It’s Not the iSlate but the Apple iPad, a Bigger iPod Touch

Apple’s Press Event for its “latest creation” has just ended. Finally the mystery has been unfolded. What we speculated as the Apple iSlate is now officially called – iPad. And what is it really?

Apple’s Steve Jobs describes the iPad as “our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price.” Magical and revolutionary may be too exaggerated. But the price is definitely unbelievable considering that it is an Apple product with a bigger screen than the iPod Touch but with almost the same specs and features.

Yes, that’s what the iPad is – an iPod Touch, a bigger version. An iPod Touch in steroids. Specs and features would give you a 9.7-inch IPS display, full capacitive multi-touch screen, 16GB to 64GB flash storage, Wi-Fi Bluetooth, and 3G connectivity features, accelerometer,0.5-inch thick, 1.5 lbs, 1GHz Apple A4 Chips, and 10 hours of battery life.

The iPad should run almost all of the current apps available at the iTunes Store. So, it means that it is using the same OS structure as the iPhone and iPod Touch.

As expected, it will also be an e-book reader. Apple also announced the iBooks app which is actually an e-reader application. It will be supported by major publishers and in fact, Apple has already snagged a deal with four of them including HarperColling, MacMillan, Simon and Schuster and Hatchett.  E-book prices will range from $9.99 – up.

Pricing starts at $499 for the base model with 16GB storage and Wi-Fi.

So, are you happy about Apple’s latest creation? Do you plan on buying it?

January 27, 2010 | Filed Under Apple 

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15 Responses to “It’s Not the iSlate but the Apple iPad, a Bigger iPod Touch”

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  10. Suzanne G. Wills on March 30th, 2010 8:46 am

    My husband had an older Ipod that he loved. It was quite an investment at the time he received it for a Christmas gift. Their overall cost has come down significantly through the years. His old one had a hard drive that finally gave out. He replaced it but eventually that one played out as well. He was hoping to buy a Nano but for his birthday I suprised him with the 32G ITouch. He loves it and listens to it everyday while at work. So far he is pleased with everything about it. I guess time will tell if it is a durable as his old one.

  11. E. Smith on March 31st, 2010 6:26 am

    You can’t beat an ipod. Totally worth the money. I’ve had about 4 mp3 players between ipods there is no comparing them. The ipod is miles ahead of the others, from now on its all I will buy.

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