The new eBay iPad application is now available for download and allows users to buy and sell using the iPad. The app is a stunning visual experience that allows users to browse through hundreds of listings in minutes through a simplified search.

Pictures from eBay Innovation Demo Expo 2010

In the first of a series of behind-the-scenes videos from the demos on display at this week’s Innovation Demo Expo at eBay HQ, I got a quick overview of a proposal from eBay Motors by Danny Chang (@eBayMotors). Before jumping into the video, I want to make sure that folks realize that none of the demos on display yesterday are live on site nor are they in development. Rather, this expo acts as a catalyst for good ideas to go beyond the idea phase and turns them into a reality.

I’ve covered the Innovation Demo Expo here at eBay for a couple of years now and yesterday’s event was the best one yet. The internal event is designed to encourage eBay employees to come up with new and innovative ideas that would benefit eBay buyers and sellers. There have been a few apps and technologies that came out of this event – most notable being the eBay iPhone application.

As you know I was lucky enough to attend the Bloom Energy launch event yesterday at eBay Inc. in-person. In addition to covering the event on Twitter, I managed to capture some of the proceedings with my Flipcam.

This morning, eBay hosted the unveiling of a new, state-of-the-art technology at its PayPal campus in San Jose. It’s called the Bloom Energy Server (or “Bloom Box”), and some are saying it will revolutionize the world.

Developed by Bloom Energy Corporation, the Bloom Energy Server is an SUV-sized box that corporations install outside their buildings to generate their own electricity from almost any fuel source. Bloom Energy introduced its groundbreaking technology at eBay Inc. headquarters along with California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, General Colin Powell, and several of its early customers.

The eBay Android app is now available for free at the Android Market and can be downloaded by searching “eBay” from the Android Market on your handset. In addition to traditional type search, the eBay application – like most Android apps – comes enabled with speech-to-text voice search. Simply tap the microphone button near the search bar and say what you’re searching for. The app will then automatically search for that item…

All, I’m still answering specific questions through email and comments here on Ink but in the meantime, I wanted to share a little sneak peak into what is happening behind the scenes. In addition to our usual Customer Service call center and PR efforts around news like this, we have also established two dedicated Communications…

I was also able to spend some time with Lynda Talgo, Senior Director of Resolutions at eBay, to discuss the eBay Buyer Protection news coming out of today’s Seller Release in more detail. What follows is a 3-part, face-to-face with Lynda in the lobby of the Community building at San Jose HQ. Again, like the video conversation with Dinesh, I’ve embedded the questions right into the videos.

I was able to spend some time with Dinesh Lathi, VP of Buyer and Seller Experience at eBay, to discuss the news coming out of today’s Seller Release (eBaySR) in more detail. I did my best to anticipate some of the more challenging questions that may be on Ink reader’s minds and posed them to Dinesh (I realize you’ll have a ton more… and I’m happy to ask those too). What follows is a 7-part, comprehensive sit-down discussion with Dinesh in the lobby of the Community building at San Jose HQ. I’ve embedded the questions right into the videos.