Apple named their all-new tablet -- iPad, and not iTablet or iSlate as we had thought and rumored. The iPad was revealed by Steve Jobs, at a press conferance held in Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco.
The device packs a number of advanced features within its thin frame and strictly follows green engineering to reduce the enviormental impact. iPad uses Mercury-free LCD display, Recyclable aluminum and glass enclosure, Arsenic-free display glass and there is no PVC and BFR.
iPad has a 9.7-inch display with LED backlit IPS display. The display is crispy clear which makes watching videos and photos or browsing the web really an unforgettable experience. As it uses new in-plane switching (IPS) technology for display, iPad offers a wide viewing angle (178), and can take excellent pictures with brilliant colors and contrast, even if it is held in anyway. The glossy wide screen Multi-touch display is based on a similar technology used in iPhone, and has a resolution of 1024 x 768. The device uses fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating and supports multiple languages and characters. The design of iPad with slight curves at the backside make it easy to hold and handle. It is .5-inch thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds.
Features of the device includes a 1 GHz Apple A4 processors, iPhone 3.2 OS and 16GB-64GB memory flash drive, ambient ligh sensors, accelerometer, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n, UMTS/HSDPA 850, 1900, 2100 MHz, GSM/EDGE 850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz, 3G, Sim card slot, 3.5-mm sterio headphone jack, micro phone, built-in speakers, dock connector, etc. The machine uses a rechargeable lithium-polymer battery which can give a battery juice upto 10 hours for surfing the internet or watch video and listen to music. You can recharge the iPad through a 30-pin dock connector found at the bottom of iPad which can also be used in sync with iTunes, camera connection kit and also with keyboard dock.
The iPad uses two modes of display -- potrait and landscape. Apple offers a large keyboard in their iPad. There is a new option, an iBook application -- a virtual bookshelf, for reading eBook and can wirelessly download books. The eBook feature can display black & white and color contents and also provide sample videos and images for detailed reading. For this Apple has tied-up with all famous publishing companies such as HarperCollins, MacMillan, Penguin, Simon & Schuster, Hachett Book etc. Interchangeable and re-sizable fonts are the other specifications that Apple has included in their eBook.
The iPad is coming with more than 140,000 applications, majority of them are designed for iPhone, so you can sync this application easily with iPad, iPhone and also with iPod touch, from your Mac or PC or can directly download from Application store. The in-built A4 processor lets you to enjoy the powerful applications and games with exceptional ease and comfort.
Apple has redesigned their iWork applications in Mac for their iPad. As you know you can create word processing documents, presentations and also spread sheets with Keynote, pages and numbers in iWork. Now you can make all of these in a multi touch large screen at an unbelivable speed. The iWork which is used in iPad is specially designed like all new features in iPad. Keynote helps you to make presentations or slide shows with amazing graphics, themes, animations and effects, particularly designed for iPad. With pages you can create stylish documents with easy to use format tools and templates. Where as numbers create stunning spreadsheets within seconds and can create compelling, charts etc.
If we look at the connectivity side of iPad, the WiFi, 3G and Bluetooth provided in the tablet won't disappoint you. iPad is using the fastest WiFi networks which helps you to locate all the available WiFi networks automatically. With the 3G model you can enjoy the fastest internet with data transfer upto 7.2 Mbps, even if there is no WiFi network or when you travel. With Bluetooth you can connect wireless headphones or Apple's wireless keyboards.
With this all-new device you can enjoy the web browsing on a crystal clear display and can check mails, watch videos from YouTube, and there is Google Map to guide you. The home screen helps you to easily select your favorite application. You can even customize the homescreen as per your choice.
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