iPad 3 Coming this Fall??
We’re all busy buzzing about the iPad 2 and the possible specs that could come with the second Apple tablet, however, it seems the folks at Apple might already be thinking iPad 3.
Yesterday was all about HP and its tablet and phone announcements, but, of course, comparisons to other, similar devices were a big part of the day too. In the day since HP unveiled its TouchPad tablet, there has been discussions about the specs and how they compare to that of the iPad and the as-yet-unannounced iPad 2. However, a little something Daring Fireball’s John Gruber came out with has everyone wondering if the iPad 2 is really all Apple has planned for its tablet line this year.
While discussing what he believed to be a shortsighted decision to not launch the TouchPad until the summertime, Gruber said HP was running the risk of accidentally bumping up against the release of the iPad 3.
“Summer feels like a long time away. If my theory is right, they’re not only going to be months behind the iPad 2, but if they slip until late summer, they might bump up against the release of the iPad 3. And not only did they announce this with a distant ship date, they did it with no word on pricing,” Gruber wrote.
Though Gruber could easily have meant, “That will only give them a few months until the presumed launch of iPad 3 Spring 2012,” TechCrunch is fuelling speculation with information it recently received from a source.
“A few days ago, we heard from a very good source that Apple was assembling the pieces for a “big fall surprise”. While intriguing, that could obviously mean anything. But the “surprise” part clearly means it’s something beyond the regular iPod/iTunes (and perhaps MacBook Air) refreshes that Apple does in the fall,” writes MG Siegler, adding that today, new information dictates that this fall surprise is related to a supposed iPad 3.
It might seem strange or excessive (or strangely excessive) to launch two versions of the same product in the one year, but you’d do well to remember who we’re talking about here. Apple refreshes its products once a year already. It’s likely iPad 2 will be a follow on from iPad 1, adding features everyone thought the original would have anyway (like a camera), and iPad 2 might be a real, proper refresh of the product. We’ll have to wait and see if we’re right, but it certainly seems like the most logical explanation. CNet seems to think we'll see a smaller, 7-inch iPad Mini in the fall. Such a device might attract those put off by the size of the current iPad and stayed away from the iPad as a result. If this turns out to be true, Apple could actually have two iPad launches in one year without cannibalizing its own sales.
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BS. Apple's not that stupid.
Why would they do that? Why would you waste your time putting this on your website?
are Apple taking the P**s out of their customers ? Ipad 2 has only just gone into production to improve on the feature lacking original ipad.... and now the thirs version has been announced for later in the year ?
This stinks of "We know are products are flawed.... we know they are overpriced... but we dont care about our customers"
HTC / Asus have tablets coming out next month - i know where my money is going.
If one of these tablets is a 7" (So they are not directly competing with each other) it wouldn't shock me. Although I doubt they'd class the 7" a successor like the Ipad 3, more of an alternative.
Boy oh boy, the Haters on Tom's are so blinded by their dislike of Apple they lack common sense.
Do laptop manufacturers only make a single laptop at a fixed price point and with a single screen size? So why not an iPad and an iPad Pro? More expensive version for people who want it. Or an iPad and an iPad Light. I don't see how having different versions of the iPad is ripping customers off.
Geez, get a life already.
Well, this seems a bit unlikely. If this is true or even not, then this news will adversely affect iPad 2 sales, for people would wait for iPad 3 to upgrade from their iPads.
The more logical route would be a 7" miniPad. But considering that that would basically place them last to the 7" tablet market, I still have my doubts.
Boy oh boy, the Haters on Tom's are so blinded by their dislike of Apple they lack common sense.Do laptop manufacturers only make a single laptop at a fixed price point and with a single screen size? So why not an iPad and an iPad Pro? More expensive version for people who want it. Or an iPad and an iPad Light. I don't see how having different versions of the iPad is ripping customers off.Geez, get a life already.
Really, what they do is different configurations to accommodate certain users. The reason people are ''hating'' this is because Apple is notorious for showing just how wasteful they are on their marketing. Constantly playing games with loyal consumers to get their money.
Wow. I've always said that apple master plan is design and extrodianrily brilliant device. Then strip all of the good parts of it out and sell it. Then add it one part and relaunch it and then do it again till you get the whole product completed. That way you basicly resale the same device 5 different times. No to mention you can't use these devices without using itunes or apples app store of wich they make a profit of aswell. What their trying to do is manipulate economics. They are tring to make a nonrival product rival. Meaning make one product and have the same person buy it over and over again. It's offensive and greedy. Damn you apple stop profitering and get back to innovating and revolutionizing the electronic industry and give us you best the first time around not 4 years and 15 platform updates later.
@seboj - it's better to be late to the party than never with the 7" version,,, I'm sure there are alot of people holding off for a smaller ipad
STOP WITH THE APPLE PROPAGANDA
Do laptop manufacturers only make a single laptop at a fixed price point and with a single screen size? So why not an iPad and an iPad Pro? More expensive version for people who want it. Or an iPad and an iPad Light. I don't see how having different versions of the iPad is ripping customers off.
Geez, get a life already.
No, they don't lack common sense. The price tiering of the different storage size and the 3G radios of their devices makes sense and no body is contesting that. They are not blinded by hate, they are haters because they know that Apple has a track record of releasing products that lack basic hardware or software that other phone makers have included in there phone 5 years ago before theirs. And when they do release a product that has hardware/software that is should of included from the start they advertise it as a revolutionary. I had a iPhone 3G and now a iPhone 3GS, which I couldn't enjoy more. There is no acceptable reason why my iPhone 3G could not record video, it's crap. They release an IOS update, now it can record video, but in a lower resolution than the 3GS. Cydia offered Cycorder, which recorded great video so it's just ridiculous. Now they updated my IOS again, why? Because they are trying to cover their phone reception problems. So instead of having my iPhone 3GS "Searching..." and make my apple device drain battery like any other phone that is searching for signal it's easier to just update my device so it is stuck at 1 bar, but I have no service. I can't call or use data (web email), "Safari cannot open the page because it is not connected to the Internet". If I don't have a real connection, don't say I do! I remember back in the day with older phone, you could have bad coverage and move your phone around to different areas find one bar and know you had "real" service.
ericburnby, the biggest apple haters out there on the web are not android, blackberry, nokia, and Win7 Phone fanboys, they are ex-apple owners that have been burned too many times and have decided enough is enough.
-An on the fence iPhone 3GS user that is eligible for an upgrade.
So my wife's cousin's best friend's boyfriend heard from some guy that pple has a surprise for everyone this fall.
That's what this article sounds like. It seems that Aple launches products on a tight schedule, but a schedule. If the HP product hits in the summer, how does that hit against a next spring launch of the iPad3. How much would iPad2 sales slow over the holidays as people wait for the iPad3? This is speculative journalism at best (no slight against Tom's - they're simply summarizing what others wrote).
Where is that from? Why couldn't it be that Apple is going to announce a new form of Apple Pad with OS X on it, so power users get the fun of a pad?
What an industry. Writers
As for surprises from Apple, everything they do is a surprise because it's magical, innovative and revolutionary, no matter how long it's been around.
@ericburnby
but the iPad is not a laptop, not even close, it's a giant size iPhone and last i checked we dont have iPhone Pro or iPhone Lite running around, although there is arguably an iPhone XL edition......
and it would seem very counter to Apple's 'it just works' mantra of simplicity, most people have no idea what they will use the iPad for other then web surfing let alone why they would need an iPad Pro over an iPad Lite, if you make them question that then they may well question why they need an iPad at all
They are not blinded by hate, they are haters because they know that Apple has a track record of releasing products that lack basic hardware or software that other phone makers have included in there phone 5 years ago before theirs.
Hey Cupcake... The first iPhone came out and there were no phones in the US that came close... I remember because I was using a brand new blackberry for work that had the sh*tiest browser known to man and the lamest aftermarket software known. The competitors were Palm which totally misjudged the market and became a grand FAIL - I hope HP can resurrect what was fantastic about Palm (I also owned one of those when they were worth buying).
I'm all about giving Apple sh*t when they drop the ball, antennas, software updates that killed my 3G, but don't go rewriting history just so it sounds better in your head. They made a market of phones and opened the door for Android - which I think is fantastic because its competition to Apple so they don't go the way of Microsoft. Blackberry has only become better because Apple raised the bar for them as well... You make money buy what you want but give credit where it's due... And I used Cydia and Cycorder on my 3G... It crashed quite a bit and I got tired of that - They are in it to make money just like every company in the world...
"Capitalist business is based on the ability and willingness of a population to spend their resources on a product. Apple and Android are both businesses that have found a niche providing a product to a segment of a population with both the means and desire to purchase that product. If you're not willing to pay the prices needed to have these products, that's fine, don't buy the products. Just don't trash the product and those of us who have the desire and ability purchase them."
hugs and kisses
This isn't even news, just gossip and speculation.
Does anyone else remember Steve Jobs inglorious rant against 7" tablets a few months ago? Would make for an amusing fall, (no pun intended) seeing him eat his own words.
