Apple launches the iPad
Saturday, April 03, 2010 Filed in: Apple | Pop Culture
Today, Apple launches
the iPad, a tablet computer that can run different
applications that allow you to surf the internet,
e-mail, read books, listen to music, watch movies,
play games, display photos and much more.
Some people wonder why it’s called the iPad. Some say that it’s sounds similar to Apple’s iPod, so maybe it was to help people remember the name more easily. Personally, I would like to think that they named the device iPad as a tribute to the Star Trek PADD devices. PADD stands for “Personal Access Display Device”. The Star Trek PADD devices have appeared throughout the Star Trek television and movie franchise. They may have been an inspiration for the iPad and other tablet computers. Fictional future technology now available for all today.
PADD devices from the Original Star Trek TV series.
A PADD device as seen on Star Trek: Enterprise.
PADD devices as seen on Star Trek: The Next Generation and on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Some people wonder why it’s called the iPad. Some say that it’s sounds similar to Apple’s iPod, so maybe it was to help people remember the name more easily. Personally, I would like to think that they named the device iPad as a tribute to the Star Trek PADD devices. PADD stands for “Personal Access Display Device”. The Star Trek PADD devices have appeared throughout the Star Trek television and movie franchise. They may have been an inspiration for the iPad and other tablet computers. Fictional future technology now available for all today.
PADD devices from the Original Star Trek TV series.
A PADD device as seen on Star Trek: Enterprise.
PADD devices as seen on Star Trek: The Next Generation and on Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.