Bloomberg: iPad 3 in March with retina display, quad core chip
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SaggyMonkey
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they like to make Technology Hump
opticalmace
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Is the screen larger? Anyone know the size?
freenudemacusers
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Yah, the taper will probably diminish any perceived bulk from the increased thickness.
I'm really hoping that apple announced an Apple TV 3 at the iPad 3 conference, with ATV2 running low on stock everywhere, I can see it being a real possibility. I just now found out of all the cool shit you can do with a jailbroken ATV2 and wish I would have bought the thing a year ago. Oh well, here's hoping ATV3 will do 1080p (and can also be jailbroken to installed XBMC).
Edit: Also, the iPad 2/3 look to be the same thickness to me. It looks like the aluminum body is a bit thicker but the glass is thinner so it balances out.
Edit: Also, the iPad 2/3 look to be the same thickness to me. It looks like the aluminum body is a bit thicker but the glass is thinner so it balances out.
You'll be waiting a while my friend.
Shouldn't be more than a year away. We've had 200+ dpi 7" displays for over 6 months and the trend is in only one direction. I can't wait until the day there are retina displays in every screen size category so I can go back to picking devices based on the software instead of the screen :/
brotkasten
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I wish they'd go back to the OG iPad design.
I liked the ipad 1 design. Apple are pretty obsessed with tapers though - look at the MBA. It gives them silly little marketing points like 'only 2mm thick*'
*at the thinnest edge, still pretty thick round the back
and at some point thin becomes sharp. Still think the front wrist rest area of the MBA is a little too sharp
Their thinnest advertisement is always at the thickest point.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/mediamonkeyblog/2011/sep/14/apple-samsung-smartphone-size-matters
Is the difference between the 1 and 2 that dramatic?
It really is which is why I love the iPad 2 design more, makes it feel so much thinner.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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What's a leak going to do? The hardware looks the same, and we have really good guesses at what's going to be changed.
iOS 6 will be the story.
Oh, is this supposed to be shown soon?
Leona Lewis
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Why would they unveil iOS 6 anytime soon? OS updates have always gotten their own events, and are usually tied to the phone release, not the iPad. Summer's my guess for anything on that front.
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I agree, but nobody on earth expected a new osx to be announced so soon either. Its really all up in the air.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I didn't say it's going to be revealed with the iPad.
iPad will have a retina display and some new software. That's all it needs, really. It'll be a great product, but it's just not very interesting as a story. iOS 6 will be interesting.
brotkasten
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Maybe, but it looks much worse and boring.
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Aperture has definitely been floating around the rumor mill too.
I never heard anyone say this before. You sir are crazy.
Jill Sandwich
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I did like the edge of the iPad 1, but I don't miss it's bulk! With the similar design to the 2, and no A6, I wonder if this really is the iPad 2S, with the 3 to follow next year?
A desktop app has come to iOS on an iPad announcement (iWork, Garageband) but I don't know if that's coincidence or not. It would be something to bring a 'Pro' app into the mix and I think it's inevitable as these things get more processing power.
A desktop app has come to iOS on an iPad announcement (iWork, Garageband) but I don't know if that's coincidence or not. It would be something to bring a 'Pro' app into the mix and I think it's inevitable as these things get more processing power.
brotkasten
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The edges are nicer and the back looks so much better than the plain, flat boring back of the iPad 2.
Jill Sandwich
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You can always JAZZ IT UP!
Looks are one thing, functionality is another. The original couldn't even lay steady on flat a surface because it was curved. It wobbled.
mescalineeyes
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iOS 5 was shown when the new iPhones were supposed to be out, the release itself coincided with the iPhone 4S.
I am really just providing evidence for your post here. You are, of course, totally right.
As of why they should unveil it anytime soon? Because I am curious and not a cat.
You can always JAZZ IT UP!
What a crime against humanity.
mescalineeyes
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"Gadgetsin" indeed.
brotkasten
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It's one of those times where I'd accept form over function and we all know Apple is pretty good at that *looks at magic mouse*.
The original also cut your fingers regularly. It was nice not having to wear gloves with the 2.
mescalineeyes
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Avatarquote for credibility.
Yes, but then the iPhone 4 came out in the summer, not early fall.
brotkasten
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The original also cut your fingers regularly. It was nice not having to wear gloves with the 2.
I have no idea what you're talking about. I never had a problem with the form and I'm using it for a year now. I actually really like holding it.
I had it for a year. It sucked holding it.
No, iPad didn't even get iOS 4 until months after iPhone 4 did.
Apple is looking to have a pretty set schedule with how they are timing things and now the yearly release of OSX's in the summer fits right into it. They seem to have tried to work this out to be as simple and logical as possible. So there seems no reason to mess with it when they took over a year just to get it set this way:
Spring: New iPad
Summer: New Mac's and new Mac OS (timed so they come out when new students are shopping for computers for college)
Fall: New iPhone and new iOS (timed for christmas season, the new iOS also helps boost the iPad line. This all did Apple a ton of good last year)
I see absolutely no reason to expect anything different in the next few years at the very least since they seemed to try to rework their release scheduels just to fit that lineup.
Spring: New iPad
Summer: New Mac's and new Mac OS (timed so they come out when new students are shopping for computers for college)
Fall: New iPhone and new iOS (timed for christmas season, the new iOS also helps boost the iPad line. This all did Apple a ton of good last year)
I see absolutely no reason to expect anything different in the next few years at the very least since they seemed to try to rework their release scheduels just to fit that lineup.
luckyarcher
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What the hell are you talking about? This is trolling of epic proportions.
The original also cut your fingers regularly. It was nice not having to wear gloves with the 2.
Are your hands made of delicate paper?
Jill Sandwich
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Some iPad 1 users yesterday:
I think I'm going to get a Zagg leatherskin the instant they're available. I only had my iPad 2 a week before I notice some hairline scratches.
I think I'm going to get a Zagg leatherskin the instant they're available. I only had my iPad 2 a week before I notice some hairline scratches.
FreeMufasa
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I'm getting so hyped for this. Not so much iPad 3 but having my first iPad.
huh. I never thought Id see someone prefer the iPad 1 form factor over ipad 2. iPad 2 is so much thinner, it feels less like a piece of technology in your hands and more like just a floating screen.
My only gripe with the ipad 2 are the sharp edges along the plastic buttons for mute/ volume. they are not pleasant to brush your thumb against.
My only gripe with the ipad 2 are the sharp edges along the plastic buttons for mute/ volume. they are not pleasant to brush your thumb against.
Backfoggen
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I liked the first iPads design more as well. The tapered back looks kinda cheap.
Exactly. You know something's not right when half of Johnson and Johnson's revenue from band aid sales come from iPad 1 users.
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