The Apple iPad

The Apple “ iTablet” finally got its name and image today at Steve Jobs keynote.  The iPad is official. The Hype has been a long time coming but its finally here!

The apple iPad is going to retail starting @ $499 for the 16GB, 32GB for $599, and $699 64GB. Adding 3G costs a $130 per model. The WiFi-only model will ship in 60 days, and the 3G models will come in 90.

The iPad is a half-inch thick and weighs only 1.5 pounds, with a 9.7-inch capacitive touchscreen IPS LCD display.

it’s running a custom 1GHz Apple “A4” chip developed by the P.A. Semi team, with a 10-hour battery life and a month of standby.

The iPad comes built in with a 30-pin Dock connector a speaker, a microphone, Bluetooth, and 802.11n WiFi, and an accelerometer and a compass as well.

There’s also a keyboard dock, which connects underneath in the portrait orientation. The device can be synced and managed by iTunes.

As expected, it can run iPhone apps .The 3G version comes with new data plans: 250MB for $14.99  and  unlimited plan for $29.99 a month contract-free on… AT&T.

Activations and cancellations  are handled on the iPad, so you can activate and cancel whenever you want.

Every iPad comes GSM unlocked, so you can use it with your favorite carrier..

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