Apple iPad

Technical Info
  • dimensions: 9.56" x 7.46" x 0.5"
  • weight: 1.5 pounds
  • battery life: 10 hours in-use
  • processor: 1GHz Apple A4
  • storage: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB options
  • display size: 9.7 inches
  • display resolution: 1024x768
  • LED-backlit; IPS wide viewing angle
  • multi-touch screen; fingerprint resistant coating
  • Wi-Fi and Bluetooth capable

Product Review

The Apple iPad is a device that has a lot in common with tablet computers but also introduces a new classification of products with its April 3, 2010 release. The intention of the device is to offer a new, comprehensive approach to interacting with many functions and services that are served by several currently existing products.

Apple also intends for the iPad to bring similar sweeping, revolutionary changes to portable computing that the iPod brought for the music industry. The iPad makes itself unique from other devices in three main ways: a multi-touch display, an ultra-slim design, and a custom built, reimagined intuitive user interface.

The display on the system is capable of real-time configuration between landscape and portrait orientations by automatically detecting how the user is holding the device. The system is also designed to be virtually button-free, with a multi-touch, 9.7 inch LCD with in-plane switching (IPS) and LED backlight for bright, vibrant displays with...read more