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Event begins Wednesday March 2nd 10am PST; 1pm EST



2500 publishers in the iBookstore

100 million iPhones shipped

15 Million iPads shipped to date

65,000 Apps now available for the iPad



THE ANNOUNCEMENTS


iPad 2


All new design

Faster A5 chip

2x Faster CPU

9x Faster Graphics

Same Low Power A4 Chip

Dual Core Processor

First dual core tablet to ship in volume

Front facing camera, camera in back

33% thinner (8.8mm thick)

Gyroscope

Going down from 1.5 lbs. to 1.3 lbs.

Comes in 2 colors, black and white

Works with Verizon and ATT's 3G Network

Same 10 hour battery life

HDMI video out with all APPS, output up to 1080p (with cable accessory)

Same prices as the iPad starting at $499

ON SALE MARCH 11th


Apple introducing "Smart Covers" for iPad, a flap that covers the front of the device. It acts as a stand. Immediately awakens iPad when opened, puts it to sleep when closed. Uses magnets to secure.

Poly cases $39; Leather cases $69



iOS 4.3


Increased Safari and Javascript Performance

Transfer all your TV Shows and Music streamed directly from device to computer wirelessly

Mute or rotation lock in iPad

Apps and Websites can AIRPLAY video
Personal WiFi Hotspots only for iPhone 4 customers - access Internet from your phone

New Photobooth software

New apps include iMove for iPad - Share your videos in HD. Multiple audio track editing. Themes and sound effects included. App costs $4.99

Enhanced Garage Band with 8-track mixing, guitar amps and effects, 250+ loops. App cost $4.99

You can now record audio on the iPad
 

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I've got Ars and Engadget open with live updates (as I work on a presentation for my own company ;)
 

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Apparently Ars front door is toast right now, but I was able to pull their page up:


http://arstechnica.com/apple/news/2011/03/ipad-2-event-liveblog.ars


Nothing new reported yet other than Random house joining iBooks.


Jobs looks great tho from the pics I see!
 

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