So you can restore it and get in it again
No. You will need to connect the iPad to a computer with iTunes to sync.
You can't you need iTunes.
You cannot use a USB storage media for sending storage on an iPad. You need a computer with iTunes. You could make a backup using iTunes and store that backup on a USB drive, but you still need iTunes to restore it to the iPad.
You have to have iTunes. That is why it is saying that you need to connect to iTunes. You have to download the latest version of iTunes from Apple's website, and open it up when you have the iPod connected to the computer.
You will either need to run jailbreak software which will push it back out after the change, or connect it to iTunes, which will try to do a restore from the last backup.
When you buy an iPad, it will come with a charger and a plug. To activate your iPad, you will need a computer with iTunes. Plug one end of the chord into your computer and the other into your iPad. Once your computer reads it, follow the instructions that iTunes tells you to do.
No, you do not need Leopard (OS X 10.5) to sync an iPad. However, you do need the latest version of iTunes.
That happens when you aren't connected to the internet.
You need to give more info. On phone? Computer ? IPad?
Yes. You don't need a computer to have an iPad. You will need a WiFi or 3G connection to download apps and music.
No, you just need to free download iTunes and then use it to buy apps. iTunes is free.
If it is your iPod, then connect it to iTunes, and then click the 'Restore' button on the iPod Touch menu. This will wipe out old settings, and is a 'factory reset' which will make it as it was when it was brand new.