There has been a revolution brewing since the month of January this year, when at the Consumer Electronics (CES 2011), the event was flooded with nearly an uncontrolled torrent of tablet devices, a trend that was brought on by the world’s foremost technology firm, Apple Inc., in the form of Apple iPad. The event showcased some of the most astounding tablets that have now been launched, such as the likes of Motorola Xoom, Notion Ink Adams Tablet, the four new tablets from Asus and many others. However, now it seems that all their efforts were in vain, as Apple Inc. shook the entire tech world with the introduction to its eagerly awaited Apple iPad 2, a tablet that, will do exactly what its predecessor did, capture the majority of the market share and give its competitors a run for their money.
The all new phenomenal (understatement, of course!) Apple iPad 2 has been designed to become the sleekest tablet in the market and this awesome device is about 33% slimmer than the popular iPhone 4G and about 15% lighter than the older iPad. For the Apple iPad 2, Apple Inc. especially innovated the extremely powerful Apple A5 dual core processor, that has made the iPad 2 blazing fast machine that is incredibly easier to work with. Apple took the Live press event to break the good news that, the iPad 2 will be available in both Black and White colors from the very beginning. The battery life of the new iPad 2 though has been kept the same as the original iPad and that’s quite alright, as there weren’t any qualms about the battery life of the iPad. The iPad 2 features a 9.7-inch LCD screen with a 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch, like the original iPad.
Apple iPad 2 with a new design and a new CPU, has also been given a new operating system in the form of Apple iOS 4.3 and Apple has announced presence of FaceTime and Photo Booth features for the iPad 2. Also, the Cupertino based tech giant has announced the launch of two new sizzling apps for the new iPad, iMovie and GarageBand, that will provide the users with movie and music editing capabilities, while both will come with a price tag of $4.99 and will be available at the Apple Apps Store. Apple after taking a lot of feedback from the consumers and understanding the needs of the users, has finally introduced the much needed front and rear camera for the device, where in iPad 2 comes with a 5MP rear camera with digital zoom for HD recording and a front mounted subtle secondary camera for video calls and Facetime function. Furthermore, Apple will now provide the user to take advantage of the slide switch to use as either a mute button or to lock the screen rotation.
The all new Apple iPad 2 will be made available exclusively via AT&T and surprisingly enough, Verizon Wireless as well. The all new device which is leaps ahead of the original iPad will be available in two configurations Wifi as well as Wifi+3G. The wifi only models will come with a price tag of $499 for the 16GB model, $599 for the 32GB model $699 for the 64GB model. While the Wifi+3G models will cost you $629 for the 16GB model, $729 for the 32GB model and $829 for the 64GB model.
During the electrifying press event for the Apple iPad 2, Steve Jobs (CEO, Apple Inc.) said,
“With more than 15 million iPads sold, iPad has defined an entirely new category of mobile devices. While others have been scrambling to copy the first generation iPad, we’re launching iPad 2, which moves the bar far ahead of the competition and will likely cause them to go back to the drawing boards yet again.”
