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iPad 2 is simply the original iPad with a thinner design, a couple of cameras, and a faster chipset. Only it isn't. Not any more than the original iPad was just a big iPhone. Device by device, year after year, Apple has slowly and now successfully changed the conversation from individual specs to unified experience, from reviewer and competitor driven checklists to mainstream consumer-centric usability. They've forced us to touch and feel our computing and not just click and think our way through it.
In that regard iPad 2 is the sequel to a smash hit that very few outside Apple ever saw coming. The only question is whether it's Empire Strikes Back or Matrix Reloaded -- whether it takes the same elements that made the original a success and builds on them and creates something even better, or if it adds unnecessary complexity, loses its focus, and kills the franchise. Apple has a great track record, arguably the best in the business these days, but they also have a habit of mixing a healthy dose of frustration into even their most fantastic products.
When Steve Jobs first introduced the first iPad in January 2010 (see our original iPad review) he showed it fitting somewhere between the laptop and the smartphone. He said it had to do better than both at browsing, email, photos, video, music, games, and eBooks. 15 million units and 9 months later it achieved those goals, though with varying degrees of success. Now it's iPad 2's turn. Does it make even more sense as a mid-position, mainstream computing appliance? Do the new atoms and bits make it better realize those 7 key features and do they add anything beyond them? Does iPad 2 build on iPad 1 and create something better or is it less than the sum of its new parts?
iPad 2 hardware
Apple claims iPad 2 is a complete redesign. Not really. It's more of a partial redesign but only because of where Apple has placed so much of the external emphasis.
Same screen, different year
The part that arguably matters most -- the window into apps and the web that Jonathan Ive was so careful not to distract us from -- is essentially the same this generation as it was last. It's still a 9.7-inches of LED IPS panel. It's still 1024x768. It's still 4:3. It's still glossy. And none of that is a surprise. 9.7-inch is the size Apple brought to the dance, the size all their apps and all App Store apps are designed for (in terms of UI interactivity -- how big a button has to be, for example) and the size they're sticking with. At 9.7-inches 1024x768 is nowhere near Retina Display like iPhone 4 or iPod touch 4 gained last year, but until Apple can source panels that are cheap enough and plentiful enough at precisely double the density -- 2048x1536 there's really no other alternative. In terms of ratio, 4:3 is still the most logical choice for a multi-media device. 16:9 or 16:10 is great for precisely one thing, HDTV. For the same reason -- compromise -- it works for fixed landscape displays like on laptops or desktop screens. For a device that rotates like an iPad, however, it's far too narrow in portrait for web or reading and still not narrow enough in landscape for most motion pictures.
There's no such rational for keeping the same level of gloss. Sure it makes for really black blacks and looks great in stores but it also makes reading difficult in many common lighting situations. They don't have to go matte -- and I wouldn't want them too because I like those black blacks for photos and video -- but my eyes would appreciate their turning the reflectivity down just a notch.
The aluminum edge and the bezel surrounding the screen are ever-so-slightly smaller. (Two of our staff, Georgia and Leanna measured, likely with molecular telescopes). And this year the bezel comes in the same black as last year, but also comes in white. Yes, Apple managed to ship a white iOS device (insert your iPhone 4 jokes here). No LED flash and no proximity sensor might simply have made it an easier manufacturing process but whatever the reason it was announced as shipping from day one and ship from day one it did. Does a white bezel cause annoying reflections or create the illusion of lower contrast while watching videos or playing games? Not that Georgia, Leanna, or I noticed. Black is probably the color of choice for cinephiles and hard core gamers but I doubt any mainstream user will get too terribly offended by white.(opens in new tab)
Buttoned down, ported out
It turns out the one thing that does make a noticeable difference between the original iPad and iPad 2 is what surrounds the screen -- the buttons. Aside from the home button, all the other controls -- the sleep/wake button, mute/orientation lock switch, and volume rocker are all tucked away behind the newly (and highly) angled sides. That means you don't see them when you're looking at the screen and that window into apps and the web I mentioned earlier is more distraction-free than ever. It's subtle but it's appreciated.(opens in new tab)
The 30-pin dock connector is more of a mixed bag. It didn't give me any problems because I've been trained by the just-as-steeply set iPod touch 4 dock but the curve can cause confusion when trying to figure out just what angle exactly to use when attaching the cable. (The answer is none, the cable goes in the same plane as the iPad, as if there were no curve.)(opens in new tab)
The 3.5mm headphone jack is the same story. The port is angled but the cable goes in and out the same as always. What has changed, vexingly, is the SIM-card tray. It's angled to follow the curve but the SIM removal tool needs to be inserted perpendicular to that curve, not along the same plane like everything else.(opens in new tab)
The speaker is... the speaker. It's got a new, larger surface covered with tiny perforations rather than the triple ovals of the previous iPad. But the sound is still mono. For a company that's done so much to revolutionize music Apple might want to look into revolutionizing up some decent stereo speakers for iPad 3. (HP/Palm will be using Beats by Dr. Dre in their upcoming TouchPad tablet and while the brand is gimmicky the focus on audio quality is certainly not.)
And that's it. Despite rumors, Apple didn't provide a USB port or SD card slot. There's a camera adapter dongle for that and like Jonathan Ive has said from the beginning, Apple is loathe to build in any feature most users won't use most of the time. There's also an HDMI dongle in-lieu of a port for the same reason (more on that later). And while Apple debuted the new 10GB ThunderBolt port on this year's MacBook Pro family, it's a PCI Express-based interconnect and that's great for PCI Express-based architectures like Mac and other PCs, but meaningless to the non-PCI Express-based family of iOS devices, including iPad 2.
Cameras -- in air quotes
Our editor-in-chief, Dieter, insists we render the iPad 2's new lenses and sensors as "cameras" -- with quotes -- and I can't say I blame him. To say they're better than nothing is to damn them with exactly the level of faint praise they deserve. They're the same lowest-end possible affair as the iPod touch 4. There's a VGA FaceTime camera on the front and 720p HD video camera on the back (which equates to under 1 megapixel for stills).
Leanna, our resident photo enthusiast, took the iPad 2 cameras out for a test. She found that in well-lit situations, the HD camera produces excellent results and the VGA camera gives acceptable quality. Both cameras do an ok job in bad lighting situations, but do better than she was expecting and look better on the PC and YouTube than they did on-device.
Taking still photographs with the iPad 2 was not nearly as rewarding as video. Photo quality was mediocre even in excellent light conditions, though she was impressed with the close-ups. Digital zoom with the rear-facing camera, however, was awful.
