It’s been a year since the iPad took the world by storm and ensured that Apple was swimming in more cash than some counties. Today at one of their famous media events, Apple announced the iPad 2.
Oh yeah, Steve Jobs was there and he looked fine to me. Not that his health is any of our business as I’ve said previously.
Back to the iPad 2. Here’s the reasons why you want to rush out to buy one:
- It’s 33 percent thinner than the original iPad
- It has a 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip
- 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
- 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
- Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously
- Back camera: Video recording, HD (720p) up to 30 frames per second with audio; still camera with 5x digital zoom
- Front camera: Video recording, VGA up to 30 frames per second with audio; VGA-quality still camera
- Up to 10 hours of battery life
- Wi-Fi + 3G model: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA
- Wi-Fi + 3G for Verizon model: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A
- Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
- Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology
- iOS 4.3 will ship with the device. If you have a shiny iDevice, you can upgrade to iOS 4.3 on March 11
Early reports say that the iPad 2 is fast as hell and is a great follow on from the original iPad. American consumers will be able to judge for themselves next week. Canadians and the rest of the planet will get their first look at their local Temple Of Steve Jobs Apple Store on March 25th.
Shortly after this announcement, my “best friends at Rogers” sent me this:
Just wanted to let you know that we’ll offer plans to support it when it launches in Canada later this month. We will be extending our data sharing plans to include the iPad and we will also continue to offer the same two data plan options for the iPad 2 – both of which are available without a term contract and include free unlimited access to all Rogers WiFi Hot Spots:
· 250 MB for $15
· 5 GB for $35
There’s a few more details on RedBoard.
No more details at the moment, but we’ll keep you updated as we have more info to share.
I look forward to seeing the details as the devil is always in the details.
My only question is this. If you’re Samsung or RIM, what do you do now?
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iPad 2 Announced…. World + Dog Go Bonkers
It’s been a year since the iPad took the world by storm and ensured that Apple was swimming in more cash than some counties. Today at one of their famous media events, Apple announced the iPad 2.
Oh yeah, Steve Jobs was there and he looked fine to me. Not that his health is any of our business as I’ve said previously.
Back to the iPad 2. Here’s the reasons why you want to rush out to buy one:
Early reports say that the iPad 2 is fast as hell and is a great follow on from the original iPad. American consumers will be able to judge for themselves next week. Canadians and the rest of the planet will get their first look at their local
Temple Of Steve JobsApple Store on March 25th.Shortly after this announcement, my “best friends at Rogers” sent me this:
Just wanted to let you know that we’ll offer plans to support it when it launches in Canada later this month. We will be extending our data sharing plans to include the iPad and we will also continue to offer the same two data plan options for the iPad 2 – both of which are available without a term contract and include free unlimited access to all Rogers WiFi Hot Spots:
· 250 MB for $15
· 5 GB for $35
There’s a few more details on RedBoard.
No more details at the moment, but we’ll keep you updated as we have more info to share.
I look forward to seeing the details as the devil is always in the details.
My only question is this. If you’re Samsung or RIM, what do you do now?
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