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The new iPad 2 is 33% thinner with front and rear cameras.<\/p>\n It has built in gyroscope (like iPhone 4) and comes in two colors. The white will be shipping out first!<\/p>\n It has the same 10 hours of usage with 1 month of standby time.<\/p>\n Here is the price<\/p>\n It ships from 11th March in the US and to 26 countries 2 weeks later.<\/p>\n As mentioned, Singapore is not in the 26 countries. Sad!<\/p>\n With iPad 2, Steve Jobs also introduces the HDMI output connector cable. You can use it to watch Full HD on the TV and charge at the same time. US$39 for this accessory.<\/p>\n Apple also designed a cover (Smart Cover) for iPad 2. It is actually very nice. It uses magnet to attached to the iPad 2 and align itself perfectly. To take out, just pull it out. And as the name implies, it is quite “smart”. You can roll it out to make it as a stand to watch video or to use it to type.<\/p>\n <\/a> It uses the Proximity sensor (I think) to wait up the iPad 2 when you lift the Smart Cover.<\/p>\n Here is a close up of the hinge.<\/p>\n Features of the Smart Cover for iPad 2.<\/p>\n It comes in 5 colors for the Polyurethane cases at US$39 and 5 colors for the leather at US$69.<\/p>\n With this announcement, Steve Jobs also announced iOS 4.3 from 11th of\u00a0 March. Some improvements on the iOS 4.3<\/p>\n Finally, they decided that consumers can choose the function of the iPad Switch.<\/p>\n Also, the next announcement is on Personal Hotspot. iPad 2 will NOT be getting it. Only iPhone 4 will get the personal hotspot.<\/p>\n And Apple also announces two apps, iMovie and GarageBand (at US$4.99 each from 11th March 2011).<\/p>\n <\/p>\n BTW, the iPad 2 also comes with PhotoBooth, FaceTime<\/p>\n Photobooth<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n FaceTime<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n Here is a summary of the new iPad 2.<\/p>\n For those are interested on the whole event, you can check out Engadget’s live blog<\/p>\n And for those who are interested in the specs, I copied this from Apple Store (WiFi + 3G only).<\/p>\n 16Gb, 32Gb, 64Gb<\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1GHz dual-core Apple A5 custom-designed, high-performance, low-power system-on-a-chip<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)<\/p>\n And here is a nice comparison of the old iPad and the new iPad 2.<\/p>\n And for your information, it seems that the old iPad price has been slashed (in US).<\/p>\n Here is a short video from Engadget on their hands on on iPad 2<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nClick Here to Engadget Live Blog of iPad 2 Event<\/a><\/h1>\n
Specifications of iPad 2 (WiFi + 3G)<\/span><\/h1>\n
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Click Here to View More information on Apple iPad 2<\/a><\/h1>\n
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