I am at the airport flying from Chicago to Detroit and just saw a iPad 2 prototype .. Being used by a couple who owns and trades apple stock (I know coz we talked puts and calls and I know what I am trading next...) for all the fellow apple geeks ... The feeling of being able to see a apple gadget prior to it's world launch is ecstatic !!!*
The iPad two is the same size as before feels and looks about the same size and has a front camera only ( no rare camera, no USB inlet ... No SD card slot ) ...*
Can't tell if the processor is faster but I can tell you that I am getting it !!!*
Oh, I didn't realize Apple was giving out advance hardware to shareholders now.
I'm still betting on carbon fibre, and at least three colours (black white and grey). Carbon fibre would solve the problem of the original iPad's weight without cutting back on battery (in fact it would allow them to use a bigger battery), and fix the problem of being unable to use it in cold environments as well.
Nope. Carbon fibre [fiber] is not likely. It would not save any weight as it would be thicker than aluminum to offer the same strength. There was already enough room for battery.
I am at the airport flying from Chicago to Detroit and just saw a iPad 2 prototype .. Being used by a couple who owns and trades apple stock (I know coz we talked puts and calls and I know what I am trading next...) for all the fellow apple geeks ... The feeling of being able to see a apple gadget prior to it's world launch is ecstatic !!!*
The iPad two is the same size as before feels and looks about the same size and has a front camera only ( no rare camera, no USB inlet ... No SD card slot ) ...*
Can't tell if the processor is faster but I can tell you that I am getting it !!!*
Nope. Carbon fibre [fiber] is not likely. It would not save any weight as it would be thicker than aluminum to offer the same strength. There was already enough room for battery.
I may be right and I may be wrong, but it's incorrect to say that carbon fibre is the same weight for thickness (or greater as you assert) as aluminium.
I may be right and I may be wrong, but it's incorrect to say that carbon fibre is the same weight for thickness (or greater as you assert) as aluminium.
Any, as in effectively impossible to notice without a gram scale. Carbon needs to be a minimum 3-4 millimeters thick before it has useful rigidity. That is why I believe it is an unsuitable material for this application. Aluminum, as demonstrated in the MacBook design can be milled to a fraction of a mm with great precision. That type of super thin engineering is not currently possible with carbon fiber.
If this truly is the new iPad. I'm a bit disappointed. The sharp edge is going to prove to be too much to hold for long periods of time. I was hoping they'd go for the look of the 3gs iPhone. To me, that's the last comfortable iP*d device Apple has produced. It may work on the iPod Touch because it fits in your palm, but to have to hold this thing with two hands and have the sharp edges dig into your palm for hours upon end, especially on a plane...back to the drawing board Apple.
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I am at the airport flying from Chicago to Detroit and just saw a iPad 2 prototype .. Being used by a couple who owns and trades apple stock (I know coz we talked puts and calls and I know what I am trading next...) for all the fellow apple geeks ... The feeling of being able to see a apple gadget prior to it's world launch is ecstatic !!!*
The iPad two is the same size as before feels and looks about the same size and has a front camera only ( no rare camera, no USB inlet ... No SD card slot ) ...*
Can't tell if the processor is faster but I can tell you that I am getting it !!!*
Oh, I didn't realize Apple was giving out advance hardware to shareholders now.
I'm still betting on carbon fibre, and at least three colours (black white and grey). Carbon fibre would solve the problem of the original iPad's weight without cutting back on battery (in fact it would allow them to use a bigger battery), and fix the problem of being unable to use it in cold environments as well.
Nope. Carbon fibre [fiber] is not likely. It would not save any weight as it would be thicker than aluminum to offer the same strength. There was already enough room for battery.
Oh, I didn't realize Apple was giving out advance hardware to shareholders now.
I have to agree with you here. At the risk of sounding too negative, I find it very hard to believe this guy is telling the truth.
I am at the airport flying from Chicago to Detroit and just saw a iPad 2 prototype .. Being used by a couple who owns and trades apple stock (I know coz we talked puts and calls and I know what I am trading next...) for all the fellow apple geeks ... The feeling of being able to see a apple gadget prior to it's world launch is ecstatic !!!*
The iPad two is the same size as before feels and looks about the same size and has a front camera only ( no rare camera, no USB inlet ... No SD card slot ) ...*
Can't tell if the processor is faster but I can tell you that I am getting it !!!*
Total BS. Good try though.
Nope. Carbon fibre [fiber] is not likely. It would not save any weight as it would be thicker than aluminum to offer the same strength. There was already enough room for battery.
I may be right and I may be wrong, but it's incorrect to say that carbon fibre is the same weight for thickness (or greater as you assert) as aluminium.
Risky business. You know that Apple gives out invalid mockups like candy and then watches for them to hit the net. Great way to plug leaks.
Yeah, because there are a lot of examples of that. I don't think they do. It's very rare anyway.
Like I say, maybe it's just cause it's a mockup. Still makes me suspicious though. Who cares, it's announced in 33 minutes!!
Oh, and I saw someone using an iPad2 in Gotham City last week...
I may be right and I may be wrong, but it's incorrect to say that carbon fibre is the same weight for thickness (or greater as you assert) as aluminium.
Any, as in effectively impossible to notice without a gram scale. Carbon needs to be a minimum 3-4 millimeters thick before it has useful rigidity. That is why I believe it is an unsuitable material for this application. Aluminum, as demonstrated in the MacBook design can be milled to a fraction of a mm with great precision. That type of super thin engineering is not currently possible with carbon fiber.
Less than 20 minutes to go...
You win, Sir Nerdlington!
Rumors get old fast when there's an Ipad launch less than a day away.
Uses a piece of Steve Jobs liver in it's battery chemistry.
How tactful of you.
I like the thinness, but the tapered back is terrible. The design just don't look like an Apple product. It looks like a Chinese knockoffs.