“Anticipated as one of the hottest releases of the year and with the entire tech industry desperate for that first official glimpse, the iPad 2’s form factor has been leaked with a new hands-on video showcasing the device’s upcoming design,” Luke Johnson reports for T3. “The dummy, [non-functional] iPad 2, believed to have been given by Apple to a Chinese accessories supplier, was spotted in the halls of the Consumer Electronics Show last week with a video (below) of the highly desirable device having just appeared online courtesy of fellow accessories manufacturer GearZap.”
Full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: Real or unreal?
[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Fred Mertz” for the heads up.]
As real as it can get
Those who say don’t know. Those who know don’t say.
I think I’ll take out a trademark on the name, iPad…
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“iPad” is NOT the font that apple uses and I highly doubt it would be labeled “iPad 2!”
unreal, Apple would not call it iPad 2, just iPad. Also, weird looking app icons.
That looks incredibly fake
Fake! Crowd noise was a looped recording.
Watch at around :39 in he appears to turn or rotate the iPad but the screen doesn’t change. There’s no screen lock now, correct? The screen ust looks kinda fake to me, fwiw.
i agree: the fit and finish are not Apple-level. The icons and filenames do not look iPad standard. A different thought: who would go to the trouble to gin up a doppleganger like this?
I agree that the font looks weird. And it would be out of character for Apple to call it the iPad 2. We didn’t see an iPhone 2, did we?
You can see the photographer’s face in the reflection!
He is toast.
It had me sold until it showed the screen. Icons look unApple-like to me.
so so fake, look at the icons for those who doubt in particular the poto libary app and then take out your current Ipad or even iphone and look at the app totally different
noting to see here peeps, move along another cheap chinese knockoff
Screen definitely did not change while rotating it. The guy purposely avoids showing screen and holds it upside down. This thing was cooked up in some chinese alley next to sweat shops and brothels
They said in the article that it was a dummy. The only thing real would be the size of it and where the holes in the case have to be. Everything else is make believe.
@ BMWTwisty; “There’s no screen lock now, correct?”
You can lock the screen still, just not by using the hardware switch — it’s done through software now.
I agree as well… I don’t think Apple would call it, “iPad 2”
It’s just a mockup for a real iPad 2, but.
Those who think that Apple would never name the next iPad as iPad 2 need to explain the iPhone 4.
Of course, that doesn’t mean this ia authentic.
The icons look fake and some of the holes in the case look like they’re hollow. I know the switches look like they’re black and it could be the poor video quality, but it looks like a real case, but with fake screen.
Oh, of course a prototype will be out at CES. Sure.
Looks real to me. For all of you saying that it the screen looks fake- did you not read the MDN article? It’s non-functional, a dummy provide to case manufacturers. It’s not supposed to work. It says iPad 2, meaning 2nd Gen., to clearly mark for them that it is 2nd Gen. It won’t say that on a production model. Most cases and accessories you buy for iPod/iPhone do usually say the generation number on the package, even though Apple doesn’t. This is the real deal folks
Recent Patent shows speakers at all four corners…..
Lens on the back camera protrudes beyond the surface of the back – sure to get scratched/broke
Even in the low res video, the finish on the back of this fake looks bad.
A “grille” behind speaker slots is not something I would expect from Ives.
I don’t believe it.
wrong font. safari icon weird
Nope.
1. Apple would never let a device such as the iPad escape with a vent at the bottom, especially one as ugly as that
2. Screen looks fake
3. iPad 2? wrong font…
Just my $0.02
@BMWTwisty
The screen lock button still exists, it’s just been moved. I thought it was gone too but found it by accidentally.
Double click the home button (to bring up all currently open apps)and swipe to the right
Fake. Fake. Fake.
Obviously not real. Wrong font for the logo. They don’t add the number (iPad 2) to their products. Even the OS has the wrong icons. And the front facing camera was a white dot, obviously not a lens.
iPad 2 = fake
OK, this is obviously a shell of an iPad. I hope u guys dont think that this is the real thing, cmon. This is a shell of an iPad, shown simply for display purposes. But it is very much how the next iPad version will look like from the outside.
Folks, they say that it is a “dummy, [non-functional]” so of course it’s a fake. Nobody said it was a real iPad.
@jdoc
It’s (supposedly) just a reference item to ensure that cases fit. I doubt considerations like font, wording (iPad 2) and icons would be on any concern.
As for the “Apple would never let a device such as the iPad escape with a vent at the bottom, especially one as ugly as that” comment… remember when the iPhone 4 was found and people said “Apple would never design the case to have those black bars”?
Can you people read?!?
It’s a “dummy” device, used for making accessories, etc.
I bet it’s real.
Jeez, from the posts on this topic (and many others) it is clear that our schools are failing to teach reading and critical thinking. First, the article clearly states that this is a dummy unit. The numerous posters who complained it didn’t look real, take two steps back. Next, did any of you geniuses ever think that the way Apple controls dummy units is by subtly altering the fonts and icons. Trust me, there is somebody in Cupertino comparing the name, iPod font, and the icons to a configuration sheet; somebody is going to get a visit from Apple’s attorneys…
MDN word: society – as in, with the level of critical thinking shown on this forum, we are in serious trouble as a society.
@Ralph M:
I totally agree with you. I hope that they were just kidding when they posted their comments. Can’t wait to get my hands on the “real” one.
