iPad: US release - April 3rd

Order yours now

Note the date, because from the 3rd April (a Satruday), you will be able to get your mitts on the highly anticipated Apple device - the iPad.

The model released on the 3rd will be the Wi-Fi model, while the Wi-Fi + 3G model will be available later in the month. The US will get it a few weeks before the rest of the world, but Apple have stated that it will be "available in Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Spain, Switzerland and the UK in late April."

Revolutionary product

Pre-orders begin on the 12th March, with consumers reserving both Wi-Fi and Wi-Fi +3G models from Apple's online store or reserving a Wi-Fi model to pick up on Saturday, April 3, at an Apple retail store.

In a statement, Apple CEO Steve Jobs said, "iPad is something completely new. 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."

The 'revolutionary device' is said to be capable of browsing the web, reading and sending email, enjoying photos, watching videos, listening to music, playing games, reading e-books and much more.

According to the iPad's official press release, the device's responsive high-resolution Multi-Touch display lets users physically interact with applications and content. iPad is just 0.5 inches thick and weighs just 1.5 pounds- thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook.

iPad includes 12 new innovative apps designed especially for the iPad, and will run almost all of the over 140,000 apps in the App Store.

It will retail for $499 for 16GB, $599 for 32GB, and $699 for 64GB. The Wi-Fi + 3G models will be available in late April for $629 for 16GB, $729 for 32GB and $829 for 64GB.

At the press conference where the device was unveiled, Jobs said, "iPad is our most advanced technology in a magical and revolutionary device at an unbelievable price."

"(It) creates and defines an entirely new category of devices that will connect users with their apps and content in a much more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before."

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Timon Singh

Timon Singh is a graduate of Liverpool University where he received a degree in Social and Economic History. He has previously worked for BBC Magazines on BBC Who Do You Think You Are? Magazine, the publication for the popular genealogy show.

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