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Apple TV

-The box will support movies streaming in 1080p
-Overhauled 1080p user-interface.
-Processor = Apple single-core A5 chip
-Slightly Smaller

The New iPad (iPad 3rd Generation)

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Name
The iPad has officially dropped the number from the end of its name. From now on, each model will only be "iPad" - just like iMac. But the 2nd Generation iPad is still the iPad 2.

Display


The device features the rumored Retina Display with 264 pixels per inch for a total resolution of 2048 x 1536. Pixels become indistinguishable when held 15 inches from the user. Apple expected users to hold the was expected to be held at 10 inches from the user.


Processor and Camera


All of this is powered by an A5X dual-core cpu and quad-core graphics processor. According to Apple the A5X is four times faster than the Tegra 3. The new iPad also sports an improved iSight camera, with a 5-megapixel backside illuminated sensor for the rear camera, with a 5-element lens, hybrid IR filter, auto-exposure, and auto-focus and Apple designed ISP. So, it’s essentially the same setup as the iPhone 4S minus the 8 megapixel rear camera. The camera has 1080p video recording as well, with video stabilization, and temporal noise reduction.


Limited Siri Functionality


The new iPad is Siri capable as well, kind of. It is only capable of voice dictation and comes with support for US English, British, Australian, French, German and Japanese. Expect the jailbreak community to change this in the coming weeks and months. :p


4G LTE Capable


The new iPad has 4G LTE capability. Performance is amazing with 21Mbps HSPA+, DC-HSDPA at 42Mbps, and LTE rounding out the top with speeds of 73Mbps. Whether or not you get these speeds in the real world depends on your location and the crapiness of your network. The device is 3G world ready and Tim Stevens is claiming that the device has “the most bands ever.”


Battery Life


The iPad will sport 10 hours of battery life on 3G and 9 hours on 4G (so much for a big dip there). With all that new tech crammed inside the new iPad is 9.4mm thin, and 1.4lbs. Slightly heavier, but barely noticeable.


Price and Avalability


The new iPad will maintain the same price points for the current Wi-Fi models and the 3G/4G capable models will adopt the tradition 3G pricing of before. Apple is launching the device simultaneously in the U.S., Canada, UK, France, Germany, Switzerland, and Japan on March 16th. Also, the iPad 2 will continue to be around and drop by $100 for the 16GB Wi-Fi model, the only model that will presumably be available after current stock sells out.

iOS 5.1's New/Improved Features

(JAILBREAKERS BE AWARE, IF YOU AN A5 USER YOU CAN'T DOWNGRADE ONCE YOU UPGRADE)

- Japanese language support for Siri (availability may be limited during initial rollout)
- Photos can now be deleted from Photo Stream
- Camera shortcut now always visible on Lock Screen for iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS and iPod touch (4th generation)
- Camera face detection now highlights all detected faces
- Redesigned Camera app for iPad
- Genius Mixes and Genius playlists for iTunes Match subscribers
- Audio for TV programs and films on iPad optimized to sound louder and clearer
- Podcast controls for playback speed and a 30-second rewind for iPad
- Addresses bugs affecting battery life
- Fixes and issue that occasionally caused audio to drop for outgoing calls

All in all this was pretty nice news. I was expecting the iPad(3) to have at least an 8mp camera, but I guess 5mp does the job just fine.

Fantastic post..but you forgot about the new iphoto and imovie, but still a great post!

Interested in the Apple tv actually! But in general im waiting for a whole new iMac! I would buy soon, But knowing my luck il get it and the new one comes out a month later or something....