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?

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6 Comments

  1. James Wahome says:

    Clearly we should wait for them to develop it further those cons look like they ommited a lot of stuff…

  2. James Wahome says:

    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

  3. James Wahome says:

    Oh Keyboard is there .. :D … Woohoo go Apple

  4. Sum Guy says:

    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?

  5. Steven Finch says:

    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.

  6. Ruparje says:

    No SD card slot?

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