Apple CEO: 2011 is the year of the iPad 2, not copycats

Posted on March 2, 2011 Updated on March 2, 2011

So the iPad 2 was introduced today and will arrive online and in stores March 11th. It is 33% thinner than the original. I hear it’s beautiful, well as beautiful as technology can be. Apple is the king of innovations and they want you to accept the iPad as a replacement for the PC. The specs in layman’s terms

• Has a better processor (Dual-core 1GHz A5 processor, which is “up to two times faster” than the previous version, Steve says.)
• Improved graphics (The GPU goes at nine times the speed as before. says Jobs)
• Same low power consumption-battery still lasts 10 hours and a month on standby

• Front facing and rear facing cameras for FaceTime & Photobooth (or any other app, camera on back has 720p HD video capability)
• Built in gyroscope-just like the iPhone 4
• HDMI out to TV/Monitor that mirrors what’s on your iPad screen ($39 Apple Digital AV Adapter cable)

• You can download iMove & Garageband to it-video editing and music software
• New cover that “attaches magnetically to the iPad 2 and it covers only the screen, adding minimal weight and bulk. Inside, it has a microfiber lining to clean the glass every time to move it. You can fold it to hold the iPad 2 in any position you want.” Apple says.
• Comes in WHITE as well as the usual Black
• Available on Verizon and AT&T for the 3G models

Prices: We know how Apples does with new products. Prices will be the same.

Wi-Fi models: $499/16GB, $599/32GB, and $699/64GB.

3G models :$629/16GB, $729/32GB, and $829/64GB.

So what does that mean?!?! YOU CAN GET A 1st Generation iPad for cheaper! 🙂 (around $300 or $400 for base models) Merry Christmas! lol

(FWD this post to your unaware friends)