iPad

IPAD is a tablet computer products made ​​by Apple Inc. (AI). IPAD has a form view that is almost similar to the iPod Touch and iPhone, only it was bigger than both of these products and have additional functions such as the one on the operating system Mac OS X.

History

IPAD was first introduced by Steve Jobs, CEO (which stands for Chief Executive Officer) of Apple Inc. in Apple Special Event which took place at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, USA, on 27 January 2010. This product is designed as a digital device that is between the smart phone (smartphone) and a portable computer (laptop). Apple Inc. iPad plans to start marketing in the United States (U.S.) from 3 April 2010, with price range starting from 499 dollars the United States (USD) up to 829 USD. But U.S. citizens are able to order these products began on March 12, 2010 through the Apple Online Store.

Specification

So far Apple has already announced two types of models iPad. Model Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi 802.11a/b/g/n with 680 grams of weight which will be marketed 3 April 2010 and a model Wi-Fi + 3G that allows users to use the HSDPA network weighing 730 grams, which will be marketed at the end April 2010. This product has multi-touch screen design with a 9.56x7.47 inch wide screen 9.7 inches, or about 25 centimeters (cm), which is equipped with LED backlight technology, IPS (an abbreviation of In-Plane Switching), a resolution of 1024x768 pixels, flash drive memory capacity starting from the range of 16 gigabytes (GB) to 64 Gb, processor 1 gigahertz (GHz) Apple A4, lithium-polymer battery that can last up to 10 hours of use, supports playback of AAC audio format, MP3, VBR, Audible, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV, and supports up to 720p H.264 video format,. m4v,. mp4,. mov, and MPEG-4. There are also Bluetooth 2.1, digital compass, GPS, Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n), dock connector, built-in speaker, microphone, 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack and use the same operating system with system iPhone operating.

Applications

Inside the iPad, in addition to common features such as the home screen, contacts (contacts), calendar and notes there are also numerous applications such as:

1. Safari: a web browser that can be used to access various Internet sites, like Google, Yahoo, Myspace, Flickr, Apple or social networking sites like Friendster, Twitter, Facebook and Plurk.
2. Mail: an application that allows users to view electronic mail (email) and this feature can work with almost all leading providers such as Yahoo Mail, Gmail, or Windows Live Hotmail.
3. iTunes: an application that can be used to browse and download music, television, video and podcasts via the iTunes Store. ITunes application that is in the IPAD can be synchronized with iTunes on the MacBook or the user's computer.
4. iPod: an application that is able to organize and play music, the same as found in other Apple products like the iPod or iPhone.
5. Photo: an application that can be used to store, organize and view photos. Users not only can see the photos by date and the event, but also based on the face or the place where the photo was taken. Users can also synchronize photos into iPad from Mac or PC via iTunes or transfer photos from digital cameras to iPad iPad via camera connection kit.
6. Video: The application used to watch various types of videos, ranging from film to High Definition (HD), podcasts, TV shows to music videos on the go while users are on the plane though.
7. App Store: used to download the application that the number reached nearly 150,000. App Store provides applications for Apple products with a variety of categories, ranging from games, lifestyle, education and so forth. Applications contained in the App Store can be downloaded for free by users but some are charged a fee.
8. Youtube: this application can be used to allow users to see different types that exist in a YouTube video without the need to access the site.
9. iBooks: an application that is used not only to read only, but also browse and purchase books using digital format (e-books) from iBookstore. This application can be downloaded on the App Store for free, but unfortunately this new application available in the U.S. alone.
10. iWork: there are also applications on the Mac, which consists of Keynote, Pages and Numbers. This application can help users create presentations, documents, or spreadsheets.
11. Maps: applications that can be used to view the map from above with high resolution through satellite imagery. In addition to viewing the map, users can also find the location of a place or a route from one place to another.

Additional Accessories

Apple also provides a variety of additional accessories can be purchased separately by the user to complete Ipad. Additional accessories for the iPad available starting from a keyboard dock, iPad case, IPAD camera connection kit, iPad dock, USB power adapter 10W iPad, IPAD dock connector to VGA adapter, Apple wireless keyboard, headphones, earphones to composite and component AV cable.

Reference

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