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Birth of an iPad
Steve Jobs revealed Apple's long-rumored tablet, the iPad, at a special event in San Francisco. -
Grammy shenanigans
Stephen Colbert pulled out his iPad at the Grammy Awards, just to show up Jay-Z. Brush that dirt off your home screen! -
iPad goes on sale
Apple kicked off sales of the iPad in the US, the first in what would swell to a quarter of a billion units sold—Apple's fastest-selling product ever. -
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"Flight of the Bumblebee"
Chinese concert pianist Lang Lang performed at the Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and for the first encore, performed "Flight of the Bumblebee" with the app Magic Piano to an astonished audience. -
iPad hits the runway
Legendary designer Oscar de la Renta debuts his classic iPad clutch on the fashion runway, in his resort wear collection. -
Thanks from Leo's Mom
Shannon Rosa blogs about how iPad is a "near miracle" for her son, Leo, who has autism. -
We all flip for Flipboard
Flipboard for iPad hits the App Store, letting everyone roll their own tablet magazine. -
iPad wine list
Waiters at Bone's, Atlanta's most venerable steakhouse, greet diners by handing them an iPad loaded with the wine list. -
iPad launch in China
Apple sells its first iPad in China, a country still essential to the company's growth today. -
iPad paintings on display
British artist David Hockney's iPad paintings, created with the app Brushes, are exhibited in Paris. (Don't be envious if all you can draw are stick figures.) -
Oprah's favorite
In Oprah's very last "My Favorite Things" episode, she calls the iPad 'the best invention of the century so far." (She must have really loved the iPad 2!) -
I'm on a boat
P. Diddy (née Puff Daddy, aka Sean Combs) sets sail on a superyacht controlled by an iPad. Poseidon is sea-green with envy. -
iPad 2 debuts
Apple unveils the iPad 2. It's thinner and lighter and has cameras! Apple also announced 15 million iPads sold so far, and 65,000 native iPad apps in the App Store. Not too shabby. -
Bookworms delight
Random House makes its full catalog of 17,000 books available on the iBookstore. No more paper cuts! -
Macworld reviews iPad 2
Once again, Jason Snell penned the official Macworld review, awarding iPad 2 a whopping 4.5 mice. -
iPad 2 goes on sale
Did you buy one? A lot of people did, and they kept buying them until Apple finally pulled the plug on iPad 2 sales in 2014. -
Modern Family changes the game
The Modern Family episode "Game Changer" features Phil Dunphy getting the iPad 2, saying, "The iPad comes out on my actual birthday. It's like Steve Jobs and God got together to say, 'We love you Phil.'" -
Gorillaz record with iPad
Gorillaz release "The Fall," an entire album recorded on cofounder Damon Albarn's iPad during the group's last tour. -
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Fit for a Queen
Queen Elizabeth II orders an iPad after seeing her grandsons, Princes William and Harry, use theirs. Guess Her Highness didn't want to share. -
iPad in the House
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) uses an iPad to count votes on the floor of the House of Representatives. -
Newsstand launches
Newsstand, Apple's solution for reading digital magazines and newspapers, launches. We don't really like it. We aren't using it. But it's still around. -
iPad takes off
After Alaska Airlines became the first airline to replace its pilots' preflight manuals with iPads back in August, more airlines followed suit, and on December 13, the FAA approved iPads in the cockpit in all phases of flight. -
iPad gets even smarter
While it was popular in education right from the start, iPad gets a boost from an iBooks 2 app featuring textbooks, plus the iBooks Author tool for Mac, and iTunes U. -
iPad goes Retina
Apple's third-generation iPad, called just "the new iPad," boasts a Retina display with four times the pixels in iPad 2—a million more than in an HDTV. -
Macworld reviews the new iPad
Jason Snell gives the third-gen iPad 4.5 mice, saying, "Watching an HD movie or TV show on the new iPad is like having a home theater in your lap." -
New iPad on sale
Apple's third-gen iPad goes on sale, and by the end of the weekend, Apple sells 3 million. Never underestimate the power of a really, really sharp screen. -
Paper is on fire
The innovative drawing app Paper by FiftyThree racks up 1.5 million downloads in just two weeks. -
iPads help people with autism
60 Minutes highlights the iPad's use in the autism community, showing how nonvebal people can use the touchscreen apps to communicate. -
iPad is the cat's meow
Page Six reports that designer Karl Lagerfeld's cat, Choupette, can use an iPad, has two maids, and never eats on the floor. "She is beyond spoiled," Lagerfeld says. -
Sign on the dotted iPad
Brooklyn Nets rookie Deron Williams signs his contract on an iPad. Welcome to the show! -
Two new iPads!
