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Tweet Find Coverage: Release Date: Q2 2010 Released For: AT&T Released for AT&T, the Apple iPad features a 9.7-inch touch screen display, 1-gigahertz A4 chip, 16-gigabytes of memory, 32-gigabytes or 64-gigabytes of storage, 802.11n Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, an accelerometer, compass, speaker and microphone and a battery life of 10 hours. It also has a physical keyboard dock for typing, to charge the device, and even turn it into a picture frame or video viewer. The iPad is connected to iTunes, allowing users to purchase songs and movies straight to the device and download apps, similar to the iPhone. Consumers with both products will be able to sync their apps across both devices. But perhaps the most significant iPad app is its 'iBooks' store, an electronic bookstore that will offer 'enhanced' e-books with author interviews, videos and social-networking applications... [Continue reading Apple iPad Review]

• View whole pages in portrait or landscape on the large multi-touch screen
• Large 9.7-inch high-resolution screen makes iPad perfect for watching HD movies, TV shows, podcasts, music videos, and more
• Split-screen view and expansive onscreen keyboard lets you see and touch your email in ways you never could before
• Vivid LED-backlit IPS display makes viewing photos on iPad extraordinary
• With the YouTube app designed specifically for iPad, videos are even easier to find and watch
• Integrated iPod feature to listen to songs and view album art full-size
• Go online and search iTunes for millions of songs, thousands of movies and TV shows, and so much more
• More than 200,000 apps on the App Store, including everything from games to productivity apps
• Reading is a joy on iPad with crisp and bright text, page turns with a flick and new books from the iBookstore
• See more of the world and find locations with street view, satellite view, or new terrain view -- all using Google services
• Large display and onscreen keyboard makes it easy to jot down quick notes and keep important information on hand
• Calendar to work from the office or at home with schedules that are easy to read and manage

Design
Form Factor:	Block (Apple iOS 3.2)
Dimensions:	9.6 x 7.5 x 0.5 inches (243 x 190 x 13 mm)
Weight:	1.6 pounds (730 g)
Main Features
Screen:	9.7-inch (768 x 1024 px) IPS (Accelerometer / Proximity Sensor / Ambient Light Sensor / Gyroscope)
Storage:	64GB (or 32GB or 16GB)
Processor:	1.0-GHz (Apple A4 chip)
Battery:	10.0 hours (7142 mAh Li-Polymer)
Multimedia
Camera:
Music:	iPod / iTunes (MP3 / AAC / WAV)
Video:	iTunes (MPEG-4 / H.264 / MOV)
Apps:	App Store / iBooks
Connectivity
Network:	GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 / HSDPA 850 / 1900 / 2100
Internet:	Safari Browser / Google Search
High-Speed Data:	HSDPA
Wi-Fi:	802.11 a/b/g/n
Bluetooth:	2.1 (A2DP / AVRCP / DUN / HFP / HSP / SPP)
GPS:	Skyhook
PC Sync:	USB 2.0
More Information
Website:	Product Website

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