Ok...so what would do that?
A product like the iPad, hardware wise, where do you go?
Faster
Smaller
Better performance
Better battery life
Ideas?
What would be an acceptable evolution to you? On the last earnings call Cook said Apple has exciting things planned for iPad. We've heard rumors about split screen multitasking. I wouldn't be surprised if Apple announces something like that this fall.
Battery life is great already, given its form factor I don't see it changing except for maybe software tweaks. I definitely don't want to see it getting even thinner at the expense of battery life either dropping or remaining the same.
My wish list (one or more of the following):
1. Start the tier from 32GB at the current price of 16GB. Flash space is extremely cheap now; the OEM price difference between 16GB & 32GB for a company as wealthy as Apple would be negligible. More and more apps are becoming universal binaries = larger in size: which is why I'd love some more space without having to shell out a (ridiculous) 100/$ more for it.
2. Some sort of anti-reflection coating, like they did with the recent MacBook lineup. I can not see anything on the screen under a bright sun without pumping up the display brightness to 100%. Glossy display but 75% less reflection would be great.
3. More RAM to promote efficient multitasking. I can name at least 3 heavy duty apps that lag or crash on my iPad Air after using them in a bundle for sometime.
4. A mild haptic feedback on the keyboard using the inbuilt motor to give it a natural "clicking" feel.
5. 802.11ac Wi-Fi to go with my Time Capsule (although I think this will be included by default in the next one).