IPad

The iPad is a series of iPadOS and iOS-based tablet computers developed by Apple Inc. The first generation of iPad was introduced by former Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 27, 2010, and has since progressed a total of four major lineups: the plain iPad, iPad Mini, iPad Air, and iPad Pro, each with their respective sub-lines. Initial iPad models were pre-installed with iOS until the introduction of iPadOS in 2019. 
The iPad is an Apple's standalone product category that was concepted from iPhone and Macbook. It optionally supports LTE telecommunication.
== Development ==
The iPad's conception predated that of the iPhone, though the iPhone was chronologically developed and released before the iPad.
The development of an iPad tablet computer was first speculated in 2002, with Apple associated manufacturing company Quanta confirming the speculation on a claim that they received an order from Apple on a wireless screen display. 
In May 2005, US Design Patent No. D504,889 leaked an internal concept design of the iPad that depicted a man touching a tablet with his hand. Less than two weeks later, Blogger Rob Bushway speculated that Apple's iPad would use a stripped-down version of OS X. Intel later engaged in an encounter from Apple, and Apple's sole purpose of visit was to select a chip to use on one of their potential products.
In May 2018, Intel executive Hannes Schwaderer reported that Apple was developing a MID to boast its Atom CPU, which was then-expected to be launched around WWDC 2008. In March 2019, Digitimes reported that Wintek would supply components to Quanta, and Quanta was then assigned to assemble the iPad together. 
In April 2009, several Apple employees transported a prototyping phase of two devices to the telecommunication company Verizon, where they requested telchcommncuation access for their devices (possibly iPad). Three months after Apple's visit, Verizon began promoting their LTE plans, "and that it was possibly doing so because a tablet with no voice services that worked on LTE wouldn't violate Apple's exclusive agreement with AT&T."
In 2010, Taiwan Economic Economic reviewed that a 9.6-inch multi touch-based iPad tablet computer would be unveiled sometime in February, 2010 with a starting price of $799. On January 27, 2010, the first generation of iPad was finally introduced by Steve Jobs at San Francisco.
== Lines ==
*iPad
*iPad Air, a line of premium lightweight editions
*iPad Pro, the flagship line of high-end, professional editions
*iPad mini, a line of smaller but not lesser editions
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