Apple today announced the much anticipated iPad tablet device at it's "latest creation" event in San Francisco. The 9.7-inch multi-touch tablet device is going to be available in two variants. One with WiFi connectivity and another one with WiFi and 3G. WiFi version will be available in 60 days while WiFi+3G version is going to be shipped in 90 days. The base price of entry level iPad with 16 GB storage is set at $499. 32GB version and 64 GB version are going to cost $599 and $699 respectively. WiFi+3G version iPads are going to cost $130 more compared to WiFi variants.
AT&T provides 3G data connectivity for iPads. There are two data plans available for 3G connectivity with no contracts, which means you can cancel your subscription anytime. First plan costs $14.99 for 250 MB of data per month. Second plan costs $29.99 for unlimited data usage. Both the data plans allow free use of AT&T's WiFi hotspots. iPad 3G models are unlocked and use new GSM micro SIMs.
Apple partnered with publishers Penguin, Macmillion, Simon & Shuster to provide digital books through it's store for e-books called iBooks. Using iBook Store, you can download e-books directly onto your iPad and start reading them. Apple is using ePub format for it's e-books.
Apple made it's new iWork software available for iPad. Each application in iWork suite like Notes, Keynote is going to cost $9.99 each. It's worth mentioning that features like multi-tasking and camera are missing in iPad.
Features
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Height: 9.56 inches
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Width: 7.47 inches
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Thickness: 0.5 inches
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Weight: 1.5 pounds (WiFi), 1.6 pounds (WiFi+3G)
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Display: 9.7-inch IPS display
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Full capacitive multi-touch
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Storage: 16GB, 32GB, 64GB flash storage
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Processor: 1GHz Apple A4 chip
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Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
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Wireless: WiFi 802.11n
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Speaker, Microphone, 30-pin connector
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Accelerometer & Compass
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10 hours of battery life
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Pricing (WiFi enabled models)
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16 GB
| $499
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32 GB
| $599
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64 GB
| $699
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Pricing (WiFi + 3G enabled models)
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16 GB
| $629
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32 GB
| $729
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64 GB
| $829
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Availability
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WiFi version iPad will be available in 60 days
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WiFi + 3G version iPad will be available in 90 days
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