I-Pad

I am not one to get into the latest gadgets that are around. I am a “pencil & paper” kind of person. I feel that when I write things down, I remember them better. I have seen my daughter with just about every new gadget there is. When one comes out, she has to have it. Except the I-Pad. I think this is the adult version of the I-Pod Touch. It is bigger for us older folks, and has a wonderful feature that really caught my eye---- a place to download books. I think it is a lot better than the Kindle because there are so many more things you can do besides read on it. See the features below. All in all, I do not care if it has a funny name

 I WANT ONE!

• Height: 9.56 inches (242.8 mm)

• Width: 7.47 inches (189.7 mm)

• Depth: 0.5 inch (13.4 mm)

• Weight: 1.5 pounds (.68 kg) Wi-Fi model; 1.6 pounds (.73 kg) Wi-Fi + 3G model

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• 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology

• 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)

• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating

• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

• Wi-Fi (802.11 a/b/g/n)

• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

• Wi-Fi + 3G model

• UMTS/HSDPA (850, 1900, 2100 MHz)

• GSM/EDGE (850, 900,1800, 1900 MHz)

• Digital compass

• Assisted GPS (Wi-Fi + 3G model)

• 16GB, 32GB or 64GB flashdrive

• 1GHz Apple A4 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip

• Accelerometer

• Ambient Light Sensor

• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz

• Audio formats supported: AAC (16 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (16 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4), AppleLossless, AIFF, and WAV

• User-configurable maximum volume limit

• Support for 1024 x 768 with Dock Connector to VGA adapter; 576p and 480p withApple Composite – A/V Cable, 576i and 480i with Apple Composite A/V Cable

• H.264 video up to 720p, 30 fps, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats

• Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

• Support for playback of closed-captioned content

• VoiceOver screen reader

• Full-screen zoom magnification

• White on black

• Mono audio

• Built-in 25Whr rechargeable lithium-polymer battery

• Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music

• Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

• Dock connector

• 3.5-mm stereo headphone jack

• Built-in speakers

• Microphone

• SIM card tray (Wi-Fi + 3G model only)