iPad: Music Playtime 140 Hours, eBooks Priced Same as Amazon
Kara Swisher and Walt Mossberg attended the Apple Media event where Steve Jobs announced the Apple iPad. Swisher has posted a video where Mossberg questions Steve Jobs after the event.
Mossberg brings up the issue of e-book pricing which was reported to be as high as $14.99 as compared to Amazon's $9.99. Jobs assured him that the prices would be "the same".
Meanwhile, on battery life, Jobs states that the iPad will have 140-something hours of continuous music playback (presumably with the screen off). Steve Jobs had said that the iPad would offer 10 hours of video playback during the keynote yesterday, and with one month of standby power. Some have already expressed doubt that the iPad could even achieve 10 hours of playback given the power requirements of the high quality IPS screen. Obviously, we'll get actual battery life testing information once the product is released.
The iPad was announced on Wednesday, and will be shipping in the next 60 days.
Mossberg brings up the issue of e-book pricing which was reported to be as high as $14.99 as compared to Amazon's $9.99. Jobs assured him that the prices would be "the same".
Meanwhile, on battery life, Jobs states that the iPad will have 140-something hours of continuous music playback (presumably with the screen off). Steve Jobs had said that the iPad would offer 10 hours of video playback during the keynote yesterday, and with one month of standby power. Some have already expressed doubt that the iPad could even achieve 10 hours of playback given the power requirements of the high quality IPS screen. Obviously, we'll get actual battery life testing information once the product is released.
The iPad was announced on Wednesday, and will be shipping in the next 60 days.
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27 months ago
Id like to know how the size of battery compares to the macbook's battery
27 months ago
I wonder if the 10 hour estimate includes 3G or WiFi usage.
According to the specs page, it's with Wi-Fi
Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
Of course, it also says 10 hours for music
arn
27 months ago
10 hours!!!!! wow! this reminds me of the BMW commercial....
"we don't set the bar, we're the bar" :D
"we don't set the bar, we're the bar" :D
27 months ago
Id like to know how the size of battery compares to the macbook's battery
iPad battery: 25Whr
7hr 13" MBP battery: 60Whr
In terms of physical size...gotta wait for the teardown articles I guess, but it's clearly thinner.
27 months ago
Steve Jobs is so calculated when he speaks, interesting seeing him in a conversation not on stage.
27 months ago
Unless Apple has also developed some new type of power source, such as nuclear cells or magical hamsters on tiny spinning wheels for the iPad, don’t expect the claims about battery life to hold true. The candle that blazes the brightest is always the first to go out.
I lol'd majorly, I still am... ah that's good magical hamsters :)
27 months ago
I noticed that what comes in the box does not include earphones.....so presumably the speakers on this thing will be better than what is on the iPhone? One can just play one's music and get somewhat decent sound quality without earphones?
27 months ago
140 hours is crazy. I was scared that music playback was going to be only 10 hours. They should change the specs page.
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