Ipads

The History of the iPad

  • Industrial Revolution creates the idea of efficiency

    Eficiency is what the iPad was created for
  • Electricity discovered (no specific date known)

    Electricity is a big part of iPad creation
  • Elisa Gray patents teleautograph

    The teleautograph inpired the idea for the tablet
  • Apple Graphics Tablet released

    No exact date for release only year known
  • Newton Messagepad released

  • Steve Jobs rejoins Apple

    Steve jobs later takes over as CEO and creates these 'i' devices
  • Steve Jobs replaces Amelio Gil as CEO of Apple

    Steve Jobs taking over led to the creation of 'I' devices
  • iPods released

    iPods inspired iPads
  • iTunes music store opened

    iTunes a part of the iPad
  • iPhones released

    iPhones Operating System named, now used in all Apple devices, including iPad
  • iPod Touch released

    release of more 'I' devices created rumours about Apple releasing a tablet
  • App Store released

  • iPad announced

  • iPad released

  • More Than 1,000,000 iPads sold