IPad (1st generation) explained

iPad
Developer:Apple Inc.
Manufacturer:Foxconn
Family:iPad
Type:Tablet computer
Generation:1st
Price:$499
Os:Original: iPhone OS 3.2
Last: iOS 5.1.1, released May 7, 2012
Power:Built-in rechargeable Li-Ion battery
 mA·h,[1] 10hr life
Soc:Apple A4
Cpu:1 GHz ARM Cortex-A8
Memory:256 MB DDR RAM
Storage:16, 32 or 64 GB flash memory
Display:1024 × 768 px 132 PPI 4:3 aspect ratio
diagonal
XGA, LED-backlit IPS LCD
Graphics:PowerVR SGX535[2]
Sound:Bluetooth, speaker, microphone, headset jack
Input:Multi-touch screen, proximity and ambient light sensors, 3-axis accelerometer, digital compass
Dimensions:9.56inches (h)
7.47inches (w)
0.5inches (d)
Weight:Wi-Fi: 1.5lb
Wi-Fi + 3G: 1.6lb
Unitssold:15 million
Successor:iPad 2
Related:iPhone, iPod Touch (comparison)
Service:iTunes Store, App Store, iCloud, iBookstore
Predecessor:MessagePad

The first-generation iPad (;) (retrospectively referred to unofficially as the iPad 1 or original iPad) is a tablet computer designed and marketed by Apple Inc. as the first device in the iPad lineup of tablet computers. The device features an Apple A4 SoC, a touchscreen display,[3] and, on certain variants, the capability of accessing cellular networks. Using the iOS operating system, the iPad can play music, send and receive email and browse the web. Other functions, which include the ability to play games and access references, GPS navigation software and social network services can be enabled by downloading apps.

The device was announced and unveiled on January 27, 2010, by Apple founder Steve Jobs at an Apple press event. On April 3, 2010, the Wi-Fi variant of the device was released in the United States, followed by the release of the "Wi-Fi + 3G" variant on April 30. On May 28, 2010, it was released in Australia, Canada, France, Japan, Italy, Germany, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom.

The device received positive reviews from various technology blogs and publications. Reviewers praised the device for its wide range of capabilities and labeled it as a competitor to laptops and netbooks. Some aspects were criticized, including the closed nature of the operating system and the lack of support for the Adobe Flash multimedia format. During the first 80 days, 3 million iPads were sold. By the launch of the iPad 2, Apple had sold more than 15 million iPads.

On March 2, 2011, the first generation iPad was discontinued following Apple's announcement of the iPad 2. Remaining stock of the first iPad were temporarily available from Apple at reduced price.[4] [5]

History

Apple co-founder Steve Jobs stated in a 1983 speech about the company:[6]

Apple's first tablet computer was the Newton MessagePad 100,[7] [8] introduced in 1993, which led to the creation of the ARM6 processor core with Acorn Computers. Apple also developed a prototype PowerBook Duo-based tablet, the PenLite, but decided not to sell it in order to avoid hurting MessagePad sales.[9] Apple released several more Newton-based PDAs; the final one, the MessagePad 2100, was discontinued in 1998.

Apple reentered the mobile-computing market in 2007 with the iPhone. Smaller than the (not yet announced) iPad and featuring a camera and mobile capabilities, it pioneered the multitouch finger-sensitive touchscreen interface of Apple's iOS mobile operating system.

By late 2009, the iPad's release had been rumored for several years. Such speculation mostly talked about "Apple's tablet"; specific names included iTablet and iSlate.[10] The actual name is reportedly an homage to the Star Trek PADD, a fictional device very similar in appearance to the iPad.[11]

The iPad was announced on January 27, 2010, by Jobs at an Apple press conference at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco.[12] [13]

Jobs later said that Apple began developing the iPad before the iPhone,[14] [15] but temporarily shelved the effort upon realizing that its ideas would work just as well in a mobile phone.[16] The iPad's internal codename was K48, which was revealed in the court case surrounding leaking of iPad information before launch.[17]