- iPad 2 photo test gallery
iPad 2 also borrowed iPod touch 4's placement for the cameras. The front camera is dead center, in line with and opposed to the home button. The rear camera is tucked in the corner directly beneath the sleep/wake button. That means you can easily cover it with your hand and waste a moment wondering why all your live-view is giving you is a blur of black and red. (Rotate the iPad 180 degrees to fix this.)
iPad 2 is too big to use as a regular camera anyway. There's a reason no major manufacturer makes a consumer grade camera with a 9.7-inch screen. It's just too loud and obnoxious to use as your daily shooter or tourist cam. Trust me, I tried.(opens in new tab)
However, many would argue that the iPad 2's cameras aren't for stills and are only nominally for video. They're for Augmented Reality apps as exemplified by Apple's own Photo Booth (see below). To those people I'd say -- nonsense. iPhone 4 proved you can have a great rear facing camera in a thin device. Augmented Reality apps would likely look even better with a beefier sensor behind them. As we've repeatedly pointed out at TiPb, there's thin and then there's thin at the expense of functionality. I'd rather have a better camera than have an extra millimeter shaved off the iPad's thickness. Here's hoping Apple takes the iPad 2 and iPod touch 4's rear facing 720p camera and puts that in the front of iPhone 5, iPod touch 5, and iPad 3 and gives the entire range of iOS mobile devices a better rear facing imagine sensor next time around.
Body by Venus
Georgia maintains the thinner, sleeker, dare-she-say-sexier casing means iPad 2 is from Venus while the original iPad 1 was from Mars. Her point is Apple didn't only bring the cameras over from iPod touch 4 -- it brought the curves. A slight bit shorter and skinnier than the original iPad, it's also an unbelievable 33% thinner at only 0.34-inches. That's thinner than iPhone 4 thin.
- Height: 9.50 inches (241.2 mm)
- Width: 7.31 inches (185.7 mm)
- Thinness: 0.34 inch (8.8 mm)
Apple accomplished this nearly fetishistic of thinness by flattening out the battery and reducing the depth of the glass used on front. That's fine for the battery but unless the new glass is even more gorilla than the original I'm going to be even more paranoid about protecting it than I was about protecting the original. (Conveniently Apple provides a Smart Cover for that.)
Because of the reduced depth, instead of a flat side frame like the original iPad or like the antenna provides on iPhone 4, we have a curvaceous, completely unframed aluminum back like iPod touch 4. The result is that it sits flatter and feels even smaller when you hold it.
Thankfully it's not chromed like iPod touch 4, it's the same matte finish as the original iPad and even the original iPhone 2G. Not so thankfully it's every bit as slick as those devices so if you're at all clumsy (hi!) or worried about it sliding off armrests or car seats, you'll have to look at soft-touch or silicon cases when they become available.(opens in new tab)
All this thinness contributes to a reduction in weight as well. It's only 0.2-lbs lighter than the original iPad but on a 1.3-lbs device that's appreciated. It by no means makes it a one-handed device but it makes it a tad less tiring to hold and whether it's reading, surfing, or gaming, every little bit helps.
- Wi-Fi: 1.33 pounds (601 g)
- GSM/AT&T 3G: Weight: 1.35 pounds (613 g)
- Verizon 3G: Weight: 1.34 pounds (607 g)
New guts, new glory
In our review last year we said the original iPad's specs weren't interesting or even important -- it was the experience. This year Apple clearly feels the same about iPad 2 only more so. However, while you can clearly throw specs at a device and fail to deliver an experience, a great experience requires good enough specs to deliver it. Enter the Apple A5 System-on-a-Chip (SoC) and 512MB of RAM.
According to benchmarks, Apple's A5 is likely a dual-core ARM Cortex A9 CPU at 1GHz but dynamically clocked to 900MHz, alongside an Imagination PowerVR SGX 543MP2, souped up with 512MB of RAM. In CPU and JavaScript render tests iPad 2 was a little faster than iOS 4.3 on iPad 1 and Android 3.0 Honeycomb on the Xoom. In GPU tests it was devastatingly faster. Faster as in it digs a hole, stomps them into the mud, refills the whole, stomps it again, and repeats ten more times before the others even try to fight back. It's fast.
What all these geekily benchmarked numbers mean in the real world is faster access to your web pages, especially JavaScript-heavy pages like Facebook, and far smoother, more detailed, and more high-performance graphics in everything from OS transitions to full 3D games. The extra RAM means you can keep more web pages in memory and apps and games in saved state longer. Maddeningly, the original iPad was so RAM-starved it would practically reload a web page every time you changed tabs. I've kept 5 or more -- the entire Smartphone Experts Network in fact -- live and instantly reachable in Safari tabs with nary a reload in sight. Same goes for apps and games. When before saved states would drop semi regularly I've barely ever seen that on iPad 2 even with several big games in the Fast App Switcher at once.
About the only internal spec that didn't get a bump is storage. The options remain the same at 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB which is fine for almost all mainstream users but not the 128GB media aficionados have been clamoring for.
No other change from iPad to iPad 2 is more physically invisible but experientially meaningful than the new internals.(opens in new tab)
Smart magnets
iPad 2 has 10 magnets built into the frame. Currently they're used to both attach Apple's Smart Covers, and to sleep/wake-and-unlock the iPad 2 itself. Flick the Smart Cover and its 21 magnets anywhere near the left edge of iPad 2 and the magnets will grab it and align it near-perfectly. Lift them or close them over the right edge and the screen will go dark or light up instantaneously.
But the Smart Covers -- despite the press they're getting -- aren't the story. They're just the introduction. Apple had first-party and hence first -mover advantage and will likely sell a ton of Smart Covers at launch. However, I'm more excited about what will come next, when every creative case maker and genius accessory company in the business starts to release succeeding generations of "smart" products.
Gryos and radios and batteries, oh my
Like iPhone 4 and iPod touch 4 before it, iPad 2 adds a gyroscope to its existing accelerometer which provides precise 3-axis rotation and control to games, Augmented Reality, and other motion-sensitive apps. (Real Racing fans, commence your celebrations.)
While Apple didn't go LTE with their cellular radio, and didn't even give us HSPA+, they did add a CDMA option for Verizon.
- GSM/AT&T: UMTS/HSDPA/HSUPA (850, 900, 1900, 2100 MHz); GSM/EDGE (850, 900, 1800, 1900 MHz)
- Verizon: CDMA EV-DO Rev. A (800, 1900 MHz)
The lack of LTE makes sense given its small footprint and Apple's reluctance to even go 3G in the original iPhone. HSPA+ is a disappointment, however, considering it's international deployment (though admittedly AT&T's HSPA+ isn't at the faster end of the spectrum...). With the Verizon iPhone launch earlier in the year, a CDMA iPad was almost a no-brainer. Coverage and competition will no doubt be welcome, though EVDO is slower than HSPA and there's no voice network so no dropped calls to worry about.
iPad 2 has the same 802.11/a/b/g/n as last year, which is to say the latest and greatest still available. Bluetooth is also the same as last year, 2.1 + EDR. There is a Bluetooth 3.0 + HS spec, adopted in 2009, that boosts speeds by handing the connection over to Wi-Fi but Apple has shown no interest in that to date. Maybe they're waiting on Wi-Fi direct...
