Information 03 - Overview

If you are looking for more information about the Apple iPad, known by many as the Apple Tablet, you’ve come to the right place. You can find links to defining features about the iPad, hands on information and impressions, images of the Apple iPad and detailed specifications for the Apple Tablet.

Apple iPad Basic Info:

2 Versions: WiFi Only and WiFi+3G

Wifi Only – Ships in 60 days

• 16GB – $499
• 32 GB – $599
• 64 GB- $699

Wifi and 3G – $130 added feature – Ships in 90 days

• 16GB – $629
• 32 GB – $729
• 64 GB – $829

3G Apple iPad Data Pricing – No Contract Required:

• 250 MB for $14.99
• Unlimited for $29.99

Apple iPad Software details:

Along with the iPad apple announced some new software applications and information that, for now are unique to the iPad.

Important items to note include:

• The introduction of the iBooks bookstore from Apple
• All iPhone apps will be compatible with the iPad (but without a camera some won’t be the same)
• The iPad runs a modified iPhone operating system (but still has no multitasking)
• Apple has the iWork software suit for productivity (which includes Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) as iPad applications (and will cost $10 a pop)
• Not just a big iPhone
• The Apple iPad has no Flash support

For the full details please read our Apple iPad Software Overview

Apple iPad Hands on and First Impressions:

Many reviewers were able to use the iPad for a short time after it was unveiled; not long enough for a full review but certainly good for first impressions and hands on observations.

We have compiled the top 10 iPad Hands On accounts to help you understand how the iPad feels and performs including.

• What it’s like to type on the iPad
• Gaming on the iPad
• Watching a Movie on the iPad
• How heavy is the iPad
• Is the iPad fast?
• How is it to read a book on the iPad
• Where the iPad fits in your home
• and much more!

For all the details read our Definitive Apple iPad Hands On and First Impressions Roundup

Apple iPad accessories:

Like all Apple products the Apple iPad has accessories, and will likely have an incredible amount of third party accessories by the time it arrives on the market in a few months.

For now the official Apple iPad accessories and prices are as follows:

• Apple iPad Keyboard dock – $69
• Apple iPad case – $39.
• Apple iPad camera connector – $29
• Apple iPad Dock Connector to VGA – $29.

Why would you need an iPad camera connector?

Apple iPad Podcast:

For more insight on the Apple iPad and how the experts at Notebooks.com and GottaBeMobile.com feel about the device listen to the Gotta Be Mobile podcast: A Special Look at the iPad.

Contributions to this post by were made by Rajesh and Josh.