Apple began taking pre-orders for the iPad from US customers on March 12, 2010.[18] The only major change to the device between its announcement and being available to pre-order was the change of the behavior of the side switch from sound muting to that of a screen rotation lock.[19] The Wi-Fi version of the iPad went on sale in the United States on April 3, 2010.[20] The Wi-Fi + 3G version was released on April 30.[21] 3G service for the iPad in the United States is provided by AT&T and was initially sold with 2 prepaid contract-free data plan options: 1 for unlimited data and the other for 250 MB per month at 1/2 the price.[22] [23] On June 2, 2010, AT&T announced that, effective June 7, the unlimited plan would be replaced for new customers with a 2 GB plan at slightly lower cost; existing customers would have the option to keep the unlimited plan.[24] The plans are activated on the iPad itself and can be cancelled at any time.[25]

The iPad was initially only available for purchase on Apple's online store and its retail locations; it has since become available through retailers including Amazon, Walmart, and network operators. The iPad was launched in countries including Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Japan and the United Kingdom on May 28.[26] [27] Online pre-orders in those countries began on May 10. Apple released the iPad in Hong Kong, Ireland, Mexico, New Zealand and Singapore on July 23, 2010.[28] [29] [30] Israel briefly prohibited importation of the iPad because of concerns that its Wi-Fi might interfere with other devices.[31] On September 17, 2010, the iPad was officially launched in Mainland China.[32]

Features

Software

The iPad originally shipped with iPhone OS 3.2. On September 1, 2010, it was announced the iPad would get iOS 4.2 by November 2010;[33] to fulfill this, Apple released iOS 4.2.1 to the public on November 22.[34] It comes with several applications, including Safari, Mail, Photos, Video, iPod, iTunes Store, App Store, Maps, Notes, Calendar, and Contacts.[35] Several are improved versions of applications developed for the iPhone or Mac.

The iPad syncs with iTunes on a Mac or Windows PC. Apple ported its iWork suite from the Mac to the iPad, and sells pared-down versions of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote apps in the App Store.[36] Although the iPad isn't designed to replace a mobile phone, a user can use a wired headset or the built-in speaker and microphone to place phone calls over Wi-Fi or 3G using a VoIP application.[37]

On October 12, 2011, iOS 5 was released to various iOS devices, including the first-generation iPad, and was downloadable through iTunes.[38] The update was reported to contain hundreds of new features and tweaks, including Twitter integration, the Notification Center and iMessage, which is a feature that allows users to send messages or multimedia files to other users on iOS or OS X, the operating system for Apple computers.[39] iCloud, an iOS app and Apple-provided internet storage service which allows users to sync and backup their user data and settings to/from other devices, was also made available through this update.[40] On June 11, 2012, it was announced that iOS 6 would not be available for the first-generation iPad, making iOS 5.1.1 the last update officially available for the device.[41] [42]

