Apple recently introduced the highly anticipated iPad, and will be in stores as soon as March this year.
The iPad is a multimedia device on which the user can browse the web, read eBooks, send and receive e-mails, play games and much, much more. The device seems very similar to the iPod Touch, but bigger. It runs the same operating system (OS) as the iPod Touch and iPhone, and therefore runs most of the applications that are available on those 2 devices.
However, many people feel disappointed by the introduced iPad. It lacks many things that it was expected to have. For example, it doesn't have multitasking, it can't make or receive phone calls, it doesn't have a camera, it doesn't have USB-ports and it doesn't support flashplayer.
The reason why it does not support flashplayer is because Apple's CEO Steve Jobs says that the Internet world is changing and that flash no longer needs to be the only choice. He states that HTML5 will be taking over flash in a matter of time, simply because it runs smoother than flash and doesn't cause browsers to crash as often as flash does.
On the Internet, people have started mocking the iPad, mainly due to the fact that the name ‘iPad' closely resembles a popular brand of "sanitary napkins". Also the devices purpose is being questioned in tons of spoofs all over sites like YouTube and Twitter.
However, one obvious purpose of the iPad is to compete in the eReader game. Amazon's Kindle has been the most popular eBook reader, followed by Barnes & Noble, but the iPad is expected to give these two a run for their money. Apple is also launching its own bookstore called the ‘iBook' app. This app will be similar to Apple's App Store, and users will be able to download books, and read them instantly. However, eBooks purchased through Amazon, or any other company, are not compatible on the iPad, or the other way around.
The price of the iPad ranges from $499 to $829. This all depends on how much memory you want and whether or not you want the AT&T 3G-network availability. Every model of the iPad has Wi-Fi, so a 3G-network is completely optional. The plans can be cancelled at any time.
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