The iPad goes on sale this Friday in the United Kingdom, and in other eight countries, what made people queue in line before the opening of the store at the Apple Store Central London.
Some of them spent the night waiting in line because they wanted to be the first to buy an iPad, reports the BBC, as Sean Bishop has been the first to arrive at the Apple store in the city of Bristol, Efe said.
“I’ve been waiting for the release since it was announced in January because I think the iPad change the way people use computers,” he told the BBC.
UK Apple stores now open an hour earlier than usual, at 0800 local time (0700 GMT) to satisfy the most eager clients seeking to buy a new Apple toy.
The iPad fever arrives in Europe after they sold over a million units in the U.S. market since Apple launched it 28 days ago.
Apple said yesterday that there has been delays in deliveries and that some people will have to wait.
In the UK, selling prices vary between 429 pounds (505 euros) for the tablet of 16 GB capacity and 699 pounds (823 euros) for the 64GB iPad .
The iPad with a thickness of 1.34 inch, 680-gram weight and ten hours of autonomy, resembles the iPod Touch in a giant version with a 9.7 inches touch screen.
Convenient and easy to use, has a size of a notebook, the iPad can be used for gaming, surfing the internet, reading and playing multimedia files (photos, videos, movies and music).
Like the iPod, his younger brother, the iPad has direct link to music stores and applications owned by Apple, the company of Steve Jobs.
However, the great innovation of iPad is the iBook, allowing readers to shop and read electronic books.
There are two iPad versions available, one only uses the wi-fi to connect to the network while the other offers access for Wi-Fi and 3G.
The main mobile providers in the UK, Vodafone, Orange, O2 and 3, have already agreed about the price of the 3G version of the iPad, which will require a separate SIM card in order to connect to the internet.
Apart from the United Kingdom, the iPad goes on sale today in Germany, Australia, Canada, Spain, France, Italy and Japan and Switzerland. During July will be available in Austria, Belgium, Holland, Hong Kong, Ireland, Luxembourg, Mexico and Singapore.
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