Hardware

Notes and References

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  2. Web site: Apple A4 Teardown. Miroslav. Djuric. April 3, 2010. April 17, 2010. iFixit. April 18, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100418151127/http://www.ifixit.com/Teardown/iPad-Teardown/2183/3#s11201. live.
  3. Web site: Everything You Need to Know About the First Generation iPad. Lifewire. 2020-05-19. December 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201202015318/https://www.lifewire.com/ipad-faq-1999300. live.
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  5. News: First-Generation iPad Prices Reduced by $100. 2018-11-07. en. September 27, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200927051304/https://www.macrumors.com/2011/03/02/first-generation-ipad-prices-reduced-by-100/. live.
  6. Web site: Rare full recording of 1983 Steve Jobs speech reveals Apple had been working on iPad for 27 years . The Next Web . October 2, 2012 . October 2, 2012 . Panzarino, Matthew . December 2, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202015403/https://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/10/02/rare-full-recording-of-1983-steve-jobs-speech-reveals-apple-had-been-working-on-ipad-for-27-years/ . live .
  7. Book: Fletcher . Richard . Crawford . Heather . International Marketing: An Asia-Pacific Perspective . 28 August 2013 . . 978-1-4425-6125-0 . International competitive strategy . https://books.google.com/books?id=8iziBAAAQBAJ&pg=PA293 . 12 January 2024 . limited . Apple's first tablet computer was the Newton MessagePad 100, introduced in 1993 and followed by several more Newton-based PDAs, but the last was discontinued in 1998. . en.
  8. News: Apple Rehires a Developer of Its Newton Tablet. September 28, 2009. March 20, 2010. The New York Times. Brad. Stone. Brad Stone (journalist). May 18, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518221827/http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/09/28/apple-rehires-newton-and-nike-marketing-whiz/. live.
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  11. Web site: How Star Trek artists imagined the iPad... 23 years ago. Ars Technica. Condé Nast Digital. August 9, 2010. January 1, 2012. August 9, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160809114501/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/08/how-star-trek-artists-imagined-the-ipad-23-years-ago/. live.
  12. Apple Launches iPad. Apple. January 27, 2010. January 27, 2010. July 3, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110703062209/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/01/27Apple-Launches-iPad.html. live.
  13. News: Apple iPad tablet is unveiled at live press conference. The Star-Ledger. January 27, 2010. January 27, 2010. January 29, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100129222937/http://www.nj.com/business/index.ssf/2010/01/apple_ipad_tablet_is_unveiled.html. live.
  14. Web site: Macworld Expo Keynote Live Update. Peter. Cohen. Macworld. January 9, 2007. July 29, 2012. September 3, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160903131949/http://www.macworld.com/article/1054764/liveupdate.html. live.
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  16. News: Steve Jobs on Adobe, Gizmodo and why iPad came before iPhone . Guardian . June 2, 2010 . July 29, 2012 . March 24, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150324084632/http://www.theguardian.com/media/pda/2010/jun/02/apple-steve-jobs . live .
  17. News: Executive Pleads Guilty to Leaking Apple Secrets . . July 29, 2012 . July 6, 2010 . Azam . Ahmed . July 9, 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20170709134821/https://dealbook.nytimes.com/2011/07/05/executive-pleads-guilty-to-leaking-apple-secrets/ . live .
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  19. Web site: Bed readers rejoice: iPad gains last-minute rotation lock. Ars Technica. Jacqui. Cheng. March 12, 2010. Condé Nast Digital. July 29, 2012. December 2, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121202193950/http://arstechnica.com/apple/2010/03/bed-readers-rejoice-ipad-gains-last-minute-rotation-lock/. live.
  20. Web site: iPad Pre-order Update – March 12. March 5, 2010. March 5, 2010. Electrobuzz. Daniel. Lewis. March 9, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100309181656/http://electrobuzz.com/reviews/apple/ipad-pre-order-update-march-12/. live.
  21. iPad Wi-Fi + 3G Models Available in US on April 30 . . April 20, 2010 . April 20, 2010 . July 19, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110719214753/http://www.apple.com/pr/library/2010/04/20iPad-Wi-Fi-3G-Models-Available-in-US-on-April-30.html . live .
  22. News: Can You Get By with 250 MB of Data Per Month?. Glenn. Fleishman. TidBits. February 2, 2010. February 23, 2010. December 23, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101223032551/http://tidbits.com/article/10971. live.
  23. News: Niraj . Sheth . AT&T Gets A Vote Of Confidence From Apple With iPad Win . . . January 28, 2010 . January 28, 2010 .
  24. AT&T Announces New Lower-Priced Wireless Data Plans to Make Mobile Internet More Affordable to More People. AT&T. June 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100605025457/http://www.att.com/gen/press-room?pid=4800&cdvn=news&newsarticleid=30854. June 5, 2010. July 29, 2012. dead.
  25. Web site: iPad with ultrafast wireless. Apple Inc.. July 29, 2012. July 28, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120728195444/http://www.apple.com/ipad/ultrafast-wireless/. live.
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  28. Web site: Eager fans in Singapore snap up iPad. Channel News Asia. Evelyn. Choo. July 23, 2010. January 1, 2012. March 10, 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20120310155828/http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporelocalnews/view/1071146/1/.html. live.
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