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Apple iPad
Presentation By: Leigh Casal
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What is the iPad?
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"It's so much more intimate than a laptop and so much
more capable than a smart phone”
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“a tablet-style computer that resembles the iPhone, but
with a larger screen and other features for work and
play.”
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“it has the potential to change portable computing
profoundly, and to challenge the primacy of the laptop.”
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“a multipurpose device that bridges the gap between
the iPhone and a laptop”
iPad: what you will learn
How the iPad came to be
 iPad by design
 iPad by functionality
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“Apps”- software applications
 Safari, Video/Photo, iBook
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iPad pricing & availability
 Future of the iPad
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iPad: the beginning
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Announced in January 2010
Based off Apple iPhone
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“smart-phone”- internet/multimedia
• Portable media-player
• Internet client
• E-mail, web browsing, & Wi-Fi connectivity
• Multi-touch user interface
• Touch screen and virtual keyboard
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Redesigned all “apps”
iPhone 3GS
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Third party applications designed to
help the user perform specific task
• games, reference, GPS navigation & social networking
iPad: the design
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LED-Backlit IPS Display
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high-resolution, 9.7-inch screen
No orientation or pointing device
178° viewing angle
Multi-Touch
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Precise and responsive
Functionality mimics natural actions
• Keyboard, Zoom, Scroll, flip through photos/pages
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Size and Shape
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1.5 pounds and 1/2 inch thick
Curved back for comfort and easy pick-up
iPad: the design
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Battery Life
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lithium-polymer battery from Mac notebook
Up to 10 hours of battery life
1 month of standby battery life
Wireless
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Built-in 802.11n Wi-Fi
Bluetooth 2.1
• Connect to wireless headphones or the Apple Wireless
Keyboard.
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Performance
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A4 chip designed to be powerful and power efficient
iPad: the design
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Audio
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built-in speaker
• movies or music.
headphone jack
 built-in microphone.
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Connectivity
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Connector port
• docking and charging
• connect to iPad accessories
iPad: the features
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Built-in apps designed for Multi-Touch
screen and advanced capabilities of iPad
Safari
 Email
 Photos
 Videos
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iPad: the features
Built-in apps designed for Multi-Touch
screen and advanced capabilities of iPad
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Safari
Email
Photos
Videos
iBooks
Maps
Notes
Spotlight Search
Built-in accessibility.
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YouTube
iPod
iTunes
App Store
Calendar
Contacts
Home Screen
iWork
Digital Compass
iPad: Safari Web Browser
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View in landscape or
portrait
Scroll by flicking up or
down
Double-tap a section to
enlarge or shrink.
Thumbnail view
Icons on the Home screen
MobileMe
iPad: Photos and Videos
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Photos
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Photo albums
Vivid color
“Moving” pictures
• rotate iPad, your picture
rotates
• create & play slideshows
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Videos
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Faces and Places
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No keypad or buttons
Buy or rent movies
Watch up to 10 hours
IPS Technology
Easily view in wide
screen or full screen
Browse between
chapters in movie
iPad: iBooks
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Like reading a book, but easier
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Customize reading experience
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Adjust backlight brightness
Jump to a different part,
automatically bookm arks
Highlight important parts
View single page or two at once
Change the text size and font.
Touch and hold any word to look it up
Works with VoiceOver
iBookStore
iPad: pricing & capacity
$499:16 GB with Wi-Fi
 $599: 32 GB with Wi-Fi
 $699: 64 GB with Wi-Fi
 Also available with 3G network
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add $130 to the price of each version
 AT&T will offer an unlimited data plan for $30
a month
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iPad: what is to come
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To be released in April 2010
If people see the iPad as an extra device to
carry around, it will likely have limited appeal.
If they see it as a convenient replacement for
bulkier computers, it could drastically change
portable computing.
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Web-surfing, email, social networking, video/photo
viewing, gaming, music, basic content creation, note
taking.
Will the iPad replace laptop computers?
What is the iPad?
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The iPad is an advance in making moresophisticated computing possible via a simple
touch interface on a slender, light and highly
portable device.
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Only time will tell if it’s a real
challenger to the laptop
References
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Associated Press, "iPad is Apple's Latest Creation". CBS News.
2/20/2010<http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2010/01/27/tech/mai
n6147151.shtml?tag=currentVideoInfo;videoMetaInfo>.
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"iPad". Apple. 2/20/2010 <5http://www.apple.com/ipad/>.
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Mossberg, Walter. "Apple iPad Review". All Things Digital.
2/20/2010 <http://ptech.allthingsd.com/20100331/apple-ipadreview/>.