Apple can do this because they serve a population that has the kind of income to buy ipad type items as disposable toys. they like the refresh because they don't care about the money and many have kids to hand down to.
Who cares?? Apple comes out with a new iphone or ipad every month now, why? Because the previous generation was so crappy.
Maybe Apple could raise the Apple tax and release "new" products faster.
Fanbois are willing to pay so far.
Don't look now but I see the Apple-tea party showing up.
First they add USB to the iPad, and now this! You just can't stop that madman.
I have always know this to be the case
That in reality much of the technology has already been developed and the big companies are just letting it out a small upgrade at a time when in reality they have much more advanced stuff lying around in the basement just waiting for the right opportunity to sell it at the highest possible price
The iPad 2 hasn't hit stores and already there is talk of an iPad 3. Does any apple tablet do anything that my HTC Evo can't?
BS. Apple's not that stupid.
You mean that smart... this could make them a killing. It will definitely change the way people view the Apple fanbase if both sell as well as the first.
As well as how people view the market.
The iPad 2 hasn't hit stores and already there is talk of an iPad 3. Does any apple tablet do anything that my HTC Evo can't?
A lot cupcake,
That's why HTC would sell their grandma to be Apple... It's not about helping people, or being crunchy granola, and kumbaya... It's about making money and providing a cohesive product that fulfills people's expectations for the most part... Apple nails that with ease and they continue to do so - they've gotten the formula and as long as they don't drop the ball they will continue to make bank... For all the b*tching, moaning an complaining I read on this blog, they don't give a squirt of piss and make a killing - and guess what they don't need to give a sh*t about what you and I think... I respect them for it and so does HTC which is why HTC didn't come to the market with a decent tablet before Apple, only after...
It's the truth, it's ugly, and it's why Apple is top dog... HTC would do well to learn and beat them at their own game instead of trying to one up them - Innovate and bring something that makes people pay attention and spend money, baby... I love Capitalism!
hugs and kisses
A lot cupcake,That's why HTC would sell their grandma to be Apple... It's not about helping people, or being crunchy granola, and kumbaya... It's about making money and providing a cohesive product that fulfills people's expectations for the most part... Apple nails that with ease and they continue to do so - they've gotten the formula and as long as they don't drop the ball they will continue to make bank... For all the b*tching, moaning an complaining I read on this blog, they don't give a squirt of piss and make a killing - and guess what they don't need to give a sh*t about what you and I think... I respect them for it and so does HTC which is why HTC didn't come to the market with a decent tablet before Apple, only after... It's the truth, it's ugly, and it's why Apple is top dog... HTC would do well to learn and beat them at their own game instead of trying to one up them - Innovate and bring something that makes people pay attention and spend money, baby... I love Capitalism!hugs and kisses
nicely said
not likely.
thay will wait a reasonable time for the consumer to buy the ipad2 and then release the ipad3.
Wow, if that really happens, what a slap in the face to their customers. There better be some sort of upgrading option for ipad/ipad 2 owners. Its one thing to be providing the latest, its another thing to keep releasing revisions to the point where the value of the product changes in a day and night fashion.
now wait a sec. I am no fan boy of apple. In fact I absolutely hate the apple I am forced to use at church (it was a refurbish... and it was not properly fixed! Even after several returns). However, I know several iphone ipad and mac users. Lets give them some credit, they are all painfully aware that their computer or handheld will be out of date in 6mo or less, but that is why they know what features they want, and then jump in when that feature is released. It is usually every 2 generations/years for the phone and 4 generations/years for the computer which is similar to the PC and smartphone users that I know.
Personally I have a blood pact with my phone. First phone lasted 4 years and I only got rid of it because ATT was no longer supporting the old analogue signal in my area. The next one was 7 years, and the current one is a refresh of the last one while I wait for a decent Android or HTC to come out (love the phones, but there is no way I am charging it every single day! It just defeats the whole idea of a 'mobile phone'!). For the computer I do a major upgrade every 2 years. First the core system (CPU, mobo, ram), and then the 'accessories' (graphics, OS, case, HDD, etc). It keeps me on the upper end of the spectrum, but without breaking the bank. The best part is that I constantly feel like I am getting fresh performance, while my mac friends are tied to the same system for 4 years, always complaining that it is getting slower and slower as the updates pile on, and new hardware makes them obsolete. Sure, my system is not quite as fast as theirs when they get it out of the box, but I generally pass them up in about 6 months, so I'll let them gloat for 6mo while I get 3.5 years of them leaving me alone.