With all the gizmos, apps, real-time updates and life-changing articles strewn in your path, nothing's more complicated than sorting through and finding time for everything you want to read.

Tougher still if you're a first-gen iPad user. What's iPad about, anyway? How long will it take to master it, you may ask? And what apps might maximize its usefulness?

Here's a lifesaver: Flipboard packages images, videos, articles, Facebook updates and Tweets in a format for your iPad that would make any aesthete beam with pride.

Flipboard curates material published by friends on Facebook and Twitter, turning links to photos, videos, and articles into delectable and lovingly formatted iPad eye candy. It's optimized for browsing, like your favorite glossy. Support for LinkedIn, Yelp and Tumblr are coming—meaning soon you'll be able to peruse blogs, restaurant reviews and updates with colleagues.

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