Detailed features of the Apple iPod tablet pc

Apple iPad is going to hit the market in March. On January 27, 2010, Apple CEO, Steve Jobs, unveiled the device at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. For years, the media has been talking about Apple’s iPad tablet PC. Many thought that Apple would unveil the tablet PC in CES 2010 but that did not happen. Over the years, Apple established itself as a trendsetter in the tech industry. Its Apple iPhone, iPod, MacBook Air became a benchmark for other device makers. Over the years, many handset makers released handsets dubbed as “the iPhone Killer” but none of them could kill the iPhone. Now, the Apple iPad tablet is out and people are very much excited about the device.

Hardware specs:

• Height: 9.56 inches
• Width: 7.47 inches
• Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)
• Weight: 1.5 pounds (Wi-Fi model); 1.6 pounds (Wi-Fi + 3G model)
• Processor: 1GHz Apple A4 chip.
• Display: 9.7-inch LED-backlit glossy widescreen In-Plane Switching (IPS) display with multi-touch. It has a resolution of 1024 X 768 pixels at 132 pixels per inch (ppi). The display also has fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating and supports multiple languages and characters simultaneously.
• Sensors: Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor.
• Memory capacity: 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive.
• Wireless communication: The Wi-Fi only model comes with Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n) Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology and the Wi-Fi and 3G model supports- UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz) Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n); Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR and 3G data plan sold separately.
• Audio frequency: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV.
• Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)
• Language support: English, French, German, Japanese, Dutch, Italian, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, and Russian.
• Keyboard language support: English (U.S.) English (UK), French (France, Canada), German, Japanese (QWERTY), Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian.
• Dictionary support: English (U.S.), English (UK), French, French (Canadian), French (Swiss), German, Japanese, Dutch, Flemish, Spanish, Italian, Simplified Chinese (Handwriting and Pinyin), Russian
• Accessories: iPad, dock connector to USB cable, 10W USB Power Adapter and documentation, iPad keyboard dock, iPad case, iPad camera connection kit.
• I/O ports: Dock connector, 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack, built-in speaker

microphone, and SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only).

• Battery backup: Built-in 25 whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery provides backup for 10 hours.

Price and availability:

• The 16 GB Apple iPad tablet PC with Wi-Fi only model will cost $499.
• The 16 GB Apple iPad tablet PC with Wi-Fi+3G model will cost $629.
• The 32 GB Apple iPad tablet PC with Wi-Fi only model will cost $599.
• The 32 GB Apple iPad tablet PC with Wi-Fi+3G model will cost $729.
• The 64 GB Apple iPad tablet PC with Wi-Fi only model will cost $699.
• The 64 GB Apple iPad tablet PC with Wi-Fi+3G model will cost $829.

At the lower portion of the Apple iPad tablet’s webpage, you will see the following message:

Some features and applications are not available in all areas. Application availability and pricing are subject to change.

This device has not yet been authorized as required by the rules of the Federal Communications Commission. This device is not, and may not be, offered for sale or lease, or sold or leased, until authorization is obtained.

The Apple iPad tablet PC has not been “legally approved” by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). This is not the first time, such a thing has happened. After announcing the Apple iPhone, it took six months for Apple to launch the iPhone. Wired.com reports:

.........Apple’s been through this before, with the launch of the first iPhone announced six months before it was available. And the “why?” is almost certainly to have kept as few people in the loop, and only those you could in some way control.

Apple has good reason to keep a government agency out of the advance loop, since somehow anything juicy is likely to see the light of day. Still, the FCC likes Apple right now, recently commending the company for reversing its policy against VOIP calling over AT&T’s 3G network, which allows the iPhone and iPad to be used as web phones.

While giving its approval to a standard electronic device, FCC checks out whether the device interferes with other wireless equipments operating “in an area of the spectrum allocated for something else, or emit too much radiation into the people using them.” FCC approved iPhone after a month of its announcement. The same thing will also happen to iPad if anything serious does not occur.

Apple also sent emails to its interested customers which say that some features and applications are not available in all areas and application availability and pricing are subject to change. This email reveals the fact that you would not get all applications based on where you live or the price of the service may vary according to your location. This includes the content oriented applications such as books, magazines, movies etc.

Apple removed iPad images from the official website:

Earlier, Paul Threatt, a web and graphic designer, who lives near Atlanta, filed a complaint against Apple tablet to FTC. He said that the promotional picture of Apple iPad, posted on Apple’s official website, showed that the device was displaying some portions of New York Times that requires Adobe Flash player. This anomaly was first reported by Apple Insider Blog. The good news is Apple removed those images. Aside from the images of the Apple, the first Apple iPad video also showed iPad supporting Adobe flash. Here is the clip: