It has four buttons a home button that directs the user to its homepage, a wake-and-sleep button, and two volume-control buttons. The first Ipad has a 1 GHz Apple A4 central processing unit (CPU) with 256 megabytes (MB) of random access memory (RAM) and a PowerVR SGX535 graphics processing unit (GPU). Apple released iPad models internationally on May 28, July 23, and September 17. A Wi-Fi-capable version was released in the United States on April 3 and a 3G-capable version was released on April 30. The first generation of iPad was announced on January 20, 2010, and pre-ordering began on March 12. Steve Jobs announcing the first generation of iPad, 2010 Ive sought to develop the tablet first but came to an agreement with Jobs the iPhone was more important and should be prioritized. In 1991, Apple's chief design officer Jonathan Ive devised an industrial design of a stylus-based tablet, the Macintosh Folio, which led to the development of a larger tablet prototype project codenamed K48 that Apple began in 2004. The iPad's concept predates that of the iPhone, although the iPhone was developed and released before the iPad. In September 2009, Taiwan Economic News, citing "industry sources", reported the tablet computer Apple was working on would be announced in February 2010, although the announcement was made in that year's January.
In August 2008, Apple filed a 50-page patent application that includes an illustration of hands touching and gesturing on a tablet computer. D504,889 that included an illustration depicting a man touching and using a tablet device. In May 2005, Apple filed US Design Patent No. In May 2004, Apple filed a design trademark patent in Europe for a handheld computer, hypothetically referencing the iPad, beginning a new round of speculation that led to a 2003 report of Apple-affiliated manufacturer Quanta leaking Apple's orders for wireless displays. Apple also prototyped a PowerBook Duo–based tablet computer but decided not to release it to avoid hurting MessagePad sales.
The MessagePad was poorly received for its indecipherable handwriting recognition feature and was discontinued at the direction of Steve Jobs, who returned to Apple in 1998 after an internal power struggle. John Sculley, Apple's chief executive officer, led the development. In 1993, Apple worked on the Newton MessagePad, a tablet-like personal digital assistant (PDA). Accessories include the Apple Pencil, Smart Case, Smart Keyboard, Smart Keyboard Folio, Magic Keyboard, and several adapters. There are two variants of iPad one has only Wi-Fi and one has support for cellular networks.
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The original iPad was well-received for its software and was recognized as one of the most-influential inventions of 2010.Īs of the third quarter of 2021, iPad had a market share of 34.6% beside personal use, the iPad is used in the business, education, healthcare, and technology sectors. Many older devices are susceptible to jailbreaking, which circumvents these restrictions. The iPad's App Store is subject to application and content approval. The iPhone's iOS operating system (OS) was initially used for the iPad but in September 2019, its OS was switched to a fork of iOS called iPadOS that has better support for the device's hardware and its user interface is customized for the tablets' larger screens. The iPad range consists of the original iPad lineup and the flagship products iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro. Speculation about the development, operating system, and release of the original iPad began in 2002 prior to its introduction on January 20, 2010. The iPad was conceived before the related iPhone but the iPhone was developed and released first. The iPad is a brand of iOS and iPadOS-based tablet computers that are developed by Apple Inc.