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New rumors are swirling about the iPad 2, and they're a bit of a grab
bag. The source is the same Economic Daily News paper that made one of
the early calls on the first iPad, but also the one that reported in
August that there was a 7-inch display being sourced for the iPad's
sequel (which Steve Jobs seems to differ with). The new report says
that the next iPad will be out in Q1 2011, will have dual cameras, a
new display with new touch tech, and a USB port for working with third
party devices.
From our own information we know there were actually some last minute
revisions on the first iPad that ended up killing the camera and
nixing an extra dock connector, so the camera(s) seem a particularly
natural "addition" for the iPad 2. We've also heard that a revised
screen is happening, though it's unclear if this will be a "Retina
Display" or something more minor. On the USB plug front, which could
mark a sort of adolescent transition of the iPad into "computer," our
source says it's, sadly, very unlikely. We're particularly interested
in this mention of a new touchscreen technology from the EDN rumor
(perhaps stylus support or pressure sensitivity?) but we don't have
anything else to go on there. Overall, it's still hard to tell if the
next iPad will be a small update or something more splashy, but it's
certainly going to be something.
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