iPad Pre-Order has begun! First Pictures.
Get your credit cards ready. Pre-ordering of the iPad began at 08:30ET today (US only). You can pre-order (limit 2 per customer) from the Apple Online Store or reserve for pickup at an Apple Retail Store. iPad Wi-Fi models hit the street on April 3rd with the 3G iPad to be released in late April. We will be posting an iPad unboxing video on April 3rd. Stay tuned! International customers will have to wait until later in April to order their iPads. See below first pictures of the Pre-Order webpages from the Apple website.
Wifi 16GB: $499, 32GB: $599, 64GB: $699
3G 16GB: $629, 32GB: $729, 64GB: $829
Keyboard Dock: $69 (Available Mid-April)
iPad Case: $39
iPad Dock: $29
10W USB Power Adapter: $29 (Available Late-April)
Dock connector to VGA: $29
Wireless Keyboard: $69
Applecare 2 Years: $99
Owning an iPad: Priceless :)
iPad Previewed in ‘The Incredibles’ Six Years Ago?
It’s well known that the iPad has been a long term passion-project for Steve Jobs. Check out the tablet device used in The Incredibles; a movie made by the Jobs founded animation company Pixar. Do you think it’s a coincidence?
David Janes: The Incredibles and the iPad
Sneak Peak of Wired Magazine iPad App
Previews of some of the first iPad Apps are rolling out and they look terrific.
Analyst Ups iPad Sales Estimate to 4M Units
Gene Munster of Piper Jaffray has revised his sales estimates for the iPad. His former estimate of 1.9 million units sold in the first 12 months was based on a higher average price than announced by Apple. Munster now projects iPad sales of 3-4 million units in the first twelve months and double that amount in 2011, generating $4.6 billion in revenue for Apple next year.
Steve Jobs Product Evolution
Enough already! We’ve gotta admit it’s sorta funny. However from the video below it’s clear that the iPad will be innovative and have many capabilities far beyond the iphone/ipod touch.
14 Minute Hands-On iPad Demo
This is the best iPad demo that we’ve seen yet. Looks like a game-changer to us.
Amazon to give away Kindle to thwart iPad
Amazon is seriously considering giving away Kindles to their Amazon Prime members ($79 annually) in an effort to thwart the Apple iPad. The thinking is that it will pay off in the long run with increased ebook sales. Amazon experimented with this idea in January and is in the process of fine tuning the offering.
techcrunch: Amazon wants to give a free Kindle to all Amazon Prime Subscribers
Bill Gates Disses iPad
“It’s not like I sit there and feel the same way I did with iPhone where I say, ‘Oh my God, Microsoft didn’t aim high enough.’ It’s a nice reader, but there’s nothing on the iPad I look at and say, ‘Oh, I wish Microsoft had done it.’”, said Gates. To which the iPadNerd says, “Bill you sound jealous! Wait till iPad Apps, Games, Apple on-demand streaming TV and Movie service, and iPad 2.0 with front facing camera hit the streets…then we’ll talk again.” Experience shows that Apple products are as much about evolution as revolution.
allthingsd.com: Bill Gates on the iPad: Hey, Apple, You’re Doing It Wrong
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