Apple iPad Features and Options

The Apple iPad, just announced last week, is arguably the most exciting computing service to hit the market in years! It's a tablet computer featuring multi-touch interaction (think iPhone or iPod Touch), with multi-media Internet browsing. This amazing device has an LED backlit 9.7 inch color LCD display (about the size of a standard sheet of paper), and uses a virtual keyboard for text input.

Do you currently own an iPhone or iPod touch? Love your apps? You'll be thrilled to discover that the iPad can run virtually them all! It also comes with the following built-in applications:

• Safari - web browsing
• Mail - email and messaging
• iPod - music and audio
• App Store - search and download new apps
• iBooks - online bookstore
• Maps - GPS-enabled mapping and directions
• Notes - write, save, and share notes
• Calendar - schedule events, set alerts. Interfaces with Yahoo!, Google, Microsoft Outlook, iCal, MobileMe, and Microsoft Exchange
• and lots more!

Retail prices for the iPad range from ?499 to ?829, depending on the sum of storage and whether or not you wish to include 3G communications. If you are interested in 3G access, it will likely be provided by AT&T and sold with two contract-free data plan options: ?14.99/month for 250MB and ?29.99/month for unlimited access.

Finding a Free Apple iPad

Right now, since the iPad has just been recently announced, it comes with an extremely high level of interest in it. Thousands of Internet searches are being performed each day for terms like "Apple iPad," "iPad Info," "Buy iPad," "Free Apple iPad," and many others. Unfortunately, this creates an ideal environment for any unscrupulous individual who would like to scam you, so you need to be cautious. It really is very possible to find yourself an Apple iPad for free, but you need to do your research. Here are a few tips that will help separate the real deals from the rip-offs:

• Never pay any money up-front. A legitimate offer you may ask you to contribute a small sum for shipping and handling, but will never ask for payment info until you have been completely qualified to receive your product.
• Likewise, never provide credit history card info prematurely. At some point, a few legitimate offers will require that you have to pay a small processing or shipping fee, but not until you've had several interactions with them plus they are ready to send you your iPad. Furthermore, many free iPad offers require absolutely no payment whatsoever, so you may want to avoid this altogether by seeking out one particular.
• Be discerning. The providers that are truly offering a high-value reward like the Apple iPad have a superior enough budget to put together an attractive, well-designed, correctly-functioning website. Run screaming in the other direction from a website that looks sloppy, poorly laid-out, or generates errors or otherwise does not function properly.

So with a bit of research and common sense, you can get your hands on a brand-new Apple iPad absolutely free. But you should probably act fast; these types of promotions are usually launched shortly after a new product is announced, and do not last long. Good luck!