Computer manufacturing international company Apple Inc has launched its new tablet PC ‘iPad’ in the market on last Wednesday. The chief executive of the company launched this touch screen device in San Francisco. It is company’s biggest launch since the start of iPhone which began some three year back. The device does not contain any new feature that surprises human beings but it is a collection of features which had set milestones in the way of Information Technology.
The best thing about iPad is its navigation. Its navigation is very natural because it uses the easiest navigational tool – that is your finger. You just need to put your finger on the option you want to open and it opens in fraction of seconds. Also, there is a grid available at the bottom which has thumbnails of the recently visited pages. You can easily touch a thumbnail to enlarge which enables to quickly open one page after another. The device is not available to buy online yet but iPod lovers, web surfers and PC addicts are keenly waiting for its arrival because it is a little more to satisfy their needs. Its cost starts at $499 and reaches $800 approximately. It has two orientations; one is landscape and the other is portrait.
Now let’s take a quick glance at the important features of this iPad. Through its Safari feature, web exploration has been given a new face. It has lively colors and sharp text which make the web surfing experience entirely new one. The mail feature opens your mailbox in front of you. It has two orientations; in landscape it has split screen with an opened mail and messages in your inbox. There is an on-screen keyboard which makes easy to compose and explore your email box with your fingertips. It works with all popular mail services including Gmail, yahoo, hotmail, AOL and MobileMe. The Photos feature is expected to get popularity because it is a unique experience of watching photos in albums. Just open your favorite album or stack of photos and all of the photos will open at once. Now you can flip them one by one to watch them on 9.7 inches big screen. You can also zoom in or out the photos and also watch the slideshow. We already know that iPad has easy navigation so, you can navigate photos with your fingers and feel like watching photos in some real album. But, of course these photos are better in quality and security. You can use many ways to import photos in your iPad; you can connect to a PC, can download from your email or from internet, or can connect to a digital camera by using its elective Camera Connection Kit.
Second amazing part of iPad is its video mode where you can watch videos in big and high-resolution video screen. You can watch HD movies, TV shows, podcasts or music videos on your iPad with an extensive experience of voice and picture quality. There is also a YouTube feature which contains latest HD YouTube videos that always open in full-screen mode. All the videos are one tap away and show in high resolution screen in landscape orientation. There is also an amazing iPod app which contains all your favorite music at your fingertips. All your music albums and songs are just one strike away and you can browse them by song, album, artist or type. There is another icon of iTunes which enables you to browse and buy music of your choice. You can preview songs before you buy them. In iTunes, you can buy or rent any movie or TV show.
iPad gives its user access to 140,000 apps from Apple. There are applications for everyone ranging from fun, games, entertainment to business, data management, etc. Moreover, new apps particularly made for iPad are highlighted. So, just top on the screen and choose an app of your choice. The device is already getting popularity and experts predict not only it will be used for personal entertainment, it will also prove a helpful device in every field of human life. There is also the option of iBooks where you can read the books of your choice and also buy them to build up your own library. There is a book shelf which shows your book collection and you can easily choose any book from there and start reading right away. The pages are displayed in sharp, rich and vibrant colors which make the reading joy even in night or low light.
In your iPad, you will get full guidance through its great application of maps. This is using mapping services by Google. It gives you clear and sharp satellite pictures till street level. You can zoom in and out to search your desired location. With so many great functions provided in this single device, there are many other features which enable you to keep your data stored in right form. It has ‘Notes’ app where you can store all your important notes. Also, there are calendar and contacts features which helps you schedule your work and store every possible information related to your contacts.
The weight of the device is only 1.5 pounds. It is portable device with 0.5 inch thickness. Its battery life is 10 hours and standby life is one month.
The Wi-Fi models are expected to ship in March this year and the 3G models will ship in April. The features of the new device are attractive but not surprising as there are already devices available in the market with these features. However, it is true that the device is a collection of various applications that surprised humans once. It is a device mixture of an iPod, Smartphone and a laptop. So, it is a complete digital way of entertainment which combines many features of entertainment together in one device. In fact, it’s a ‘hands on’ preview of everything you want to see. The device is also expected to help various field of life including business, education, medical, inventory, etc.