Steve Jobs, Apple Inc's chief executive, has unveiled the most anticipated Apple product for years - the "iPad" tablet.
The device launched at an Apple event in San Francisco on Wednesday, aims to define a new category of wireless device that will play video, games, music, and offer the new ability to read "iBooks".
"It's so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smart phone," Jobs said.
Jobs, who returned to the helm last year after a liver transplant, is hoping to sell consumers on the value of tablet computing after numerous technology
companies had failed to do so in recent years.
Called the "iPad", the device is Apple's biggest product launch since the iPhone three years ago, and arguably rivals the smartphone as the most anticipated in Apple's history.
After months of feverish speculation on the internet and among investors, Jobs took the stage at a jam-packed theatre and began detailing the device's basic features.
The iPad has a near life-sized touch keyboard and supports Web browsing. It comes with a built-in calendar and address book, Jobs said.
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