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iPad
An iPad showing its home screen Developer
Apple Inc.
Manufacturer
Foxconn ( Foxconn (on on contract)[1]
Type
Tablet media player /PC Tablet
Releas e date
Wi-F i-Fi mo model (U (U.S.): [2][3] [3] April 3, 2010[2]
Wi-Fi + 3G Model (U.S.):
April 30, 2010[4] [5]
Both models (nine more countries): May 28, 2010
Units sold
[6][7] [7][8] [8] 14.79 million (as of 25 December 2010) [6]
Operating
iOS 4.2.1 iOS 4.2.1 [9] Released November 22, 2010; 2 months
designed, developed and marketed by Apple by Apple primarily primarily as a platform for audioThe iPad is a tablet computer designed, visual media including books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content. At about 1.5 pounds (680 grams), its size and weight fall between those of contemporary smartphones smartphones and and laptopcomputers. laptopcomputers. Apple released the iPad in April 2010, and sold 3 million of the devices in 80 days. [14] According to a report released released by Strategy Analytics, the Apple iPad had g gained ained a 95 percent share of Tablet PC sales at the end of second quarter 2010. During the second quarter 2010, Apple had sold 4.19 million iPads around the world.[15] The iPad runs the same operating system as theiPod the iPod Touch Touch and and iPhone iPhone—and —and can run its own applications as well as iPhone applications. Without modification, modification, it will only run programs approved by Apple and distributed via its online store. store. multitouch display—a display—a departure from most previous Like iPhone and iPod Touch, the iPad is controlled by a multitouch tablet computers, which used a pressure-triggered stylus—as stylus—as well as a virtual onscreen keyboard in lieu of a Wi-Fi data data connection to browse the Internet, load and stream media, and physical keyboard. The iPad uses a Wi-Fi HSPA data install software. Some models also have a 3G wireless 3G wireless data connection which can connect to HSPA data networks. The device is managed and synced by synced byiTunes iTunes on on a personal computer via USB USB cable. cable. Media reaction to the device has generally been neutral or positive, with more positive reaction after the device was launched. Contents hide]] [hide
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7.4 Music 8 See also 9 References 10 External links
History [16][17] 100,,[16][17] introduced in 1993, which led to the Apple's first tablet computer was the Newton Newton MessagePad 100
creation of the ARM6 the ARM6 processor processor core with Acorn with Acorn Computers Computers.. Apple also developed a prototypePowerBook prototype PowerBook Duo-based Duo -based tablet, the PenLite PenLite,, but in order to avoid hurting MessagePad sales did not sell it. [18] Apple released 2100,, in 1998. several more Newton-based PDAs, and discontinued the last, the MessagePad 2100 With the success of the introduction of portable music player iPod iPod in in 2001, Apple re-entered the mobileand mobile phone, phone, it computing market in 2007 with the iPhone. iPhone. Smaller than the iPad but featuring a camera andmobile pioneered the multitouch multitouch finger-sensitive finger-sensitive touchscreen interface of Apple's mobile operating system—iOS. By late 2009, the iPad's release had been rumored for several years. Mostly referred to as "Apple's tablet", iTablet and and iSlate were among the speculated names. [19] The iPad was announced on January 27,
2010, by Steve Jobs at Jobs at an Apple press conference at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in Arts in San Francisco. Francisco.[20] [21]
[22][23] [23][24] [24] Jobs later admitted that development started on the iPad before the iPhone.[22] Upon realizing that it would
work just as well as a mobile phone, phone, Jobs put development of the iPad on hold and decided to develop the iPhone instead.[25]
Hardware Screen and input touchscreen display display is a 9.7 in (25 cm) liquid crystal display display (1024 (1024 × 768 pixels) withfingerprintwith fingerprintThe iPad's touchscreen resistant and resistant and scratch-resistant glass. Steve Jobs backed the choice of screen size, saying a 7-inch screen would be "too small to express the software." [26] He said 10 inches was the minimum for a tablet screen. [26] Like the iPhone, the iPad is designed to be controlled by bare fingers; normal gloves and styli styli that that prevent electrical styli designed for this use. [28] conductivity may not be used,[27] although there are special gloves and capacitive styli designed [29]
The display responds to two other sensors: an ambient light sensor to adjust screen brightness and a 3 to sense iPad orientation and switch between portrait and landscape landscape modes. modes. Unlike the axis accelerometer to iPhone and iPod touch built-in applications, which work in three orientations (portrait, landscape-left and landscape-right), the iPad built-in applications support screen rotation in rotation in all four orientations (the three aforementioned ones along with upside-down), [30] meaning that the device has no intrinsic "native" orientation; only the relative position of the home button changes. In total there are four physical switches on the iPad, including a home button below the display that returns the user to the main menu, and three plastic physical switches on the sides: wake/sleep andvolume up/down, plus a third which, as of iOS 4.2, acts as a mute switch.[10] Initially this switch was utilized to lock out the screen [31]
rotation function (reportedly to prevent unintended rotation when the user is lying down). However, with the iOS 4.2 update, this functionality was removed and rotation lock is now controlled with a software toggle via the iOS task switcher. There is no means to reassign the physical switches functionality in the official iOS release.