Most impressively, even with all the new internals Apple to crammed into iPad 2, they managed to retain the same 10 hours of battery life (25-watt-hour). Whether that's some black magic mix of highly efficient hardware and aggressive software I don't know, but getting so much performance without giving up any battery life is a huge achievement.
Accessories and compatibility
Due to the very different form factor, original iPad cases (with the exception of pouches, which might be a bit roomy) aren't compatible with iPad 2. Other accessories, especially those that connect via cable to the dock port or use Bluetooth should be just fine. Those that connect directly to the dock port, such as cradles and car kits may or may not work so keep that in mind if you're upgrading.
Apple's own Smart Covers come in pastel gray, blue, green, orange, and pink polyurethane for $39 or cream, tan, black, navy, or (PRODUCT) red for $69.
The Digital AV adapter (HDMI cable) is $39 and if you want to go wireless with AirPlay but no mirroring, an Apple TV is $100
Both the camera kit and VGA adapter from the original iPad continue to work with iPad 2, as do the component and composite cables and the 10w power adapter. There's a new iPad 2-specific dock for $29 and while the original iPad dock and keyboard dock seem to still be available from Apple, I wouldn't risk them. You can get a Bluetooth Keyboard for greater flexibility and compatibility.
The total package
Some say iPad 2 is an iPhone 3GS-style upgrade. They're wrong. It's not iPhone 3G (no next-generation radio) or iPhone 3GS (which didn't get any extra cameras). As should be apparent by now, it's an iPod touch 3 (2009) to iPod touch 4 (2010)-style upgrade. Thinner and sleeker, the glass and aluminum of iPad 2 still feels every bit as solid as the first iPad. It remains heavy but until Apple creates some liquid metal-unubtainium hybrid that's just the reality of a 9.7-inch device. So it still needs a lap or a table or an armrest or something to lean on for extended use. It's better than the original iPad but only slightly in that regard.
Likewise it's even less cluttered and more completely that window into apps and the web, but only slightly so. It equals the screen and betters the original iPad hardware in almost every way, especially the A5 processor. It unbelievably fast and even more unbelievably -- the iPad 2 stays cool to the touch even when pushing ridiculous amounts of video and hardcore gaming. (Enough to make me wonder what an ARM-powered MacBook Air could one day be like -- the Intel chipset running Adobe Flash can serve double duty as a griddle.)
iPad Software
The original iPad shipped with iOS 3.2, which was new and exciting at the time. It got its first taste of iOS 4 -- including fast app switching, multitasking API, folders, and more -- with iOS 4.2 last November and again it felt like a huge update. iPad 2 ships with iOS 4.3 and it's relatively conservative by comparison. We've done a complete iOS 4.3 walkthrough already but here I'd like to focus on those features designed to complement iPad 2-specific hardware, and those features that benefit the most from iPad 2-specific hardware improvements.
We'll start with Steve Jobs' 7 better features.
Safari and web browsing
As Andrew shows in the video above, the combination of iOS 4.3's new Nitro JavaScript engine (ported over from the Mac), the new Apple A5 SoC, and most especially the boost to 512MB of RAM turns Safari from an excellent if frustrating experience on the original iPad to an excellent and now mostly fantastic experience on iPad 2.
Where the original iPad tended to "kill" background tabs whenever it ran out of available memory -- which was pretty much every time you switched pages and an incredibly annoying quality in a web browser -- iPad 2 can keep a ton of tabs "alive" That means it doesn't have to re-load them after each switch and you can stop waiting and start reading immediately. Also, the dreaded "checkerboard effect" -- where significant lag would occur before Safari could render the web page content -- is minimal. If waiting for a complex page like Facebook to render used to make you tear your hair out, iPad 2 will make certain you get to keep what you have left.
If your primary iPad use is web browsing, this by itself might make iPad 2 a worthy upgrade. As we'll see in a moment with apps and gaming, it's like going from dial-up to broadband. Combined with their industry leading HTML 5 and CSS 3 support, iPad 2 Safari is an incredible browser and an unparalleled platform for mobile web development (web apps).
And yes, due to complacency on the part of Adobe and intransigence on the part of Apple, iPad 2 Safari still doesn't support Flash. If Flash is critical to you and App Store apps like SkyFire or iSwifter (which transcode Flash to H.264 video on the fly) aren't solution enough, iPad 2 may be a non-starter.
Email, Photos, Video, Music, and eBooks
Thanks to iPad 2's Apple A5 processor the apps launch faster. Thanks to the "cameras", Photos now has a real Camera Roll. Thanks to iOS 4.3 Home Sharing and AirPlay the media is more transportable than ever (streaming from your Mac or Windows PC to your iPad and from your iPad to your Apple TV). Thanks to a steady stream of iBooks updates and publisher additions, eBooks are better looking and less embarrassing when compared to Amazon's Kindle catalog.
Most of these are incidental improvements, however. The Mail app hasn't been redesigned to provide flags/stars, mark as spam, or mark all as read functionality. Photos hasn't gotten any form of cloud-based sync. Videos and Music still haven't gotten iTunes Extras or iTunes LP support (anyone remember those?!). And Apple's new subscription service is controversial to say the least and hasn't done anything to provide for a unified marketplace for periodicals -- iMags, iNews, iComics are still in iLimbo.
Perhaps iOS 5 will address these issues and more (see below).
Apple touted 9x graphics performance on iPad 2 and also introduced a gyroscope for 3-axis positioning. It's safe to say they're taking gaming very seriously. How does it all come together? According to Chad -- awesomely well. They launch faster and play more fluidly with little or no slow down or skipping. The level of texture and detail is also much higher and because iPad 2 is thinner and a little lighter, it is much more comfortable to hold.
Of course developers need to update their games to take advantage of the better processing and graphics. Some have already and with spectacular results. Real Racing HD 2, Infinity Blade, and Dead Space HD are all incredible examples of what's possible on iPad 2 -- before the device even shipped. It will be interesting to see what developers can get out of it now that they have it in their hands, and in the months to follow.
While not part of Steve Jobs' original 7 key features, Apple spent a considerable amount of time during the iPad 2 introduction on iMovie and GarageBand. Both were no doubt created with three different but complementary goals in mind -- to delight and astonish users with an incredibly immersive content creation experience, to raise the bar for developers and challenge them to make mobile software of the same caliber, and to programmatically walk up to the competition, pull out a Bugs Bunny glove, fill it with a brick, and smack them back to the drawing board.
