Universal Ramblings

Specification and Details for the Apple iPad

• 1.5 lbs.
• 0.5 inch thin
• 9.7 inch display
• 10 hour battery
• Wireless networking (802.11n)
• 16GB, 32GB and 64GB Flash storage
• 1 GHz Apple A4 chip
• Built-in accelerometer, mic, 30-pin connector, 802.11n Wi-Fi, compass, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Runs iPhone apps
• Runs iWorks
• 3G service available through AT&T ($14.99 & 29.99 monthly plans); no contract/cancel anytime

Apple iPad Pricing

Software

All the standard apps like the calendar and email apps have been redesigned for the larger screen. The new interface, from what we have seenso far, looks extremely crisp and has been greatly simplified to accommodate the multi-touch interface.

Runs iPhone Apps (with really large text)

According to Apple, almost every current iPhone application will run – unmodified – on the iPad. Judging from the images we have seen so far, however, the iPad just scaled these apps up to the large screen, which doesn’t necessarily look extremely well. Games, though, seem to look extremely well on the large screen. Apple simply scales the graphics up and makes them

Apple plans to release a new SDK today that will make it easy for developers to make use of the large screen.