On Wednesday, Apple CEO Steve Jobs made a bid to create a new computing category by unveiling a tablet computer called the “iPad”.
The high-tech gadget is a 9.7-inch multitouch computer that starts at $499 for a 16 GB model that uses Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet. A 3G model that can reach the Web through AT&T’s network costs $130 more, plus $29.99 for unlimited data ($14.99 for 250 gigs).
The first iPads are scheduled to ship in 60 days, the 3G versions 30 days later.
The device runs most of the 140,000 iPhone applications out of the box, giving it a huge headstart. And as Jobs points out, he’s already got a big customer base ready to buy it — loyal Apple users who have bought 75 million iPhones and iPod touches and given Apple 125 million credit card numbers.
Jobs credits Apple’s success to working at the intersection of technology and liberal arts, and he sees the iPad as a continuation of that tradition.
It is, as he puts it, “Our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price.
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I agree to it being cool and sure, I want one. But. When in between using my macbook for work and couch surfing, and my iphone for the occasional google should i use it?
This is old warez. MadTV did it way back in 06.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsjU0K8QPhs
Delivery in 60-90 days. Why didnt they wait with the release until the product actually exists??
Mike, I guess they wanted to get the app developers going to adapt their iPhone apps to the new high res iPad. Even though old apps do work, I think the user experience will be a whole lot better if the app store is filled with great iPad apps day one.
After all, ther released the sdk for iPad straight away.
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