iPad Development
December 7th, 2010 at 5:18 AM EST | by inu846W
Editor’s note: This article was reposted from macrumors.com.
Digitimes reports that Foxconn Electronics factories have recently been notified that they will ship Apple’s next generation iPad within the next 100 days with initial shipments to reach 400,000-600,000 units.
The sources pointed out that the iPad 2 will ship as soon as the end of February in 2011. Apple originally planned to start mass production in January, but because the device’s firmware is currently still in testing, Apple has been postponing the schedule. Since Foxconn’s new plants in Chengdu are still in pilot production, iPad 2 will be mainly supplied by its Shenzhen plants, while the company’s upstream component partners have all been notified of the shipments schedule.
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November 29th, 2010 at 7:53 AM EST | by inu846W
Editor’s note: This article was reposted from macrumors.com.
Digitimes relays a report from Chinese-language Economy Daily News which claims that Apple’s next generation iPad will add 5 distinct new features. The newspaper cites industry sources for the information.
The five new features include "video phone, better mobility, USB port, new display technology and 3-axis gyroscopes."
The gyroscope, video phone (FaceTime) and better mobility (thinner/smaller) have been expected features of the new iPad. Meanwhile, the quote from the paper suggests the new displays will be "Retina Display" technology that will enhance "image and color output". Finally, the USB connector is perhaps the most surprising.
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November 19th, 2010 at 10:56 AM EST | by inu846W
Editor’s note: This article was reposted from 9to5mac.com.
According to a report from Digitimes the production of Apple’s second-generation iPad will go into full-force in Q1 of 2011 for an early 2011 product launch. Apple has already secured three iPad 2 parts suppliers, Ibiden, Tripod Technology and TTM Technologies, and will be adding four more suppliers in February. The report notes that the three named suppliers have received final certification from Apple and will begin shipping limited quantities of any-layer HDI boards next month.
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September 25th, 2010 at 3:01 PM EST | by inu846W
Some interesting Apple iPad patent pictures have been found by Patently Apple showing some new features for the popular tablet. Apple recently put a new face on the iPhone 4 with its FaceTime feature, using a front-facing camera for video conferencing. The new iPad patent shows what looks like a front-facing camera which can be presumed to be evidence of video conferencing capabilities coming to the device sometime soon. Rumors of a camera offered on the iPad with the FaceTime feature included have been swirling around for quite awhile.
Another new feature from the patent pictures is a horizontal connection port to be used in landscape viewing, offering a second option for docking and syncing the iPad rather than the usual bottom connection port used in portrait mode.
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September 24th, 2010 at 9:23 AM EST | by inu846W
AppleInsider.com is citing a rumor from a Chinese production plant that Apple has created a new 7-inch iPad, supposedly that is more like the iPhone 4.
From the report:
“Yes there will be a (7-inch) tablet, yes it’s well underway in terms of product development and in fact it’s a finished product,”
“Yes 5 plus different designs have been floating around to help Apple protect itself from people discovering its next product look and feel but… the final design will in fact bear more resemblance to the iPhone 4 stylings than the original iPad design.”
Rumors of the new, smaller “mini” iPad have been floating around for awhile now. The smaller iPad version may be a move by Apple to compete with other ereader type devices such as the Kindle. A lower price than its bigger brother would certainly make it more appealing to consumers.
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September 17th, 2010 at 3:33 PM EST | by inu846W
ABC and Nielsen Media Research have teamed up to produce a revolutionary iPad app called My Generation Sync. The free app lets the user interact with with polls, trivia, twitter and facebook as they watch the TV show My Generation live.
The app was highlighted earlier in the week on hollywoodreporter.com and is the first of its kind to offer such a unique interactive feature from Nielsen and ABC.
Users who download the app can multi-task between the TV experience and the iPad, which will display polls, trivia and other content timed to be relevant to what is transpiring in the “Generation” storylines.
The app will also have a social-media element, enabling sharing, posting to Twitter, as well as “liking” to Facebook, though actual feeds won’t be integrated until later iterations of the app.
While the episode is intended for broadcast to bring together as many viewers as possible, the app can also be utilized for those watching a DVR recording.
Using an awesome new development technique, the iPad’s microphone picks up cues from the tv show that syncs up the interaction while the TV show plays.
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