The iPad is a small tablet computer made by Apple Inc. Apple first showed it on 27 January 2010. It is more useful than a smartphone and less useful than a laptop computer in the way it works.[1] It works almost the same as an iPhone or the iPod touch but it has a larger screen. It uses a changed version of the same operating system (iOS) that the iPhone and iPod Touch use.[2][3] It comes with applications that have been changed from their iPhone versions to better use the larger screen, with more functions like applications on Mac OS X.[4] There is four generations of the iPad and a iPad mini (which is smaller than a regular iPad).
The iPad (1st generation) has a 9.7-inch (25 cm) LED backlit multi-touch display with a pixel resolution of 1024x768, 16 to 64 gigabytes (GB) of flash memory, a 1-gigahertz (GHz) Apple A4 processor, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 30-pin dock connector to sync with iTunes and connect wired accessories.[5]
The iPad comes in two models: one with 802.11n Wi-Fi and one with 802.11n Wi-Fi and 3G (which can connect to HSDPA cellular networks), and Assisted GPS. Both models can be bought with three different memory sizes for each.[5] Verizon now offers the iPad 3 in a 4g LTE model along with AT&T.
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- ↑ Paczkowski, John (February 23, 2010). "Initial iPad Demand Greater Than Initial iPhone Demand". WSJ-All Things Digital. http://digitaldaily.allthingsd.com/20100223/initial-ipad-demand-greater-than-initial-iphone-demand/?mod=appletablet. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ↑ Martin, David (February 10, 2010). "Apple releases iPhone OS SDK 3.2 beta 2 for iPad". CNET. http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-19512_7-10450636-233.html. Retrieved February 13, 2010.
- ↑ Eaton, Kit (January 27, 2010). "The iPad's Biggest Innovation: Its $500 Price". Fast Company. http://www.fastcompany.com/article/apples-tablet-introduced?page=0%2C0. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ↑ Topolsky, Joshua (January 29, 2010). "Apple iPad: The definitive guide (so far)". Engadget. http://www.engadget.com/2010/01/29/apple-ipad-the-definitive-guide-so-far/. Retrieved March 7, 2010.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Apple (January 27, 2010). "Apple Launches iPad". Press release. http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/27ipad.html. Retrieved January 27, 2010.
