The first prototype for an Apple tablet was created between 2002 and 2004 — years before the iPad came out.
Steve Jobs told Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher during an appearance at the 2010 All Things D conference:
I’ll tell you a secret. It began with...
President Barack Obama receives the Presidential Daily Briefing from Robert Cardillo, Deputy Director of National Intelligence for Intelligence Integration, in the Oval Office, Jan. 31, 2012. Part of the briefing was done using an iPad. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza)