iPad 2

iPad 2 is here and we are sharing you with iPad 2 Price, release date and also the specifications. Apple iPad 2 is the hottest gadget in town and everybody wants to own one!

iPad 2 is here to burn your pocket and entertain your forgotten senses, no really. There can never be a gadget which is more awesome and desirable than iPad 2. After all it is from Apple, the makers of the most desirable gadgets on the planet.

It’s highly doubtful that you have not heard about iPad 2 if you are reading this article. So let’s get into the business and tell you what is iPad 2 and what’s it made up of.

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Buy iPad 2 from Amazon.com for just $ 617.99

iPad 2 specifications are as follows:

Size and Weight

• Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)
• Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)
• Depth: 0.34 inch (8.8 mm)
• Weight: 1.33 pounds (601 g)

Connectivity:

• Wi-Fi (802.11a/b/g/n)
• Bluetooth 2.1 + EDR technology

Display:

• 9.7-inch (diagonal) LED-backlit glossy widescreen Multi-Touch display with IPS technology
• 1024-by-768-pixel resolution at 132 pixels per inch (ppi)
• Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
• Support for display of multiple languages and characters simultaneously

Storage:

16gb, 32gb, 64gb

Power and Battery:

• Built-in 25-watt-hour rechargeable lithium-polymer battery
• Up to 10 hours of surfing the web on Wi-Fi, watching video, or listening to music
• Charging via power adapter or USB to computer system

Input/Output:

• 30-pin dock connector port
• 3.5-mm stereo headphone minijack
• Built-in speaker
• Microphone

Sensors:

• Three-axis gyro
• Accelerometer
• Ambient light sensor

Location:

• Wi-Fi
• Digital compass

Audio:

• Frequency response: 20Hz to 20,000Hz
• Audio formats supported: HE-AAC (V1 and V2), AAC (8 to 320 Kbps), Protected AAC (from iTunes Store), MP3 (8 to 320 Kbps), MP3 VBR, Audible (formats 2, 3, and 4, Audible Enhanced Audio, AAX, and AAX+), Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV
• User-configurable maximum volume limit
• Dolby Digital 5.1 surround sound pass-through with Apple Digital AV Adapter (sold separately)

TV and Video:

• Video mirroring and video out support: Up to 1080p with Apple Digital AV Adapter or Apple VGA Adapter (cables sold separately)
• Video out support at 576p and 480p with Apple Component AV Cable; 576i and 480i with Apple Composite AV Cable
• Video formats supported: H.264 video up to 720p, 30 frames per second, Main Profile level 3.1 with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; MPEG-4 video, up to 2.5 Mbps, 640 by 480 pixels, 30 frames per second, Simple Profile with AAC-LC audio up to 160 Kbps per channel, 48kHz, stereo audio in .m4v, .mp4, and .mov file formats; Motion JPEG (M-JPEG) up to 35 Mbps, 1280 by 720 pixels, 30 frames per second, audio in ulaw, PCM stereo audio in .avi file format

Mail Attachments:

Viewable document types: .jpg, .tiff, .gif (images); .doc and .docx (Microsoft Word); .htm and .html (web pages); .key (Keynote); .numbers (Numbers); .pages (Pages); .pdf (Preview and Adobe Acrobat); .ppt and .pptx (Microsoft PowerPoint); .txt (text); .rtf (rich text format); .vcf (contact information); .xls and .xlsx (Microsoft Excel)

Accessibility:

• Support for playback of closed-captioned content
• VoiceOver screen reader
• Full-screen zoom magnification
• White on black display
• Mono audio

What you get:

• iPad 2
• Dock Connector to USB Cable
• 10W USB Power Adapter
• Documentation

http://www.apple.com/ipad/specs/

iPad 2 Price:

16 GB – $499.00
32 GB – $599.00
64 GB – $699.00

iPad 2 Wi-Fi+3G Price:
16GB – $629
32GB – $729
64GB – $829

iPad 2 Price in India starts from 25,000 rupees (approx).

Buy iPad 2 from Amazon.com for just $ 617.99

iPad release date are as follows (differs throughout the globe):

March 2^nd was the actual release date of iPad 2 and on March 11^th Apple started to sell on its website and retail stores. And in Australia, Britain, Canada and 25 other countries iPad 2 was launched on March 25^th. In India, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore and many other countries iPad 2 release date is on April 29^th 2011.

iPad 2 is said to be 9 times faster than the Original iPad 1 with the Apple A5 Processor. It is 33% thinner than the Original iPad and 15% lighter. iPad 2 has two cameras one in the front and the other in the back. It has iOS 4.3.1 although there is an updated version of iOS 4.3.2 available for download.

<source: Apple, wiki, Engadget>