Suspense is over. Apple’s iPad, the Wi-Fi- only version of the tablet computer will be available in the U.S. market from 3rd April. It has no keyboard and a wireless Internet connection. The iPad has a 9.7-inch, full-color, high-resolution, LED-backlit screen. It is just 0.5in thick and only 1.5lbs weigh. Its battery life is expected up to 10 hours. Apple’s iPad is based on Multi-Touch interface technology which provides a great experience of enjoying the internet and various media, from music and videos to games and e-books.
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Its two model will be available: First iPad model will be Wi-Fi only and 2nd model will be equipped with AT&T and 3G radios.
Cost of first model will be $499 for 16 GB, $599 for 32 GB, $699 for 64 GB. The 3G & AT&T ready model will be available in later April in the market & will launch internationally in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland, and the UK. Its cost will be$629 for 16 GB, $729 for 32 GB and $829 for 64 GB with AT&T & 3G ready.
The company said U.S. customers can pre-order any model from 12th March, 2010. It can be used to browse the Web, read email and books and play games.
Earlier in January company said the product would be available “in late March.” Canaccord Adams analyst Peter Misek saidhe didn’t expect the delay to affect sales of the iPad during Apple’s fiscal third quarter, which ends in June. He estimates Apple will sell 550,000 iPads during the period and 1.2 million in fiscal 2010.
“iPad is something completely new,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO.
“Production issues, in my mind, are not days or a week in time,” said Gene Munster, an analyst at Piper Jaffray. “Production issues are when things slip by weeks. So I almost see this date as confirmation that there weren’t production delays, and it doesn’t impact any of our numbers.”
“This a game these vendors play. They never announce a specific ship date, and it’s all about posturing and positioning,” said Laura DiDio, a principal analyst at ITIC. “But Apple really wants to get this out for spring and summer.”
iPad’s will a revolutionary Multi-Touch(TM) interface makes easy surfing the web an entirely new experience. You can read and send email on iPad’s large screen & dramatically more user friendly than a computer. and almost full-size “soft” keyboard or import photos from a Mac®, PC or digital camera, see them organized as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad’s elegant slideshows.
Apple says it will also officially release the free iBooks app for the iPad that gives the iPad e-book functionality.