I don't think I'll have any major uses for these new features enough to warrant buying a second iPad, but this is great. I can't wait to see what a high res display looks like at that size.
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Next-Generation iPad to Launch in the U.S. on April 2nd or 9th?
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I don't "get" the 2 camera's option on a iPad. I see it on the front for facetime. But holding up that thing to take photographs seems silly. Reguarless I better start saving up.
The back camera is really for augmented reality apps and video applications, not photos.
Maybe the camera will be oriented in some way on the curve/bezel so you don't have to hold it at a 90 degree angle to your target?
so Apple event in late March then. Makes sense and they will probably debut iPad and 4.3 at that event. Maybe they will do iOS 5 preview as well to do everything in one swoop. Im really hoping most of these hardware rumors will be going into it so its actually worth the wait. A higher resolution but not retina display, more ram, upgraded processor, camera, maybe SD or USB port. I can deal without SD or USB but the rest I cant wait for.
I don't "get" the 2 camera's option on a iPad. I see it on the front for facetime. But holding up that thing to take photographs seems silly. Reguarless I better start saving up.
It does look stupid. I saw a Chinese tourist doing it with a Galaxy tablet a month ago at the Palace of Fine Arts in SF. With that said, the first time I saw someone use a digital camera back LCD to compose a shot, it was equally stupid looking. I was so locked into my SLR that it kind of jaded me, but now I do it all the time.
Another point is that the camera is not for taking pictures like a P&S, its also for data acquisition (Bar scanners, real time translations, OCR ect....)
Around the 1st week of April? Golly Gee, nobody predicted that about a year ago, I'm shocked, utterly shocked!
As for the delay in international sales, I suppose it could happen, but I doubt it, or that there will be much of one. They've had a year to study the market with some real data, unlike the iPad version 1's guessapalooza.
As for the delay in international sales, I suppose it could happen, but I doubt it, or that there will be much of one. They've had a year to study the market with some real data, unlike the iPad version 1's guessapalooza.
I think they'll include a camera for two reasons:
1) They have to "keep up with the Jones'": I'm guessing most competing tablets will have a camera and this will be one less ting that they can point to that the iPad does not have.
2) People will use it: Some apps use the rear-facing camera for augmented reality that the iPad would not be able to do without it. Take Word Lens for a good example, or Google Goggles. Also, I've been in meetings where I took notes on my iPad and would love to have had a reference of what was on screen -- if I had a camera in my iPad I could take notes and snaps some pictures at the same time. I'm sure most people would find a reason to use it.
1. But the article addresses, and it's been said since soon after the iPhone 4 was released, that "Retina" on the iPad could refer to the pixels being indistinguishable, just at a greater distance. This is because the iPad is typically used further from your face than the iPhone. Hell, this old 23" cinema display has much lower PPI than the iPad 1, and you can't distinguish individual pixels if you're sitting a couple of feet back
By the same token, some people can distinguish individual pixels on the *current* "retina displays" if they hold the device really close to their eyes!I don't think Apple ever says "Retina display = any display that is 326 ppi".
There is one flaw I see in this (more than one actually);
a) they won't announce the new iPad before release, because then the sales of the current model will come to a haul with everyone 'holding out'.
b) unlikely they'll release internationally after the US release, that would also haul sales.
I don't think it'll be worth the update however.
This is great news for me however, because if the iPad IS coming that late, there would be a MacBook Pro to fill in the gap!
a) they won't announce the new iPad before release, because then the sales of the current model will come to a haul with everyone 'holding out'.
b) unlikely they'll release internationally after the US release, that would also haul sales.
I don't think it'll be worth the update however.
This is great news for me however, because if the iPad IS coming that late, there would be a MacBook Pro to fill in the gap!
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But April is a long time to wait. I want mine by March. February would be better still.
I may choose WiFi-only (with highest-possible capacity), but will consider the GSM-capable model for use during world-travels; the CDMA model is a non-starter, unless is has GSM as well.
I don't "get" the 2 camera's option on a iPad. I see it on the front for facetime. But holding up that thing to take photographs seems silly. Reguarless I better start saving up.
The rear camera can also be very helpful when using facetime. I regularly use the rear camera on my iPhone to show things to the people I'm using facetime with. Just last night I used it to show some family members some renovations being done to my house. It's a heck of a lot easier to hold the phone up and click the button to use the rear camera than to try to turn the phone around and point the front-facing camera at what I want to show people.
It's not based on just the number of pixels on the display, but the distance from your eyes to the screen as well. That's why 1080p on a 55" HDTV doesn't look bad, because you're viewing it from 8-10 feet away.
If resolution is going to be increased, it's going to be pixel doubling. Anything else would make the screen look weird as images would not be anywhere near as sharp (it's like running a non-retina display app on an iPhone 4, but MUCH worse)
Eh, if all it's getting is the camera and more battery life, I'm sticking with what I've got. I don't take pictures with my laptop, I won't take it with my ipad either.
And the battery . . . it is so huge I rarely charge it anyway. Maybe once a week.
And the battery . . . it is so huge I rarely charge it anyway. Maybe once a week.
You just don't understand what Apple means by Retina display then, because "higher resolution" is basically what it means (in actuality, it means a display for which the pixels are not noticeable by the naked human eye when the device is held at a normal distance from your eyes that such a device would be held).
In other words, it's a 2 variable term, (distance from device) and (size of the pixels). At normal viewing distances for an iPad, it could very much have a retina display which would be a very reasonable resolution depending on what Apple considers a normal viewing distance for iPads.
Can't wait to see the nigher resolution and how the USB port is handled.
More interesting: computing power and capabilities because of it.
A lot. The iPad will become the best video camera/computer editor on the market because it is all in one package and isn't bulky, is portable, and instantly connected to YouTube and the net.
More interesting: computing power and capabilities because of it.
A lot. The iPad will become the best video camera/computer editor on the market because it is all in one package and isn't bulky, is portable, and instantly connected to YouTube and the net.
As an all day every day user (see my signature) I will definitely be upgrading on day 1 IF it has more ram and/or a beefier processor like the iphone4. As apple continues to add wonderful features and capabilities to iOS i have found the hardware in the current iPad to be slightly overtaxed. Its just not as snappy ass it used to be, and thus not as great an experience using it all the time.
I don't "get" the 2 camera's option on a iPad. I see it on the front for facetime. But holding up that thing to take photographs seems silly. Reguarless I better start saving up.
I'm willing to bet that if there is a rear facing camera it will be marketed more for doing video conferencing than for taking pictures.
