Perhaps you have not yet been sold on the wondrous hereafter that the iPad will bring : large multitouch screens , simple Web browsing , worldly concern peace . While there ’s no substitute for sitting down and getting your hands on one , that wo n’t be a possibility until April 3 . In the meantime , go for the next good thing : the serial of guided telecasting tour of the devicenow useable on Apple ’s Website .

Each hitch presents a light video about one of the iPad ’s apps , showing off the features of the program while a voiceover discover just how amazing and magical the whole twist is . If you ’ve see Steve Jobs ’s introduction of the iPad , or the subsequentinformation Apple ’s posted online , you wo n’t of necessity find a lot of new clobber here , but it ’s still an interesting look at actuallyusingthe iPad .

In addition to the iPad ’s admit applications , there are also run tours for Apple ’s iBooks e - reading app — which will be uncommitted as a free download on April 3 — and one for each of the iWork cortege : Keynote , Numbers , and Pages . strangely enough , however , there is no guided enlistment for the App Store .

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It occurred to me while watch the guide on tours that the iPad may be a good “ laptop computer ” than any premature twist that ’s carried that name : if the demos are any indication , the iPad rightfully is meant to be used in your lap covering . For its part , Apple has eschewed “ laptop ” over the past several year in favour of “ notebook computer computers ” ( in part due to heat headache ) , so I have to inquire if we might be on the verge of understand that full term redefined .

iPad (2010)

iPad (2010)