the 16GB WiFi model, $599 for the 32GB WiFi and $699 for the 64GB WiFi model. The BlackBerry PlayBook also has the widest assortment of original cases and accessories of any new tablet we've seen.

Motorola Xoom Honeycomb tablet up for $799 pre-order at Best Buy

Best Buy (US) has an pre-order page up for the highly anticipated Motorola Xoom Honeycomb-powered Android tablet. The first Motorola Xooms are expected to ship on February 24th. These are the Verizon branded version of the Xoom, which means an accompanying data plan is needed. The page shows that the Xoom is already backordered.

Apple iPad now available online at BestBuy.ca

Updated on Monday, December 20, 2010 at 10:34AM by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

It is the hottest item of the year and arguably the most wished-for present this holiday season. Santa from Cupertino and all the dutiful elves in China have worked really hard to ramp up supply and now the iPad is now readily available and even more magical and phenomenal that you can order it online via BestBuy.ca

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