February 23, 2011
iPad 2 Expected to Be Announced March 2
Apple on Wednesday sent the news media an official invitation to an event that is expected to showcase the next iPad.
The e-mail said Apple would be holding an “invitation-only event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on March 2.” Although invitations to Apple events are usually cryptic, this announcement was less subtle, as it shows a calendar page peeling back to reveal an iPad.
The iPad 2 is expected to be thinner and lighter than the current model, which weighs 1.5 pounds. People who have seen cases for the new iPad believe it will have a shape similar to the current iPod Touch. The device is also expected to have front- and rear-facing cameras.
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