Report: iPad 2 Will Have a USB Port
Apple may ditch the 30-pin connector for a micro-USB port.
More rumors are beginning to surface as we draw closer to the expected big reveal of Apple's 2nd-generation iPad in January or February. The latest rumor making rounds indicates that the updated model will feature a built-in USB port, a surprising move given that the 30-pin connector has been the default interface for many years.
It's speculated that the supposed USB port stems from an agreement made by European device makers during 2009 in which micro-USB ports would serve as the standard charger connection for all mobile devices. This could mean that Apple may finally be tossing out the 30-pin connector for syncing and charging the device. This may also hold true for future models of the iPod touch and iPhone.
Currently Apple already sells an adapter for the original iPad that plugs into the 30-pin slot located at the bottom of the tablet. This device was developed for importing photos from cameras although many users have discovered it also works with various keyboards and USB audio. Naturally a native micro-USB port would make this adapter obsolete.
Other iPad 2-related rumors that have surfaced as of late include a CDMA model compatible with Verizon Wireless and Sprint, an iPod-like backing that features a metal grille allowing for a larger speaker, two cameras with FaceTime support, a thinner, lighter chassis and a few others.
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I'm guessing that's good for all the Apple fans out there.
Sounds more like free publicity for Apple and it's ipad.
*sarcasm* Oh my gosh..really! This is soooo exiting! */sacrasm*
should've happened years ago!!
Wow, who would've thought of something like that... these guys are geniuses! Is it going to be white and shiny too?
DIAF steve jobs
apple adds a USB port to a computer and people will call it innovative
man the sheep are stupid
This is an important article because it means that all existing accessories will not natively work with the new ipad model. There has been a push to standardize connections all around. You all wouldn't be saying this if it were a non-apple report. And no I am not an Apple fan.
i don't think this rumour is going to be correct at all... apple "license" all devices that are made for the ipod iphones, and ipads by using the dock connector as the interface (the dock connector is what companies need to pay a license fee to use). if they turned over to standard usb, there would go all the license fees, anybody could make a device for an i whatever without paying apple a single penny..
also, the ipods, iphones ipads conform with the "must be able to charge from a standard usb port" ruling because they all ship with the cable that runs from the dock connector to a standard usb port.. this enables the user to use ANY usb charging device (plug in wall, or computer usb port) as the dock cable provides the link and is included with the device when purchased.
so i don't think the usb port will appear anytime soon, if ever....!
What next? VGA ports? A mic jack?
Another sad example of a website trying to vamp up pageviews to sell to advertisers based around a shit report!!
That should have been included in the first place or did they have a mini usb port that they have the 50 dollar cable to.
OMF'inG!!!!
A USB PORT?!?!!?!?!
JESUS TAPDANCING CHRIST! I just creamed my pants over this news.
Even my vintage Win 95/Dos era Pentium 1 Gateway has usb ports. Even the dated iMac G3 has usb ports so for the iPad to only have gotten one recently just comes to show just how backward Apple has become. I know they didn't hire mostly retards for their engineering depart unless they got rid of many of the old timers for affirmative action and low qualified engineers.
My company will NOT use Ipads until we can output EVERYTHING we see on the screen to a larger screen. If this is supposed to be business friendly I'm missing something. There are really good aps for the ipad that produce fantastic presentations, but if we can't project it onto a big screen, how is that going to help our business. I've read about ''jailbreaking'' but who wants all that aggravation. I'm sticking with a laptop until this much hyped device allows us to do what WE want to do, not what someone else deems we are''allowed'' to do.
Wasn't there a document signed, which apple also signed, that said that all mobile devices should, if sold after 2012 or something, be chargable and usable with an usb port ?
HourraY! Thanks Apple... For giving us back old technology!
iPad 2 = USB v1.1
iPad 3 = USB v2 Released 2012
iPad 4 = USB v3 Released 2013
Only Apple can make old technology cool again. LOL
What i think the european government meant was for the device side to have a female usb plug so that people could use one of many mini-usb cables they already own.
It was their plan all along, I don't see why anyone is surprised by this. 1st genners always get screwed.
wow, now if only they can add a SD card slot, oh wait...then there will be NO POINT in the multiple storage sizes, which means less money for them.
possibly the only upgrade from ipad 1...
and the hacking begins :-D
well my nokia haw a usb in to, so when can i see a iphone/tablet whit hdmi
I hope they don't put one in. I like the minimalism of the ios devices. Also I can't think of a time I ever needed or wanted a USB port on the iPad.
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I'm still waiting for the computer cleverly disguised as a can of coke that will play Crysis. Maybe Apple will invent it. Oh wait, Crysis doesn't run on Apple OS. Guess it won't happen.
Maybe Apple might add a mini Usb port + dock connector for charging or would give an adapter to enable or maybe it would be like usb on the go ???
Still Apples eco system sux
I bet you that apple will call this an amazing innovation.
There should have been a flippin USB port in the 1st place
iPad 2 = USB v1.1iPad 3 = USB v2 Released 2012iPad 4 = USB v3 Released 2013Only Apple can make old technology cool again. LOL
didn't u know that USB port on iPad is a magical thing?
Apple are useless with what they put on their products like that. But hey! as long as you have a cult, why does it matter?
It is the traditional apple strategy - sell a product at twice its actual price with fractional functionality then upgrade it slowly to keep milking the cow - and apple customers love it.