Apple iPad Tablet PC

iWork is perhaps the most exciting offering that makes Apple iPad Tablet a real cool gadget to have. In addition to all the functions such as eBook Reader, Photo Viewer, Web Browsing, Managing Music and Movie Collections etc, iWorks makes the Apple iPod table a real productivity tool.

Phil Schiller announced in the big iPad unveiling event that Apple is offering a completly new version of iWorks specifically designed for iPad. Each application in iWork has an impressive UI designed to make it easy to work with documents, slid shows, spreadsheets etc. Each application integrated the Media inspector for quick access to your music, videos and photos.

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Cost and availability: 16 GB- US$499, 32GB-599US$, 64 GB-699US$. All these prices are for simple WiFi models only. If you want a WiFi + 3G iPad, it will cost an additional 130US$. The basic model of iPad will be available in late March worldwide and WiFi + 3G models will be shipped in April in  US and selected countries.

Connectivity: Two versions of iPads available-One with WiFi and the other with Both WiFi and 3G. The WiFi standard is latest 802.11n and 3G versions support speed up to 7.2 Mbps on HSDPA networks. In US,  AT&T will provide the 3G service. The 250 MB data plan costs  $14.99 a month and unlimited mobile data plan will cost $29.99 a month. Continue reading »

While apple is an impressive tablet device unveiled by Apple, there are a few things that were rumored to be in iPad, but didn’t hear about them in the big Apple special event of unveiling the iPad.

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Media reaction to the Apple iPad Tablet  unveiled by Steve Jobs on Jan 27, 2010 has been mixed. Technology weblog Gizmodo lists the drawbacks of the iPad as the lack of a camera, multitasking, Adobe Flash animation support and compatibility with T-Mobile 3G in the U.S. Continue reading »

Apple Newton MP100 Tablet Computer

Apple’s development of a tablet computer began with the Newton MessagePad 100, which was introduced in 1993. The effort led to the creation of the ARM6 processor core with Acorn Computers. Apple also developed a prototype PowerBook Duo-based tablet computer named the PenLite, then canceled the project as it was too similar to the Newton line. Apple brought out several more Newton-based PDAs, and discontinued the last of the line, the MessagePad 2100, in 1998. Continue reading »

The iPad Tablet Computer from Apple will run all Apple and third-party software purchased through Apple’s App Store just like the iPhone. The iPhone and iPad share a development environment: iPhone SDK (Software Development Kit), version 3.2 beta onwards. Third-party developers can create apps specifically for the iPad’s features. The iPad will also run most third-party iPhone applications unmodified, either enlarged to fit the display or in an iPhone-sized area on the screen. Continue reading »