Apple iPad

Apple iPad

The iPad was unveiled on the 27th January 2010 and will be released in April 2010. The Apple iPad features Apple’s new ARM-based processor with integrated GPU. The Apple iPad measures 0.5 inches by thickness and it weighs 1.5 pounds. Its IPS display measures 9.7 inches and it comes with full capacitive multi-touch. Viewing angle is considered wide at 178 degrees with accurate color reproduction. The Apple iPad will be released in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions. It also has 3G, Wi-Fi 802.11n and Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR connectivity, speaker, microphone and an Apple 30-pin port. Apple claims the battery life will be up to 10 hours and for standby time, it will lasts a month.

Features

This PC Tablet comes with the Safari browser with full viewable options without having the need to zoom in or out. It supports the landscape or portrait mode as it comes with a built-in accelerometer that will help to automatically switch the viewing mode to either landscape or portrait view. For the need of typing, there’s a large onboard QWERTY keyboard that will come to view on the iPad’s screen when you have use it. Photos on the iPad can be viewed fully on the large screen with the ability to scroll along the photos. In other words, the iPad can act as a Digital Photo Frame in this category. When it comes to media, this tablet comes with access to the iTunes store, YouTube and YouTube HD streaming. Movies, TV-shows and music videos are playable on the iPad with a full screen view and a menu layout. Games can be played on the Apple iPad including games without modifications. For the games, players can also play them in full view mode by increasing the pixels. The iPad also offers the ability to view ebooks and it has been noted that the New York Times contributed heavily in this section by creating a showcase of its newspaper for the iPad readers. Also in this section, comes the new iBook Store that includes partnership of Apple with Penguin, HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Macmillan and Hachette Book Group. This goes on to show that eBooks from these publishers will be available in the ePub Format on the iPad. There’s also iWorks that will be sold at $10 each Pages, Numbers and Keynote).

Accessories

Together with the Apple iPad, a keyboard dock will be offered as an accessory that includes a full-size keyboard that will help in making the iPad act and look like a laptop or netbook.