Okay, I am staying up late right now. It's 2AM right now, while it is 9AM in US. I just finished watching the conference for Apple Special Tablet Event. The tablet was finally released to the public, the tablet shall be called iPad. Well immediately after that there has been a comedy made by MAD TV regarding the iPad. It was a comedy about why is it named as iPad, looks like some high-tech sanitary pad. ;D

Roughly 700 people attended for the event, I supposed. Since the beginning around 300 attendees are inside. 150,000 viewers are streaming the conference live in web. As mentioned in the earlier post, it is just an oversized iPhone with steroids.

Specifications:
- Supports for 16GB / 32GB / 64GB capacity
- 9.7 inch LED IPS multi-touch display
- 1GHz Apple A4 SOC
- WiFi (802.11a/b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.1 with EDR
- Supports for 3G (only in WiFi + 3G model)
- Assisted GPS (only in WiFi + 3G model)
- Cellular (only in WiFi + 3G model)
- Battery life lasts for 10 hours on WiFi
- 3.5mm stereo headphone jack
- Built-in speaker and microphone

A lot of viewers hasn't been quite pleased with the results, so am I. The idea was initially being raised in 2000, developments has already been started since iPhone 2G. Although it can be said that why isn't multi-tasking being started yet in the device, perhaps mainly of this reason. The blueprint was done, so changes in midway of launch for iPhone 3GS can't be immediately redesigned in iPad. Well, it runs in Apple A4 processor with iPhone OS. I am still unsure about the origins of A4 processor. Who is the supplier exactly, although it has been claimed that it was manufactured from Apple. It is known to be manufactured by Samsung Electronics. It is the one that is currently running on iPhone models as well.

Another question that had in my mind was, to whom is Apple targeting their sales at? Seriously I don't think that any male will actually get it. Males would have a laptop running instead, they need the heavy specifications they always needed. Moreover we can't be travelling around with a iPad on our hands. Ladies would have at least their iPad being inserted inside their handbags. Their usage also doesn't require much performance power for it, mostly reading or browsing of the web.

Do you think that Apple once again is trying to revolutionise the netbook sales in market? After having them being actually affect the market for smartphone already, they revolutionsed the multi-touch touchscreen capability to the phone market in the first place. Or was it now the time for Apple to strike back with Microsoft? Since it has been years that users whom dislike it and has been supporting Apple. Which is the reason that Apple starts to release its magnificent products to the market, to actually gain the focus on them. Which thus boost their sales? However it seem illogical, if Apple really makes Microsoft Bing to be supported for iPhone 4G as the search engine.

Or even they are trying to target on the Amazon's Kindle DX eBook reader? Everyone knows that Kindle DX has been there for years, and industries seldom focus their products for eBook. Mainly because the market for eBook is small. Which in hand Apple made the reason to open the third store, iBooks Store, with iTunes and iPhone Apps Stores. So that they can have a new market that can target, while it is still in amateur stage? But will this actually kill the idea of Apple Macbook Air? It is sold at the minimum USD $499 (SGD $695), that is roughly the price of getting a Google Nexus One.

I think I know why Apple wanted to separate between two models, WiFi and 3G. I have heard that they are waiting for the battle for AT&T and Verizon. Though I am sure it shouldn't be the case, if they wanted they would have done long ago. To me, iPad is just for eBook readers out there, or for users who need multi-touch and mapping capability. Maybe that is the reason for why GPS is only available for WiFi + 3G model. Transport loaders will be in use for it. Yes, the performance is far much better than iPhone. The accelerometer is more sensitive, the ease of from portrait to landscape is getting smoother. It clearly differentiates the uses of portrait and landscape. In landscape you are enabled with more options, such as deleting and editing. Once you are in portrait mode, it will just be focusing on the document you are looking at full-screen, removing the option columns at the side. The on-screen keyboard is extremely big. Apps that initially run on iPhone are being pulled to full-screen. Playing on EA Games, Need for Speed: Shift looks like you are using a steering wheel. Well, wait till you play and you imagine you were holding a frisbee. And finally believe me, companies like Fedex; DHL; UPS will start to develop apps for iPad. After that all delivery man will be equipped with this.

Labels: apple, ipad

Posted by Purity And Simplicity at 04:09