I can’t see (I don’t have flash),
but does it have applescript?
It’s obviously fake. If it were authentic, it would be right-side up—not upside down!
iPad 2, only the shadow knows for sure.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Shadow
Fake and a poor fake at that.
Next.
@Ralph M: “it is clear that our schools are failing to teach reading and critical thinking.”
Awww, c’mon, man, no hablo Ingles! Where’s the ESL help here, MDN?
This is definitely fake.
Fake. As far as I know, Apple doesn’t label/mark prototypes at all. Wasn’t the Gizmodo iPhone 4 completely unmarked? And that thing worked!! Plus, like it’s been said, they would NEVER label it as iPad 2! Gimme a break! If you’re going to build a fake to sell “exclusive footage” to the media, then research the company you’re copying.
@Original Jake,
iPhone 4 is used only in marketing. Look at the back of all iPhones and they simply say iPhone.
Wow, I see a lot of dummies on this forum, in addition to the dummy iPad. Can you dummies read? They are not claiming it is a real functioning iPad. You guys must think that a mannequin is a real person too. Its for display purposes for accessory makers, you dummies!!
Why Apple (or anyone for that matter) would give anything “secret” to any Chinese “supplier” is beyond me. The nation is infamous for knock-offs, IP theft and general douchiness all around. All, I can say, is if this is real, which it’s probably not, Apple deserves the leak…it’s not like ANY other reasonable person wouldn’t expect China to automatically leak and/or steal it!
MDN can you please change the headline? Its obvious that people here aren’t reading the article, but just the headline. How about, “Is this Apple’s iPad 2 dummy model for accessory manufacturers” There are too many lazy people here that don’t take the time to read the story
Fako!
It looks pretty fake. and even if its a mockup, that Safari Icon was waaayyy off the standard safari icon.
Yes, is a genuine fake.
As has been pointed out, it’s a non-functioning dummy used by accessory makers to mock up their designs. We saw the spexact same thing the first time the iPhone 4 case came our way, I believe it wad in some southeast Asian jungle hooch, and we had this exact same argument. This was before Gray Powell, if I remember correctly.
The design was real, it was just a fake display phone. I believe that’s what we’re seeing here. It’s very obviously not a functioning model… The ‘screen’ isn’t emitting any light, it’s just a decal.
Since we now know that G4 Dualie is tracking all our comments for laughs later on, here’s my message to the future – This is iPad 2.
-c
Fake…. The ipad2 looks very unapplelike….
Damn You Auto Correct!!!
fake or not, but it’s ugly
Lotta weird grammar in this thread…
I do better camera work when I’m drunk, by the way.
100% FAKE.
– Typeface “iPad” is wrong.
– Apple wouldn’t put “iPad 2” on a device.
I have two theories on this:
1) Apple is about to release the next iPad and wants to have accessories ready to go with it at launch. They send specs out to select accessory vendors, but this only pertains to the size & shape. Apple wants that to be kept secret, but within a month or so of launch it’s not that big of a deal. They might even provide vendors with shells like this one, but include unique markings (like the font) so that they can nail any vendors who leak any info.
2) Accessory vendors want hits and traffic and therefore one (or more) produce a fake shell and get lots of attention. When the new iPad comes out, they simply design the accessories to the known spec and everyone forgets about what the “prototype” looked like.
Here, is that rat tart?
Disgusting.
Microsoft is on it already studying the images pixel by pixel. Copy machines primed and ready to go on Ballmers command.
It is a real fake. They don’t claim it is a real working iPad but I believe it is the final design model.
It may be fake, but why would Apple NOT call it “iPad 2”?
There was the Apple “2” and Mac “2” (using roman numerals). And considering the current iPhone is called “iPhone 4” (for 4th generation), I think “iPad 2” is the most logical name for the next iPad.
@ ken1w
Re: iPhone 4
Not on the back of the case it’s not. It just says iPhone. And every iPod just says “iPod”
They won’t do that on the production case, but it makes sense on a reference model to easily identify it for accessory makers.
Fake – or a non-functional mock up – the display never changed orientation like a functioning iPad would.
While the mock up looks interesting I don’t think it represents the actual iPad 2.
I don’t think Apple releases information to the case makers before the item is launched.
For obvious reasons.
I also expect it to be thinner.
The metal looks dimpled. Like it’s got cellulite.
I feel like there’s almost no way that they would call this device an “iPad 2”.Everything you need to know about iPad:
http://www.aneesoft.com/tutorials/ipad/index.html
Hopefully a price reduction too.lol……….
Yes it’s a real fake or a mockup or demo. Not a functional production model. Does not work.
for those that cant READ….
in the article.
“The dummy, [non-functional] iPad 2”
everyone going of on the screen orientation, or lack of… hello, read the line above.
The only thing that makes me question it, the iPad 2 on the back…
and holy crap, maybe… just maybe…. the Chinese accessory supplier, in the line:
“The dummy, [non-functional] iPad 2, believed to have been given by Apple to a Chinese accessories supplier”
May have been an aluminum case, or mock up case, and they put the ipad 2 logo, and the printed screen on there.
hell… Maybe Apple just gave dimensions to the suppliers… and the Chinese guys made the whole mock up complete with how THEY thought apple would mark it.
It wasn’t left at the CES hotel bar… so i’m kinda thinking its not real. but if it is, just tell me its coming soon
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the safari icon says it all
The new iPad may be similar but this one is fake.