Apple CEO Steve Jobs debuts the much-anticipated Apple tablet. Jobs shows the in’s and out’s of the new “iPad”, starting at $499.

The iPad is a tablet computer developed by Apple Inc.

It features multi-touch interaction with multimedia formats and existing iPhone OS apps, and internet browsing.

The device incorporates an LED-backlit 9.7-inch (25 cm) multi-touch in-plane switching display running at XGA resolution made by Innolux, a subsidiary of Foxconn.

Pricing for models in the United States ranges from US$499 to $829 depending on the amount of storage and inclusion of 3G access.