Recently, Apple has officially announced the Tablet PC Apple iPad. Have become available official images and specifications of new items.
"The new gadget - a first-class mobile device, so part of the current iPod touch owners probably will pass on the iPad» - said Gene Munster senior analyst of Piper Jaffray.
Characteristics
iPad pretty neat device: it is slightly smaller album sheet A4, with a thickness of 1.3 cm and weighs only 680 grams, or 730, depending on whether the module is installed whether or not the 3G connection. LED-display on the IPS-matrix has a 9.7 inch diagonal, resolution 1024x768 pixels with a density of 132 dots per inch. He has a special coating that does not leave marks on the fingers, and standard viewing angles of 178 degrees.
Apple A4 processor with a clock speed of 1GHz. The company says about this chip, so it is on its high performance and low power consumption.
Apple iPad
Apple iPad
Apple iPad
During the presentation it was said that the graphics processor supports OpenGLS. Through dock connector iPad can be connected to an external display or TV panel. In this picture resolution screen will be the same 1024x768 pixels, and video - 576p / i and 480p / i.
Built-in storage capacity could be 16GB, 32GB or 64GB, which should be enough and the music, and photos and even videos.
In addition to the capacity model iPad will be different even a set of wireless communications. Model "easier" will only have support for Wi-Fi and Bluetooth (not yet very clear possibility of the latter), in the older models will also support data transfer via the network 3G. It supports a network of GSM / EDGE, and UMTS / HSDPA, for which introduced slot MicroSIM.
According to Apple, iPad is powered by batteries, which should be sufficient for 10 hours of active work or a month in standby mode.
Software
Underlying iPad is clearly an operating system from the iPhone, but it supports more Multi-Touch gestures and having more control over programs. For the first time for mobile devices Apple it was realized the concept of drop-down toolbars and menus, which allows iPad OS to take place is already a step higher, compared with the iPhone OS.
iPad comes with the following applications:
• Safari - in general, have a familiar version of the browser installed in the iPhone and iPod touch. Also, do not support Flash.
• Mail - a full-featured mail client with attachment viewing, vertical and horizontal viewing mode.
• Photos
• Video player.
• YouTube - video hosted on the server YouTube.
• iPod - music player.
• iTunes - access to the service iTunes Store.
• App Store - access to the service App Store.
• iBooks - buying and reading electronic books and periodicals.
• Maps of Google.
• Notes
• Calendar
• Contacts
At the presentation Apple emphasized that iPad grew out of iPhone platform and applications written for the latter, will be run without problems and planshetnike. Moreover, these programs can be run in the mode of the original window and open on the entire display.
Russian language is fully supported: there is a spell checker, and Russian interface.
Cost
Official prices for iPad in the United States were within expectations: a model iPad Wi-Fi is from 500 to 700 dollars depending on the capacity model iPad Wi-Fi + 3G - from 630 to 830 dollars.
Wi-Fi in the sale received within 60 days, Wi-Fi + 3G - 90 days. It is still unknown whether this refers only to the United States or other countries too.
Conclusion
Analysts had predicted sales of the newest tablet Apple over the next couple of years, it is estimated that in 2010 will be sold 4 million iPad, and in 2011 - twice as much.
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