Apple announces iPad2

Quick list of changes:

Dual core A5 processor
Front/Rear cameras
Thinner (8.8mm)
Lighter weight (1.3 vs. 1.5lbs)
Optional accessory for HDMI output @ 1080p
Same battery life
Same price
Available 3/11 in the US, 3/26 other countries

The new cover they introduced is pretty cool, check out the video on their site.

I think the slide in the presentation from Jobs said the processor results in 5x faster apps and 9x video performance over the original iPad.

Not sure this is a real iPad "2", more like an iPad 1.5.

Still no Flash support.
 
Not enough there to convince me to give up my Festool funds and replace my Android phone. That said, it is mighty tempting and slick looking.

Glad to see Steve Jobs made the announcement.

Brad
 
Apple and Adobe haven't mixed in a long time; Adobe was a rather rude thankless child when it got started.
 
say what you want to say about apple.. but if they think something is at all a risk to your device they won't allow it on there. can something slip by? of course. but i like their watchful eye better then the other company out there. got my i mac over a year ago and have yet to even restart it, on my second iphone now with never an issue. and use ipad daily.
 
That cover has to get a design award wow simple. I still wouldnt buy one though Im no Apple sheep  [big grin] [laughing] [laughing]
 
I'm definitely buying one.  Plus I'm happy to see iOS 4.3 will make the iPhone 4 a mobile hotspot, so I can get away with buying the non 3G version of the iPad 2.
 
PaulMarcel said:
Apple and Adobe haven't mixed in a long time; Adobe was a rather rude thankless child when it got started.
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I doubt Apple would be around today if not for Adobe applications in the '90s, primarily Photoshop and Illustrator.  OS X is head and shoulders above Windows 7 IMO, but back then there weren't many compelling reasons to run MacOS beyond Adobe.

 
NuggyBuggy said:
PaulMarcel said:
Apple and Adobe haven't mixed in a long time; Adobe was a rather rude thankless child when it got started.
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I doubt Apple would be around today if not for Adobe applications in the '90s, primarily Photoshop and Illustrator.  OS X is head and shoulders above Windows 7 IMO, but back then there weren't many compelling reasons to run MacOS beyond Adobe.
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agreed!
 
Tim Malyszko said:
I'm definitely buying one.  Plus I'm happy to see iOS 4.3 will make the iPhone 4 a mobile hotspot, so I can get away with buying the non 3G version of the iPad 2.
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You mean the ATT version you can have hotspots? with this software release? Do you then have to pay for tethering?
 
joiner1970 said:
That cover has to get a design award wow simple.
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I just saw the vid on the apple site - that cover is one of the best examples of good product design I've seen in a long time. One of those "it's so simple, how can it work so well" kind of things. Genius.
 
norwegian wood said:
NuggyBuggy said:
PaulMarcel said:
Apple and Adobe haven't mixed in a long time; Adobe was a rather rude thankless child when it got started.
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I doubt Apple would be around today if not for Adobe applications in the '90s, primarily Photoshop and Illustrator.  OS X is head and shoulders above Windows 7 IMO, but back then there weren't many compelling reasons to run MacOS beyond Adobe.
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agreed!
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Adobe was created with considerable funding from Apple and hardware developed for what became PostScript, which it then licensed back to Apple for exorbitant royalty fees.  Been a tenuous relationship ever since.  I kinda didn't like them after that.  Granted, Photoshop et al were hits.
 
fritter63 said:
BTDT said:
Not enough there to convince me to give up my Festool funds and replace my Android phone. That said, it is mighty tempting and slick looking.

Glad to see Steve Jobs made the announcement.

Brad
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Here's the reason you need:

http://www.engadget.com/2011/03/02/google-spikes-21-malicious-apps-from-the-market-with-big-downloa/
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Wow--it's like there's a tangible benefit for somebody controlling quality in a whole system. I wonder where I could go to find people that believe in paying more for a system approach to making life easier/safer... any thoughts anybody?
 
Shane Holland said:
Quick list of changes:

Still no Flash support.
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Maybe you should get a Xoom instead--I hear their flash support is top notch.

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I'll pass on the xoom, I already have one android based phone that glitches out 24/7. Ive had my iPad for about a year now and use it everyday, yet I would not know. How to deal with a problem because I've never had one, to be honest I'm not quite sure how to turn this thing off o well I'll figure it out when I pick up the iPad 1.75
 
Laughable really. Personally I'm not sold on the use of a tablet and in particular the Ipad. This release adds a bit of fluff to their previous version while still ignoring usability. How about a usb port? is there some sort of security risk with that? Better screen resolution? Oh wait you get viruses with high rez screens. True multi tasking?? Too much of a risk.

This whole Flash is too risky nonsense is just rubbish. My Imac runs Flash, where's the problem there?? Oh ya so does my Android which runs glitch free.

Nice/smart design on the cover though really impressive, too bad the device itself wasn't as well thought out.
 
Considering they invented the category, let's give them a bit of credit.

You wouldn't even have an Android phone to praise had they not created the iphone.

Have you tried one?  They're pretty darn cool.  No worries if you didn't care for it - everyone else in your house would be fighting to use it I'd bet.

Don't have one myself, but have used others.

JT
 
I picked up the iPad when they were first released. My initial reason was to help with photo presentations on estimates. I already know that I'm good at what I do, but if I can help portray that to a potential client, I'll invest into a device that could only potentially help get work!

Having had the iPad for almost 1 year, that is my go to device. I don't find much need for flash at all...most sites are converting to HTML5 anyway, plus there are third party browser apps that can convert some/most flash (Skyfire IIRC). The battery life far supersedes my MacBook Pro and I can take it with me anywhere. I can also tether to my iPhone since I only went the wifi option.

I use the iPad to put estimates and invoices together, email, browse FOG and just about everything else my MacBook can do.

I would highly recommend the iPad to anybody looking for portability with a lot of common computer functionality!

Bob
 
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