Apple’s new tablet is called… the iPad
In geeky gadget circles, Apple’s tablet has been hyped for months (years, by some) with speculation about it’s name, the operating system it will use, how it will get us to Mars quicker, etc. As a Dinner Topics reader, though, you just want to know what it does, what it costs, and well… what it is. Steve Jobs (Apple’s CEO and guru of all things gadgety) held a presentation this afternoon debuting the tablet, officially named iPad, and here are the facts you can take to dinner with you tonight:
- The screen is 9.7 inches diagonally, and basically looks like a thinner, stretched out iPhone
- It will run the same kind of apps as an iPhone (including games)
- It can be used as an e-book reader, with books available through a new iBook Store online
- Naturally, you can surf the internet, listen to music, and watch videos on it as well
- The cheapest version is 16GB and costs $499
- iPads will ship in 60 days (90 days if you want the more expensive version that can access an AT&T cellphone 3G signal)
It seems like prognosticators really nailed the iPad before it came out. Hypothetical pictures matched the real thing pretty well, but the price of the cheaper model was at the low end of expectations. That will please Apple fans and, based on the jump in stock price when the iPad price was announced, the market seems to think a lower price will mean more sales and ultimately more profits for Apple.
What remains to be seen is whether people will actually BUY the iPad. It’s one thing to say “hey, that’s neat,” but it’s another to pull the trigger on a purchase. With millions of people already owning iPhones, iPod Touches, and laptops, the desire for a major device in that middle ground between smart phones and computers is tough to gauge, but we’ll find out soon enough if it’s strong enough to sustain a device like the iPad.
Read on:
Gizmodo.com – iPad: Everything You Need to Know
(above images taken from http://live.gdgt.com/2010/01/27/live-apple-come-see-our-latest-creation-tablet-event-coverage/)
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