CEO of the decade and consummate showman Steve Jobs unveiled on Wednesday in San Francisco the iPad, a kind of oversize iPod Touch that introduces a new category between a smart phone and a laptop.
“The event, in typical Apple style, was tightly scripted and heavy on theatrics and hyperbole,”wrote the New York Times.
See the entire video on-demand event here, in QuickTime and MPEG-4; no Adobe Flash player here or even in the iPad. Believe me, It is worth watching it.
This tablet computer device came out after months of speculations, rumors and profitable leaks that created an unprecedented free online and offline advertising campaign for Apple. Nobody knows if the iPad will be or not a global hit, despite Apple’s effort of presenting it as the coolest device on the planet.
One of the most signficant aplications for the iPad is the Apple's own creation, called iBooks, an e-reading program, that will connect to Apple's new online e-bookstore.
The iPad will run the 140,000 apps developed for the iPhone and iPod Touch, but the company expects a new wave of programs tailored for the new device.
This video below explains well the main specs of the iPad, a $499 to $699 1.5-pound tablet computer.
