iPad Apple Tablet launched

Apple finally announced its tablet called the iPad. Apple iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds— thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook.

Apple iPad comes with a 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology (1024x768-pixel res at 132 ppi), fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating, 1GHz Apple A4 chip, accelerometer, ambient light sensor, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR, digital compass, assisted GPS, 16GB, 32GB, or 64GB flash drive, dock connector, 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack, built-in speakers, microphone, SIM card tray, a built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery, and support for display of multiple languages. The 3G versions support speeds up to 7.2 Mbps on HSDPA networks.

iPad can sync with iTunes just like the iPhone and iPod touch, using the standard Apple 30-pin to USB cable, so you can sync all of your contacts, photos, music, movies, TV shows, applications and more from your Mac or PC. All the applications and content you download on iPad from the App Store, iTunes Store and iBookstore will be automatically synced to your iTunes library the next time you connect with your computer.

iPad will be available in late March worldwide for a suggested retail price of $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB model, $699 for the 64GB model. The Wi-Fi + 3G models of iPad will be available in April in the US and selected countries for a suggested retail price of $629 for the 16GB model, $729 for the 32GB model and $829 for the 64GB model. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store.

Apple also introduced a new version of iWork for iPad, the first desktop-class productivity suite designed specifically for Multi-Touch. With Pages, Keynote and Numbers you can create beautifully formatted documents, stunning presentations with animations and transitions, and spreadsheets with charts, functions and formulas. The three apps will be available separately through the App Store for $9.99 each.