Apple Unveils The New Apply iPad
Steve Jobs, Apple CEO, Unveils the New Apple Tablet or Apple Ipad to millions of people who have been waiting for this moment for a long time.
Steve said “this is truly a magical product”, the device could browse the Web, let users send e-mail, share photos, watch videos, listen to music, play games and read e-Books.
Much like an iPhone, the iPad has a touch screen that zooms in and out of Web sites and a virtual keyboard. It also orients to portrait or landscape viewing, depending on how you hold it.
Jobs said it will be half-an-inch thick and weigh in at 1.5 pounds. It will have a 9.7-inch display and include Wi-Fi and Bluetooth connectivity. ABC News.
The iPad specifications:
- 1GHz Apple A4 processor (custom)
- 0.5″ thick
- 1.5 pounds
- 9.7″ Capacitive touchscreen
- 16-64GB of SSD storage
- 3G available but not in all iPads
- $14.99 for 250MB, $29.99 for unlimited data on AT&T (no contract)
- 3G iPads are unlocked, have GSM micro SIMs
- Accelerometer, Compass
- 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1
- Runs iPhone apps in window or pixel doubling
- Hardware-accelerated OpenGL graphics
- SDK out today
- $499 for 16GB base model, $830 for all maxed out
iPad limitations:
- 64GB only. What if you have lots of videos and music?
- No Video chat because there is no camera.
This the first video released on Youtube showing the Apple iPad.
Via – Crunchgear – ABC news
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