Connectivity
Jobs, Apple CEO, introducing the iPad Steve Jobs,
The iPad can use Wi-Fi network trilateration from trilateration from Skyhook Wireless to Wireless to provide location information to Maps.. The 3G model 3G model contains A-GPS contains A-GPS to to allow its position to be calculated with applications such as Google Maps GPS or relative to nearby cellphone towers; it also has a black plastic accent on the back side to improve 3G radio sensitivity.[32] For wired connectivity, the iPad has a proprietary Appledock Apple dock connector ; it lacks the Ethernet and Ethernet and USB ports of larger computers.[10]
Audio and output
Back of the iPad 3G
The iPad has two internal speakers that speakers that push mono mono sound sound through two small sealed channels to the three audio ports carved into the bottom-right of the unit. [13] A volume switch is on the right r ight side of the unit. audio-out jack on the top-left corner of the device provides stereo sound for A 3.5-mm TRS connector audio-out headphones with or without microphones and/or volume controls. The iPad also contains a microphone that can be used for voice recording. recording. The built-in Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR interface EDR interface allows wireless headphones and keyboards to be used with the [33] iPad. However, the iOS does not currently support file transfer via via Bluetooth.[34] iPad also features 1024 x 768 VGA video output for connecting an external display or television. [35]
Power and battery
iPad in the iPad Keyboard Dock
The iPad uses an internal rechargeable lithium-ion polymer battery (LiPo). battery (LiPo). The batteries are made Taiwan by by Simplo Technology, Technology, which makes 60% of them, and Dynapack International Technology. Technology.[36] The in Taiwan iPad is designed to be charged with a high current (2 amperes) using the included USB 10-watt (0.013 hp) power adapter. While it can be charged by a standard USB port from a computer, these are limited to 500 milliamperes (half an amp). As a result, if the iPad is turned on while connected to a normal USB computer port, it may charge much more slowly, or not at all. High-power USB ports found in newer Apple computers and accessories provide full charging capabilities.[37] Apple claims that the iPad's battery can pro provide vide up to 10 hours of video, video, 140 hours of audio playback, or one month on standby. Like any battery technology, the iPad's LiPo battery loses capacity over time, but is not designed to be user-replaceable. In a program similar to the battery-replacement program for the iPod and iPod and the original iPhone, iPhone, Apple will replace an iPad that does not hold an electrical charge with a refurbished iPad for a [38][39] [39] fee of $99 (plus $6.95 shipping). [38]
Storage and SIM The iPad was released with three options for internal storage size: a 16, 32, or 64 GB flash drive. All data is stored on the flash drive and there is no option to expand storage. Apple sells a camera connection kit with an SD card reader, card reader, but it can only be used to transfer photos and videos. [40] The side of the Wi-Fi + Wi-Fi + 3G 3G model model has a micro-SIM micro-SIM slot slot (not mini-SIM mini-SIM). ). Unlike the iPhone, iPhone, which is usually sold locked to specific carriers, the 3G iPad 3G iPad is sold unlocked and can be used with any compatible GSM carrier. GSM carrier. [41]
Japan is the exception to this, where the iPad 3G is locked to Softbank.
