iPad, Computer Tablet Treatment

According to Jobs, iPad in mobile technology devices in the third category, ie not just smart phones, and also not just a laptop, but in between.

"iPad smarter and have much more ability than smart phones, are also much more fun and feels more intimate, than a laptop," he explained. "You can use it to read books, play computer games, and watch videos."

Then, Apple team explained, iPad would be sold at a price ranging from U.S. $ 499 (approximately USD 4.7 million). Just to know, the price seemed much lower than analysts estimates, ie 1000 U.S. dollars. Apple plans to begin selling iPad to various countries (including Indonesia) within two months.

Specifications
iPad has a relatively light weight, which is about 1.5 pounds (about 680 grams), 0.5 inches thick, and has a touch screen technology, an area of 9.7 inches diagonally. He sold the facility to vary the hard disk, starting from 16, 32, to 65 GB and has Wi-Fi connection and Bluetooth built-in. He also features battery life up to 10 hours and be able to standby until one month without being charged.

Its function is no less a netbook in the works, accessing multimedia, and surf the web. Inside, iTunes and iBook application to read e-books and e-book download directly from the Internet.

Pro and Con
Some welcomed the arrival of the iPad. One of them, Raven Zachary, an observer from The 451 Group. He considered this new Apple product once as a substitute cocol laptop, especially since Apple also sells a full dock with built-in keyboard.

However, analysts from Forrester Research, James McQuivey, pleaded not convinced that iPad can convince consumers to buy it. For him, the iPad has a number of weaknesses, such as displaying less social features, such as the way to sharing photos, amateur videos, and books, user recommendations.

Russ Wilcox, President and CEO of E-Ink, is also pessimistic about the iPad. According to him, the candidate has a lot of potential buyers who have laptops. They no longer need the iPad. Furthermore, he said, tablet computers made by Apple was not practical.

"You need two hands to carry. He uses a backlit screen and too expensive to be distributed to each person in the house," he said.