The new Apple iPad is like a magnified iPhone or iPod Touch. It is a tablet netbook with a 9.7 inches LED backlit glossy widescreen display, with same features like multi-touch controlling experience, accessing Apple App store, as well as customizing background picture. The grand opening of iBooks Store is released at the same time as iPad. It is an electronic bookstore where users can access to purchase e-books. It allows users to read books online smoothly, and relaxingly.

As mentioned before, the Apple iPad has a 9.7 inches display screen. It has a 1024x768 resolution IPS screen, which has a higher resolution than iPhone 3G S. iPad?s thickness is about 13.4mm, weighing 680g (Wi-Fi version). Although it is consisted of a 9.7 inches screen, it can still maintain a slim and light body weight. The Apple iPad is running on a 1 GHz Apple A4 processor with latest iOS4 OS, however, gives a benefit of the ability to utilize apps from the Appstore.

On function wise, Apple iPad is very similar to iPod Touch. It includes the Safari browser, Mail for receiving and sending e-mails, Photos for browsing photos, and also built in iTunes Store and iTunes music player. Other features would include Youtube app, Contacts, Calendar, etc. Apple has also developed a new software call iWork, a document processing software for iPad.

The Apple iPad is available in two different kinds of model with 16GB, 32GB, or 62GB flash drive. There is a Wi-Fi model, and a 3G model. 3G network is for those who need a wireless network on-the-go when Wi-Fi is not in avaliable. 3G network is supported by GSM/HSPA network service providers. IPad only supports MicroSim Card, any other SIM card will not work on the iPad.