Reuters Reports Next-Generation iPad to Offer Front and Rear Cameras

[hitekalex]

I didn't need 1 camera on the iPad I certainly don't need 2...

If YOU didn't need it - that certainly settles this for the rest of the world.

 

[smallnshort247]

The main reason I think they should put a rear camera on the iPad is due to the apps that reqiure a camera. The main one I can think of right now are the apps that allow you to take a picture of a bar code and tells you the prices of many stores for that specific item. You cold use use the front camera for that but it wouldn't be as easy since those things want you to hold the darn thing so still until it can take a good picture of the bar code.

 

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A lot of iPad camera haters

Basically they are moaning because their iPad is going to be so obsolete and ancient compared to the new one

 

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I still can't imagine taking pictures of anything with an iPad. Hopefully there's some other type of feature than will benefit from the rear camera.

Facetime requires two cameras.

If this is the "killer feature" of iPad 2, I'm happy I got iPad 1. I already have an iphone, and while using Facetime is cool, my arm gets a little tired after about 5 minutes of holding it there. I can't imagine how long I could last holding an iPad out there.

Awe ur poor arm gets tired

Poor baby

Dude seriously u complain about holding the iPhone when the iPad weighs a ton and is not light enough to read with

 

[E.Lizardo]

As a first gen owner I'm gonna be really mad if they come out with a better one the next year!

Not.

 

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A rear facing camera? REALLY? Useless in a large iPad device. I may not buy one if it has this- really

Jesus Christ is this guy for real?

Let me guess u have an iPad 1

First thing I'm gonna do when I get the new iPad 2 is go to the coffee shop and di k around like other apple owners and show it off.

 

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Lol someone explain to me this odd behavior from the forum hating on innovation?!


It's maddening!

 

[MrGouda]

I'm on the side of cameras! Only reason I didn't buy an iPad was because it didn't have cameras. Two cameras will be enough for me to get off the fence and finally splurge on an iPad.

 

[E.Lizardo]

All my friends, and all the mindless hordes freaking out, frantically logging on the the apple store, lining up in the street, for the 1st gen apple this that or the other, made me laugh. When the first one came out, without a camera, I had that sinking feeling in my stomach: "apple, you bunch of stinking whores, you are exploiting your fans yet again. You will release the next generation with cameras, and all these suckers will go out and buy it again." And lo and behold, as with all apple products, it has come to pass. Similarly, I didn't buy the first iphone because it didn't allow mms (even though it was perfectly capable of it) which I thought was particularly disgusting of them. I wonder, how do all you guys feel about being exploited like this?

And here we have another one who completely ignores the fact that products are updated every year.If you bought the 3G you'd be mad when the 3GS came out.If you bought the 3GS you'd be mad when the iPhone4 came out.
You people act as if the only significant upgrades are in the second model,which is laughably absurd.
I have an iPhone4 and have used my front facing camera exactly once.I have a desktop and laptop with cameras.Tell me again how I'm going to feel cheated after enjoying my iPad for a year when one comes out with a camera(or 2).
If there is some other change that makes the next model worth it to me I'll just sell my first one and get the new one,as I've done with my phones.Then I'll have had the extreme pleasure of using an iPad for just a couple of hundred or so,something you've denied yourself.
At this point though,it's hard to see a change that would be enough to make me do that.

So laugh yourself silly if you like,but you're not laughing at me.

 

[ten-oak-druid]

Are you saying that you should be able to get GPS in the iPad without upgrading to the 3G version? It would be cool if Apple added $20 to the price and put a GPS antenna in the WiFi iPad (and in the iPod Touch).

I purchased a 3G iPad for two reasons:
1) So I could get 3G internet access a few times per year when I needed it (i.e.: when the family goes on vacation or I go on a business trip)

2) So my iPad would not be crippled when it came to GPS-enabled applications like Find-my-iPad or Google Maps.

I don't expect Apple to raise the price point to allow for GPS enablement -- but the ability to link the device at the OS-level to a third-party bluetooth GPS receiver would be cool -- I'm betting said receiver would still cost you at least $50. I'm not holding my breath for Apple increasing the number of options for GPS.

That was my point yes. I feel GPS apps should not require 3G mobile technology. Right now those two go hand in hand simply because of what is offered by Apple. But you could have GPS in a wifi only device.

 

[Popeye206]

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Lol someone explain to me this odd behavior from the forum hating on innovation?!

It's maddening!

I think the bottom line is... they can't afford it so they complain about what they can't have anyway.

I know I really hate the new corvette for this very reason! LOL!

 

[iMeanIt]

Front and Rear Simultaneously

I can imagine some very cool apps that could use both cameras simultaneously. How about FaceTime with a divided screen allowing you to see the face of the person (in a reasonable size) who you are showing something:


Mr. "Hi Honey - what do you think of this house here in Costa Rica?"

Mrs. "Oh Dear - it's beautiful, I love it!"

(sweeping pan)

Mr. "And and here's the view from the back deck! You'll be able to look out the glass door and see the ocean!"

Mrs. "Oh Darling - it's so beautiful, let's buy it right away!"

(screen kisses)


Give me two cameras and a USB connector and I'm buying!

 

[CalMin]

Apple is really annoying holding off their update until after the holiday.

