Photos courtesy of apple.com
So it's official @ 1:10 pm EST., Apple's latest gadget is called the iPad. We like iTablet or iSlate better. It's Apple's answer to the Tablet PC. It looks like a big iPhone and works like one too sans phone part. Apple iPad video here.
Photos courtesy of engadget.comHere's a roundup of specs:
0.5" thick
1.5 lbs
9.7" display
full capacitive multi-touch
1 GHz Apple A4 Processor
16 GB - 64 GB Flash storage
Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
Wifi 802.11n
Speaker, Mic, 30-pin connector
Accelerometer & Compass
onscreen QWERTY keyboard
offer 3G models that are unlocked!
Runs iPhone apps natively so no modification necesary. Built-in iTunes, Google Maps, iPhotos, e-mail, web-browsing but no Flash(?), YouTube & YouTube HD, even an iPad specific iWorks app (really? yawn).
New York Times developed an iPad native app for reading their publication.
A new e-reader app developed by Apple called iBook to compete with the likes of Kindle and Nook. There's also an iBook Store of course. Publications are in ePub format. To provide content Apple has partnered with Penguin, Macmillan, Simon & Shuster, McGraw-Hill etc..
The pricing:
$499 for 16GB iPad (base model)
$599 for 32GB
$799 for 64GB
3G models cost an extra $130 @ $629, 729, and 829 with 3G + WiFi
Availability: Shipping in 60 days for WiFi only models and 90 days for 3G models.
