As Apple opens the flood gate on pre-orders for early iPad adaptors, new iPad tidbits emerges and questions answered.
New Button on the iPad: Screen Orientation Lock
Apple has exchanged what used to be the mute button on the iPad to a new button called “Screen Orientation Lock”. So you can lock the iPad screen in either portrait or landscape mode.
Apple Submits iPad to the FCC
Like with most of Apple’s FCC fillings, FCC revealed nothing on the iPad before the pre-orders started yesterday.
Model A1337 or also known as the iPad was tested by FCC and spotted to carry WiFi 802.11a/b/g/n and Bluetooth and the 3G Models will run on AT&T, GSM 850/1900 and UMTS 850/1900.
3G iPads are slightly larger
We know that the 3G version of iPad is 0.1 pound heavier than the WiFi-only iPad, but Interestingly enough, the FCC filling reveals that the 3G iPad is also 0.3mm taller and 0.1mm wider.
iPad AppleCare Protection Plan
AppleCare for their iPad protection plan extends only to 2 years like the iPhone and iPod.
Limited iPad pre-orders and pickup time
Apple has limited iPad pre-orders to 2 per customer. Customers can pick up their iPad at 9 am to 3 pm on April 3rd.
iBooks Synchronization
iBooks will be able to sync non-DRM ePub titles from iTunes.
YouTube HTML5 Beta Video Player works fine in Safari on the iPad. Note that videos with ads will not play in iPad Safari due to Flash, YouTube is working on it.
The Lock screen media controls
Quicktime audio files player in Safari.
Chinese Handwriting Input
According to Berthold Thoma, CEO of Hutchison Austria, The carrier will be offering the iPad for folks in Austria. Purchasers willing to be bond to a 2-year data contract (29.90 Euro, 5GB/Month) will get a 333 Euro/$455 discount. Frankly we still don’t know international pricing for the iPad, so the final price after the discount is a mystery.
Let the battle begin, it turns out that Apple doesn’t actually own the iPad trademark, it is owned by computer maker Fujitsu. The company have a device that is used in retail establishments and has been around since 2002 also called the iPad. Fujitsu is now preparing to begin litigation or settlement terms with Apple over the name it rightfully owns. My best guess is Jobb’s and company will throw some money at this problem, and it will all go away especially since most consumers have never heard of Fujitsu’s iPad. So Fujitsu could stand to do one of two things, make some serious cash off of the trademark that they own, or they could throw a big wrench into the gears of Apple’s newly released tablet. We will just have to wait and see how it all plays out let us know in the comments what you think is going to happen and just how much you want this new magical little device.
