Jonathan Ive in 1991 had created an industrial design for a stylus-based tablet, the Macintosh Folio, as his first project for Apple by 2004 his studio at the company was participating in the development of a large tablet prototype, which he later described as 'very crude, involving projectors'. Jobs later said that Apple had begun developing the iPad before the iPhone. 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. Such speculation mostly talked about 'Apple's tablet' specific names included iTablet and iSlate. By late 2009, the iPad's release had been rumored for several years. Smaller than the iPad, but featuring a camera and mobile phone, it pioneered the multi-touch finger-sensitive touchscreen interface of Apple's iOS mobile operating system. and we really want to do it with a radio link in it so you don't have to hook up to anything and you're in communication with all of these larger databases and other computers.' įormer Apple CEO Steve Jobs introducing the iPadĪpple re-entered the mobile-computing markets in 2007 with the iPhone. As of March 2016, the App Store has more than 1 million apps for the iPad by Apple and third parties.Īpple co-founder Steve Jobs said in a 1983 speech that the company's strategy was simple: 'What we want to do is we want to put an incredibly great computer in a book that you can carry around with you and learn how to use in 20 minutes. Other functions – games, reference, GPS navigation, social networking, etc. – can be enabled by downloading and installing apps. iPads can shoot video, take photos, play music, and perform Internet functions such as web-browsing and emailing. All iPads can connect using Wi-Fi some models also have cellular connectivity. The user interface is built around the device's multi-touch screen, including a virtual keyboard.

It is the most popular tablet computer by sales as of the second quarter of 2020.

The first iPad was released on Apthe most recent iPad models are the ninth-generation iPad, released on Septemthe sixth-generation iPad mini, released on September 24th, 2021 the fourth-generation iPad Air, released on Octoand the third-generation 11-inch (280 mm) and fifth-generation 12.9-inch (330 mm) iPad Pro, released on (different models and generations listed in the sidebar).Īs of September 2020, Apple has sold more than 500 million iPads, though sales peaked in 2013. IPad is a line of tablet computers designed, developed and marketed by Apple Inc., which run the iOS and iPadOS mobile operating systems.

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