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March 2nd, 2011 at 3:47 PM EST | by inu846W
Apple announced the iPad 2 today at a media event in San Francisco to an invite-only crowd of media reporters. Steve jobs made a surprise appearance, though his attendance was rumored, and spoke often throughout the 70 minute event.
You can order the iPad 2 starting March 11, color choices include black or white.
Pricing is as follows:
16GB WiFi – $99, 32GB WiFi – $599, 64GB WiFi – $699
16GB 3G – $629, 32GB 3G – $729, 64GB 3G – $829
Let’s take a look at what the iPad 2 has to offer:
Body:
The new iPad 2 design is 1/3 thinner and 15% lighter than the original iPad weighing only 1.3 pounds.
New iPad 2 Features and Apps:
A much anticipated upgrade for iPad is the forward(VGA) and rear(720p resolution) facing cameras. Users can now enjoy the FaceTime video conferencing feature between 2 iPads, iPad and iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and iPad and Mac. The rear facing camera shoots HD video to be used with iMovie and can also be used with FaceTime to shoot video from the opposite side of the iPad. Learn more about FaceTime here or more about the cameras here.
Photobooth compliments the new iPad cameras and allows users to edit and manage their photos easily. And with iMovie, editing videos is easy simply by using your fingers. Videos can be uploaded directly to Vimeo, CNN iReport, and YouTube. Cost will be $4.99 and availability is March 11. Learn more here.
GarageBand for iPad is a great advancement. It allows you to use your own instrument or play different instruments within the iPad like piano and drums. Included are touch instruments, guitar amps, loops, 8 track recording, mixing capabilities. The cost is $4.99 and will be available March 11 with iOS 4.3.
The iPad can now be shown on your HDTV through the new HDMI cable. This feature will show on your TV exactly what is on your iPad screen in full 1080p. The cable also charges the iPad at the same time as viewing and will cost $39.
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March 2nd, 2011 at 11:49 AM EST | by inu846W
From engadget.com
11:11:
– “This will define the category for years to come.”
– wrapping up
– From Steve Jobs via Engadget:
“This is worth repeating. It’s in Apple’s DNA that technology is not enough. It’s tech married with the liberal arts and the humanities. Nowhere is that more true than in the post-PC products. Our competitors are looking at this like it’s the next PC market. That is not the right approach to this. These are pos-PC devices that need to be easier to use than a PC, more intuitive.”
– Steve has left the building. iPad 2 announcement concludes.
11:04:
– iPad is not just a consumption tool, but a productive one as well
– “We think 2011 is clearly the year of the iPad 2”
– Jobs is now showing another video, this one about iPad 2’s design
– design video, and smart cover video are now on Apple.com
10:51:
– GarageBand: touch instruments, guitar amps, loops, 8 track recording, mixing
– 250+ loops, email ACC file of songs
– piano and organ being demoed, now drums
– smart instruments for those who don’t know how to play music
– edit the same on iPad as on a Mac with GarageBand
– $4.99, available March 11
10:41
– iOS 4.3 is free and available March 11
– new apps: iMovie for iPad. Comes with precision editing, new themes, multi-track audio and AirPlay support.
– interface is a “movie theater”, your movies are like movie posters
– record directly into iMovie with iPad’s camera or import from library
– segment control, precision control, transitions, etc.
– editing is touch-based
– audio editing looks like Final Cut Pro
– comes with 50 sound effects
– record voiceovers
– 8 themes, 3 are new
– upload videos directly to Vimeo, CNN iReport, and YouTube
– iMovie is $4.99 and available March 11
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March 2nd, 2011 at 11:02 AM EST | by inu846W
The Apple Store has gone down just a few hours before the announcement of iPad 2. The store should be back up and running soon after iPad 2’s unveiling with some more information on shipping availability and purchase information.
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March 2nd, 2011 at 9:51 AM EST | by inu846W
Chinese website DGtle appears to have posted realistic iPad 2 pictures which show a couple of the rumored new features like a slimmer design, and front and rear facing cameras. The new design shows a tapered edge and the same 9.7 inch screen display.
Geek.com goes on to say:
The feature list does include a larger speaker, and front and rear cameras. The SIM card slot is where the SD card slot was speculated to be, there’s a new power button design, headphone jack, and there’s the antenna behind a white section at the top of the device which is probably going to be black on the final model being revealed later today.
The new iPad 2 is shown below the first generation iPad.
Check out more pictures after the break.
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March 2nd, 2011 at 9:19 AM EST | by inu846W
DigiTimes reports Apple will have about 300,00 to 400,000 iPad 2’s available for the new device’s launch later this month. About 6.5 million iPads are expected to ship in the first quarter of 2011 with a total somewhere around 40 million for the entire year.
The sources noted that Apple ordered about 1.7-2 million iPads each month in January and February and order volumes, including iPad 2, in March are expected to rise to over two million units.
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March 2nd, 2011 at 7:21 AM EST | by inu846W
This may be the last big rumor we hear about the iPad 2 before its official announcement later today at 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern. It appears the specs for iPad 2 have been accidentally posted on Amazon.com in Germany. YourAppleDaily.net was first to spot this interesting bit of news and took the screen snapshot above.
The two most exciting details listed on the German Amazon detail page was a launch date of March 17 and inclusion of the new Thunderbolt technology, a feature similar to USB but faster.
Among the other specs listed, which aren’t a big surprise, is the new processor(presumably the new A5 dual-core) with a speed of 1.2GHz (compared to 1.0GHz for the first iPad’s CPU), camera, 3G/wireless/bluetooth connectivity, and a 9.7 inch screen like the first generation iPad.
It’s a good thing we only have hours to hear if this “accidental” posting was a true glitch with correct information or just a hoax. Stay tuned to iPadNewsUpdates later today just before 10 Pacific, 1pm Eastern time as we cover the unveiling of the new iPad 2 live.
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