They represent the next generation of tablet software, once again redefining perceptions and expectations on what can and can't be done with multitouch and 9.7-inches of glass and aluminum. And interestingly, unlike last year's suite of Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, this year Apple switched from iWork to iLife and with much better results. While it was fun to finger paint with productivity, I still found myself going back to my Mac when I needed to get work done. iMovie and GarageBand better fit the iPad vision, or at least Apple is getting better at articulating their vision with these apps.
But that's big picture stuff. Mainstream users, when they're laying down up to 8-tracks, tapping away on virtual drums, strumming virtual strings, tickling virtual ivory, and laying down some smoking hot vocals to top it off, you won't care about any of that. They'll be rocking out to GarageBand.
Both are $4.99 on the App Store and will hopefully be joined by a real iPhoto or Aperture app at some point soon.
- iMovie hands-on
FaceTime on iPad 2 is built-in and functions in the same manner as iPod touch 4. Enter and Apple ID, associate it with an email address you want to serve as the FaceTime "call number", and you're good to go. Because iPad 2 has the same cameras as iPod touch 4 the quality is similar but due to the large size of iPad 2's screen, it feels better. It's like doing FaceTime on Mac or Skype on Pac but without the annoying keyboard getting in your way. Dieter described it as the optimal shared experience. iPhones and iPods touch are great for a single user but if you want to have family moments -- grandparents sitting on the sofa, parents with their children on their laps the iPad is better. Even classes and coworkers huddled together will benefit from iPad's implementation of FaceTime.
It's a question of scale really. iPad doesn't show FaceTime in real size but it shows FaceTime closer to real size and it makes a difference, even if you're just one person reclining on the sofa...(opens in new tab)
Unfortunately, Apple didn't (yet?) choose to take advantage of the big iPad screen by giving us FaceTime conference calls so three long-distance family members or friends can share a video call. Maybe iOS 5 will also address that.
Also, while Apple uses open standards for FaceTime they don't seem to have pushed out FaceTime itself as an easy to implement open standard so iOS users can easily video chat with Android, webOS, and Windows users. Until that happens, cross-platform solutions like Skype remain more appealing. (Especially because they work over 3G, unlike FaceTime -- unless you tether to a mobile/personal hotspot, which makes the kind of sense that doesn't.)
Photo Booth
Leanna took a look at Photo Booth, also built-in on iPad 2, and found it to be fun if silly, similar to Photo Booth on the Mac, and entertaining for kids and adults alike. Photo Booth is equipped with 8 different effects: Thermal Camera, Mirror, X-Ray, Kaleidoscope, Light Tunnel, Squeeze, Twirl, and Stretch. You can edit the effect before snapping the picture by pinching and dragging on the screen. As you take photos (from either front or rear camera) with Photo Booth, they are saved to your Camera Roll and you can see thumbnails of the images at the bottom of the screen. From here, you can easily email, copy, and delete multiple photos. Be careful though, deleting a photo from Photo Booth also deletes it from your Camera Roll.
Again, the quality of the photos taken with the VGA front-facing camera are not by any means outstanding, but given the nature of these shots - fun, quirky, and silly - it isn't too big of a deal.
While kids might go back to Photo Booth again and again, and it might be fun to demo for friends and family, my guess is Apple included it on iPad 2 as more of a tech demo -- to show how the Apple A5 SoC can handle 9 simultaneous camera live views, all with different, real-time reflections -- and as a great in-store demo. Kids playing on Photo Booth for Mac has been a staple of Apple Store activity for ages. Now those kids will be playing on Photo Booth for iPad.(opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab) (opens in new tab)
Video mirroring
With iPad 2 you can finally duplicate the iOS display onto an external monitor or HDTV via Apple's Digital AV Adapter (which I'll more sanely call the HDMI adapter from now on). That means anything on your iPad 2 from the home screen to videos to games to presentations can be shared with larger groups on a bigger screen. For video, AirPlay is probably better because it's wireless but it requires an Apple TV on the receiving end. Because the adapter goes straight into the HDMI port it can handle up to 1080p and unlike AirPlay, it can show apps. (Hopefully AirPlay will gain that ability in the future.)
Since iPad is 1024x768 it shows up as letter- and pillar-boxed on a 1080p (1920x1080) display. That means it's not as big as it could possibly be but it also means the pixels are mapped 1-to-1 and aren't stretched and blurred to fill the screen. (You can use your HDTV's zoom feature to fill the screen if you don't care about pixel perfection and just want it BIG.)
Georgia and I tried it out on her wall mounted HDTV and while she had to maintain focus on the iPad to play Infinity Blade and Angry Birds, her family and I got to enjoy watching along. For group games it could be a lot of fun. For use in a classroom or conference room it could be game changing.
That Post-PC thing
Apple has taken to calling the iPad a post-PC device, and retconned iPod and iPhone into the same category. I don't recall a PC being called a post-mainframe, but that's neither here nor there. Dieter recently ranted on the iPad Live! podcast that iPad still needs to be plugged into iTunes to activate and that makes the post-PC rather PC-dependent. Apple Stores will do this for you but Apple won't ship the device already activated, and any time you update iOS you need to re-tether to iTunes to re-activate. Apple may think that transfers over iTunes DRM authentication and promotes regular backups but in 2011 it's also a bit of a pain.
Most Android devices and all webOS devices require a Gmail or Palm ID to activate them, which I'd argue means they're still dependent on a PC, just one in the cloud. It would be nice if iPad 2 -- if all mobile devices -- tore down that dependance, local and cloud both, and made it optional. Then they could stop being post-PC, stop being transitional, and become a thing unto themselves.
Waiting on June
Beyond activation, iPad software in general is hamstrung by the fact that major new iOS releases are historically timed to coincide with major iPhone releases. That means any new iPad, the first one notwithstanding, is currently destined to wait 3 months for a really meaningful update. At least that's the case this year. A couple of new built-in apps aside, iPad 2 is running a 9-month old, thrice point-bumped OS at the moment. While iOS 4, and in this specific case iOS 4.3 is impressive on iPad 2, I can't help but imagine what iOS 5 will bring.
Settings restored from the cloud, Syngergy-style contact and status aggregation, App and game sync across iOS devices, a unified file repository, system-wide voice control, elegant notifications, a Theme Store, and any number of other improvements will no doubt be as big a deal for iPad 2 as iOS 4.2 was for the original iPad. That's an exciting prospect.
Pricing and availability
iPad 2 launched on March 11 in the US and is currently scheduled to launch on March 25 in Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Mexico, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the UK. Additional countries, including the rest of Asia will follow but no dates have yet been announced.
