iPad aka iSlate aka Apple Tablet – Finally released!

Apple‘s CEO Steve Jobs has finally announced their much anticipated device and ‘latest creation’ – The iPad.  The iPod looks like a large iPhone with a enhanced OS X like interface.  Some of it’s specs includes:

• 0.5 inches thin
• 1.5 pounds
• 9.7 inch IPS display
• full capacitive multi-touch
• 1 GHz Apple A4 Chip
• 16 GB – 64 GB Flash storage
• Wifi 802.11 N
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR
• Speaker, Mic, 30 Pin connector
• Accelerometer
• Compass
• 10 hour battery (1 month in standby)

Other interesting points:

• It is fully capable of running iPhone applications straight out of the box (normal and stretched modes) and iPad apps that take advantage of it’s full large screen and much more
• To compete with e-book readers that have become pretty popular, Apple has created an iPad app that fully implements an e-book reader on the iPad
• Includes iWork for the iPad – which is Apple’s version of Microsoft Office that has been redesigned for the iPad  ($10 for each iWork app – Keynote, Pages, etc.)
• Easily connects to projectors
• WiFi and 3G
• 3G Models are contract-free (US only)
• $500

This is DEFINITELY a game changer when it comes to mobile marketing and the entire mobile industry.  We are now definitely going to see greater, more interactive, and enjoyable experiences while on the go.

Plastic Mobile will be fully supporting bringing mobile experiences to life on the iPad by developing iPad apps for our clients.  Please contact us for further information.

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Enjoy some pictures of the new iPad courtesy of Engadget:

With the Apple Tablet aka iSlate announcement (which has not been announced yet by Apple) being a bit over 2 weeks away and with all the rumors about what Apple may be up to… it feels just like 2007 again!

The iPhone and it’s appstore single-handedly shook up the mobile industry. So how will the Tablet change things? Well that really depends on what it will be when it’s released. With no release and lot of rumors and speculation – it’s still too early to predict it’s impact. I definitely think it will help propel the mobile industry and marketing forward like the iPhone did but perhaps not with the same force.

I’ll be waiting until January 27th to update this post and our views it. Until then, here are a few places where you can catch up on all your Apple Tablet news:

Gizmodo’s Exhaustive guide to the Apple Tablet Rumors
CNN Money
Tablet Cartoon
iSlate.org
iSlate Blog