The
iPad is a tablet computing device product from Apple Inc. The device was announced on January 27, 2010, at a press conference at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco. The device was rumored for several months, with iSlate and iTablet among rumored names.
The device is expected to incorporate a 10-inch (26 centimeter) multi-touch display made by Innolux, a subsidiary of Foxconn. The price is expected to be more than the iPhone but less than an Apple notebook computer.
The iPad's lowest grade model with a 16GB hard drive will run for $499 dollars with the 32 GB running for $599 and the 64GB running at $699. Buyers will also have the opportunity to purchase the iPad with 3G connectivity with the lowest grade model starting at $629 and going up. The Wi-Fi models will ship in late March while the 3G models will ship in April.
Yair Reiner claims the iSlate will compete in the market against dedicated e-book devices such as the Barnes & Noble nook and the Amazon Kindle while offering 70% of revenue to publishers, the same arrangement accorded developers of the App Store. These arrangements would also extend to print publishers who currently receive less in digital work royalties from companies like
Amazon.com.
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The ipad will sit on a charger/stand in my Bedroom dimmed out at night, with merely the clock /date displayed at night. The dimmed screen will act as a nightlight. Morning comes too soon, and the alarm rings. After pushing the virtual "Snooze" button a couple of times to get the extra few minutes sleep, I push the virtual "Dismiss" button and get up. The clock disappears and iPad displays my favorite photograph of the day and plays Pandora music while I get ready. After I get cleaned up, i take the iPad downstairs and read New York Times while I have breakfast. The screen quality is so good I dont even need my reading glasses for it. The is no bootup time. I like that. Oops ... I spill some crumbs on the keyboard. Except there is no keyboard. It is just a screen that I just wipe off. And the things is soooo beautiful it just feels organic on my hand. After breakfast, I set the iPad on a charging stand on the living room wall, where it will display a random family Portrait. I forget about the iPad and go to my study to work on my iMac and unloved PC.
Dinnertime. I am going to have a friend over tonight. So I take the iPad and set it on the kitchen counter. I find a recipe on Chilean sea bass that wowed her before. I set the iPad on a stand and watch a show on it while cooking. My friend comes over, and sees my new toy. She is more impressed with my new toy than my cooking ... hahaaa. After dinner, we snuggle at the sofa. I show her some videos we took on a recent ski trip on the iPad. Yea, I look good down the bumps .... up until the awesome wipeout !
We talk about a new book she heard about at work. We find a review of the book on the iPad. She'll get that book for sure, but she'll have to get her own Kindle for it if she is too cheap to have an iPad instead. As for me, I don't really read too many books. I'll read my magazines on the iPad. Something tells me the Sport Illustrated swimsuit edition will look better on it than on the Kindle.
I heard about the games that are coming for the iPad. But i doubt if anything will replace the Wii for me. But who knows, I can change.
By the way, is that a picture of you? If so, you can totally post that in your profile! :)