In the US iPad 2 is available online and in stores at AT&T, Best Buy, Target, Verizon Wireless, Walmart and select Apple Authorized Resellers.
Pricing remains the same: $499 for 16GB Wi-Fi, $599 for 32GB Wi-Fi, and $699 for 64GB Wi-Fi. AT&T GSM/HSPA and separate Verizon CDMA/EVDO rev A models are available for $130 more or $629 for 16GB 3G, $729 for 32GB 3G, and $829 for 64GB 3G.
All those models come in both white and black for a grand total of 18 SKUs for US shoppers to choose from, a dizzying 10 more than last year. (International shoppers will only have 12 SKUs to choose from -- no Verizon models.)
iPad 2 is an evolutionary improvement to the original iPad, but that's true of almost every iOS device update. Taken year by year each generation seems only slightly better than the last. It's like children you see every day as opposed to just on holidays. The incremental growth escapes you. When looking back from the original iPhone 2G to the latest iPhone 4, however, the improvements are staggering. And that creates a bit of a challenge for consumers.
If you're still not sure whether you'd even use a tablet device, whether you need something between your smartphone and laptop, head on over to your local Apple Store, big box retailer, or carrier store and try out an iPad 2. Read and watch a lot of TiPb to be sure but iPad is really something that you need to feel and experience before you can make an informed choice. For some it will be the easy-to-use PC alternative they've always dreamed of. For others it will be tertiary at best and something they just have no place for in their lives.
If you're trying to decide between iPad 2 and a competing tablet running Android, BlackBerry Tablet OS (QNX), the webOS TouchPad, or anything else, frankly iPad 2 should be your default choice. Most competing tablets haven't even shipped yet (almost all lack even a solid release date) and none of them have the apps, accessories, fit, finish or ecosystem of iPad 2. While things can and probably will change over the course of the next year, at the time of this review the tablet space is for all intents and purposes a one horse race. Unless there's a feature a competing tablet has at the time you want to buy it, a feature compelling enough to make everything else take a back seat -- like a 7-inch form factor, Flash support, not being made by Apple, etc. -- it's hard to recommend anything other than iPad 2 right now.(opens in new tab)
If you're wondering whether or not you should upgrade, there are always only a few reasons to consider the next current year's model over the last. Either you're a gadget lover who simply has to have the latest and greatest, or there's one or more features important enough to make the upgrade worth while. For those considering the short step from iPad to iPad 2 this year, those features include video mirroring (especially if you're in education or business), the speed improvements (if Safari and apps performance was slow and RAM-starved enough to bother you previously), the gyroscope and 9x graphics improvements for hardcore gamers, the magnets for those who want in on Smart Covers and the other accessories that will no doubt follow them, the cameras if FaceTime is meaningful to you and your loved ones, and the Verizon 3G models if you need mobile connectivity and that's the best network in your area.
(For more on whether you should get an iPad 2 and which model might best suit you, see our iPad buyers guide.)
I used my original iPad a lot... until iPhone 4 was released. I still kept most of my apps and games on iPad but because iPhone 4 was so much faster I just picked it up far more often. iPad 2 has changed that paradigm again. The combination of the big screen and Apple A5 processor has made it my go-to device once more (when I'm not in feet-down mobile, of course.) It's by no means perfect, and we've listed many of the most glaring and frustrating imperfections above, but iPad 2 looks better, it feels better, and it just works better.
Neither Empire nor Reloaded, iPad 2 is closer akin to The Two Towers -- a solid second part in the iPad's ongoing story.
Rene Ritchie is one of the most respected Apple analysts in the business, reaching a combined audience of over 40 million readers a month. His YouTube channel, Vector, has over 90 thousand subscribers and 14 million views and his podcasts, including Debug, have been downloaded over 20 million times. He also regularly co-hosts MacBreak Weekly for the TWiT network and co-hosted CES Live! and Talk Mobile. Based in Montreal, Rene is a former director of product marketing, web developer, and graphic designer. He's authored several books and appeared on numerous television and radio segments to discuss Apple and the technology industry. When not working, he likes to cook, grapple, and spend time with his friends and family.
Great review.
I love how steve jobs says " specs dont matter " now every blogger starts off there reviews talking how they dont matter now.. what a bunch of sheep... it specs didnt matter then the ipad 2's camera would be better .. but its specs suck.. hense taking crappy pics.. so do specs matter or not..
after reading the entire review with the talk of improved ram and A5 processosr.. i guess what you meant was other companies specs dont matter .. only the ones apple has improved, which seem to have made your experience with your new, upgraded ( specwise ) ipad 2 so much better
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Great review Rene!
I can't wait to get one on March 25th!
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after seeing this i may just save $200 and get the ipad 1 walla not kidding dead serious
true sticking with my ipad 1...not much difference.
Great honest review, Rene and the TiPb team. Can't wait until March 25th to get mine in Canada.
It hasn't been mentioned, but I'm guessing there's no user switching or app locking. Basically for when someone else wants to use the iPad, and you want to keep certain things (contacts, email) private.
Nice review! I still don't understand what's so great about that PhotoBooth app, but ok.
By the way, the shipping ETA has been pushed back even farther: Now it's 4-5 WEEKS until your iPad 2 may or may not arrive. Holy @#$%^&*
Wonderful review! One of the best i've read!
Correction: 1080p isn't 1960x1080, it's 1920x1080.
Great review!
I still don't get the thing about the Retina display though. For what it is, I think the rez is enough. If they had bumped it up just a bit, maybe to like 160s from 132 DPI, that would be nice. However, doubling seems like overkill and a slight bump would have made development nasty, so I can see why they stayed at the same as iPad1. Also, since the screen is so small on an iPhone, people with really good eyes might be able to take advantage of the Retina display, but people aren't going to hold the iPad up so close with the bigger screen. So, IMO, the advantage of the Retina display is to enable a very small device to work more like a bigger one... but fail to see why that much dpi is necessary on something like the iPad or a larger screen device. (Notice, on desktops, we go with BIGGER screens, not usually higher DPI... even the most serious graphic designer doesn't have a 'Retina' display on the desktop.) The iPad already has a higher DPI than nearly EVERY Apple laptop or desktop!
The only thing that really interests me is the faster processor.
Then you must be interested.
Great review, warts and all.
I use my iPad 1 so much that even small improvements are worth the upgrade for me, and the GF has wanted to steal away my iPad from day 1, she'll be getting my iPad 1.
great review. But this Ipad 2 is far from what it should have been.
Apple relied heavily on marketing and people bought into it. These cameras could have been so much better and Apple knows it.
I'm confused - what "should it have been"?
They could have put better camera's in that 10 in ch ipad. They could have put the same quality in the iphone into the ipad, atelast!
You feel like this was the best that they could do at this time?
I honestly don't see a quality issue with the cameras installed in the iPad 2.