Despite having just released the third-gen iPad in March, Apple unveils the fourth-gen iPad along with the very first iPad mini. -
iPad 4 and iPad mini go on sale
Apple will go on to sell 3 million combined in three days, and introduce the first LTE iPads two weeks later. -
Macworld reviews iPad mini
Dan Frakes awards the iPad mini four mice, saying, "Don't confuse the 'mini' in 'iPad mini' with 'lite'--with the exception of a Retina display, this slimmed down iPad gives you the full iPad experience." -
Macworld reviews iPad 4
Dan Moren calls the fourth-generation iPad "unquestionably Apple's most powerful iPad to date" and awards it 4.5 mice. -
The Pope's first tweet
Pope Benedict XVI uses an iPad to send the first tweet from the @Pontifex account, now penned by Pope Francis. -
iPad on the set
Dana Delaney of the ABC medical drama Body of Proof tells Good Morning America, "Thank God for the iPad," which helps her learn all the medical jargon for the show. -
iPad in space
Astronaut Chris Hadfield takes iPad to the International Space Station, and sends back a recording of himself covering David Bowie’s “Space Oddity.” -
Square takes a Stand
The Square Stand debuts, turning iPad into a cash register at tons of small businesses, including HRD Coffee Shop on 3rd Street in San Francisco, a favorite of the Macworld staff. -
iPad mini says aloha
Hawaiin Airlines offers its passengers access to the iPad mini in flight. Business class gets it gratis while coach has to pay around $15, but either way it beats SkyMall. -
iPad Air and iPad mini 2 debut
Apple adds a Retina display to the iPad mini, and dramatically shrinks the 9.7-inch screen iPad Air. -
iPad Air goes on sale
The iPad Air arrives, bringing with it a breath of fresh power, speed, and portability. We drooled over the all-new design, but couldn't wait to test the smaller battery driving the powerful A7 chip. -
Macworld reviews iPad Air
Jason Snell gave the iPad Air 4.5 mice, saying, "That A7 processor allows the iPad Air to run roughly twice as fast as the previous-generation iPad, opening the door for new apps that can bring power traditionally reserved for 'real computers' to the tablet." -
iPad mini with Retina display on sale
While the new iPad mini was announced with the iPad Air, its ship date was always vague. Eleven days later, it suddenly appears in Apple's online store, with initial ship times of one to 10 days. Surprise! -
Macworld reviews iPad mini with Retina display
Our favorite little powerhorse got a beautiful screen upgrade, and Jason Snell gave it 4.5 mice, saying that it "addresses every weakness of the previous model. It’s the iPad mini Apple probably wished it could have made in 2012, but just couldn’t." -
This photo is a painting?!
More than a year later, this is still the best iPad painting we've ever seen. Drawn by artist Kyle Lambert with the app Procreate, this portrait of Morgan Freeman took about 200 hours. Wow. (Image from the YouTube video, which you have to watch right now. It's so good.) -
Half a million iPad apps
One of the best things about iPad has always been its app ecosystem, and early in 2014, the App Store passed 500,000 apps specifically designed for iPad. -
iPad behind the plate
New Yankees catcher Brian McCann is issued his uniform, his equipment, and an iPad to study up on opposing batters. (Image by Keith Allison on Flickr.) -
Billy Joel, Jimmy Fallon, and iPad
Billy Joel and Jimmy Fallon start a doo-wop group with a little help from their friend iPad. Check out the YouTube. -
Office comes to iPad
Microsoft brings Office to the iPad, letting anyone use the free Word, PowerPoint, and Excel apps to view documents, and Office 365 subscribers view and edit. (That requirement would be dropped later in the year.) -
iTunes U lets teachers create courses
iPad continues to emphasize education: Apple announces new tools for teachers to create their own iTunes U courses right on the iPad. 750,000 learning materials are available in iTunes U. -
IBM will make iPad apps
Apple and IBM launch a partnership to create iPad apps for business -- not productivity apps, but industry-specific designs and workflows that can digitize jobs normally done on paper. -
iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 debut
Apple unveils the even faster, even lighter iPad Air 2, now in gold with a Touch ID. The iPad mini gets a Touch ID and gold finish too, but oddly that's it -- no other changes at all. -
iPads surface on CNN
CNN commentators covering the election returns are spied using their product-placed Surface tablets as stands for the iPads they were really using. -
Macworld reviews iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3
Susie Ochs gave the iPad Air 2 four and a half mice and the iPad mini 3 four mice, saying, "I still have a first-gen iPad kicking around my house, and the difference between that and the iPad Air 2 is like going from a rusty banana-seat bicycle to a Harley. It’s remarkable how far the iPad has come in under five years." -
iPad helps land plane
After an electrical failure in their small plane, a pilot and his wife use their iPad to navigate 80 miles to a regional airport, where they touch down without landing gear -- and no one is hurt. -
iPad helps land plane
After an electrical failure in their small plane, a pilot and his wife use their iPad to navigate 80 miles to a regional airport, where they touch down without landing gear -- and no one is hurt. -
iPad turns 5
It's been an amazing ride so far! Congratulations to everyone at Apple, and all the people who make the apps that make the iPad so great. Here's to five (10! 15!) more.
