Rumored for what seemed like ages, Apple officially announced the iPad today. Are we supposed to be impressed? Yawn. While the Apple iPad is a fun little device, I don’t really plan to buy it anytime soon. It’s capable of playing videos, music, browsing the web, reading e-books and all the other things the iPhone and/or a netbook could do.
What’s up with not putting a camera on this thing? At all! Not even a camera on the back, weak! Still no flash? JESUS! And…unless I’m looking at this thing wrong, where is the widescreen model? The fact that there is still no support for multitasking makes me want to hurl. I could continue the list forever…no removable storage support, no handwriting recognition, no new OS. I’m over it, I hate to admit it but this is the first Apple product I have to give a “WTF?”. Check below if you feel like wasting some loot!
Pricing:
16 GB = $499
16 GB + 3G = $629
32 GB = $599
32 GB + 3G = $729
64 GB = $699
64 GB + 3G = $829
Specs:
* Wi-Fi
* Digital compass
* Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
* Cellular (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
* Dock connector
* 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack
* Built-in speakers
* Microphone
* SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)
* Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
* Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
* Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system
* 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
* 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
* 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
* Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
* Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
Via Apple
