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If you were following this morning’s Apple announcement, it may have been quite overwhelming and your head could be spinning in confusion.  What we know so far is that the device itself, in terms of hardware and software, doesn’t disappoint. Out of the box, it can support every single application available in the iTunes App Store right now. There is a new version of iWork available for the iPad — with each application going for $9.99 (which means $30 for the whole kaboodle). The Wi-Fi only version will be available in 60 days, and the 3G and Wi-Fi versions in 90 days. Hit the break as we break it down for you!
First, Connectivity and the Internet

The iPad comes with Wi-Fi — duh. What everyone was waiting for is a 3G version with carrier support. For better or worse, most of you will think the latter, the iPad will be on AT&T in the U.S. Data plan pricing, however, is respectable: $14.99 for 250MB per month, or $29.99 for all-you-can-hoard data. However, Steve Jobs did mention that the iPad is unlocked and supports micro-SIMS – this means if your carrier supports micro-SIMS, there’s no real reason for the inability to connect to the Internet.
Different Strokes For Different Folks

If you thought there was only going to be one version of this device, perhaps you haven’t been keeping up! There will be three different storage capacity options in one of two possible categories: Wi-Fi only and Wi-Fi + 3G. As we mentioned earlier, there will be 16GB, 32GB and 64GB versions to choose from depending on your needs.
The Price Is Right

Most analysts were throwing around high numbers for iPad pricing, usually starting around $1,000 and working their way up. However, when Steve Jobs said, “Grab the iPad that’s in the kitchen,” we were thinking that this is going to be a really accessible and affordable device if you can leave it lying around the house. Sure enough, the iPad starts at $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi only version. The 32GB and 64GB Wi-Fi only versions go for $599 and $699, respectively.
For the Wi-Fi + 3G versions, the price gets a little bit higher, but we would rather spend the extra cash to have the 3G. After all, it’s better to have it and not need it than, well, you know where we’re going with this. So, for 16GB, 32GB and 64GB you’re looking to dish out $629, $729 and $829, respectively.
An E-Reader To End All E-Readers

Hardcore bibliophiles need their books. It’s part of the reason why the Amazon Kindle and the Barnes & Noble Nook are such hot commodities right now. But would you pay for a Kindle or Nook if, for just a little extra, you can have an e-reader that supports over 140,000 applications and offers real web browsing and media playback? Probably not. The iPad features iBooks, an application that looks strikingly similar to the “Classics” app available for the iPhone now. Books are displayed on a bookshelf and selecting one opens the book, just like on the iPhone app. It’s a very slick and clean interface and easy to read. There is the argument that e-Ink is so much easier on the eyes, but we spend all day reading blogs and news on the Internet without too many complaints, especially with LED-backlit displays which the iPad makes use of. And with 10 hours of battery life and a month of stand-by time, you won’t be rushing to grab your charger just before you find out what happens to Alex Cross in the last chapter.
One More Thing…

So we have a giant iPhone with long battery life and a faster processor — Apple’s very own 1GHz A4. It supports all the iPhone apps, has an oleophobic touchscreen, ambient light sensors and an accelerometer. But come on, Apple! Where is multi-tasking? Where are the front or rear facing cameras? Apple wanted to fill in the gap between the iPhone and the Macbook, and Jobs said that netbooks were definitely not the answer — “cheap, underpowered laptops.” Going by that logic of fill-in-the-gaps, we should at least be able to expect multi-tasking and cameras for video chat. Throw in these few, critical extras and we’d be jumping up and down.
The Apple iPad is a hot device, no doubt about that. Our only concern is its current 3G options are limited to AT&T right now and there is no multi-tasking. Are these dealbreakers? Well, that all depends on you and how important these features are. It also depends on whether AT&T does something about its network performance and what coverage is like in your area (if you’re considering the Wi-Fi with 3G version). Barring those few issues, if they’re not a big deal to you then we really can’t see why you wouldn’t want to pick up this slick new device from Apple. For what it is, and especially compared to what’s out there, they definitely just moved the goal posts for almost every other competitor in category. Boygeniusreport

Apple today announced the iPad, a 10-inch tablet computer that fits squarely between the iPhone and the MacBook.
Specifications are:
• 0.5 inches thin
• 1.5 pounds
• 9.7 inch IPS display
• 1GHz Apple A4 chip
• full capacitive multi-touch screen
• WiFi 802.11n
• Bluetooth 2.1+EDR
• Accelerometer
• Compass
• Speaker
• microphone
• 30-pin dock connector
• 10 hour battery
• over a month of standby
The carrier partner is AT&T, offering two, no contract data options:
• 250MB/mo – $14.99
• unlimited – $29.99
Pricing:
• 16GB – $499, $629 (3G)
• 32GB – $599, $729 (3G)
• 64GB – $699, $829 (3G)

Apple is looking at ways tv, magazine and newspaper content can be presented. The tablet is expected to make it debut at the event Apple has Planned on January 27^th. Apple is also looking at ways to incorporate gaming into the functions of the tablet. Apple is reported to be working with video game publishers.