[42]
In the U.S., data network access
via T-Mobile's network is limited to slower EDGEcellular EDGEcellular speeds because T-Mobile's 3G Network uses different [43][44] frequencies.[43][44]
Optional accessories
The iPad in its case
Apple offers several iPad iPad accessories, including:[10]
iPad Keyboard Dock with with hardware keyboard, 30-pin connector, and audio
jack
iPad Case which can be used to stand the iPad in various positions
iPad Dock with with 30-pin connector and audio jack
iPad Dock Connector to VGA Adapter for for external monitor or projector
iPad Camera Connection Kit including including a USB Type A connector adapter and
an SD card reader, for transferring photos and videos
iPad 10W USB Power Adapter with with 2 A output (10 W)
Technical specifications Model
Wi-Fi
Wi-Fi + 3G
January 27, 2010[20]
Announcement date
Release date
Display
April 3, 2010[3]
April 30, 2010[4]
9.7 inches (25 cm) multitouch display at a resolution of 1024 × 768 pixels pixels with withLED LED backlighting backlighting and a fingerprint and scratch-resista scratch-resistant nt coating[10]
[11]
Processor
1 GHz Apple A4 Syste System m on a chip c hip
Fixed capacity of 16, 32, or 64 GB[10]
Storage
Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n 802.11a/b/g/n), ), Bluetoot Blue tooth h 2.1+EDR [10] Wireless
Geolocation
No wireless wide-area network interface interface
HSDPA,, 2G cellular E EDGE}} DGE}}[10] 3G cellular HSDPA
WiFi[10]/Apple location databases[45]
Assisted GPS, Apple databases, [45]Cel Cellu lular lar [10] netwo ne twork rk
Environmentalsensor Environmentalsensor s
Accelerometer , ambient light sensor , magnetometer (for digital compass)[10]
Manufacture Foxconn,, which also manufactures Apple's iPod, iPhone and Mac Mini, in its largest The iPad is assembled by Foxconn plant in Shenzhen, Shenzhen, China China..[48] iSuppli estimated that each iPad 16 GB Wi-Fi version costs $259.60 to manufacture, a total that excludes research, development, licensing, royalty and patent costs. [49] Apple does not disclose the makers of iPad par ts and their components, but teardown reports teardown reports and analysis from industry insiders indicate that various parts suppliers include:
[10][50] Apple A4 SoC SoC:: Samsung.[10][50]
[51][52] [52] Toshiba;; except Samsung for Samsung for the 64 GB model. [51] NAND flash RAM chips: Toshiba
Touch-screen chips: Broadcom. Broadcom.[51]
IPS Display: LG Display
Touch panels: Wintek. Wintek. (Got the job after TPK Touch Solutions Solutions was was unable to fulfill its orders, delaying the iPad's release from late March to early April. [53])
Software iPhone SDK, SDK, or software development kit, kit, Like the iPhone, with which it shares a development environment ( environment (iPhone Apple's App Store Store,, and version 3.2 onwards), [58] the iPad only runs its own software, software downloaded from Apple's App software written by developers who have paid for a developer's license on registered devices. [59] The iPad runs applications,, displaying them at iPhone size or enlarging them to fill the iPad's almost all third-party iPhone applications screen.[60] Developers may also create or modify apps to take advantage of the iPad's features. [61] Application developers use iPhone SDK for developing applications for iPad. [62] The iPad has been shipping with a customized iPad-only version of iPhone OS, dubbed v3.2. On September 1, it was announced the iPad would get iOS 4.2 by November 2010. [63] Apple released iOS 4.2.1 to the public on November 22.[64]
Applications The iPad comes with several s everal applications, including Safari, Mail, Photos, Video, YouTube, iPod,iTunes iPod, iTunes,, App Store,, iBooks Store iBooks,, Maps, Notes, Calendar, Contacts, and Spotlight Search.[65] Several are improved versions of applications developed for the iPhone. The iPad syncs with iTunes on iTunes on a Mac or Windows PC.[20] Apple ported its iWork iWork suite suite from the Mac to the iPad, Pages,, Numbers, Numbers, and Keynote Keynote apps apps in the App the App Store Store..[66] Although the iPad is and sells pared down versions of Pages not designed to replace a mobile phone, phone, a user can use a wired headset or the built-in speaker and microphone and place phone calls over Wi-Fi or 3G using a VoIPapplication. VoIPapplication.[67] The iPad has lots of third party applications available for it; as of September 1, 2010, there were 25,000 iPad specific apps on the App Store. [68]
The iPad cannot run Xcode Xcode since since it usesiOS usesiOS..[69]
In December 2010, Reuters Reuters reported reported that iPhone iPhone and and iPad users have lodged a lawsuit against against Apple Apple Inc alleging Inc alleging that some applications were passing their information to third party advertisers without consent. [70]
Digital rights management For more details on the digital rights management, see iOS iOS..
