Apple today revealed, that isn’t long anticipated tablet (the iPad) will be first shipped to our shores next Friday, July 23rd. It will also be launched in eight other countries: Austria, Belgium, Hong Kong, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand and Singapore.
“iPad allows users to connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before” says Apple in it’s press release this morning from it’s Head Quarters in Cupertino, California.
Apple first unveiled the iPad at their press conference in late January this year and first launched the product in late April in the US. It had sold over 300,000 units within 24 hours of launch and announced on June 22nd, sales of over three million in it’s first 80 days.
The iPad weights 0.68 kg, with a display measuring 9.7 inches at resolution 1020 by 768. It is thinner than any laptop or netbook on the market at only 0.5 inches thick. It has Wi-Fi and Bluetooth as standard with an option to upgrade to a 3G model for around €130 extra.
It has everything you would expect from Apple’s iPhone family; Safari, mail, photos, videos, YouTube, iPod, iTunes, App Store, notes, calendar, contacts and iBooks with the extra addition of iWork for iPad, including Keynote, Pages and Numbers.
Prices will start from €499 for the base model with Wi-Fi only. It will come in 16GB, 32GB and 64GB models.
Check out Apple’s press release here: http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/07/19ipad.html or check out Apple’s iPad page here: http://www.apple.com/ie/ipad for more information.
Post written by David Kirwan.