It's called iPad!
The Hardware
The tablet's screen measures in at around 10 inches, as per the rumors, meaning that it's got a significantly smaller footprint than the smallest MacBook, but a much larger screen than the iPhone. That's 10 or so inches diagonal, from screen corner to screen corner. The bezel is a little fat, but this thing is basically a clean slab of display.
You can hold it two different ways, and the software will adapt to both. Portrait mode seems like the MAIN mode, while landscape mode—better for movies and perhaps magazine content—is a secondary mode. The Apple decal is oriented for portrait mode, for what it's worth. (A lot?)
The screen's aspect ratio is closer to 4:3 than 16:9, meaning that it's not a widescreen like the iPhone or a MacBook, and more of a bi-directional tablet. Or, er, Pad.
The operating system on the tablet is based on iPhone OS, which is in turn loosely based on OS X. In other words, it's got the same guts as the iPhone, as well as a somewhat similar interface.
The browser is essential an upscaled version of Safari Mobile, with a familiar, finger-friendly title bar and not much else. It rotates by command of the accelerometer.
Mail again takes its visual cues from the iPhone, but with a lot more decoration: you can preview your mailbox from any message with a pull-down menu, and preview any message from within the mailbox, with a pop-up window.
But I said somewhat: The homescreen and app interfaces have been totally revamped for the tablet, and adapted for the larger screen and multitasking.
Units will be available in 90 days. Grrr. Prices ranges from $499 to $900. Not bad.
Let's wait and see. The fake Apple Tablet was way better in terms of aesthetics but what to do. There will be improvements maybe after one year.
I just wish they put more memory storage!
I still LVoe!
source: gizmodo and apple
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