Mar 10, 2010

iPad



Apple's development of a tablet computer began with the Newton MessagePad 100, first introduced in 1993. This effort led to the creation of the ARM6 processor core with Acorn Computers. Apple also developed a prototype PowerBook Duo-based tablet computer, the PenLite, but did not sell it to avoid hurting MessagePad sales. Apple released several more Newton-based PDAs, and discontinued the last in the line, the MessagePad 2100, in 1998.

By late 2009, the iPad's release had been rumored for several months with iSlate and iTablet among speculated names.

The iPad is a tablet computer developed by Apple Inc. Announced on January 27, 2010, it is designed to create a new device category between a smartphone and a laptop computer. Similar in functionality to a larger and more powerful iPhone or iPod touch, it runs a modified version of the same operating system (iPhone OS). Its applications have been redesigned to take advantage of the larger screen with added functionality similar to their Mac OSX counterparts.

The iPad has a larger 9.7-inch (25 cm) LED backlit multi-touch display with a pixel resolution of 1024x768, 16 to 64 gigabytes (GB) of flash memory, a 1-gigahertz (GHz) Apple A4 processor, Bluetooth 2.1, and a 30-pin dock connector to sync with iTunes and connect wired accessories.

Two models have been announced: one with 802.11n Wi-Fi and one with 802.11n Wi-Fi and 3G (which can connect to HSDPA cellular networks), and Assisted GPS. Both models may be purchased with three different memory capacities.

Many people upset because iPad dont have flash on it. Steve Jobs said that flash is to buggy. But, I guess I know why Steve Jobs didnt want to put flash on iPad, recently, I just found something better than flash, HTML 5 + CSS 3, you all must see it. Its way 1000x better than flash. Maybe this is the reason why Steve Jobs didnt want flash on iPad.

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