Apple iPad Announced

“Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price.”

Yes, that’s right, the long awaited Apple Tablet or iPad is here. In short, it’s like a huge iPod Touch. Now we know what most people are getting for Christmas 2010 :P

Pricing (16GB, 32 GB, 64GB)
Wi-Fi Models: $499, $599 and $699
Wi-Fi + 3G Models: $629, $729 and $829

Apple iPad - Home Screen

Main Features

• Safari

The large Multi-Touch screen on iPad lets you see web pages as they were meant to be seen — one whole page at a time.

• Mail
  

In landscape or portrait, the email automatically rotates and fills the screen. No matter which orientation you use, you can scroll through your mail, compose a new email using the large, on-screen keyboard, or delete messages, with nothing more than a tap and a flick.

• Photos

The new Photos app displays the photos in an album as though they were in a stack. Just tap or pinch to open the stack, and the whole album opens up.

• Video

The large, high-resolution screen makes iPad perfect for watching any kind of video: from HD movies and TV shows, to podcasts and music videos.

• YouTube

iPad YouTube

The YouTube app organizes videos so they’re really easy to see and navigate.

• iPod

With the iPod app, all your music is literally at your fingertips.

• iTunes

Just tap on the iTunes Store icon, and you can browse and buy music, TV shows, podcasts — or buy and rent movies — wirelessly, right from your iPad.

• App Store

iPad will run almost 140,000 apps from the App Store. Everything from games to business apps, and more.

• iBooks

Just download the app for free from the App Store, and you’ll be able to buy everything from classics to bestsellers from the built-in iBookstore.

• Maps

See more of the world with high-resolution Satellite and Street View images.

• Notes

With its expansive display and large, on-screen keyboard, iPad makes jotting down notes easy.

• Calendar

iPad makes it easy to keep on schedule by displaying Day, Week, Month or List views of your calendar.

• Contacts

The Contacts app on iPad makes finding names, numbers and other important information quicker and easier than ever before.

• Home Screen

The Home Screen gives you one-tap access to everything on iPad.

• Spotlight Search

Spotlight Search allows you to search across iPad, and all of its built-in apps.

Technical Specifications

Source + More info @ Apple

See Also:

1. Banned iPad Promo
2. iPod Nano – 5G
3. iPhone 4 Announced!