The iPad A1219 was developed to counter popularity of books readers such as Kindle. However, Apple decided to developed enhanced version than just a book reader and came up with the hybrid between table PC and book reader. The iPad is a new functional device of the line called smartbooks.
The iPad uses the same iOS as other protable devices produced by Apple namely iPhone and iPod. The iPad A1219 run iOS 3.2 at the present time (July 2010) but Apple promised to upgrade it to iOS 4 shortly. The iOS 4 is a promissiong Operating System indeed. It allows to use up to eleven fingers at the same time via multi-touch technology.
The iPad A1219 has two connectivity modes: Wi-Fi and 3G provided by AT&T wireless carrier. Its high speed access to the internet allows to load, upload and stream media at faster speed.
It has dual speaker system and the iPad is capable to provide users with mono sounds delivered via two sealed channels. The iPad A1219 has a microphone as well so that users can record sounds or use voice to communicate with voice recognition software. It has buil-in Bluetooth interface which allows users to use wireless headphones and other Bluetooth enabled devices.
The iPad A1219 also features high quality video which can be used to connect the iPad an external displays such as PC monitors or TV sets. Here is a list of video capabilities that the iPad provides: