| Yes, these were my first words, when I saw Apple's | | | | and work with the attached PDFs, MS Word, Excel, |
| first ever Tablet computer, the iPad. It is a hand held; | | | | Powerpoint, images and other standard files. |
| high speed 802.11n Wi-Fi enabled; multi-touch 9.7 inch | | | | Entertainment has a New Look |
| gadget with an LED-back lit display screen, and | | | | The high definition (HD) videos need not depend on |
| weighing 1.5 pounds. So, what can this iPad do for an | | | | your LED television screens. iPad offers stunning |
| average technology user like me? | | | | quality videos with a single finger tap. With an |
| Can I browse the internet? Send emails? View | | | | integrated iPod, you can experience sorting and |
| photographs, play videos, and listen to music? The | | | | playing music again with a single finger tap. An |
| answer to my questions was a YES. I was satisfied | | | | interesting feature (Genius) in this segment is its |
| and willing to spend a minimum of $499 for the basic | | | | ability to automatically play your music type from the |
| (16GB) model. But, before I could swipe my credit | | | | play lists. If the HD videos and the Genius features |
| card, I had another question, why should I replace | | | | are good, I am sure, 'Great' is the word for the |
| my smart phone with an iPad? My smart phone too | | | | modified YouTube app. The iPad has the specially |
| does these tasks for me. This required exploring | | | | created YouTube application that lets you to search, |
| iPad's features. | | | | play, pause, stop, and zoom the HD YouTube videos. |
| My editor does not permit me to include all its | | | | Entertainment in iPad is much more than what I have |
| features, so I am including the ones that you can use | | | | described in this section and for the rest, I would let |
| the most. | | | | you explore the iPad. |
| Do not Click, but Tap with the Mobile Safari | | | | It is also a Phone |
| Yes, you gauged it right. I am asking you to let go | | | | Yes, you read it right. Apple has included a micro-SIM |
| your mouse and touch web pages in the large | | | | slot in the iPad's Wi-Fi + 3G model. Though the iPad's |
| landscape or portrait mode on the iPad's 9.7 inch | | | | micro-SIM slot is incompatible with regular SIM cards, |
| screen with your fingers. You can scroll through | | | | you can contact a few specific GSM carriers and avail |
| multiple pages by flicking up or down your finger and | | | | an unlocked 3G iPad. You can configure your |
| double-tap a web page to enlarge or shrink it. | | | | Bluetooth headset and utilize its phone calling |
| Tap, Type, and Compose | | | | features. |
| After the mouse it is the turn of your keyboard to | | | | Wrapping Up |
| give way to iPad's large smart on-screen keyboard. | | | | No, Apple is not paying me for this article as I didn't |
| Apple quotes, "the Mail app on iPad gives you a | | | | mention a critic's opinion. Though this tablet has its |
| natural new way to see your email". Without a doubt, | | | | own drawbacks, but it is worth trying the new |
| Yes! iPad presents your email messages in the | | | | gadget. |
| portrait and the landscape mode, and you can open | | | | |