Yes, I feel that the iPad 2 is a significant step up on the device Apple introduced a year ago. I keep hearing from people that it's the same device, no changes, not the improvements they wanted...yet nobody can really say anything other than regurgitating the same whines (Better camera, SD Card slot and a thunderbolt port). Honestly I haven't heard one complaint about a feature that I can say I was looking forward to, or even wanted in the first place.
Es hat kenein Speicherkartenslot, man braucht noch einen Adapter den man sich kaufen kann. Und mit bestimmten Programme kann man auch ohne iTunes leben
I second that. I was hoping for a camera that would let me scan in a barcode. If this is the same camera as the iPod, the image quality is too low.
I know it's sort of off topic ... but Rene ... That shirt you're wearing is sillier than you holding up an iPad to take pictures/video... Just my personal opinion so don't take it too hard :)
Yeah, it looks like Don Ho threw up on his shirt, but the review was good.
The scary thing is that he was not the first person to buy that shirt on that day! :)
Having said that, I own a truly flourescent pink Hawaiian shirt myself, so I can't really criticize, unless I say his choice was not daring enough :)
Rene please stop trying to conflate cloud based sync/backup with PC. The objective is to get away from having to tether your device physically to a PC in order to activate, sync and backup. This is exactly what Google and Palm offer. Your argument that there is a PC in the cloud, therefore it is analogous, is nonsensical. Yes the data has to be stored on a server someplace, but the point is to move away from the data having to be accessed with a cable attached to a computer, not moving away from the data having to be accessed at all. Short of a microchip embedded in your fingertip, the cloud is the optimal solution we want, not another issue to be circumvented.
The cloud as a PC is the same as the Internet is a PC, so no device can ever be free of a PC.
Silly analogy. The huge point is that the cloud is a PC that someone else owns and maintains - not one the has to be in your house that you need to return to - in order to sync/activate.
Excellent and very detailed review guys! Love the video mirroring video!
For what it is going to cost me to send my daughter to the prom this year, I could buy an iPad 2 with a Smart Cover. Not that I'm bitter. Or anything.
Too good :-)
iPad: 1
Prom Dress: 0
I wonder. Is the iPad 2 really a 1S (read: iPhone 3G to 3GS).
As much as I want an iPad 2, I am actually going to jump in to the tablet market with an original iPad. With the cost savings, I won't feel as bad if I don't use it as much as I think I will. And, since apple products hold their value quite well, in 6 months, I can upgrade and get some / most of my original outlay back to put towards my iPad 2. A great review though. It really is just a money factor at this point.
That's exactly what I did and for the exact same reasons. I LOVE my iPad 1! Not a bit sorry! Although I am interested in seeing what iPad 3 has to offer... ;)
Unfortunately, it is not (yet) possible to order iPad 2 online to many countries :(
Playbook > iPad2. Why? Flash and uncompromising web browsing. To be frank, the reality if no one want dumb down version of a website which what are apps now when the full website does what i want it do to. Plus I think it is insult for iPad2 to allow you to edit freaking movies yet refuse to let me visit ww.thefwa.com?!?!
Is that RealTalk? I'm just saying.
Don't forget the stronger processor (although the iPad's graphics are unparalleled the T.I. OMAP 4430 blows it out the water speed-wise), the OS that's MADE for a tablet (not one made for a phone), and better cameras.
The Apple fanboys will try and downplay flash and the like as much as they want but they know the truth ;)
PlayBook isn't "uncompromising" -- it doesn't support SilverLight, ActiveX, QuickTime, or any number of other web plugins. Only Flash. If Flash is important to you, that's great. If you need to access a corporate website that requires ActiveX you're out of luck, same as iPad.
None of those are de facto standards like Flash is though. None of the tablets play Real Media either, and thats just about as important as everything you mentioned.
ActiveX during the height of Internet Explorer 6's dominance was probably in the same position Flash was last year.
I'm planning on having a child in a few years that WILL break Barry Bonds all time home run record. How do I know this? I just know.
Only one thing wrong with this logic.........my son is NOT BORN YET......Get it? How in the hell do I know he can hit the deuce without ever throwing a pitch at him?
Getting to my point. Don't throw a Playbook reference and comparison to iPad 2 out there until you have ( or consumers as well ) had the chance to actually use one. Might be a good idea.
As Crash Davis used to say, "don't bring that weak a#% $&@# here, meat."
@realtalk, man where did you buy your playbook, been looking everywhere for one since it was announced in november! #fail.
Im glad apple doesn't allow flash. It pushes people to make the experience different. I go to the engadget app way more than I go to the actual website now, cause the app experience is just awesome, not "standard"
Just curious - why bother coming to TIPB to troll about the PlayBook? If you like the PlayBook - find a PlayBook forum/blog to visit :)
"There's a reason no major manufacturer makes a consumer grade camera with a 9.7-inch screen. It's just too loud and obnoxious to use as your daily shooter or tourist cam. Trust me, I tried."
Loved the review Rene...but I think your shirt was much more loud and obnoxious than the 10 inch "camera" you were holding up.
I agree - they wouldn't be saying "Look at that dude using an iPad as a camera!" they would be saying "Look at that dude in the silly hawaiian shirt."
Re: CPU and GPU
"little" or "stomps" aren't accurate terms. They are descriptive, but are not accurate. Something like, the A5 on iOS 4.3 is x% faster than Tegra 2 on Android 3.0 for version y of the Sunspider benchmark.
The statement that the A5 is a 1 GHz CPU dynamically clocked to 900 MHz is also inaccurate. When something is dynamically clocked, there is no one single voltage-frequency that it runs. There's a scale of settings that'll drive the processor from really low voltages-frequencies (100 MHz?) during low workloads to 1 GHz during high workloads. It's really just a processor that implements power saving modes depending on workload. Basically every single processor shipped today does that.
Re: good cameras vs thinness or form factor
Like everyone knows, Apple has a choice on what it wants to deliver. Thinness is a feature that is fundamental to the device. It effects how people use the device every day. It impacts the usability and handling of the device.
Good cameras is a niche feature for a device of this size. It'll be great if they could do more, but as has been said many times, design is about choices.
Do you want a more expensive device that is thicker or has a protrusion to accommodate better camera modules?
For Apple, thinness obviously wins. It's a huge usability win. Adding nice cameras on this form factor? That sounds like something that should be left to a slow iterative improvement to me.
Fell out of bed feeling down. This has brighteend my day!
Love that tattoo Rene!! Oh wait, it's a shirt...
the iPad is maacigl. After watching the video, I have to agree. That guy was typing on the iPad while it was on his lap, at a 45 degree angle. It didn't slide down! If not magic what else could it be?
