Steve Jobs launches sleek web device that’s “more intimate than a laptop, more capable than a smartphone”
Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs has finally put an end to months of speculation and announced the Apple iPad, the company’s move to bridge the gap between the mobile phone and laptop at its event in San Fransisco.
The new tablet device, which looks to sport a modified version of the iPhone OS, will come with an aluminium back and a large touchscreen allowing you to see web pages as you would on a regular laptop.
Jobs, although confidently stating that “Apple is the number one mobile devices company in the world” and that “by revenue, we’re bigger by Nokia”, launched the iPad as a question, asking if’s “there’s room for something in the middle?”.
The device, which will come with an almost full size touchscreen keyboard, will also be geared to enjoy all types of digital media and judging by the way Steve Jobs demoed the unit at the press launch, is expected to be used by holding it with one hand and controlling it with another.?
With auto-rotate functionality, Jobs says the iPad is “way better than a laptop” and “a dream to type on”.
In a fairly lengthy demo, the iPad was shown to be viewing images, video, web browsing, flipping through calendar dates suggesting that like the iPhone it will be very app focused however it’s also clear from the demos that the iPad isn’t supporting Adobe flash playback within the browser.
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Apple tablet unveiled as the iPad originally appeared on http://www.pocket-lint.com on Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:18:05 +0000
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