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=__Apple iPad__=

the first tablet computer developed by Apple Inc. Announced on January 27, 2010.

 * __History__-**

Apple's first tablet computer was the Newton MessagePad 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. Apple released several more Newton-based PDAs; the final one, the [|MessagePad 2100], was discontinued in 1998. Apple re-entered the mobile-computing market in 2007 with the iPhone. Smaller than the iPad but featuring a camera and [|mobile phone], 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//. The eventual name is reportedly a homage to the [|Star Trek] PADD, a fictional device very similar in appearance to the iPad. The iPad was announced on January 27, 2010, by [|Steve Jobs] at an Apple press conference at the [|Yerba Buena Center for the Arts] in [|San Francisco]


 * __Comparison of Past and Present Day devices__**

Ipad 1 Ipad 2

The purpose of the iPad is to allow you to surf the web without the heavy laptop on your lap. You can also watch movies, play games, and even keep track of your important dates you need to remember.
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 * __Pictures__**
 * __[|Picture of iPad 1]__**


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