what is IPAD ?

- January 28, 2010

Apple is releasing IPAD, the Pic tells it all , but I see it like a huge Screen Apple IPOD with more features!

Specifications :

* 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

* 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
* 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
* Capacity 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
* Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
* Accelerometer
* Ambient light sensor
* Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
* Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
* Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Wi-Fi model

    * Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
    * Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Wi-Fi + 3G model

    * UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)
    * GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz)
    * Data only2
    * Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)
    * Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

* Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

* Mono audio

    * Dock connector
    * 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
    * Built-in speakers
    * Microphone
    * SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)

and I'm so happy to see Accessibilty support on Apple IPAD
    * Support for playback of closed-captioned content
    * VoiceOver screen reader
    * Full-screen zoom magnification
    * White on black

According to Jobs, is to be a mobile video-watching, book-reading, game-playing, photo-perusing, music-listening, web-surfing, and email-emailing device. It looks like a big, half-inch-thick, 1.5-pound iPhone - although with a more rectangular aspect ratio - even down to the single circular button below the display.

Its 9.7-inch display is significantly bigger than the seven-incher that some pundits had predicted. You can customize the iPad's desktop images - if a term such as "desktop" is not too passé for the ultra-mobile 21st century. Like the iPhone and countless other handhelds, the iPad works in both portrait and landscape modes.

3G connectivity is optional. Although all iPads will ship unlocked, Apple has what Jobs called "a breakthrough deal" with AT&T (GSM) in the US - not Verizon (CDMA), which had been rumored - that will allow up to 250MB of data per month for $14.99 and unlimited data for $29.99. There will, however, be no contract required. International deals will be available beginning in June.

Pricing begins at $499 - that'll get you a non-3G iPad with 16GB of storage. A 32GB version costs $599, and a 64GB version, $699. Want 3G? That'll be $130 more. The non-3G models will ship in two months; the 3G versions will take an additional month. In addition to a charging dock, a keyboard-equipped dock will also be available for those users who don't want to be limited to the multi-touch display's soft keyboard, although pricing wasn't provided.

Reference Link on Apple site is h3r3.

IPAD Photos