It’s time you knew the ugly truth… we have a strong Trekkie contingent here on the Your Car Matters staff.  When the iPad3 was released in March, the cry around here wasn’t “Where can I get one?” but “WE TOLD YOU SO!”  Just like Kirk’s communicator became the cell phone, the PADDs introduced in Star Trek- The Next Generation have come to life as the iPad.  There are two articles you might find interesting… the first tells the story of how and why PADDs were influenced by the needs of television, and the second is a link to an app at iTunes store that will give you the full LCARS interface and turn your lame iPad into a genuine 23^rd century PADD.  Live long and prosper!