BigChampagne's Ultimate Chart (a/o February 10th):
1. “What Doesn't Kill You (Stronger),” Kelly Clarkson
2. “Set Fire to the Rain,” Adele
3. “Turn Me On,” David Guetta
4. “Rack City,” TYGA
5. “Good Feeling,” Flo Rida
6. “Smooth Criminal (Glee Cast Version),” Glee Cast
7. “Young, Wild & Free,” Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa
8. “Domino ,” Jessie J
9. “Sexy and I Know It,” LMFAO
10. “Ass Back Home ,” Gym Class Heroes
What is 'way better than a laptop,' and 'way better than a smartphone'? The answer, according to Steve Jobs and Apple, is the iPad, a sleek, touch-sensitive tablet that is 'a dream to type on'. Jobs unveiled the iPad midday Wednesday in San Francisco in his customary jeans and black turtleneck, and the crowd lapped it up. "It's the best browsing experience you've ever had, it's unbelievably great," Jobs continued.
Just like the iPhone, users can flip the iPad up, down, or sideways, and buyers will be sure to impress their friends. Indeed, this thing looks like a giant iPhone in some ways, and buttons are sparse. Underneath, the iPad employs the iPhone OS, and that means that apps translate.
Beyond email, photos, ebooks, Google maps, YouTube, an address book, a calendar, and apps, Jobs also displayed music-related functionality. That essentially boils down to iTunes, and the audio and video content that comes with it.
The presence of the complete iTunes application opens more possibilities for iTunes LP, a more comprehensive, album-like format. Whether that stirs a broader album renaissance remains unclear, though the first chapters are just being written on the next-gen bundle.
What else? The iPad also has built-in WiFi, a 3G mobile option, and ten hours of battery life. And the price? At 'just' $499 to start, Apple could shift a lot of units, and Wall Street is expecting sales of between 4 and 5 million in the first year alone. Other models are more expensive, depending on storage and 3G capabilities. The highest-storage, 3G-capable model is $829.
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