Yes, Steve Jobs has done it again. I will try not to be biased in this writing, but I am a big Apple fan. The new iPad has pretty much everything and starts at the low price of $499.99!
Along with the big 9.7-inch big screen it sports, it also has a 1 GHz custom Apple chip! According to Apple, it can get 10 hours of video, which is about four more times than the iPod Touch and the same as the latest generation iPhone.
I really hate to brag, but the iPad comes in 16, 32, and 64GB capacities for $499, $599, and $699 respectively. And that's just the WiFi version! Apple partnered with Verizon and the iPad also has a built-in wireless modem.
Apple lovers who would like to make use of the 3G service can so which is being offered by Verizon and costs only $15 per month for 250 mg of data, or unlimited for $29.99 per month.
The iPad WiFi antenna supports 802.11 a/b/g/n and weighs only 1.5 pounds. The screen resolution is 1024x768, twice as good as the iPhone/iPod. It can also playback 720HD video, though video output to external sources is limited to 480p. And because it has the same oleophobic coating that's on the iPhone 3GS, it's easy to wipe off smudges and fingerprints.
The iPads screen runs a lot larger than what has been found on Apple's smaller portable devices, which means the developers have more screen room to work with. And at the same time, the iPad is backwards compatible with existing iPod Touch and iPhone applications.
The iPad runs several first-party applications including iCalc, iTunes, a photo gallery, Safari web browser, email, Google maps and YouTube. Many of what was seen on the iPhone only the iPad has such a bigger screen to play with.
Apple also updated on the iPad its version of iWork software. It is the first version of iWork to run on one of Apple's portable devices and makes full use of the iPad's touch screen. This confirms a rumor from The New York Times earlier this month, worth noting, 'that iWork will be offered as three separate apps, all of which will cost $10 a piece. Having numbers, Keynote, and Sheets will run iPad users $30, as opposed to the $79 price tag for the desktop version.'
Steve Jobs also unveiled a new delivery system called iBooks. The new application has a virtual bookshelf with content from five of the major publishers: HarperCollins, Hachette, Penguin, Macmillan, and Simon & Schuster. Apple said the iBooks store will feature both popular books as well as text books...no more lugging around your books on campus!
I think this will be a ground-breaking device that's going to open many doors for Steve Jobs and Apple in the future, and I can't wait to see what they unveil next. I just wonder if Verizon will try to stuff a cellphone in with that 3G iPad.
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