Led-backlit Ips Display The high-resolution 9.7 inch Led-backlit Ips display on ipad is remarkably crisp and vivid. Which makes it perfect for web browsing watching movies or showing off photos. It s also been designed to work in any orientation portrait or landscape. And because it uses a display technology called Ips (in-plane switching it has a wide 178 viewing angle. So you can hold it almost any way you want and still get a brilliant picture with excellent color and contrast. Multi-Touch The Multi-Touch screen on the ipad uses the same revolutionary technology that s in an iphone. But for ipad the technology has been completely reengineered for the larger surface to make it extremely precise and responsive. So when you re zooming in on a map flicking through your photos or deleting an email ipad responds with incredible accuracy. And it does just what you want it to. Thin and light One of the first things you ll notice about the ipad is how thin and light it is. The screen is 9.7 inches measured diagonally. So overall it s slightly smaller than a magazine. And at just 1.5 lbs and 0.5 inches thin1 it s easy to carry and use anywhere. There s also a slight curve to the back. Which makes it easy to pick up and comfortable to hold. To maximize battery life Apple engineers took the same lithium polymer battery technology they developed for our notebook computers and applied it to the ipad. As a result you can use ipad for up to 10 hours while surfing the web on Wi-Fi watching videos or listening to music. Wireless
