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FaceTime, Camera and PhotoBooth Icons Confirm Camera in iPad 2
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Hope it becomes available right away ... I think the original delay between announcement of iPad1 and delivery was due to wanting it to announce before FCC approval images leak ....
I want to pre-order on Feb 9th and have it no later than mid Feb
This is really cool. If this happens then i'll get an iPad 2 and i'll just give my existing iPad to my wife just to get the new iPad. he he he.
That might mean something, except the current iPad calendar also has a 9 on it. (iOS 4.2.1)
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It's not the actual calendar date.
Go to Settings -> Wallpaper. Look at the preview wallpaper image.
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I bet the iPad 2 will ship with 4.3 and will get 5 when the iPhone 5 ships.
I bet the iPad 2 will ship with 4.3 and will get 5 when the iPhone 5 ships.
Yes
Exactly. For my 78 year old mom, this will be perfect. She never uses her desktop at her house because it takes 10 minutes to boot up and also is confusing for her to use. Having an iPad will allow instant on and easy to understand access to email and pictures.
I also envision using Facetime to allow her to see her grandchildren's recitals and ballgames, real time, while she is sitting at home 2 hours away. FTW!
Exactly. For my 78 year old mom, this will be perfect. She never uses her desktop at her house because it takes 10 minutes to boot up and also is confusing for her to use. Having an iPad will allow instant on and easy to understand access to email and pictures.
I also envision using Facetime to allow her to see her grandchildren's recitals and ballgames, real time, while she is sitting at home 2 hours away. FTW!
God, I hope so!
Well, as soon as Apple announces the availability date (and it does have a camera) I'll be selling my current one that day to get enough for a new one.
Dan Uff
Well, as soon as Apple announces the availability date (and it does have a camera) I'll be selling my current one that day to get enough for a new one.
Dan Uff
alternatives to retina display
I agree with some other posters that a retina display seems unlikely at this point (as much as I'd love one).
But the prevalence of rumors regarding the display makes me think they're going to change something about it. Is it possible they're going to do something easier like add a non-glossy option making it a better ereader?
I agree with some other posters that a retina display seems unlikely at this point (as much as I'd love one).
But the prevalence of rumors regarding the display makes me think they're going to change something about it. Is it possible they're going to do something easier like add a non-glossy option making it a better ereader?
It makes me angry that people didn't realise that obviously the iPad 2 would have a front facing camera.
if that's true, the announcement will be on feb. 9, and we'll see it ship about a week later? correct?
unless of course that calendar means march 9, which is also a wednesday..
I have both relatives and relatives of friends with computers like you describe. My parents' generation is the generation of "don't replace it or throw it out if it still works"... Some of those computers I've seen (and had the misfortune of trying to maintain) are just sooo slowwwww.
They keep those old slow computers because they still work, and the speed doesn't matter because they weren't raised with instant gratification. The iPad will be a real treat for those people.
Communicating with the family - for free over Wifi and FaceTime specifically - is possibly the most valuable thing for family. Especially those you want to help that you may not see all that often.
I will be disappointed if it doesn't have a "Retina" display! After having an iPhone 4, looking at the current iPad screen is just not ideal!
Thats what I thought!
P.S. I am SOOOOO TIRED of hearing people say, FaceTime, but we're not sure about a back camera. These people simply don't understand Apple PERIOD! So let me explain............. A BACK CAMERA IS PART OF FACETIME!!! Part of the experience is flipping the camera around, that is one of the main highlight features of FaceTime. If there is FaceTime there will be TWO cameras PERIOD! Apple will not deliver a partial user experience! You'd think MacRumors would get that
Agreed.Seem obvious to me too.
Of course then people point out that Facetime on the Mac uses only one camera,but since that's an entirely different device it's not much of an argument.
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I just had a similar run in with one of the non-spellers yesterday.
Post #17: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1082530/
Can we all make a Macrumors declaration that you must use real words to participate?