Finally apple launched the most awaited iPad today by steve jobs at the Moscone centre in San Francisco. So whats all about the new iPad lets have a quick look.

What is iPad ?

Using iPad you can able to browse the web, send email, view & share photos, watch movies, listen to your favorite music, play exciting games, read books and lots of more stuff. For me its seems like a bigger version of iPod Touch and also like amazon kindle.

iPad Features

-          A  large, high-resolutions 9.7-inch LED-backlit IPS display
-          An incredibly responsive Multi-Touch screen
-          Thin and light enough to take anywhere.
-          Up to 10 Hours of battery Life
-          Built-in 80.11n Wireless
-          Bluetooth 2.1
-          A4 chip inside apple delivers extreme performance
-          Available in 16Gb, 32Gb and 64GB
-          Built-in speakers produces rich sound

iPad Accessories

Apple comes up with some great accessories specifically for ipad they are,

-          Keyboard Dock to connect a full size keyboard using Bluetooth or apple wireless keyboard.
-          Camera Connection kit allows you to import photos from camera or SD card.
-          iPad case not only protects from dust and scratch but also can be used in various positions             making it easier to  type, watch movies and play games.

Developers

Developers can start developing apps for iPad or optimize apps built for iphone with the new iphone SDK 3.2 beta. If you are an iPhone Developer program member you can able to access to,

-          iPhone SDK 3.2 beta
-          iPad Simulator
-          iPad Programming Guide
-          iPad Human Interface Guidelines
-          iPad Sample Code
-          Preparing Universal Applications

Availability and Pricing

Alfortunatel y iPad will only be available in late march 2010 in US. The iPad comes with two different models,

Wi-Fi – 16GB @ $499   |    Wi-Fi – 32GB @ $599     |    Wi-Fi – 64GB @ $699

WI-Fi + 3G – 16GB @ 629   |    WI-Fi + 3G – 32GB @ 729   |    WI-Fi + 3G – 64GB @ 829