Apple iPad
Apple has sent invitations to a press-only event on March 2nd where it will likely reveal its next iPad. Apple will hold the event in San Francisco, at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, starting at 10 a.m. PT. The company last hosted a product launch at the center in September 2010, when it debuted the revamped Apple TV.
As is Apple’s habit, no information about the content of the show was revealed, but analysts expect the unveiling of the iPad 2 to be a major part of the event. Part of the speculation involves an image sent with the invitation which shows an iOS calendar icon with the date March 2. The calendar is peeling away to show an iPad screen in the background, confirming that the event will indeed be about the iPad.
Most speculation on changes to the iPad have centered on the addition of one or more cameras to the tablet, which would let users run Apple’s FaceTime video calling software. Teardowns of the original model released in 2010 revealed that Apple left room inside the iPad for a front-facing camera.
While the iPad 2 will undoubtedly steal the show, there will most likely be other Apple products on the table as well. Apple has said almost nothing, for instance, about Mac OS X 10.7, aka Lion, since it previewed the next edition of its operating system last October. Others have speculated that MacBook Pro notebooks may be part of the show as well.
It is certain that many will be closely watching the event to see what the latest and greatest computer toy will bring.
