iPad and Apple
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 9:19 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 1st, 2011 at 3:01 PM EST | by inu846W
Reports are popping up that Steve Jobs is thinking about making an appearance tomorrow at the iPad 2 announcement event in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Acting CEO Tim Cook will be leading the ceremony as Jobs has been on medical leave since mid January for health reasons. It’s rumored that he may be having issues once again with pancreatic cancer. His last leave of absence was in January 2009 when he received a liver transplant and was treated for cancer. in 2004, Jobs underwent surgery to his pancreas.
All Things Digital says Jobs is “mulling” over making an appearance. Should he show up, it’s unlikely he will lead the announcement, but be there in a supportive role.
According to several sources close to the situation, Apple CEO Steve Jobs – who is on a health-related leave from the company – is definitely considering an appearance at its big iPad 2 event tomorrow.
But the possibility – which would be a big sensation at the San Francisco gathering – is also just as definitely not confirmed as yet, stressed sources.
If he did appear, sources said Jobs would at least make a brief appearance onstage, along with other top company execs in showing off Apple’s latest version of it hugely popular tablet.
setteB.IT is also suggesting Steve Jobs, who turned 56 last week, will make an appearance.
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March 1st, 2011 at 11:04 AM EST | by inu846W
9to5mac.com has heard from some iPad retailers that Apple is no longer shipping any first generation iPads. This should be of no surprise as Apple is set to launch the iPad 2 very soon after the official announcement of the new iPad tomorrow.
Retailers across the globe can now only sell the iPads they have in stock and will probably have sold out the device by tomorrow.
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February 23rd, 2011 at 1:10 PM EST | by inu846W
Apple has sent out invitations to the media for what is everybody’s best guess – the official announcement of the iPad 2. The ceremony will take place in San Francisco at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts at 10:00 am. Other Apple products have been introduced at the same location in the past.
The official notice of iPad 2’s impending announcement was a welcomed sign considering just yesterday there was a rumor of a production delay in the manufacturing of the new iPad that would have pushed the launch date to June. Luckily, that rumor was quickly dismissed by several reputable news agencies.
Apple is expected to launch the iPad 2 sometime in April or early May at the latest, providing there are no production problems.
Stay tuned to iPadNewsUpdates.com as we’ll be providing live updates of the iPad 2 introduction once the announcement begins on March 2.
iPad News Via: loopinsight.com
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