iPad

With his customary flourish, Steve Jobs unveiled Apple’s widely anticipated touch-screen tablet computer, dubbed the iPad, on Wednesday.

Arriving with few new content deals despite months of heavy hype, the half-inch thick gadget, which looks like a giant iPhone, met with mixed reviews.

But Apple’s co-founder and chief executive called it a “revolutionary product” that would fill the gap between smartphones and laptop computers.

Mr Jobs said the iPad would have a wide range of uses, from e-mailing and internet browsing to viewing videos and reading e-books.

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Burl Burlingame tries out the iPad.