The list of what we don’t know about the next generation Apple iPad is long indeed. Let’s start with what we think we possibly probably do know. First, there will, in all likelihood be a new Apple iPad. The first one moved a lots of units, and everything that we know about Steve Jobs points to the fact that he likes to sell things and make money.
Second, the new iPad is most likely coming in January of next year. Apple tends to roll out major upgrades to its hardware on an annual basis–the company does this with the iPhone, iPod, and Macbook. While we don’t have too many past iPad announcements to draw upon, the same will likely hold true for the iPad.
The first iPad was launched on January 27, 2010. If you’re looking to book a trip to San Francisco in order to get yelled at by Jobs for using up his precious Wi-Fi, I would clear the last week or two of January on my calendar.
Here’s what we don’t know: pretty much everything else.
There’s a new round of rumors circulating about the iPad 2. On the list of supposed features is a seven-inch screen (down from 9.7 inches) and two video cameras (front and rear facing) with HD recording, which would finally make the device the FaceTime teleconferencing machine it’s always been meant to be.
The source of the rumors? An analyst. Ashok Kumar from Rodman & Renshaw. No blurry spy shots, no leaked specs from a Taiwanese component manufacturer, no iPad prototypes left behind after a night of drinking at a Redwood City, CA bar.
It’s more speculation for speculation sake–which is all well and good, just don’t mistake it for a real, honest-to-god rumor.
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