Apple iPad
Apple’s touchscreen tablet is making headlines today with the announcement of their keenly awaited handheld PC. According to sources, there have been three separate prototypes of the device they’re calling the “iPad”, starting with a 7-inch display which was then junked for a larger, 10.7-inch capacitive touchscreen running at 720p resolution.
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The hardware – which resembles an overgrown iPhone, complete with curved back – will run the iPhone OS, and come in two different versions they claim. One will have 3G integrated, the other just WiFi, but both will be media- and internet-centric; Apple apparently envisage the iPads not only continuing to offer their existing media, gaming, app and browser functionality, but also taking bites out of ebook and e-magazine markets.
Interestingly though, the new iPad will not have the following:
- No jaw-droppingly new user interface
- No built-in camera
- No Flash support
- No user-replaceable battery
- No TV subscriptions
Furthermore what it won’t also do is take on netbooks, with the iPad being described as a “light communication device” and “iPhone OS media player”. They suggest it’s 80-percent likely to reach the market, with just Steve Jobs standing in the way of a release; assuming he says yes, the iPad will be announced on or before January 19th 2010, with a release in May or June. And finally there is still no news on the release of iPhone software 4.0
