iPad

electronic device

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Apple Inc.

  • Steve Wozniak and Steve Jobs
    In Apple Inc.: 1997–2010: Renaissance and reinvention

    In 2010 Apple unveiled the iPad, a touch screen device whose size and function bridged the gap between a laptop computer and a smartphone. The iPad was a multimedia tablet that allowed users to operate it with the same set of finger gestures as the iPhone. Designed with a touch…

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tablet computers

  • iPad
    In tablet computer

    unveiled the iPad, a touch-screen device with a display that measured 24.6 cm (9.7 inches) diagonally. It was about 1.2 cm (0.5 inch) thick and weighed about 0.7 kg (1.5 pounds). The iPad was operated with the same set of finger gestures that were used on Apple’s…

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