Apple announces ‘iPad’ touchscreen tablet

[JFC]

Love how Gizmodo made a lot of noise about a product that didn't exist, and then comes back in the present day with the 'exclusive' that it doesn't exist (Link).  Tech journalism at it's best.

Awww...

Sane Person: Why doesn't the iPad do *this*?
Fanboy: It isn't meant to do that!
Sane Person: But it could, and it would be much better for it.
Fanboy: NO! It's a (INSERT NOUN HERE) device!  Steve doesn't think it needs *that*!
- 2 years later -
Steve Jobs: With our new iPad 2.0, we will be introducing a new feature: *THIS*!
Fanboy: OMG HE'S A GENIUS!!

So in other words, it'll be the same as how things usually go when it comes to Apple products?

[daigong]

Who got one? Who READY for iPad 2??


http://kara.allthingsd.com/20110222/exclusive-apple-ipad-2-event-set-for-march-2/

[frblckstr1]

^ Meh, incremental update, hey look it has camera's! (finally).

Still to heavy for my taste, still to low-res for a 9" screen.

[RoyMoy]

I'll stick with my 1.0. I'm more excited about the ipad version of garageband...

[JFC]

 

[RoyMoy]

Fridge magnet...

http://www.cultofmac.com/ipads-smart-cover-doubles-as-fridge-magnet

[Amplifier]

I want one

[frblckstr1]

^ Yeah I want tablet holder like that also 

[JFC]

http://picroda.jphip.com/akb48/jphip62918.jpg

I want one

^ Yeah I want tablet holder like that also 

Guys, remember that she DOES have a name.

[daigong]

IT DROPS!! soon

A report from Bloomberg today says that production of the iPad 3 has started and it’s expected to debut in March. As for specs, Bloomberg sources say the next-gen iPad will feature a quad-core processor, have a display that has a “greater resolution than the current iPad” (probably Retina Display), and be LTE-capable.

Apple Inc. (AAPL)’s next iPad, expected to go on sale in March, will sport a high-definition screen, run a faster processor and work with next-generation wireless networks, according to three people familiar with the product.

The company’s manufacturing partners in Asia started ramping up production of the iPad 3 this month and plan to reach full volumes by February, said one of the people, who asked not to be named because the details aren’t public. The tablet will use a quad-core chip, an enhancement that lets users jump more quickly between applications, two of the people said.

Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook is counting on the new model to ward off mounting competition in a market that Apple pioneered two years ago. After its debut in 2010, the iPad emerged as the company’s second-biggest source of revenue -- after the iPhone -- and inspired rival products from Amazon.com Inc. (AMZN) and Samsung (005930) Electronics Co. Apple has sold more than 40 million iPads, generating at least $25.3 billion in sales.

Natalie Kerris, a spokeswoman for Apple, said the company doesn’t comment on rumor and speculation.

The Cupertino, California-based company has been working on making the iPad compatible with a wireless standard called long- term evolution, or LTE, said one of the people. Carriers such as Verizon Wireless (VZ) and ATT Inc. (T) are rolling out LTE networks to give users faster access to data.

Apple declined to comment on the rumour.

Source: Bloomberg

via mobilesyrup

hope this doesn't happen lol

[Amplifier]

iPad 3 could be pretty cool, but recent tablets from Amazon and ASUS are incredible looking. Apple is going to have to put something ridiculous out, to convince me to get iPad over the Amazon Fire or that shiny new 7" ASUS. I wouldn't put it past Apple to do so, however.

[frblckstr1]

^ Still prefer my 10" ACER W500, with W8 on it this thing fly's! No iPad for me, the W500 plays any video I want (and via HDMI to a TV if I want), and can run full blown apps!
Resume from sleep: 1s or so to connect to the Wifi
Boot? 5 seconds!

I have a 7" Galaxy Tab (easy transport) and a 10" Transformer also, but nothing really beats a full windows machine during longer travels.

I expect a full HD 10" with W8 to arrive before the end of the year.

[daigong]

I wonder if Mugen tried this

Future Shop and Best Buy fall victim to selling clay iPad 2s, launches full scale fraud investigation
By Ian Hardy on January 17, 2012 at 2:02pm in Mobile News



Here’s a good scam: Purchase an iPad 2 from a big box store, take it home, replace the box contents with a bag full of clay, seal it up and return it to the retailer – then grab the cash and bolt for the door. This process not tonly happened once but 10 times at various Future Shop and Best Buy locations in Vancouver.

Several customers who were ripped off contacted the retailer early January about the scam, since then, Future Shop and Best Buy have started a fraud investigation to see how this actually happened and who’s behind it. Elliott Chun, Future Shop spokesperson, stated that “It really saddens Future Shop to know that people stoop to this type of level to be opportunistic and make money in this sort of organized way… Customers don’t expect to receive this kind of product from Future Shop, so it’s a very serious matter and something we are addressing right away for anyone who has been impacted”… hope Future Shop/Best Buy have some serious cameras installed by the return desk.

Source: CTV http://www.ctvbc.ctv.ca/servlet/an/local/CTVNews/20120116/bc_steele_clay_ipad_120116/20120116
 (Thanks mobilesyrup)

  IDIOTS. Like don't you ever ask the salesman to check the inside contents first when buying high priced electronics?

[winner]

^It bricked!

please dont kill me.

[Amplifier]

iPad 3 going to drop in a few short weeks.

Fancy pants screen? http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/17/confirmed-ipad-3-has-a-2048x1536-retina-display/
Quad core, 4G? http://www.macrumors.com/2012/02/13/ipad-3-announcement-on-march-7th-with-quad-core-and-4g-lte/

Just take my money, Apple.

[frblckstr1]

^ So they are finally cathing up to the Android devices? 

Rumors have also been that they are going dual core max 

I still give Apple one thing: they keep the rumor mill going so they get free advertising.
Now if they stopped suing other companies for trivial patents I might reconsider givng my money to Apple (or not), until then: no go for sure.

[JFC]

^ So they are finally cathing up to the Android devices? 

I still give Apple one thing: they keep the rumor mill going so they get free advertising.

Manipulating the media to their advantage is definitely one thing that Apple has done/does well.

[daigong]

Apple to officially announce iPad 3 on March 7th

concept video!!


it's heavier?? or just magic guy doing his thang:


would you cop? maybe if it was under 400

[frblckstr1]

^ Some rumors have the price point of the iPad3 higher then the iPad2.

The religion of Apple: consumers will buy when the price is higher then required, making them WANT it...

[RoyMoy]

Same price. I'm not buying though. The 1st gen still chugging along, with 5.1 making performance less painful. One thing I noticed is that the power consumption shot up from 3.1 watts to 5.26 watts from 2nd to 3rd gen and increase of more than 50% (according to Apple's own environmental reports). It's virtually the same size, yet Apple is promising the same 10 hour battery life. How do they do that 

Maybe we'll soon be hearing reports of crappy battery life when it hits shelves.