iOS365: Apple iPad event 2/3/2011

Posted by nkbish0p at 18:10

I will be writing a post on my views on the iPad 2 shortly, come back to check that out, this is everything interesting from today's Apple event including the new iPad 2 and some news about iOS 4.3.

UPDATE #1: CLICK HERE TO VIEW VIDEO OF THE ENTIRE EVENT

Some statistics presented at the event:

100 million iPhones shipped
100 million iBooks downloaded
15 million iPads sold in 2010 (more than every other tablet ever sold)
iPad has more than 90% of the tablet computer market share
65,000 iPad apps available
Only 100 honeycomb apps available (google android equivalent OS)

The iPad 2, announced 3/3/2011

Dual core Apple A5 CPU, twice a fast as the old iPad processor
9 times faster graphics
Two cameras (front and rear) same resolution as the iPod touch cameras, 720p rear and VGA front.
Gyroscope as seen in the iPhone 4 and latest iPod touch
33% thinner than the old iPad (only 8.8mm thick down from 13.4mm)
Comes in white or black, both available from launch (unlike the iPhone 4 fiasco), the white one looks quite similar to a Kindle
Lighter than the old iPad at 1.3 pounds Vs 1.5 pounds
Same 10 hour battery life as the old iPad
Exact same prices in the US as the old iPad (not sure yet if this will be true in the UK)
Shipping from March 11th, march 25th in the UK
HDMI out for outputting videos and pictures to a TV or computer (cable costs $39 though)
Mirrored video output for showing a video on the iPad screen whilst showing it on another source
Apple are producing a case designed for the iPad 2, it looks pretty cool more of a cover for the front of the device that attatches magnetically and can be bent to produce a stand. The case also wakes the iPad when taken off and puts the iPad to sleep when put on automatically. Very cool. Polyurethane or leather.
Same display as the old iPad.
No mention of RAM.

iOS 4.3

Nitro Javascript engine for improved safari performance
iTunes home sharing, lets you access all your content over WiFi
Airplay improved to work with more apps
iPad switch can be used as a mute switch or a screen orientation lock
iPhone 4 gets personal hotspot - the devices internet connection can be shared to allow other devices to connect to it and use its internet connection
Photobooth (basically a random program for taking photos)
Facetime for iPad 2
For iPad, iPhone and 3/4th gen iPod touch, out March 11th

Other stuff

iMovie app for iPad (better than the iPhone app), $4.99
Garageband for iPad (pretty cool music app for OSX, looks quite interesting on the iPad). $4.99. I can do a blog post about this if you ask for it below.