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Apple iPad 1 and 2
by : Rohan I.

The Apple iPad has been becoming a phenom in technology since it has released. Steve Jobs, the former CEO of Apple, invented the iPad. This invention has brought Apple nearly 6 billion dollars just in April.

Even though the Android phones are breaking away from the iphone in market shares, the iPad is doing well for Apple in the tablet race. Apple's first tablet computer was the Newton MessagePad introduced in 1993, which led to the making of the ARM6 processor core with Acorn Computers. Apple also made a prototype PowerBook Duo-based tablet, the PenLite, but decided not to sell it in order to avoid hurting MessagePad sales.

The Apple iPad has made over 6 billion dollars just in the month of April for Apple. This tablet computer includes  books, periodicals, movies, music, games, and web content.

The iPad runs on the same operating system as the iPod and the iPhone.  It can also run on its own applications. The iPad is administered with a multitouch display- a departure from most previous tablet computers, which used a pressure-triggered stylus. The iPad needs Wi-Fi to connect to the Internet. You also need Wi-Fi to download games. The iPad has the same opening screen as the iPhone.

Apple invented the iPad  in April of 2010. This amazing company sold over 3 million iPads in 80 days. During 2010, Apple sold 14.8 million copies of the iPad worldwide! Apple also got lots of money from the apps and the games which were installed onto the iPad. Some of the games were Plants vs Zombies, Flight Control, Angry Birds, Pinball, Civilization Revolutions, and Tiger Woods PGA Tour 12. These games had good quality on the iPad because of its big screen and most of them were  HD ( high definition ).

  Now onto the next generation.  In the March of 2011, the new iPad was released. Apple now thinks that this model of the iPad will bring even more money than the iPad. On the weekday that the new iPad released, Friday,  March,11,2011, over 400,000 to 500,000 units were sold. People lined up  for the iPad 2 on the night before it released. The first copy was sold at 5:00 am. Apple workers commented that “ Once you pick up iPad 2, it’ll be hard to put down. That’s the idea behind the all-new design. It’s 33 percent thinner and up to 15 percent lighter, so it feels even more comfortable in your hands. And it makes surfing the web, checking email, watching movies, and reading books so natural, you might forget there’s incredible technology under your fingers.”

  The Dual Core A5 chip is what makes this iPad load games faster and multitask. Gamers love the iPad because of its graphics. With up to 9x  the graphics performance, playing games on the iPad 2 is much more smoother and realistic. Faster graphics help apps perform better. Some games like Need for Speed need a lot of movement because you are pretending that you are driving a car. Now, because of the Dual Core A5 chip this game will not lag behind. Some other games that need the this chip to make the game play smoother are Fruit Ninja and Veggie Samurai. Apple commented that they used this chip in perticular because : “Two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once. You’ll notice the difference when you’re surfing the web, watching movies, making FaceTime video calls, gaming, and going from app to app to app. Multitasking is smoother, apps load faster, and everything just works better. Everything just works better with this chip including games!”

The iPad 2 has a great battery life. It can stay up to 10 hours with out any charge. This means you can take it on a trip to Lake Tahoe while driving and it still won’t die! That is a very good battery life.

The iPad 2 has two cameras. One on the front and one on the back. These cameras may be small, but are imperative for applications like Photo Booth and Face Time. Face Time is a app where you can video chat. That is You can see each other on your iPad screen and talk all day long. This application can not work without a camera.  Photo Booth is a app where you can take photos of yourself and make a recording. This is similar to Garage Band because you can also use side effects on Photo Booth. You also need a camera for this app because how will you see yourself?   The front camera  puts you and your friend face-to-face while using Face Time. The other camera is for showing who is in the background or where you are while you are using Face Time. Everything you do on face Time and Photo Booth are in HD. 

The iPad 2 has a special cover called the Smart Cover.  You can keep the Smart Cover onto your iPad and it will instantly turn your iPad 2 into stand great for movie watching, playing games, or simply surfing  the web. This cover will not make your iPad heavier or bulk up. This case adds a lot more protection to your iPad too. You can choose from 10 bright colors. You can choose from blue, pink, orange, green, and many more. Apple is offering that if you order online you will get free shipping, free iPad engraving, free accessories , a warranty, and the Apple Care Protection Plan.

 All the applications on both of the iPads are the same, but the quality is what makes people want to buy the iPad 2 more. The third generation iPad is coming out soon! People say that the iPad 3 may come out on U.S.’s Thanksgiving. Nobody really knows what this iPad has. Apple has left us with a mystery. Will this iPad have a better battery life?, a better screen?, or even faster Internet and twice the gaming power? People just have to wait and buy this new iPad which we think will have a lot of new features.   All in all, what is your favorite apple product and game on it? Also, what do you think the iPad 3 will have on it?