“According to people familiar with the matter, Apple is preparing several of its operating segments to perform functions during the second half of next week that are representative of nothing short of a large scale, consumer-oriented product roll out (not just an announcement),” Kasper Jade reports for AppleInsider. “And with official invitations to next Wednesday’s press briefing clearly indicating a focus on iPad, these people believe at least one version of the refreshed device will be in transit to retail outlets during that briefing.”
Jade reports, “It should also be noted that the logistics of the WiFi iPad are similar to that of an iPod, rather than an iPhone or 3G iPad. Those two products have, and are likely to continue to be pre-announced, as Apple requires the cooperation of its carrier partners to usher those devices to market; partners that it doesn’t trust to keep a tight lid on proprietary information and are therefore sometimes made aware of the company’s precise plans in-line with the general public. To the contrary, the roll-out of a WiFi-only device is contingent on only Apple itself.”
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[Thanks to MacDailyNews Reader “Jen” for the heads up.]
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We’ll find out soon enough. The Apple juggernaut continues to roll…
Now we’re talkin!
not a good idea I need time to sell my old iPad before I buy a new one and I want to buy it the first day it comes out
Sell it now …. Go without for a few days, maybe ……
We are passing down to GrandKids!
I’m gettin one!
We are buying 4 of them for our business and I am buying one for personal ….
Got a roll o’ cash in my hand and I’m ready to spend it!
Whoa! I’d love to see Apple drop the hammer on all those wannabe iPad Android tablet biyatches. If Apple could pull that one off it would catch all the braggart Android tablet vendors with their briefs down around their ankles. Apple could zing off a few million iPad 2s before most Android tablet vendors started shipping and again have the consumers tearing down Apple retail stores to get the newest version. Please, please let this rumor be true.
My Brother of another Mother, you wish will come true ….
Remember, we are dealing with a very smart company ….
Not written about much is:
What or how Apple learns of other’s plans / ideas and you better believe they knew the what and who was doing when and where and will steal their thunder, given the opportunity and means …..
Yea baby!
Shock and Awe….
Boom!
“I’m as happy as a little girl…”
Which is exactly what you fan boys sound like.
Time to get excited!
First positive iPad 2 review:
I would love the iShotgun… And where does he pull it out of when he gets Skype call
Thanks Appelation! That was funny!
Just moved money out of investments into savings in anticipation running to the Apple Store immediately after the March 2nd Event.
I’m hoping to upgrade from a 64Gb WiFi model to a 64Gb 3G model. Sounds like I might have to wait for the 3G models …
Oh iPad 2, how I crave thee.
Just lost my job yesterday ;( will have to save the $800 I had dedicated… Woe is me…
Is selling a 32gb 3G iPad for $350 a rip off? Cause that’s what I’d have to sell it for in order to get a new one for $729