Steve Jobs sitting in a chair on stage, presenting the ipad
Well, the Applet tablet is finally official, and it even has name…ipad! Steve Jobs is on stage at the Yerba Buena Center in San Francisco, CA presenting the device even as I write:
Breaking: Price starts at $499! Amazing! Available in 60-90 days.
- If you need to type for real hard core, then plugs into ipad keyboard dock.
- The device looks beautiful, as expected.
- It appears to run an iphone derived OS and is a top of the line e-reader.
- Unlike clunky devices like the Kindle, this thing is in full color, allows all objects, images, etc to be touchable with your hands.
- Maps look beautiful on the device.
- 1Ghz Apple A4 custom chip with 16GB to 64GB memory. 0.5 inches thin, 1.5 pounds. 9.7 inch display.
- 10 hour battery life, 1 month standby life.
- High defition video HDTV.
- Virtually every iphone app will work on the device.
- It is basically a big ipod touch, but way more powerful.
- This could revolutionize gaming – powerful processor, excellent graphics, combined with multitouch capability never seen before on a gaming platform.
- A key strength here seems to be that the ipad will seamlessly allow the thousands of developers for the iphone to jump onto the ipad and develop stunning applications quickly, easily.
- Ibook store to offer enormous amount of book and publisher content
- Way better than traditional books. Web 2.0 enabled with video, images, author updates and additions
- “The most beautiful word processor you will ever see”
- iwork – spreadsheets, word processor retooled from the ground up for this device
- As powerful as a computer, but an intimate experience that is unlike anything else available today
- Easily connects to projectors
- Uses AT&T for 3G network…oh no!
- $9.99 for each iwork app – not bad!
- syncs over USB with itunes, just like ipod/iphone
- Activate directly on ipad itself. It is unlocked, so can use with multiple networks worldwide
Pricing:
- 16 GB version is $499 with WiFi
- 32 GB is $599
- 64 GB is $699
- 64GB plus 3G – $829
The Kindle doesn’t hold a chance against this thing. More to follow. Below are some screen shots of the event:
baseball on the ipad
Look out kindle...ipad ebooks rock!
In front of the yerba buena center...is Aaron Saenz in the picture?
neat!
Comments
“People think about what they don’t want and attract more of the same.’ ipad is the best gadget ever,.. you can play games on it and listen you’re favorite music on it, i really want to have one soon,.
“People think about what they don’t want and attract more of the same.’ ipad is the best gadget ever,.. you can play games on it and listen you’re favorite music on it, i really want to have one soon,.
Through all the analysis that I have done over the last little while, the IPhone is a very good selection. Here in Canada we have quite a few choices with regards to service providers. So my next choice is who I will go with WRT a service provider? These screen protectors which are accessible, just how great are they???????? Would an excellent case be a much better alternative? Also, it seems the 32 Gb model is the way to go…
Through all the analysis that I have done over the last little while, the IPhone is a very good selection. Here in Canada we have quite a few choices with regards to service providers. So my next choice is who I will go with WRT a service provider? These screen protectors which are accessible, just how great are they???????? Would an excellent case be a much better alternative? Also, it seems the 32 Gb model is the way to go…
For me the iPad is the best gadget ever made. However, I’m not buying it unless it has a multitasking capabilities… I’m sure apple will make a way to address that problem…
For me the iPad is the best gadget ever made. However, I’m not buying it unless it has a multitasking capabilities… I’m sure apple will make a way to address that problem…