Apple have just unveil a new touchscreen computer. It's a marriage between a laptop and a smartphone. Apparently, you can browse the internet, playing games, listening to music, watching high-definition video and even read your favourite books. Here's an extract of the news from Sky News

Apple Unveils New Tablet Computer - The iPad

27 January, 2010

Apple chief executive Steve Jobs has unveiled his new touchscreen computer called the iPad.

He said it was a "revolutionary" product that was between a laptop computer and a smartphone and was "awesome" for watching films and TV shows.

The device will be available to buy worldwide from late March, with prices starting from $499 (£308) for the 16GB model, Apple said.

But the Wi-Fi and 3G models of the iPad will cost about a fifth more, and will be delivered in the US and "selected countries" in April.

Speaking at a news conference in San Francisco, Mr Jobs said: "We want to kick off 2010 by introducing a truly magical and revolutionary product.

"All of us use laptops and smartphones now.

"The question has arisen lately - is there room for a third category of device in the middle, something between the laptop and the smartphone?"

And then, to a round of applause, he showed off the new iPad, which has an on-screen keyboard, is half an inch thick (1.3cm) and weighs 1.5lb (0.7kg).

Mr Jobs said the device, which has a 25cm colour screen, is "so much more intimate than a laptop and so much more capable than a smartphone."

Dressed in his trademark blue jeans and black turtleneck, Mr Jobs demonstrated some of the features of the iPad.

He said they include browsing the internet, playing games, listening to music and watching high-definition video.

"We've got movies, videos, TV shows," the chief executive added.

"We have been able to achieve 10 hours of battery life," he said. "I can take a flight from San Francisco to Tokyo and watch video the whole way on one charge."

The 32GB model is set to cost $599 (£370) and $699 (£431) for the 64GB model.

An Apple statement added: "The Wi-Fi + 3G models of iPad will be available in April in the US and selected countries for a suggested retail price of $629 for the 16GB model, $729 for the 32GB model and $829 for the 64GB model."

Website Mashable reported the iPad: "Can be held in any direction you want. It looks like a giant iPod."

Also at the event, Mr Jobs announced the launch of an online bookstore dubbed "iBooks" for the iPad and is set to take on Amazon's Kindle device.

"We've got five of the biggest publishers in the world supporting us and will open the floodgates for the rest of the publishers starting this afternoon," Mr Jobs went on.

Earlier in the day, Sky News revealed that an official prototype of the device has been used by a UK design company to develop software.

Brandwidth were given the device to help them develop applications for Guinness World Records using some of the confirmed software features.