Apple has posted a list of Guided Tours videos for the iPad to give us something to do before the 3rd. Here’s a few new tidbits was revealed (noted by engadget):
iBooks has a built-in dictionary feature, search feature and brightness control right within the app.
With the bigger display, the UI accommodates “windows” and “menu bars”.
New iPad Info compiled by 9-to-5Mac from the iPad Emulator:
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.
Users will have the option to turn on the Battery Percentage Indicator on the iPad, like the iPhone 3GS. A feature not available in non-jailbroken iPhone 2G, 3G and iPod Touch.
“File Sharing allows you to transfer application files to and from your iPad and computer.” Like iWork documents and etc.
The Lock screen media controls
The ‘Digital Picture Frame’ feature that was mentioned iPad announcement. Showcasing slideshows from the Photo app.
Quicktime audio files player in Safari.
Google Suggestions comes to iPad Safari’s Search field!
Chinese Handwriting Input
Though very limited, one of the things you can do with the iPad SDK 3.2 is checking out its Safari web browser.
The geeky folks at 9-to-5Mac posted a video walkthrough of iPad Safari via the iPad simulator. The iPad is arguably a hybrid between an iPhone/iPod Touch and a MacBook, and the same thing goes for the refreshed Safari. When you pop open Safari on the iPad, you are presented with a fully functioning web browser that looks like something you’d find on a traditional computer.
As expected, Flash is not supported. You access the tabs in the tabs window, which has a bit of resemblance to the ‘top sites’ page from the full Safari. Another new feature in the iPad Safari is the “Replace” option when highlighting a word, offering a more advance spelling correction.
