Today was the day that Apple announced its plans for the iPad 2. Sit down, buckle up, and put down your coffee. This thing isn’t just a spruce up on the iPad, it is all new. Steve Jobs made a surprise appearance to announce the new device. It will ship on March 11th.
“So what’s new?” said Jobs, who appeared at the event to a standing ovation. “It’s an all-new design.”
A quick look at some of the highlights of the new iPad 2.
- Thinner and Lighter: Down from 1.5 pounds to 1.3 pounds.
- Front and Rear Cameras for video conferencing.
- It will come in white.
- It will have Facetime
- 10 Hour Battery Life-Month of Standby Time
- .34 Inches Thick (That’s thinner than an iPhone 4 folks)
- HDMI output
- Dual Core A5 Processors (Graphics will be 9x faster)
- Gyroscope for position based apps
- Thunderbolt I/O port
- Starts at $499
This is just what we have been able to dig up as of now. We will update you if more information comes available.
