 Jan. 27, 2010 Apple CEO Steve Jobs, announced the release of the much anticipated iPad. As with most Apple products, the iPad was kept in secrecy until the release.  At first glance, the iPad looks like an iPhone or iPod touch. It's much larger thanboth devices, yet it is smaller than a notebook computer.iPhone iPod touch

 The iPad is a digital media tablet. It has a high-resolution, 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS display on iPad. The screen is crisp and very vivid. The vivid screen makes it perfect for web browsing, watching movies, or viewing your photos. Because it uses a display technology called IPS (in-plane switching), it has a wide, 178° viewing angle. This allows you to hold it almost any way you want and still get a Excellent picture, with excellent color and contrast.

Multi-Touch The Multi-Touch screen on iPad is based on the same technology as used on the iPhone. But the technology has been completely redone for the larger surface of the iPad, making it extremely precise and responsive. So whether you’re zooming in on a map, flicking through your photos, or deleting an , iPad responds with great accuracy. And it does what you wan it to do.

 Its sleek finished and unique look is just like the ipod. One of the first noticeable things about the iPad is how thin and light it is. The screen is 9.7 inches measured diagonally. In Contrast it’s a bit smaller than a magazine. The ipad is 1.5 pounds and 0.5 inch thin, you can use it anywhere. To make it easier to pick up and more comfortable to hold a slight curve was added.

Wireless and 3G  iPad takes advantage of the fastest Wi-Fi networks. It automatically locates available Wi-Fi networks, which can be joined with a few taps. iPad also comes with Bluetooth, letting you connect to devices like wireless headphones or the Apple Wireless Keyboard.  iPad will soon be available in a 3G model with superfast data speeds. So if you’re traveling or you happen to be somewhere without a Wi-Fi network, you can still get a fast connection for surfing the web, downloading , or getting directions.

 The iBook on the new iPad is a innovated way to read and buy books.  You can download the iBooks app free from the App Store Tap the iBooks icon and your bookshelf appears. In the upper-left corner, you’ll find the Store button. Tap it and the bookshelf flips around like a secret passageway to reveal the iBookstore, where you can browse tens of thousands of book many of them are free. When you find a book you like, you tap it to see more details, even read a sample. Once you download the book it automatically appears on your bookshelf. You can start reading right away.

Battery Life The ipad holds Up to 10 Hours of battery life. To maximize battery life, Apple engineers took the same lithium-polymer battery technology they used for Mac notebook computers and used it for the ipad. As a result of the lithium battery, you can use iPad for up to 10 hours while surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching videos, or listening to music.

 The A4 chip inside iPad was custom-designed by Apple engineers to be extremely powerful yet extremely power efficient for the ipad. Which makes iPad fantastic for everything from work apps to games. At the same time, the A4 chip is so power efficient that it helps iPad get up to 10 hours of battery life on a single charge. There is a choice of 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB of flash storage, when picking an ipad, giving you plenty of room for your photos, movies, music, apps, and more.

 You can't replace the iPad's battery  Should you get to the end of the iPad battery's lifespan, by which Apple estimates is around five years, you would have to send your device to Apple for a replacement at a cost of $99.  That may not be to bad, since batteries are usually expensive for portable devices and five years is much longer than you'd get out of many batteries in other devices.  Apple's unwillingness to incorporate Adobe Flash in the gadget meaning you won't be able to view many videos on the Internet.  You can't run multiple tasks like you can with a Mac or PC

 Consumers say that the iPad is a reasonable price a new device from Apple. Full pricing: The 16GB, Wi-Fi-only version costs $500, while the 32GB is $600 and 64GB is $700. Pricing increases by $130 to add 3G.The Wi-Fi-only models ship in 60 days, while 3G models will ship in 90.