The iPad employs DRM intended DRM intended to lock purchased content—including TV shows, movies, and apps—to operate only on Apple's platform. Also, the iPad's development model requires anyone creating an app for the iPad to sign a non-disclosure agreement agreement and and pay for a developer subscription. Furthermore, critics argue Apple's centralized app approval process and control and loc lockdown kdown of the platform iitself tself could stifle stifle software rights advocates advocates is the ability for Apple to remotely disable or delete innovation. Of particular concern to digital rights [71][72][73] [73] apps, media, or data on the iPad at will. [71][72]
Digital rights advocates, rights advocates, including the Free Software Foundation Foundation,, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Foundation , and computer Kahle,, have criticized the iPad for its digital rights restrictions. Paul Sweeting, an engineer and activist Brewster Kahle analyst with GigaOM GigaOM,, is quoted by National Public Radio saying, "With the iPad, you have the anti-Internet in your hands. [...] It offers [the major media companies] the opportunity to essentially re-create the old business model, wherein they are pushing content to you on their terms rather than you going out and finding content, or a search engine discovering content for you." But Sweeting also thinks Apple's limitations make its products feel like living in a safe neighborhood, saying, "Apple is offering you a gated community where there's a guard Sydell,, the article's author, concludes, "As more at the gate, and there's probably maid service, too." Laura Sydell consumers have fears about security on the Internet, viruses and malware, they may be happy to opt for Apple'sgated community Apple'sgated community." ."[74]
Jailbreaking For more details on iPad Jailbreaking, see iOS jailbreaking .
Like other iOS Devices, the iPad can be "jailbroken", allowing applications and programs that are not [75][76] authorized by Apple to run on the device. dev ice.[75][76] Once jailbroken, iPad users are able to download many
applications previously unavailable through the App Store via unofficial installers such as Cydia, Cydia, as well as illegally pirated pirated applications. applications.[76] Apple claims jailbreaking voids their factory warranty on the device in the United [76][77] [76][77]
States.
Books, news, and magazine content
Reading a book on the iPad
Further information: iBookstore
The iPad has an optional iBooks iBooks application application that can be downloaded from the App Store, which displays books and other ePub ePub-format -format content downloaded from theiBookstore the iBookstore..[78] For the iPad launch on April 3, 2010, the [3][20][65] 65] Several major book publishers including Penguin Books, iBookstore is available only in the United States.[3][20][
HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster and Macmillan have committed to publishing books for the iPad. [79] Despite being a direct competitor to both the Amazon the Amazon Kindle Kindle and andBarnes Barnes & Noble Nook Nook,, [80]
[81][82] 82] both Amazon.com both Amazon.com and and Barnes & Noble have Noble have made Kindle & Nook apps available for the iPad.[81][
In February 2010, Condé Nast Publications Publications said said it would sell iPad subscriptions for its GQ, Vanity Fair and and Wired magazines magazines by June. [83]
In April 2010, The New York Times announced it will begin publishing daily on the iPad. [84] As of October 2010, The New York Times iPad app is ad-supported and available for free without a paid subscription, but will model in in 2011.[85] Major news organizations, such as The Wall Street transition to a subscription-based model Journal,, BBC, Journal BBC, and Reuters Reuters have have released iPad applications, to varying degrees of success. [86]
Censorship Further information: Apple information: Apple App Store censorship
Apple's App Apple's App Store, Store, which provides iPhone and iPad applications, imposes censorship of content, which has become an issue for book publishers and magazines seeking to use the platform. The Guardian described the Smith,, a main distributor which for many years imposed role of Apple as analogous to that of the distributor WH Smith content restrictions on British publishers. [87] Due to the exclusion of porn from the App the App Store Store,, YouPorn YouPorn and and others changed their video format [88][89] [89] to H.264 H.264 and and HTML5 specifically HTML5 specifically for the iPad.[88] In an e-mail exchange [90] with Ryan Tate fromFlash to fromFlash
from Valleywag, Valleywag, Steve Jobs Jobs claimed claimed that the iPad offers "freedom from porn", leading to many upset replies r eplies [91]
[92]
including Adbustings in including Adbustings in Berlin by artist Johannes P. Osterhoff and in San Francisco duringWWDC10 during WWDC10..
