If you are looking for more information about the Apple iPad, known by many as the Apple Tablet, you’ve come to the right place. You can find links to defining features about the iPad, hands on information and impressions, images of the Apple iPad and detailed specifications for the Apple Tablet.
2 Versions: WiFi Only and WiFi+3G
Wifi Only Ships in 60 days
- 16GB $499
- 32 GB $599
- 64 GB- $699
Wifi and 3G $130 added feature Ships in 90 days
- 16GB $629
- 32 GB $729
- 64 GB $829
3G Apple iPad Data Pricing – No Contract Required:
- 250 MB for $14.99
- Unlimited for $29.99
Apple iPad Software details:
Along with the iPad apple announced some new software applications and information that, for now are unique to the iPad.
Important items to note include:
- The introduction of the iBooks bookstore from Apple
- All iPhone apps will be compatible with the iPad (but without a camera some won’t be the same)
- The iPad runs a modified iPhone operating system (but still has no multitasking)
- Apple has the iWork software suit for productivity (which includes Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) as iPad applications (and will cost $10 a pop)
- Not just a big iPhone
- The Apple iPad has no Flash support
For the full details please read our Apple iPad Software Overview
Apple iPad Hands on and First Impressions:
Many reviewers were able to use the iPad for a short time after it was unveiled; not long enough for a full review but certainly good for first impressions and hands on observations.
We have compiled the top 10 iPad Hands On accounts to help you understand how the iPad feels and performs including.
- What it’s like to type on the iPad
- Gaming on the iPad
- Watching a Movie on the iPad
- How heavy is the iPad
- Is the iPad fast?
- How is it to read a book on the iPad
- Where the iPad fits in your home
- and much more!
For all the details read our Definitive Apple iPad Hands On and First Impressions Roundup
Like all Apple products the Apple iPad has accessories, and will likely have an incredible amount of third party accessories by the time it arrives on the market in a few months.
For now the official Apple iPad accessories and prices are as follows:
- Apple iPad Keyboard dock – $69
- Apple iPad case – $39.
- Apple iPad camera connector – $29
- Apple iPad Dock Connector to VGA – $29.
Why would you need an iPad camera connector?
Apple iPad Podcast:
For more insight on the Apple iPad and how the experts at Notebooks.com and GottaBeMobile.com feel about the device listen to the Gotta Be Mobile podcast: A Special Look at the iPad.
Contributions to this post by were made by Rajesh and Josh.
Apple iPad / tablet photo gallery:
Apple iPad Specification / Apple tablet specification:
Brand | Apple |
Model | iPad |
Height | 9.56 inches (242.8 mm) |
Width | 7.47 inches (189.7 mm) |
Depth | 0.5 inches (13.4 mm) |
Weight | Wi-Fi Model: 0.5 pounds (0.68 kg)
Wi-Fi + 3G model: 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) |
Display Size | 9.7 inch (diagonal) |
Display type | LED-backlit glossy widescreen multi-touch display with IPS technology
Support for display of multiple language and character simultaneously |
Display resolution | 1024 x 768 pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch |
Finger-print Coating | Fingerprint resistant olephobic coating |
Wireless and cellular | Wi-Fi Model:
Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology Wi-Fi + 3G model UMTS/HSDP A (850, 1900, 2100 MHz) GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-FI (802.11 a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology |
Location specific Support | Digital Compass
Wi-Fi Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model) Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model) |
Capacity / Storage | 16GB, 32 GB, 64GB (flash based) |
Processor | 1GHz apple A4 custom designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip |
Sensors | Accelerometer
Ambient light sensor |
Frequency Response | 20Hz to 20,000 Hz |
Audio format supported | AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes store), MP3 (16 to 320 kbps), Mp3 VBR, Audible (format 2, 3 and 4), apple lossless, AIFF and Wav |
Volume limit | User configurable maximum volume limit |
TV and video | Supports for 1024×768 with dock connector to VGA adapter
576p and 480p with apple component A/V cable |
Video format supported | H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 kbps
48KHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4 and .move file, MPEG-4 video up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per seconds |
Accessibility | Support for playback of closed-captioned content
Voice over screen reader Full screen zoom magnification While on black Mono Audio |
Battery and power | Built in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
Charging via power adapter or usb to computer system |
Battery limit | Up 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video or listening to music |
Input and output | Dock connector
3.5 mm stereo headphone jack built in speakers microphone Sim Card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only |
Mac System Requirement | Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.5.8 or later iTunes 9.0 or later iTunes store account Internet access |
Window System requirement | PC with usb 2.0 port
Window 7, window vista, window xp home or professional with service pack 3 or later iTunes 9.0 or later iTunes store account Internet access |
Environment Requirement | Operating temperature: 32° to 95° F (0° to 35° C)
Nonoperating temperature: 4° to 113° F (-20° to 45° C) Relative humidity: 5% to 95% noncondensing Maximum operating altitude: 10,000 feet (3000 m) |
Languages support | English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Russsian |
Keyboard support | Keyboard support for English (US & UK), French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese, Russian |