14 years have passed since Steve Jobs presented the iPad

On January 27, 2010, former Apple CEO and founder Steve Jobs presented the first iPad History. And it was the beginning of one of the most important milestones in the recent history of the Big Apple. The creation of a device halfway between the iPhone and the Mac led to the growing popularity of touchscreen tablets, which have evolved incredibly over the past fourteen years. SO Today we celebrate the 14th anniversary of the iPad. How did the presentation of the first iPad take place? And what were its specifications? Below we take a brief overview of this important moment for Apple.

14 years of the first iPad and the start of a new era

14 years ago, keynotes were not as surprising as they are today: neither the visuals nor the aesthetics were as polished as today. However, the emotions are still evident in every presentation Steve Jobs made years ago. As we commented Today we celebrate the 14th anniversary of the iPad Since January 27, 2010, Steve Jobs, at a special Apple event, presented the first generation, as well as the concept of the iPad itself. You can enjoy the entire event which lasted barely an hour in the following video:

If we remember the specifications of this first iPad, we see that it was the Apple’s first 9.7-inch touchscreen

with a resolution of 1024×768 pixels. Additionally, it started with the 1GHz Apple A4 chip and the storage barely reached 64GB with three different models 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB. Additionally, it was the beginning of 3G integration, we So we had a model with a 3G connection and a SIM slot and another without. On another side, The first generation of iPad did not have a rear camera (it would be integrated into the iPad 2) but it had a 0.3 megapixel front camera. It weighed about 680 grams and started working with iOS 3.2. How far away it all is!

It is important to note that the The original iPad ushered in a new category of devices and laid the foundation for the development of future tablets. In fact, Steve Jobs and Apple’s main argument was that millions of people owned an iPod Touch or an iPhone… and because of that They already knew how to use the iPad, since the operating system was the same. Why choose another tablet? 14 years later… in March we are expecting a big update of these iPads, which are one of Apple’s flagship products. We’ll see what all this turns out to be.