Release Apple began taking pre-orders for for the iPad from U.S. U.S. customers on March 12, 2010. [3] The only major change to the device between its announcement and being available to pre-order was the change of the behavior of the side switch from sound muting to that of a screen rotation lock.[93] The Wi-Fiversion Wi-Fiversion of the iPad went on sale in [3][94] [94] [3][4][4] 4][4] The Wi-Fi + 3G 3G version version was released on April 30. [3][ 3G service in the the United States on April 3, 2010. [3]
United States is provided by AT&T by AT&T and and was initially sold with two prepaid contract-free data plan options: one [95][96] On June 2, 2010, AT&T announced for unlimited data and the other for 250 MB per month at half the price. [95][96]
that effective June 7 the unlimited plan would be replaced for new customers with a 2 GB plan at slightly lower
cost; existing customers would have the option to keep the unlimited plan. [97] The plans are activated on the iPad itself and can be canceled at any time. [98] The device was initially popular with 300,000 iPads being sold on their first day of availability.[99] By May 3, 2010, Apple had sold a million iPads, [100] this was in half the time it took Apple to sell the same number of original iPhones.[101] By May 31, 2010, Apple had sold two million iPads[102] and by June 22, 2010, they had sold [14][103] 3 million.[14][103] Between July 1 and September 30, 2010, Apple sold a further 4.2 million iPads. During the
October 18, 2010, Financial Conference Call, Steve Jobs announced that Apple had sold more iPads than Macs for the Fiscal Quarter. [104] The iPad was initially only available online at The Apple Store as well as the company's retail locations locations.. The iPad has since been available for purchase through many retailers including Amazon including Amazon,,Wal-Mart Wal-Mart,, Best Buy,, Verizon, Buy Verizon, and AT&T and AT&T.. Canada,, France France,, Germany, Germany, Italy, Italy, Japan, Japan, Spain, Spain, Switzerland and Switzerland and The iPad was launched in Australia in Australia,, Canada [5][105] the United Kingdom Kingdom on on May 28.[5][105] Online pre-orders in those countries began on May 10. [4] Apple released
Belgium, Hong Kong Kong,, Ireland Ireland,, Luxembourg Luxembourg,, Mexico Mexico,, Netherlands Netherlands,, New the iPad in Austria in Austria,, Belgium, Zealand and Zealand and Singapore on Singapore on July 23, 2010.[106] Israel Israel briefly briefly prohibited importation of the iPad because of concerns that its Wi-Fi might interfere with other devices. [107] On September 17, 2010, the iPad officially Malaysia..[109] launched in China. China.[108] On November 30, 2010, the iPad officially launched in Malaysia The South Korean Minister of Culture and Tourism, Tourism, Yu In-chon was In-chon was criticized for using an "unapproved" iPad on a public occasion. It is illegal to use an unapproved electronic device in South Korea. [110]However, iPad was released in South Korea on Korea on November 30, 2010 through KT KT which which also carries the iPhone. India on on January 28, 2011. The 16G 16GB B iPad costs 27,900 and the 3G variant of the same The iPad launched in India is 34,900.[111]
Reception Reaction to the announcement Media reaction to the iPad announcement was mixed. Walt Mossberg wrote, Mossberg wrote, "It's about the software, stupid", meaning hardware features and build are less important to the iPad's success s uccess than software and user interface, his first impressions of which were largely positive. Mossberg also called the price "modest" for a device of its and The Sydney Morning capabilities, and praised the ten-hour battery life. [112] Others, including PC Advisor and Herald , wrote that the iPad would also compete with proliferatingnetbooks proliferating netbooks,, most of which use Microsoft [113][114] [114] Windows.[113] Windows. The base model's $499 price was lower than pre-release estimates by the tech press, Wall [117] [115][116][117] Street analysts, and Apple's competitors, all of whom were expecting a much higher entry price point. [115][116]
Yair Reiner said the iPad will compete against e-book devices such as the Barnes & Noble Nook Nook and and Kindle while while offering 70 percent of revenue to publishers, the same s ame arrangement afforded the Amazon Kindle the Amazon Store..[80] Notably, a week before the iPad's expected release, the Amazon Kindle developers on the Apple App Apple App Store store increased publishers' revenue share to 70 percent as well. [118] Several days after the unveiling, Stephen Fry Fry said said people must use the iPad to truly appreciate its purpose and quality and commented that common criticisms of the device fall away after use. Fry noted the iPad's speed and responsiveness, the intuitive interface and the richness and detail of the display. [119] Along with Steve Jobs' statements in the announcement, members of the media also said that it established a new class of devices [120][121] [121] laptops..[120] between smartphones and smartphones and laptops