You've got all the info right there! The plbeishur's just need to create eBook versions of your textbooks and allow Apple to sell them in the iBookstore. It's as simple as that!
Haveing upgraded from the iPad to the iPad 2 that was a spot on review. Great work!
Great review, enjoyed the read! Thanks Rene.
Rene, some of these folks are WAY too myopic to understand the shirt. How can you POSSIBLY do a credible tourist test without the proper uniform?
It took to comment #24 to point this out - for the benefit of those (two) who commented on Rene's shirt. :)
Great review, fair and true, can't wait till iPad 2 is available in U.K.
ipad 2 sucks, get a xoom. Of coarse it will get a great review from a fanboy site.
What is a Xoom?
And the xoom would get a great review with the fanboy android sites. Your point is?
Do you mean of 'coarse' it should get a 'fine' review?
Good review. Covered a lot of details.
Did anything really change with the ipad2? Looks the same as always... Every ipad I see, they all look the same. Same as the iPhones. There is no personalization. Oh wait, you can change the order if icons that cover the your personalized background... I guess simplicity is excellent for the some people (women, children and the elderly are good target markets for this tech).
Yeah, Drizzle. Buying complicated devices makes them better....jackass!
What am i going to do with the Xoom after I get one?
Lol @ iPhoneMilk...I know what they are going to do with the xoom. Everytime they reference the xoom, they will tell that person that asks about it, "it's kind of like an iPad, but not an iPad...hehehehe
Good review, I'll be picking up one for my GF soon. For me tho, I'll stick with getting a Xoom. I don't understand why the user cost has to go sky high when you want simple built in things like an SD card slot or HDMI out. You gotta pick up separate connections that are oddly shaped and then they expect you to tote them around??? o.0
Rene said "They've forced us to touch and feel our computing and not just click and think our way through it." But I mildly disagree. Apple can't really force anyone to do anything. Microsoft can force IT departments to upgrade Windows and Office, which is how they make most of their money. But they can't force consumers to do anything. And neither can Apple.
I completely agree that Apple has created a vastly better experience than anyone else. But instead of saying that Apple has "forced us," I'd say they have "attracted us." It's the difference between push and pull. Microsoft tried to push the same old tired Windows interface into the pad computing space. Didn't work. Apple would have failed too if they just jammed Mac OS X into a pad.
Instead, Apple pulled us in by doing the hard work and really figuring out how to make the UI more organic. More intuitive and natural. Now there's nothing between you and your apps + data. No mouse, no Finder, no folder navigation. We didn't know it was possible, having been trained to handle the old school "office productivity" desktop metaphor for so long. But now that Apple has shown us how, it seems obvious. The inevitable next step (pardon the pun) in computing.
I'm using "forced" as a way to express what happens when your expectations, preconceptions, and prior habits are challenged and you have to deal with something new.
So how does that smart cover feel when its tucked behind during use?
good review and you covered almost all aspects of ipad2 and i dont think it has any much bigger difference rather than the main difference that is the front camera that can now allow us to video chat.
Great review, i very much enjoyed reading it :)
personally i would have loved to 'see' some rendering tests to really show off the better graphics card and dual core CPU.
personally im still leaning towards a BB playbook for myself, we use a BES server at work, and we use BB's, also i like the size of it, just small enough to bring with me on service calls.
Congrats go out to apple, i think they will make many consumers very happy with there tablet purchases.
Rene ,
YOu are completely wrong about your Post - PC comment. Working in the cloud is not dependent on a PC .. You're bing too technical with that comment.. just because the cloud is handled by servers?? it's dependent on a PC.. ???
What matters is that with the cloud, the user does not need a secondary hardware. He punches his email or his sign-in ID and he gets all the information... that myself is POST-PC .. that is the ANYTIME ANYWHERE PC .. and the "cloud" is what provides it..
Like you said: thinner design, a couple of cameras, and a faster chipset. Period. Went to Apple store to give it a spin, still very heavy and still looks like crap. Can't justify buying a super expensive giant iPod touch with 2009 screendoor resolution.
Can't disagree much there.
You're right Sparky. I foorgt that one my own biggest raves about the iPad is its instant on feature. It's SO NICE completely usage changing not to be waiting to boot all the time.
[ snifs the air ] "Wow, a lot of haters spending time around here..."
I just got my iPad 2 (two days before FedEx's ETA; how does that happen), but there is one thing that's driving me crazy.
Rene - and any other owners of both iPad 1 and 2 - when you compare the contrast between the original iPad and iPad 2, do you see any kind of difference in the way of how "bright white" the screens are in comparison??? It's hard to explain and it's driving me crazy...I sometimes refer to it as a "slight yellow-ish tint", although tint is too strong a word...how about "shades of white", do you notice a difference? :(
A thoughtful and well written review as always.
Only two items that rubbed me wrong - the bit about the cloud being a PC too - really? Anyway, I already commented on that in an earlier reply.
But the big point is your disparaging remarks about Matrix Reloaded (I can only assume that, based on the order of the comparisons, and your previous indications of being a Star Wars fan.)
"it adds unnecessary complexity, loses its focus, and kills the franchise"? That's just mean. I love the whole Matrix franchise. To me, no other movie franchise has managed to be as consistent and true to it's fans as the Matrix. Star Wars - Ewoks? Jar Jar Binks? - really? Superman got worse with every instalment. As did Batman. The reboots of both helped. Loved the reboot of Star Trek.
Anyway, there's no accounting for taste :) Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the review Rene. Could you comment on the lack of GPS in wifi only models please? With tethering for data from iPhone this is the only thing making me think twice about going with the 3G models.
Hey Rene...Don Johnson from Miami Vice called...He says he wants his shirt back!!!
about the post pc comment. I really think that is what makes apple's products stand out, that is what drives them to continue to one up the competition and set the bar for other companies. I really don't mind all of apple's stipulations as without incentive for gain whats the point of putting out the effort to produce something great.
Thanks for the review,
I wonder if smart cover can scratch the screen.
Good review. I think the IPAD 2 is an upgrade from IPAD 1, but if you really want a tablet can perform look at a Motorola Xoom! The Tegra 2 dual-core processor is a beast. And the Quad Tegra 4 processor should be coming out this summer which will be rediculously fast. HTC, Samsung and Toshiba are all coming out with tablets and the consumer should wait until this summer to see who the real winner of the tablets is. There will have several different models to choose from to appeal to a variety of consumers. Apple is limited to one model of the IPAD. I really believe the future and leader of tablets is Android. Yes Apple started the path but Google will be the one that comes in and paves the road.
I am the biggest Apple Fanboy you ever met, but I sincerely hope that these Android tablets ARE better then the iPad! The consumer will only benefit from a bloody battle of innovation and vision. May the best OS win!
