Now the Apple iPad is real. Are you in for one?

After months of speculation and rumors, it’s official: The Apple iPad is real. The device, announced earlier today by Apple CEO Steve Jobs, is designed to fill the perceived gap between the smartphone and the laptop.

With literally thousands of articles and blog posts being written about Apple’s new device, it’s easy to experience information overload. That’s why the guys over at Mashable created this comprehensive Apple iPad guide. It is the most complete, constantly updated article on iPad since its today’s launch.

Here’s everything you ever wanted to know about the Apple iPad, its specs, features, pricing, availability and much more.:

Apple iPad: The Overview

On multiple occasions, Steve Jobs spoke about creating a new category of devices that would fill the gap between the smartphone and the laptop markets. He slammed netbooks for “not being better than anything.” He wanted something that would be better than a laptop at browsing the web and that could play games, movies, YouTube videos and more.

The answer to that gap, at least for Apple, is the iPad. It’s essentially a giant iPod touch/iPhone with a 9.7-inch screen, 16 to 64 GB of memory, and the ability to run almost every iPhone app in the App Store. It can connect via USB to sync with your PC or Mac, play HD video, act an ebook reader and a lot more.

While there are a lot of functions, all of which we describe below, its killer feature is by far the price. While many predicted it would cost $1,000, the starting price of the iPad is just $499. For comparison, the Kindle DX, which also has a 9.7-inch screen, costs $489, only $10 less than the iPad.

I am sure you’ve seen enough about the iPad by now, what were your thoughts of this new Apple device? Share your comments here.

Now the iPad is real…Are you in for one? Share your thoughts here

1. Amanda says:

   January 29, 2010 at 4:02 pm

   Do you plan to keep this site updated? I sure hope so… its great!
2. Steffanie Schmille says:

   January 29, 2010 at 4:08 pm

   Lots of of bloggers not really happy with this new iPad.There was just 2 much hoopla regarding it and alot blogers got disapointed.Quite frankly, I actually see great deal of the awesome potential of this gadget. Third-party apps for working with music, games, newsprints and magazines and books, tons of cool stuff, but IMHO they just didn’t really sell it right (excluding the books). It feels rather undercooked
3. admin says:

   January 29, 2010 at 4:21 pm

   Amanda,
   Thanks for stopping by.
4. Link says:

   February 1, 2010 at 1:34 pm

   I am wholeheartedly looking to watch for the iPad, and I am excited to see what sorts of gamez and applications will be programmed for it. I just don’t grasp some of the nitpicky criticisms in this site. Size of the bezel?? Damn!
5. iPad Forum says:

   February 4, 2010 at 11:46 am

   Nice site by the way. I didnt know much about this until i came across this website via google Thanks
6. Zack Ortz says:

   February 11, 2010 at 2:41 am

   Great blog entry.

   What’s your take of the iPad?

   I tell ya, I was disappointed this thing should have been insane instead Jobs settled for a cheap device.
   iPad
7. Karin Heckenberg says:

   February 13, 2010 at 12:32 am

   Thank for the fantastic article. The Apple iPad looks crazy. I will definitely be buying one. I am just undecided whether to get the wifi or the 3g and which size to get.
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