ITS HISTORY, INFLUENCE, AND HOW IT

FARES AGAINST

COMPETITION

By Paul John

The iPad

OUTLINEHistory

• Messagepad• Penlite

iPad• Gen 1• Gen 2• Gen 3

Interface

App• AppStore

Microsoft Surface vs Ipad 4

A BIT OF HISTORY

Apple’s first tablet computer was the Newton MessagePad 100, in 1993.

• They also developed a prototype PowerBood Duo-based tablet, the PenLite

• They decided not to release because it might hurt the MessagePad’s sales

• They released several more MessagePads with the final one, being the MessagePad 2100, discontinued in 1998.

AN IPAD IS BORN

The IPad was announced on January 27, 2010• It was released on April 3, 2012

It originally had a single core cpu and 256MB of ram which was soon overshadowed by the iPhone 4

It had no USB port

Had an app store that allowed people to easily buy apps

GEN 2

The iPad 2 had:

a dual core CPU and 512MB of Ram,

a camera,

was thinner and lighter form

a retina display• (2048x1536 resolution with 264 ppi)

A USB port

GEN 3

The iPad 3 added:

a Retina display,

the new Apple A5X chip with a quad-core graphics processor,

a 5 megapixel camera,

HD 1080p video recording,

voice dictation,

4G (LTE)[8]

Siri

THE INTERFACE

Almost all input is given through the touch screen• Complex gestures like multi-touch• Zooming by spreading or pinching two fingers• Touch-drag

Things such as a command line are unavailable unless the iPad is jailbroken

• “hidden” visual features• Voids the warranty

APP

A computer designed software that aids the user in preforming specific tasks.

• enterprise software, accounting software, office suites, graphics software and media players

• Different that system software and middleware• They manage and integrate a computer's

capabilities, but usually do not directly apply in the performance of tasks that benefit the user.

THE APP STORE

Apps must be approved before they are approved

The primary source of applications for apple products such as the, iPhone, iPad, and Mac.

The most famous products include, Angry Birds, Doodle Jump, and Fruit Ninja

MICROSOFT SURFACE VS IPAD 4

• Price• CPU

• OS• Display

• Size

• Weight• Storage• Ports

• Price• CPU• OS• Displa

y

• Size• Weight• Storag

e• Ports

$499Apple A6Xdual-coreiOS 69.7in. (2048 x 1536)9.5 x 7.31 x 0.371.44 pounds16,32, 64 GBsLightning connector

$499Nvidia Tegra 3Windows 8 RT10.6 in. (1366 x 786).37 in. thick1.49 pounds32, 64 GBMicro SD, USB 3.0, Micro HD video, 2x2 MiMO Antenna

http://blog.laptopmag.com/ipad-vs-microsoft-surface-tablet-specs-compared

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPad http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/APP

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