I have and I love my iPad, but I want to buy my 70-year old dad an iPad too. He's a technophobe, but I think an iPad will suit him right. My main motivation is Facetime as a zero config webcam solution (we live in different countries) but all the other iPad goodness will be good for him too. (Yes - I know I could buy him an iPod Touch, but it's really too small for his eyesight.)

Apple - I know it's good business to maximise sales of the existing model, but you risk a consumer backlash when the new one comes out just after the holiday when millions have been sold.

I am waiting, but ever so frustrated.

 

[Surf Monkey]

I didn't need 1 camera on the iPad I certainly don't need 2...

It's not Apple's fault that you have no imagination.

 

[footfunk510]

Wondering how many people here use FaceTime.

Rear-facing camera is useful for FaceTime. I use both the front and rear during chats. That's the primary need for the camera in the iPad. I think people here are too stuck on the camera being used for photos as opposed to real-time video chat.

I can understand though. Before I probably didn't have much need. But I have a kid recently and my family is always wanting to see him (as opposed to just listening to him). Video chat is awesome for this. Rear-facing camera makes it easy to show other things (like a normal video camera is used).

Reuters is reporting that the new iPad is about half the size of the new one. If they double the resolution, then you'll have approximately the same resolution (just a smaller form factor). I had a feeling they would do this and I think it's an excellent idea. Where the current iPad is about the size of a larger book, the smaller one will probably be like a small book.

I bet the real question will be whether there is a market for a "tweener" size as it approaches the size of an iPhone.

 

[Surf Monkey]

A rear facing camera? REALLY? Useless in a large iPad device. I may not buy one if it has this- really

Hogwash. Think about peering into the little bitty screen on a point and shoot camera or a smart phone. Now think about using the entire iPad screen as the "viewfinder" for your camera. The possibilities for precise composition are very intriguing. The argument that the iPad is too big for a camera is nonsense on the very face of it.

Apple is really annoying holding off their update until after the holiday.

You have to be kidding with that comment. Holding off? The 1.0 iPad just came out. They're talking about releasing the 2.0 less than a year after the first. That's a VERY fast turn time and consistent with the history of Apple's release schedule for new products. We saw the same thing with the first/second gen iPhone, with the original iPod and so forth. Know what happened in all those cases? People carped and moaned about how "I JUST bought an iPod! Where does Apple get off bringing out a new one so soon? I feel like I wasted my money!"

Seriously, dude. Damned if they do, damned if they don't.

 

[ibosie]

It's simple - if it has FaceTime, which it surely will, then it wil have two cameras. One of the very cool features (which I used last night incidentally) is to show your caller what you're seeing with the rear camera. Why would they leave this feature off the iPad 2?

Exactly. It's fun to be able to watch the reaction on someone's face while showing them what's going on in front of you. It's also useful to divert attention away from your face when you need to

 

[FSUSem1noles]

I have plenty of imagination.. I said "I" I didn't say I was speaking for all the die hard fanboys that would buy anything with an apple logo etched into it..

I'm just tired of hearing about devices incorporating "cameras" as NEWS.. if it has a camera so what, if it doesn't have a camera so what.. seriously how many cameras can you have.. one on my computer, one on my laptop 2 on my phone, 1 on my iPod.. I think I have enough cameras...

 

[aristotle]

They better keep a non-camera model as an option for government and corporate use. Not every organization wants to have everyone walking around with cameras in their facility and around confidential documents.

 

[emotion]

Sold my launch day iPad the other day. I can now watch these rumours roll in and enjoy the anticipation.

The rear camera isn't for snapping photos really, more for showing the rest of the family when on a FaceTime call.

Also augmented reality will be big soon, just not yet.

I'm also hoping for thinner and lighter so holding the thing up won't be as hard work.

 

[ezl]

I think a cool AR iPad app would be drawing constellations and planet locations over a live feed of the night sky. At least that would be interesting to check out, IMO.

You're not the only one: http://www.padgadget.com/2010/04/21/star-walk-for-ipad-app-review/

The iPhone version uses AR and the compass and GPS so it projects the constellations over the camera view of the sky.

Of course, you'd need a rear camera to do that.

 

[elliotroad]

What is everybody fighting about???

Listen folks - I own a "so-called" Generation 1 iPad. Yes, I LOVE it!! It prints, it does e-mail, it does web, it does netflix, it does hulu+ better than ANY other device on the market! My wife uses it exclusively as a laptop replacement.

Guess what? Apple is releasing a new version next April! For all you haters, this sucks, but let me tell you what I am going to do:

I AM GOING TO BUY ANOTHER ONE NEXT YEAR!! I AM AN APPLE FAN!!!

They are extraordinary devices!

On the other side of the fence, all you so-called "Apple Geniuses" who think you know better by waiting for the next iPad and somehow yours will be "Superior" - who cares about you! Live in your own world, where you are always the smartest person for waiting to enjoy something as good as the iPad! Your comments are very childish and small.

My final point - if you own an iPad now or plan to get one next year:

GOOD FOR YOU! It is the best tablet for the money and will continue to be.

Thank you for your time.

P.S. I have visited this forum for a long time to get Apple news and just barely created an account today to say this, because of all your bickering! Stop it!

We all love Apple or we wouldn't be here!

 

[powers74]

cameras

Makes sense.

 

[Shasta McNasty]

Wow, tell me something I didn't already know. I hear the battery life will be better than before. Is this front page news worthy?!

 

[powers74]

bingo.

It's not Apple's fault that you have no imagination.

You got it.