Apple reportedly is talking to many service providers to deliver content to the device. For magazine content, Apple is talking with companies including The New York Times, Conde Nast Publications and News Corp., the report said. Apple is also negotiating with CBS and Walt Disney to deliver monthly TV subscription services.

Apple is reportedly also talking to HarperCollins Publishers to sell electronic books for the tablet. As part of the deal, HarperCollins will set its own price for the e-books, from which Apple will get a cut. Apple’s purchase of streaming music provider Lala.com in December has also been linked to the tablet. (pcworld)

Apple hasn’t said they are going to announce the tablet, however they have sent out invitations for the 27^th event where the tablet is expected to be launched. The device has been rumored to be a larger version of the iPhone, with a 10 inch touch screen and a virtual keyboard.

Kai-Fu Lee, a former Apple employee and previously the head of Google in China, recently blogged that the tablet would come with 3D graphics and a price tag below US$1,000.

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The internet has changed the way publishers do business. Many media companies are publishing on-line magazines to stay competitive. Publishers are hoping the Apples iSlate / Tablet will lead to a recovery for the publishers. On January 27, Apple will be announcing there latest creation. Speculations are geared towards a tablet that has a 10 inch touch screen. Just as the iPhone and the iTunes App Store created new business opportunities for game and mobile application developers, newspaper and magazine publishers are hoping that the iSlate will similarly transform their beleaguered industry.

The iPhone and the kindle have proven people are willing to read on these devices and also pay for content. Amazon has reported the kindle being the best seller on there site. These devices have proven they can make it on the market; all we need from apple is the device.

Since the internet was available to the common household magazines and newspapers have been publishing there content on the web. Publishers have been loosing revenue from lack of content in circulation. An optimistic prospect is that the iSlate and other tablet computers introduced by Microsoft, Hewlett-Packard and Lenovo will create new media experiences consumers are willing to pay for.

“There is a lot of hope that we will be able to import the subscription model to the tablet device,” said Philippe Guelton, COO of Hachette Filipacchi Media, publisher of several titles including Elle and CAR and DRIVER. “We have a huge opportunity to offer premium content and go much deeper that we could on the web.”

The overwhelming success of the App Store proves people are whiling to pay for digital content. The App Store has hit the 3 billion download mark, and in the recent weeks many publishers have jumped on board like GQ, Esquire and even Playboy Magazine. Zinio, a digital publishing technology company, earlier this year released an iPhone app that carries electronic versions of 14 (and counting) publications on that device. The free eReader application makes it possible to consume the same magazine on multiple devices while only paying for one download. Of course, it isn’t just fate that the Zinio iPhone app was released a few weeks before Apple’s big announcement.

“Publishers are going to want to design for different screen experiences,” said Zinio Chief Marketing Officer Jeanniey Mullen. “With small screens, you are not going to read cover-to-cover. With mid-sized screens, you will be looking to sit down wherever you are a page through the device.”

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A new report Monday from FoxNews.com cites an anonymous source to claim Apple will introduce its tablet, “iPhone 4″ and iLife 2010 at next week’s event. Reports say Apple will be introducing three new products. Unfortunately iPhone hardware will not be introduced. Reports also say iphone OS 4.0 will be part of the event.

“I spoke to a source at Apple this morning, before the invite hit my inbox, who said the event would likely focus on three projects: The tablet device, iPhone 4, and a new round of iLife 2010 software,” Morris wrote. “While we won’t see new iPhone hardware just yet, we will see the next-generation software.” (Clayton Morris)

Don’t get your hopes up to high; Apple has been known to change its mind about what products to introduce at the last minute. For example last September’s iPod, the iPod touch was suppose to have a camera. Due to rumored technical issues decided at the last minute not to include it. It has been reported that Apple is still intends to add a camera to the ipod touch.

Rumors from earlier this month suggest the Apple tablet could be shipped with a multi touch version of iwork. Rumors did not say if iLife would be available for the tablet. Earlier Monday, Apple sent out invitations to the event at the Yerba Buena center for the Arts in San Francisco. Company used the tagline “Come see our latest creation” to invite select members of the press.

Last month, select developers were supposedly asked to prepare full screen demos of there iPhone applications for a public unveiling. Reports have said that some have been working with a new software development kit, iPhone OS 4.0, that includes a “simulator” that aims to make it easy for developers to adapt their software to different screen resolutions.

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