iPad: Quick Facts
So, you all seen it, Apple released their hot product for this year: iPad Tablet. I bet you’ve seen the video, the Steve Jobs keynote but it seems like a bit hard to remember all of the facts.

Here are some of the facts that you should know, including reviewing some cons that we’ve seen so far. :
Look-n-feel
- 9,7” LCD touch screen.
- The screen won’t be OLED as some people speculated earlier.
- Weight: 680 grs for the WiFi model and 730 grs for the 3G model.
Hardware
- Apple A4 processor. 1GHz.

- Different models with wireless and 3G technology. The iPad will be unlocked, with no company associated.
- The screen is designed with In-Plan switching technology to improve viewing angle.
- 802.11n wireless.
- Bluetooth 2.1.
- Speaker and microphone.
- Accelerometer.
- Compass.
- 10 hour battery.
Applications
- Any iPhone application will work on iPad.
- An SDK for developers will be released. Meaning that accessing new apps every time should be a fact.
- iPad apps will be published in the App Store.
- There are already several apps that are designed: NY Times, iBooks, EA Sports, MLB.com.
Pricing (US)
- 16GB WiFi only: $499
- 32GB WiFI only: $599
- 64GB WiFi only: $699
- 16GB WiFi & 3G: $629
- 32GB WiFi & 3G: $729
- 64GB WiFi & 3G: $829
Cons
- There’s no support for HDMI or HD videos.

- No widescreen.
- No USB connectors. You need adapters for everything.
- No multi-tasking support.
- No webcam.
- No Flash support.
- There are no big surprises with the release; it looks like a bigger iPhone version.
There are some other facts that we’ve found, can you name another relevant? What’s your take about the iPad?





6 Comments
Clearly we should wait for them to develop it further those cons look like they ommited a lot of stuff…
I think a touchscreen key board would have been nice …. i don’t think a wireless device that can access the net should be without a keyboard
Oh Keyboard is there ..
… Woohoo go Apple
This isn’t revolutionary. I’m posting this comment from a touchscreen UMPC from 2006 with a better processor (a 1.2GHz Core thats way better than this) that may be thicker but is way smaller, and can run a full featured operating system, even Vista. It has 2 webcams and obviously supports flash, and yet its way older than this. How is this new product revolutionary?
The keyboard is there and it is the same size as a normal keyboard. Additionally, there is a physical keyboard attachment that can be added.
No SD card slot?