Reviews Reviews of the iPad have been generally favorable. Walt Mossberg of Mossberg of The Wall Street Journal called called it a "pretty Pogue of of The New York Times wrote a "dual" review, one part for technologyclose" laptop killer.[122] David Pogue minded people, and the other part for non-technology-minded people. In the former section, he notes that a laptop offers more features for a cheaper price than the iPad. In his review for the latter audience, however, he claims that if his readers like the concept of the device and can understand what its intended uses are, then they will enjoy using the device. [123] PC Magazine Magazine' ' s Tim Gideon wrote, "you have yourself a winner" that "will undoubtedly be a driving force in shaping the emerging tablet landscape." [124] Michael Arrington of TechCrunch said, "the iPad beats even my most optimistic expectations. This is a new category of device. But it also will replace laptops for many people." [121] People have been divided over whether to consider the iPad a personal computer. Forrester Researchhas argued that the iPad should be considered a form of personal computer in spite of Apple's restrictions on creating and editing files with the iPad.[125] In contrast, PC World argued argued when the iPad was announced that it is not a personal computer due to Apple's omission of several key features, including Adobe Flash. [126] PC World criticized criticized the iPad's slim file-sharing and printing abilities, [127] and Ars Technica said sharing files with
a computer is "without a doubt one of our least favorite parts of the iPad experience." [128]
Reaction to the international launch On May 28, 2010, the iPad was released in Australia, Canada, and Japan, as well as several larger European countries. Media reaction to the launch was mixed. The media noted the positive response from fans of the [129][130] [130] device, with thousands of people queued on the first day of sale in a number of these countries. [129] The [131][132] 132] In media also praised the quantity of applications, as well as the bookstore and other media applications.[131][
contrast they criticized the iPad for being a closed system and mentioned that the iPad faces competition from Android based from Android based tablets.[129] With regard to its books application, The Independent criticized criticized the iPad for not
being as readable in bright light as paper. However, they also praised the device for being able to store a large number of different books.[131]
Omitted features CNET and and Gizmodo Gizmodo listed listed features that were missing from the iPad at launch that they believe customers CNET expect, including a camera for video chat, a longer and narrower "widescreen" aspect ratiosuitable ratiosuitable for watching widescreen widescreen movies, movies, the ability to multitask multitask (run (run more than one application at once), a USB [59][133] [133] port, HDMI output, HDMI output, and a more flexible wired-data port than the iPod dock connector .[59] Apple's iOS
4 unveiling and demonstration on April 8, 2010, promised multitasking for the iPad and multitasking was added [134][135] to the iPad with the release of iOS 4.2 on November 22, 2010. [134][135] The Seattle Post-Intelligencer and and [59][136] [136] CNET CNET also also Gizmodo noted that the iPad officially only supports installing software from the App Store. [59]
criticised the iPad for its apparent lack of wireless sync which other portable devices such as Microsoft's Zune have Zune have had for a number of years. The built-in iTunes app is able to download from the Internet as well.[137] CNN and CNN and Wired News defended News defended Apple's omission of a number of features, including support for Adobe for Adobe Flash Flash,, noting that YouTube and YouTube and Vimeo Vimeo have have switched to H.264 H.264 for for video streaming. They also said that "[multitasking] will not matter at all to the target user", as its absence is responsible for "a large part of [the iPad's] ten-hour battery life." Of the aspect ratio: "16:9 ratio in [portrait [ portrait mode mode]] would look oddly tall and skinny ... [4:3 is] a USB port: port: "The iPad is meant to be an easy-to-use appliance, compromise, and a good one." Of the lack of a USB not an all-purpose computer. A USB port would mean installing drivers driversfor for printers, scanners and anything else you might hook up."
