iPad 2 officially released.

[muzikfreakah]

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So will it be worth your money? I think it will I want one!!!!!!!!!!!!

mytechisland: Ipad 2 officially Launched! First hands on Video

[samsungster]

Apple has just made its second-generation iPad official! It features a 1GHz dual-core A5 chip and, finally, cameras, both on the front and rear. The new CPU is said to be up to twice as fast, with graphics performance up to nine times better than on the original iPad, while power requirements have been kept the same. Battery life is, consequently, unaltered, with Apple promising 10 hours. Pricing, too, has been left unchanged, starting at $499 for a 16GB WiFi-only iPad 2 and stretching up to $829 for a WiFi + 3G SKU with 64GB of storage. The new tablet will come with an HDMI output capable of 1080p -- which will set you back $39 for the requisite dongle, called an Apple Digital AV Adapter -- but there will sadly be no rumblings of Thunderbolt connectivity here. What you will get is an enlarged speaker grille on the back, as expected, and the same 1024 x 768 resolution and IPS LCD screen technology as on the original iPad.

720p video recording at 30fps will be on tap from the rear-facing camera, which can also do a 5x digital zoom if you're into that kind of thing, whereas the front-facing imager will record at a more modest VGA resolution, also at 30fps.

There's a new cover for the device, which is best defined by Steve Jobs himself: "We designed the case right alongside the product. It's not a case -- it's a cover." Basically, it's a magnetic flap that protects the front and automatically wakes and puts the device to sleep according to whether it's open or closed. Guess we know what that proximity sensor was about now. These Smart Covers will cost $39 in plastic or $69 if you opt for leather.

The iPad 2 is 33 percent thinner than its predecessor, at a mind-melting 8.8mm, and a little lighter at just over 600g, while paintjob options have been expanded: you'll get a choice between white and black. It'll be available on both AT&T and Verizon, and all variants start shipping on March 11th. Apple Retail Stores will start sales at the unusual hour of 5PM, which will probably make online pre-orders the fastest way to get yours.

The iPad 2 -- Engadget

[edgeknife]

merge with this one

https://www.istorya.net/forums/apple-...-released.html

[KE-25]

merge with this one

https://www.istorya.net/forums/apple-...-released.html

done!! Merged

Muzik's post is basis of main post since he posted first

[edgeknife]

sir KE, it would be better to transfer this to subtopic Apple Portable Devices coz iPAD 2 are apple products...

[samamar21]

wala pa gani ko ka tilaw ug ipad then naa na pud ipad2!. wow!!

[diatabz]

The price of this thing is its biggest selling point. I wanted to wait for the Xoom, but until Motorola matches the iPad 2's price range, I'm sitting this one out. No Flash support is still a bummer.

[choui168]

i expected prices of 2nd hand ipads to drop, but still they're selling quite high. i don't really need 9x faster graphics just to view my downloaded pdf books and comics hehehe.... goodluck nalang sa mga nag sell kung naa mupalit sa mahal nilang ipad

[samsungster]

thinner, faster, lighter...

[muzikfreakah]

Moving this to the apple thread.