Apple’s 27th January Event has finished, and the long awaited tablet has been announced. And it’s called the iPad. It’s very much like the iPod Touch/iPhone stretched up.
The iPad includes redesigned Mail, Contacts, Calendar, Safari, Notes, Photos, Youtube, Videos and many other built-in apps.
One of the coolest apps is the new iBooks app. It includes the new iBook Store, and is an awesome e-book reading app. Apple has signed deals with many leading publishers already.
The iPad will run all of the 140,000+ apps in the App Store, which will be stretched or displayed in a little window in the middle. They also released the iPad SDK, for dedicated iPad apps. Several developers spoke at the conference, such as EA. Apple is also making iWork for the iPad, which will cost $10 per app (Pages, Numbers, Keynote)
The device has a 9.7inch, LED-backlit, IPS display with a 178° viewing angle. It is also multi-touch (obviously.)
The device will have a Wifi only model in 16, 32 and 64GB, and they will all be available with 3G as well.
These are some of the accessories. They have announced a iPad dock, and one with a keyboard. It is also compatible with the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard too. It is also available with a jacket which doubles as a clever stand. Other accessories include a VGA, component and composite output cables, and a dock connector to USB or SD adpater.
The iPad runs at 1Ghz on Apple’s new 1Ghz A4 processor.
So, what do you think? I personally think it is a great device, but others think it’s just a stetched iPhone. Which is true. At the moment. Let’s see what’s to come. No release date yet, but will I get one when it comes? Depends on the UK pricing, which we will post when available.
[Via Engadget, Gizmodo and gdgt Liveblog and Apple.com for info.]
