Apple iPad Tablet Review - Apple's Latest Innovation

iPad Tablet Review:  Despite being the butt of many a techie's jokes and the subject of much criticism in the gadget circle, the iPad is still taking the world by storm as the largest touch screen device for e-book reading and web browsing. But that's just the beginning.

Touted as a new kind of device altogether on its own, the Apple iPad is a widescreen tablet that measures 9.7 inches diagonally and is, in reality, a magnified iPod Touch.

Utilizing IPS (in-plane switching) display technology, the iPad is enabled for 178-degree viewing angle. Weighing in at just 1.5 pounds and 0.5 inch thin, it is extremely portable and comfortable to hold.

On battery, the iPad can last up to 10 hours at full capacity. Yet its sleek appearance in no way diminishes its numerous capabilities, all of which are designed to revolutionize the way you view tablet technology.

Like the Touch, the Apple iPad tablet pc works in any orientation, and has numerous applications that can't be found on any other device. It's equipped with a Safari web browser which enables you to view web pages in their entirety or in landscape view. This type of view makes for larger text readability, and viewing likewise rotates depending on how you set the iPad's orientation. By flicking the screen, you can easily scroll down web pages, and the touch screen is optimized for touch response. You can easily navigate from webpage to webpage with Safari's thumbnail view that shows all your open pages in grid form for easy navigation. Safari uses high-speed 802.11n Wi-Fi, and is also enabled for 3G connectivity where wireless surfing is not possible. As Safari is powered to support HTML5, it is able to host a myriad of Internet multimedia, offering crisp, quality web video viewing and audio capabilities.

Experience a whole new email experience with the iPad's Mail app. Split-screen view allows you to view your inbox and messages simultaneously, making checking your email a breeze. Sending out emails is just as easy: With a single tap, a large on-screen keyboard is at your fingertips, the size almost of a standard notebook's. Your typing is sped up by the Mail app's auto-tracking device which suggests words, corrects spelling and inserts punctuation. The software-based auto rotate feature likewise works for email messages, allowing you to view or compose entire email messages in portrait or landscape orientation. Funko Pop! Lamar Jackson (Passing)

Photo-viewing is vivid and clear on the Apple iPad's 9.7 inch wide screen. The Faces and Places iPhoto app makes photo viewing easy and almost effortless, allowing you to view your photos according to where they were taken and who's in them rather than just by random date listings. The iPad can also be loaded with photos in a variety of means, including syncing through your MacBook or PC, the iPad Camera Connection kit, or by saving photos from your emails to the Photo Library.

Music is taken to a whole new level with the iPad's musical Genius, which can automatically create multiple mixes based your favorite music selections. Genius acts like your tracking deejay: Tap Genius while you're listening to a particular song on your iPad and it locates other tracks that complement each other, creating a new playlist for you.

With all it's features and capabilities, this is truly an all-in-one Internet, music, video and photo app and more. There's no way to explain it better than to see, look at, and touch the iPad for yourself.