Apple introduced iPad, the tablet PC much awaited and talked. It is a multifunctional device that allows you to play games, read books in EPUB format with iBooks (between the partner publishers as Penguin, Macmillion, Hachette, Simon & Shuster), surfing with Safari (but no flash) and read email. ITunes obviously does not fail nor Google Maps with Stret View.
Apple has also created a version of iWork for iPad, which is controlled – of course – with your fingers. Iwork iPad is priced for $ 9.99 per application – or Keynote, Pages and Numbers.
Another interesting news is that all applications developed for iPhone and iPod Touch compatible with iPad. Not only that, when you purchase one for your iPhone, the application will be downloaded even on iPad, without additional cost.
Turning to hardware, we start with the size of the product, which amounted to 242.8 millimeters in height and 189.7 millimeters in width and 13.4 millimeters thick. The only model with Wi-Fi connectivity weighs 680 grams, while that with Wi-Fi and 3G reaches 730 grams.
The work plan is characterized by a capacitive multi-touch screen with bright LED backlight from 9.7 inches. The maximum resolution is 1024 x 768 pixels to 132 pixels per inch (ppi). The screen is coated with a layer resistant to fingerprints, abrasive and grease.
To move the operating system are a CPU Apple A4. This is a system on chip with a frequency of 1 GHz and designed by Apple itself. I pay more attention to events in the house of Cupertino know that Steve Jobs and company have bought some time ago PA Semi, a company specialized, precisely, in the design of microprocessors.
The internal memory to store files of any kind is, depending on the model, 16GB, 32GB or 64GB. The integrated lithium-polymer battery for 25 WHr allows a separate declaration of up to 10 hours to surf the web with Wi-Fi, watch videos or listen to music. Recharging can occur via adapter or via USB cable connection to a computer. Being an iPhone, iPad greased integrates itself an accelerometer and an ambient light sensor.
As for audio playback, we have a frequency response from 20 Hz to 20,000 Hz, while audio formats are supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps) , MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3 and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV. The maximum volume is obviously controlled by the user.
As for watching TV and video, there is support for 1024 x 768 with a dock connector to VGA adapter; 576p/480p or 576i/480i with the A / V composite Apple. Supported HD H.264 up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile Level 3.1 with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in. M4v,. Mp4, and. Mov, MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 x 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in. m4v,. mp4, and. mov.
As for the Wi-Fi model, we support Wi-Fi (802.11 a / b / g / n) and Bluetooth 2.1 EDR. Version Wi-Fi and 3G, however, supports UMTS / HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz), GSM / EDGE (850, 900.1800, 1900 MHz), Wi-Fi (802.11 a / b / g / n) and Bluetooth 2.1 EDR.
On the body we find the dock connector, the jack 3.5 mm stereo headphone jack, integrated speaker, microphone and micro-SIM slot (only in model Wi-Fi 3G). The normal SIM, it seems, do not go well. You must ask your operator a SIM smaller. The micro-SIM, in fact.
Although this is a completely touchscreen, iPad has on the body of the buttons: volume, mute, power on / off and home. Apple iPad ensures that it is built to comply with strict controls Environmental Impact farewell arsenic, BFR, mercury, PVC and the material it is made Telaro is aluminum, and then recycled.
Regarding prices, the only version of Wi-Fi 16 GB version sells for $ 499, the 32 GB model at $ 599 and the solution from 64 GB to 699 dollars. The model Wi-Fi and 3G, however, provides these prices: 16 GB ($ 629), 32 GB ($ 729) and 64 GB ($ 829). Wi-Fi version will be available in 60 days, while that with 3G will arrive in late April / early May.
Close, citing accessories. There will be a standard and a dock with integrated keyboard, if you prefer to use iPad on the desk like a laptop. You can use iPad, thanks to a case, even as a digital picture frame. There is also the Camera Connection Kit that provides two ways to import video and audio from your camera: via USB or SD card reader.?
