The iPad will be available in the US from 3rd April (Wi-Fi edition) and you can pre-order from 12th March. Will you be putting an order in? Thanks to Trevor.
“CUPERTINO, California—March 5, 2010—Apple® today announced that its magical and revolutionary iPad will be available in the US on Saturday, April 3, for Wi-Fi models and in late April for Wi-Fi + 3G models. In addition, all models of iPad will be available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April.
Beginning a week from today, on March 12, US customers can pre-order both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi + 3G models from Apple’s online store (www.apple.com) or reserve a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store.
“iPad is something completely new,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re excited for customers to get their hands on this magical and revolutionary product and connect with their apps and content in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before.”
Starting at just $499, iPad lets users browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers battery life of up to 10 hours.*
iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch™ interface makes surfing the web an entirely new experience, dramatically more interactive and intimate than on a computer. You can read and send email on iPad’s large screen and almost full-size “soft” keyboard or import photos from a Mac®, PC or digital camera, see them organized as albums, and enjoy and share them using iPad’s elegant slideshows. iPad makes it easy to watch movies, TV shows and YouTube, all in HD, or flip through the pages of an ebook you downloaded from Apple’s new iBookstore while listening to your music collection.”
I’ll be on vacation in Florida on launch day – so I may try to pick one up at the local Apple Store. I may buy two, actually.
i am gonna have to wait for the UK release, but my wife wants to upgrade her Nintendo DS to the Dsi XL to have a larger screen. I am of course encouraging her to go for this, hopefully a larger screen ipod wont cause a problem
Yes it’s a cool device but “iPad is something completely new” and “magical and revolutionary”!!! What a load of old flannel. Does anyone actually believe this hyped up nonsense? It’s an ipod with a larger screen.
The pricings seem to have disappeared completely from the UK site (not that the US prices were much use). Has anyone seen anything?