Looking like the big brother of the iPhone, everyone is hyping over the new iPad coming out soon this year!
The iPad isn’t a typo of iPod, which one can imagine why people would think so since it was just unveiled.
So, what is the iPad? It is simply put, a larger version of the iTouch or the iPhone. Introduced on Wednesday January 27th, 2010 in San Francisco, this new touch screen device is thin and smaller than a magazine. Apple designed it as a tablet computer that can be conveniently used as a e-book reader. In fact, Apple is launching a online iTunes e-book store where people can buy books online and download them to their iPad. The iPad’s operating system isn’t the Mac OS as many have hoped, it is actually the iPhone operating system. Like the iPhone, you will be able to surf the internet, listen to music, download different applications and access plan organizers. Actually, the iPad will have 140,000 applications already available for downloading and will be able to run any application in Apple’s App Store unmodified, and of course, it offers additional features like the e-book reader.
With its extremely slim design of 9.7 inch LED screen, it is very portable as well as energy efficient. The iPad can be bought with 16 GB and 64 GB of flash storage and has 10 hours of battery life, which is great for travelling. Depending on the specific model, the iPad supports WiFi as well as 3G technology, and will be available for as low as $499 with Wi-Fi.
The one downside to the iPad has to be its operating system, as slim and portable as it is, it can never compare to regular tablet PCs due to its inability in multitasking. As mentioned above, the iPad uses the iPhone operating system, which supports only one window, or one task at a time. This may be a deal breaker for many serious computer users out there. Other deal breaker would be its poor storage size. Sure, it is flash drive, producing little sound and heat, but only 16 to 64 GB is just too little for computing use.
In conclusion, the iPad is not the ideal replacement for tablet PCs due to its limited operating system. If you are looking for connection on the go, the iPhone will satisfy your need anyways, except for reading e-book. Nonetheless, the iPad is still a piece of engineering beauty that is worth trying out. It will be interesting to see how the iPad turns out after it releases in March and April this year. Stay “in Tune.”
Are you looking forward to this new Apple product? Will this product be a total disappointment or a marketing revolution? Feel free to Comment.
– By Bo and Austin
It's going to be interesting to see if the iPad is successful or not. Honestly, for me, I don't think there is much of a market. Especially if it is going to be upwards of 600$ and if, like you said, it can't compete with other tablets out there. If you are someone how looks at the idea of a tablet and says: YES THAT WOULD WORK FOR ME ! I NEED IT! would you really want an iPad if it's a glorified iTouch? No.
So, it'll be interesting. I'm thinking the iPad Gen 2 will come out soon with hardware updates. Then maybe it will have a change.