Apple: 3 Million iPads sold in 80 days

Apple announced that it sold its three millionth iPad yesterday, just 80 days after its introduction in the US an a month since it started shipping in Canada. iPad is a product that allows users to connect with their apps, content and the Internet in a more intimate, intuitive and fun way than ever before. There are currently over 3,000 iPad specific applications on the iPhone.

“People are loving iPad as it becomes a part of their daily lives,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “We’re working hard to get this magical product into the hands of even more people around the world, including those in nine more countries next month.”

Developers have created over 11,000 exciting new apps for iPad that take advantage of its Multi-Touch™ user interface, large screen and high-quality graphics. iPad will run almost all of the more than 225,000 apps on the App Store, including apps already purchased for your iPhone or iPod touch.

Users can browse the web, read and send email, enjoy and share photos, watch HD videos, listen to music, play games, read ebooks and much more, all using iPad’s revolutionary Multi-Touch user interface. iPad is 0.5 inches thin and weighs just 1.5 pounds—thinner and lighter than any laptop or netbook—and delivers up to 10 hours of battery life.