After the introduction, Steve Jobs directly went to the main event and introduced the Apple iPad tablet PC. Finally, the device, which the entire world has been talking about years after years, is revealed. Steve Jobs said, "The iPad is the most advanced piece of tech that I've ever worked on at Apple." I do not know whether it is true or not but the Apple iPad tablet is a great device. It is larger than the iPhone but thinner and far better than iPhone. The Apple iPad tablet shares many features to those of the iPhone. For example, like the iPhone, the Apple iPad tablet has a slide to unlock the screen. It has similar web browsing features to those of the iPhone.
It also offers smooth scrolling. However, neither Jobs nor the Apple folks who appeared on the stage talked about the device’s multitasking capability or phone call capability. At the show, Steve Jobs also introduced three new applications for the Apple iPad tablet PC. These applications compatible with Mac versions and easily connect to projectors each of the applications will cost $9.99
Hardware specs:
- Width: 0.5 inches thin
- Weight: 1.5 pounds
- Display: 9.7 inch IPS display with full capacitive multitouch
- Processor: 1GHz Apple A4 chip
- Internal memory: There are three options: 16GB, 32GB and 64GB.
- Wireless communication: Wi-Fi 802.11n; Bluetooth 2.1+ EDR
- Audio: The Apple iPad tablet has speaker, microphone and 30-pin connector.
- Keyboard: The device has a large onscreen QWERTY keyboard.
- Accelerometer: Yes.
- Compass: Yes
- Standby time: More than one month of standby time. Jobs said that he could take a flight from
- Synchronization: Just like the Apple iPhone, the iPad tablet syncs over USB.
Email: Dropdown in the mail interface. It has a great email interface left column contains message list and full message on the right.
Watching photos and movies: You can look at photo albums, flick through them, share them and do so many things. You can also enjoy YouTube in HD.
Calendar: Just like the iPhone you can check out calendar and months.
iTunes store: The Apple iPad tablet comes with a built-in iTunes store. You can sample music, buy songs. The interface has modals that pop over to give you extra information about the album.
Third party applications: Scott Forstall talked about third party applications on the Apple iPad tablet PC. The Apple iPad tablet will run all the iPhone apps. All the apps of the App store have been re-written to run on the Apple iPad tablet. Moving between small screen and full screen is not a problem at all. You just buy the app, download it and VOILA! So app developers, What are you waiting for?
Gaming: News reports said that Apple has been trying to pitch the iPad tablet as an ideal gaming device. Well, the company lived up to its promise. Apple brought in some game developers to create games for the Apple iPad tablet at their head quarters. Some developers came to the stage and showed the device’s gaming prowess. Mark Hickery from Gameloft, came in and played FPS Nova. The graphics is standard. The user can setup his own controls and new gestures to play games. The tablet has touch enabled controls. The iPad version of Nova will be shipped later this year. Scott Forstall played n OpenGLS and it looked great on the device. Travis Boatman from Electronic Arts appeared on the stage. He showed the NFS Shift on the tablet.
Newspaper reading: Another major feature of the Apple iPad tablet was news paper reading. In the beginning, Steve Jobs browsed web versions National Geographic. Scott Forstall, showed the New York Times on the tablet. There is drop down context menus. You can resize the page with pinch. Another great feature is that there is embedded video inside the newspaper page.
Live Sports streaming: Many Apple users did live streaming of their favorite sports on iPhone. The iPad tablet also has the live sport streaming facility. Chad Evans from MLB.com appeared at the event and showed how the iPad tablet can live stream games and it is just another reason for Apple lovers to go and grab this device.
Book reading: The Apple iPad tablet features a book reading application called the iBook. Apple inked deals with major publishers including Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Harper Collins publishers, Macmillan and Hachett Book Group. The iBook has a bookshelf. From there, users can directly download books into their iPad tablets. The overall design of the iBook is very similar to that of the iTunes music store. It has modal pop-overs that appear. The pages look and read nicely. You can turn the page slowly and change the fonts according to your choice. The store uses e-Pub formats.
Price: The Apple iPad tablet PC will become available in three different capacities. The 16GB Apple iPad tablet PC will cost $500. The 32 GB version will cost $700. Finally, there is the 64GB version that would cost $700. All iPad 3G models are unlocked and they come with GSM microSIMs. The device will come in Wi-Fi and 3G and activating them would cost extra bucks.
Data plan: Once again Apple teamed up with AT&T and came with two new data plans. Both are prepaid. For 250 MB of data, users would have to pay $14.99 per month. The unlimited data plan would cost $29.99 per month. Users would have free access to AT&T hot spots. Jobs told reporters that the international deals will come out in June or July.
Final cost and availability: With Wi-Fi and 3G services activated the 16 GB Apple iPad would cost $629; the 32GB Apple iPad tablet would cost $729; and the 64GB Apple iPad tablet would cost $899. The Apple iPads with Wi-Fi only capability will be shipped in 60 days and the 3G models will be shipped in 90 days.
Accessories: You will get a docking station. There is also the keyboard dock. Yes, you will have a physical keyboard with the Apple iPad tablet PC. Finally, there is a case to keep and carry the device.
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3 comments:
So pretty what people have been waiting for is a larger iPhone with Flash capabilities? Gg apple. Add Flash on iPhone and I'll be happy to pay 899$ for an iPhone instead.
I can see great potential with this product but as an Iphone owner, I am intimately familiar with Apples method of leaving out standard features on their early models. For instance, why wouldnt they include even a basic webcam, bluetooth wireless keyboard, GPS hardware, or even USB ports?
Most of my favorite apps use either the camera or the GPS to conveniently search for local people, products, and information like weather and movies. A camera that allows video phone calls and web chatting would take this to the next level.
I think this is a great product for students and people who want a super Kindle-like device.
I am curious to see how popular this is with technology fanatics like myself. The 1 ghz processor and minimal hard drive seems a bit lame considering the Nexus 1 has almost the same specs as a smartphone.
Then again, what do I know, Steve Jobs is brilliant and the IPAD will probably be a home run.
I haven't checked out the apple products till now, But I can say they are doing the great effort in the electronic market.
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