Apple aired the first 30-second television commercial for its iPad tablet PC March 7, with the spot highlighting the devices functions as an e-reader and portable media player. Apple also posted on its Web site that some 150,000 mobile apps will be available upon the iPads April 3 launch, an uptick from the 140,000 predicted during the Jan. 27 unveiling. Although analytics firms have seen what they say is an uptick in developers creating apps for the iPad, some program creators have voiced concerns about a lack of physical devices on which to test their offerings before release.
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Apple aired its first television commercial for the iPad during the Academy Awards telecast March 7. The 30-second spot shows a pair of hands using the tablet PC as a media player, e-reader, scheduler, and e-mail platform. The iPad is expected to make its debut April 3, as the company shows ever-accelerating signs of preparing its App Store and other properties for the rollout.
The commercial, which has been posted onto Apples Website, provides yet another quick look at the iPad user interface. Among the features on view: an iPhone-like Slide to Unlock bar, an iBookstore for e-books with a design heavily reminiscent of the iTunes store, a virtual QWERTY keyboard and the iWork productivity suite optimized for touch.
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