Apple unleash iPad on the world

Today’s the day, Apple unleashed their tablet PC, the iPad, on the unsuspecting world. The iPad sports a 9.7 inch multi-touch screen and comes in a range of sizes, 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB. Add in 3G connectivity to the 64 GB version and it’ll set you back $829 to keep up with the Joneses. If that’s your thing then read the full specifications

* 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit widescreen Multi-Touch display
* 1024×768 res at 132 ppi
* 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive
* 1GHz Apple A4 processor
* Accelerometer sensor
* Audio formats supported: AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
* H.264, Main Profile level 3.1, MPEG-4 video support
* Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
* 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
* Built-in speakers
* Microphone
* 9.56 x 7.47 x 0.5 inch
* 1.5 pounds

The Apple iPad obviously sports Wi-Fi connectivity and for a premium it’ll hook up via 3G. It uses Apple’s Safari browser, handles emails, has a funky photo gallery and cool looking book app, iBooks. Needless to say there will be plenty of apps available for the iPad which will all look groovy and make your friends go ‘ooooo’, but surely the iPad is just a bigger version of the iPhone? We feel the iPad is trying to fit into a market that isn’t really there, but it’ll sell mainly because of the logo on the back and we’re sure its good at what it does but do we really need it? Well that’s your call.

Pricing options

Wifi 16GB - $499, 32GB - $599, 64GB - $699
Wifi and 3G 16GB - $629, 32GB - $729, 64GB - $829

Source: Apple

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