[138][139] [138][139]
Product name Like the iPhone, the iPad shares its name with existing products. The most publicized is the Fujitsu iPAD, iPAD, a mobile multi-functional device sold to retailers to help clerks verify prices, check inventory, and close sales. The Japanese company Fujitsu Fujitsu introduced introduced the iPAD in 2002, and the following year applied for the trademark trademark,, but the firm found the mark was already owned by Mag-Tek. Fujitsu's trademark application was listed as "abandoned" in April 2009, and the ownership of the mark is unclear. Fujitsu consulted attorneys over attorneys over what, if [140][141] On March 17, 2010, the Fujitsu iPAD U.S. trademark was transferred to Apple. any, action it might take. [140][141] [142]
In the first days after the iPad's announcement, some media and many online commenters criticized the name [143][144] [144][145][ [145][146] 146] Shortly after the "iPad", noting its similarity to "pad", the common name for a sanitary napkin. napkin.[143]
launch announcement, the hashtag "iTampon" hashtag "iTampon" became the number-two trending topic on topic on the social networking [145][147] site Twitter .[145][147]
Recognition
The iPad was selected by Time Magazine as Magazine as one of the 50 Best Inventions of the Year 2010, [148] while whilePopular Popular Science chose Science chose it as the top gadget [149] behind the overall "Best of What's New 2010" winner Groasis Groasis Waterboxx. Waterboxx. [150]
Ars Technica noted the similarity between the iPad and Star Trek's Trek's fictional PADD tablet PADD tablet computer, both in
name and functionality.[151]
Usage Business While the iPad is mostly used by consumers it also has been taken up by business users. Some companies c ompanies are adopting iPads in their business offices by distributing or making available the iPads to employees. Examples of uses in the workplace include attorneys responding to clients, medical professionals accessing health [152][153][ [153][154] 154] records during patient exams, and managers approving employee requests. [152]
A survey by Frost & Sullivan Sullivan shows that iP iPad ad usage in office wor workplaces kplaces is linked to the goals of increased employee productivity, reduced paperwork, and increased revenue. The research firm estimates that "The mobile-office application market in North America may reach $6.85 billion in 2015, up from an estimated $1.76 billion [in 2010]."[155]
Education The iPad has several uses in the classroom,[156] and has been praised as a valuable tool for homeschooling. [157] Soon after the iPad was released, it was reported that 81% of the top book apps were for children. [159] The
[158]
learn how to communicate and iPad has also been called a revolutionary tool to help children withautism withautism learn socialize more easily.[160] Many colleges and universities have also used the iPad. Youngstown State University in University in Youngstown, Ohio, Ohio, began offering three-hour rentals for the iPad for its Fall 2010 semester, in addition to rentals for the Amazon the Amazon Kindle,, laptop computers Kindle computers,, and Flip cameras cameras..[161]
Sports During the 2010 Major League Baseball Baseball free free agent season, the agent for the player Carl Crawford Crawford was was sending iPads to prospective teams interested in Mr. Crawford. These iPads were pre-loaded with video clips highlighting his player, and how it would benefit their team to have him. [162]
Music The iPad is able to support many music creation applications in addition to the iTunes music playback software. These include sound samplers, guitar and voice effects processors, sequencers for synthesized sounds and sampled loops, virtual synthesizers and drum machines, theremin-style and other touch responsive
instruments, drum pads and many more. Gorillaz's Gorillaz's 2010 album, The Fall , was created almost exclusively using the iPad by Damon Albarn while on tour with the band. [163]