Apple iPad: Magical, Revolutionary, and Elegant
When Apple decides to enter a new marketplace, they always do it in the same way – BIG. Their recent foray into the digital ebook reader market is no different. On January 27, 2010 Apple unveiled iPad to the world, and the buzz has not stopped since.
iPad shipped in April 2010, and the hype and clamor has only grown more insistent. It would be inaccurate to refer to the iPad as an ebook reader, even though it reportedly performs that function very well. But it also does a lot of other things that just may send other digital reader manufacturers scrambling to update their own devices.
In appearance, Apple iPad almost resembles an elegant laptop computer with no visible keyboard, not that it doesn’t have one. Its 9.7 inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display is bright, sharp, and gorgeous, with a resolution of 1024 x 768 at 132 pixels per inch. And the nearly life-size virtual keyboard appears on screen whenever you activate a function that requires it, like composing an email.
iPad Puts the Entire Internet in Your Hands
Apple’s Safari web browser is built right into iPad. With it, you can browse the internet just as you would on your desktop computer. The large multi-touch iPad display allows you to see web pages the way they were meant to be seen, one page at a time, without zooming in and out to find the spot that interests you. You’ll see everything in a size that’s actually readable, in both portrait and landscape views.
Navigating the web is so much easier and more intuitive with iPad because you make use of the most natural pointing device you have – your finger. Scrolling through a page requires a simple flick of your finger, up or down. Zooming in or out on a photo requires only a pinch of your fingers. And you can use the thumbnail view to display all your open pages in a grid, allowing you to move from one page to another effortlessly.
Photos, Video, Movies, Music and eBooks – Manage Them All With iPad!
You won’t find a better device than Apple iPad to enjoy and share your photos. With a large, crisp, vibrant color display, the built-in photo software makes it fun and easy to show off your photo library to friends and family. The Photos app starts by displaying your photo albums as small stacks of photos. Tapping on one of the stacks will cause it to open up, revealing all the photographs within. Once open, you can simply flip through your pictures, zooming in and out if you wish, or you can choose to watch your photos as a slideshow. iPad also serves as a gorgeous digital photo frame when it’s docked or charging. Importing your photos into iPad can be done in several ways. You can sync them from your computer. You can download them from an email. Or, you can import them straight from your digital camera with the optional Camera Connection Kit.
All your video, from home movies, to feature films, to web videos will all look beautiful on Apple iPad. It’s large, high-resolution display is perfect for even HD movies and TV shows, podcasts, and music videos. To switch from widescreen to full screen, and back, takes a simple double tap. There are no keyboards or buttons on the face of iPad to distract you from the program you wish to enjoy. Become totally immersed. iPad even includes an application just for watching YouTube. Dozens of iPad features make it absolutely a “cut above” other handheld digital devices.