Out-of-this-world Apple iPad 3G has 5 antennas

invisibleSHIELD case for iPad“The new iPad 3G no sooner went on sale Friday than iFixit got to work looking at the tablet computer’s insides,” Bob Brown reports for Network World.

“The iPad 3G expands upon the original iPad, which relies on Wi-Fi connectivity, by adding Internet access via AT&T’s data network,” Brown reports. “IFixit, which recently expanded its own offerings to include a Wikipedia-like site for repairs, says ‘the immediate visible difference is the inclusion of a black plastic RF window on top of the iPad for better antenna reception.'”

Brown reports, “The new iPad boasts five antennas in all, two for cell reception, two for Wi-Fi/Bluetooth connectivity, and one more for GPS. In fact, iFixit says Apple is using the whole LCD frame as an antenna.”

Full article here.

[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]

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