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The web is filled with iPad 2 rumours. Rather than come up with my own, I thought i’d just give a brief overview of what other people are saying. What do you think? Let us know in the comments!
Possible release times for iPad version 2:
1) An Apple rumor announces the new iPad 2 will be released in February 2011. The new iPad specs and rumors include a camera, better resolution and FaceTime.
Rumors regarding the iPad specs include a smaller screen size. The screen size will be set at 7 inches
http://www.suite101.com/content/ipad-generation-2-ipad-version-2-release-date-and-specifications-a319055
2) Digitimes has revealed that the iPad 2 will go into production by the end of January 2011 with a predicted release date of April or May.
http://www.gadgetsandgizmos.org/apple-ipad-2-manufactured-in-january-release-april-2011/
3) Apple has been refreshing iOS devices such as the iPhone and iPod touch annually. If the company stays on schedule, the iPad is due for an update in April 2011.
http://www.theipadguide.com/faq/what-ipad-2-2nd-generation-release-date
4) Officially, the iPad 2 release date was scheduled for April 2011 because its firmware needs/needed further testing.
http://www.gforgames.com/gadgets/news-gadgets/ipad-2-release-date-rumors-spreading-foxconn-2117/
Possible features of iPad version 2:
1) Expected features of iPad version 2:
- The iPad 2 is expected to have a camera a better screen that supports Facetime
- Apple’s Retina display present in the iPhone 4 is also expected to be a part of the next generation iPad
- An increase in display resolution and above 7-inch display. However, there are also some speculations that the iPad 2 will have a 5.6-inch screen, but based on what Steve Jobs often say that “there won’t be a 7-inch iPad 2”, then this speculation is not really possible at all
- An increase in memory is also expected
- A possible 2 GHz processor
- Wireless printing feature
http://pinoytutorial.com/techtorial/ipad-2-release-date-specs-update-2011/
2) Rumours about features of iPad version 2:
- Front-facing 640×480 camera with FaceTime chat support
- High-res camera on the back (resolution unknown, probably the same 5MP as the iPhone 4)
- Dual-core CPU based on A9 ARM Cortex platform at 1GHz per core (likely to be branded “A5″ by Apple, just to confuse consumers)
- Improved sound, with a larger speaker on the back left corner of the iPad
- Addition of a 3-axis gyroscope to improve gaming and interactivity
- RAM increase from 256MB to 512MB
- Screen size will remain at 9.7-inches – no 7-inch or smaller version plannes
- Possible increase in screen resolution, leveraging “Retina display” tech from iPhone 4
- Slightly reduced body size and a flat back instead of a curved one (time to buy some new cases)
- MicroUSB port to meet European regulations on mobile device chargers
- Announcement likely to come at MacWorld Expo between Jan. 26 and 29th, with the iPad 2 shipping sometime in February or March 2011.
- Pricing likely to remain the same as 1st gen models
http://technabob.com/blog/2010/12/26/ipad-2-specs-rumors/
3) The new iPad 2 is supposed to bring you the following specs and features: video phone capability, new display technology, 3-axis gyroscope, better mobility and USB connectivity.
http://nexus404.com/Blog/2010/11/26/five-ipad-2-specs-features-revealed-by-recent-report-upcoming-ipad-2-to-offer-video-calling-better-display-3-axis-gyroscope-usb-better-mobility/
4) Possible features for iPad version 2:
Hardware
• A camera, maybe even front facing for video chat
• More memory
• SD slot for direct access for camera memory cards
• GPS in the WiFi only model
Software
• Ability to tag photos after copying from camera, eg faces, places etc so when sync back to Mac they are already done.
• Make it more of a productivity, more laptop-esque for business
URL: http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=929138
Possible name for iPad version 2:
There’s one little problem with the upcoming iPad 2: no one has been able to confirm that it’ll actually be called “iPad 2.” Apple’s second generation tablet will certainly continue to carry the “iPad” brand name, but that doesn’t mean we know what name the product will officially carry.
Here are some possible brand names, in no particular order, that the second generation iPad could launch under:
1) iPad 2: The argument for this is that Apple wants to make it clear that the original iPad is outdated the moment the second one hits shelves. The argument against is that since Steve Jobs returned to the company in 1997, no second generation hardware product has carried the “2″ moniker. The second iMac was called iMac, the second iPod was called iPod, and so on.
2) iPad: With consumers having had no problem figuring out that the second version of the iMac and iPod were indeed new, Apple could get away with simply giving the new iPad the name “iPad” again and putting faith in the public’s ability to judge “the new iPad” on its own merits rather than on an arbitrary naming convention. Then again, the product has been so commonly referred to as “iPad 2″ leading up to its introduction that Apple might do well to simply ride that train.
http://www.beatweek.com/uncategorized/7808-naming-ipad-2-actual-brand-name-strategies-instead-of-ipad-2/
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