All I read in this review is: "blah blah blah iPad 2 does not deliver, but I'll forgive them because it's Apple."
The XOOM is comparable, and in several ways superior. The statement " it's hard to recommend anything other than iPad 2 right now" given the flash issue, camera issues, less RAM etc is a little odd.
Wow. I got to the "frankly, iPad 2 should be your default choice [...]" bit and all I read after that was "Tablets like the Galaxy Tab 10.1 aren't out yet, so don't wait, go and get the iPad 2 so that everything I'm saying here still stands true at the time of purchase! Right now, this very second and for maybe the next few weeks, the iPad 2 is the bestest!"
Since the iPad 2 does not need to reload web pages every time you go back to an open tab like the original iPad, doesn't that mean that you are using less data on your data plan when not on WiFi? In essence, the iPad 2 will actually save you money! :)
Actually I have tried the iPad 2 which my brother just bought. I thought it was really cool and met my expectations!
yeah,i bought 2 for me and my father
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Rene, there's a typo in your review. Instead of "There's no such rational for keeping the same level of gloss.", please change "rational" to "rationale". Thank you! (GREAT review!)
New buyers of ipad 2 must wait to buy, as price is likely to crash to $300 as lots of new companies entering this niche.
Iv read quite a bit about the apple ipad 2. mosty it would seem that its beautiful looking with some amazing, powerful technology inside but the problem is the physical usability. Badly located control buttons and awkward to use as a video camera due to its shape. Theres quite a bit of info on this site I agree. It is very fast with the new A5 which is amazing. problem is the buttons are awkward to press and the video camera is useless both because of the shape of the device. I mean who wants to be seen caturing those priceless moments on an aluminim tray? Loads of additional info on here: http://www.apple-ipad-2.co.uk/ I also just read about the new HTC tablet. I personally think ill hold off and wait for that to arrive
I just had to send mine back because it will not charge, only had it one day!...either from ac or USB. getting another one sent to me but what a hassle. Apple does not make a quality product anymore.
I love it! I used my iPod all the time, but I had a 2nd Gen so it was outdated. I needed something newer but I didn't just want the 4th Gen iPod. I can only speak for the WiFi version of the iPad but it's pretty amazing! I find it hard to go back and use my iPod now. The keyboard is fantastic because it's the size of a real keyboard. The only thing the iPad lacks is apps. There aren't a lot of iPad apps like there are for iPod, but you can still run iPod apps on the iPad. Here's some advice though: if you want a black wifi model, ORDER ONLINE. They are nearly impossible to find because everybody wants one. If you want the wifi + 3G model then no worries because they have plenty of those. So if you want a giant iPod then I would say absolutely get an iPad 2! Also I would suggest getting the smart cover as well. It works great as a stand!
Didn't anybody proofread your article for grammar and spelling errors?
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Looking forward to my birthday, hopefully one of my nearest and dearest buys me one of these!
Great review for me. iPad 2 is the best tab let
now i use ipod touch but next time i will used ipad 2 i like it
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How hard is it to learn how to use an Ipad2? My company is going away from paper work to ipad2, and we are going to have to learn to use it to put information in that is a setup form.
Great ipad 2 review. Photo Booth is fun
wow looks awesome, looks and sounds better than the first one, so I'm glad that I held out and didnt buy the first ipad, although I like the shape of the OG ipad better, I dont really care for the boxy look.
This was one really long, but great review. I am now thinking, to buy iPad 2 or to wait a bit for iPad 3? It's about to be released in spring.
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the objective is to get away from having to tether your device physically to a PC in order to activate, sync and backup. This is exactly what Google and Palm offer. Your argument that there is a PC in the cloud, therefore it is analogous, is nonsensical. iPhone spy
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I think this is one of the best reviews that I have seen on iPad 2 ..Rene has excellent knowledge of the Gadgets and clearly identifies and lay down piece by piece analysis of the gadget..iPad 2 was a good device when it was launched but with the coming of iPad 3 and 4, with retina display, 4G technology, I think it has been left behind. Anyways thanks for the info and look forward to many good reviews from you .
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SEO is, optimizing a website so that it can be ranked highly on a search engine (Google, Yahoo, Bing). For example, if you have a website and you want people to find you when they go to Google, do you want your website to be found on the first page or the fifth? I'm guessing you said the first. The beauty of SEO is that the rankings are organic. People don't pay to be positioned higher on a search engine, that keeps things fair. It's all in the content, and that is what determines a higher or lower ranking website.
Pay-Per-Click Advertising
Pay-per-click is a little different. Yes, it is considered paid marketing. The way that it works is the owner of the website doesn't pay the advertiser to put their ad up on their page. The advertiser pays the owner of the website. Every time someone clicks on the ad, the advertiser pays the owner of the site.
Remarketing Advertising
We're all very familiar with remarketing advertising, we probably just don't know the name of it. Have you ever gone shoe shopping online and found a pair of shoes you really liked? You clicked on the link to get a better look and decided it wouldn't be the smartest decision right now. You leave the website and go on with whatever else you were doing. After that, you started seeing the shoes on every other website you visited. That is remarketing.
Web Design
Website design is the creation of a website. It includes the layout of the site, content production, and graphic design. The look and feel of your website can determine whether people come back or not. People want to feel like they can trust you based on your website alone. Believe it or not, people make those assumptions fairly quickly, and that can either help or hurt your company. Think about it this way: if you're a yoga instructor, and the screen on your homepage is Fuschia with palm trees, chances are you're not going to retain many people on your website, let alone get many clients out of it.
Web Development
If web design is the actor on screen, web development is the director, cinematographer, sound person, lighting, etc. The web development makes sure that everything is up to snuff and running properly. Web developers are the maintenance crew. They keep everything up and running, and if something were to break, the web developer is able to go on the back end of everything and fix it.
Social Media
"If you didn't take a picture, it never happened." That's a common saying now for social media culture. Social media has taken over the world! Having a website and doing SEO are great steps for propelling a business or blog. Social media is that extra resource that not only boosts SEO but can also put a company or blog way over the edge. It's great for attracting potential clients and communicating with them directly. Although many social media platforms are free, and many people feel like they are able to manage them on their own, algorithms change constantly. Certain platforms require daily maintenance. Each platform is tailored for certain age ranges. Reach for your target demographic can be missed if not managed properly.
The formulas that work for Twitter are not the same for Facebook. The algorithm for Instagram is constantly changing, and that is different than Snapchat. Although social media is fun, it is also a wonderful tool to help build a following, which in turn attracts more business for you and your company.
As you can see, it takes daily work to get your website up, running, and see. Staying visible is only beneficial to you and your business. Using all of the tools that we provide, your business will be the star of the show!
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Some days you want your boss to be aware of all the great work you're doing. But other days you just want to slip beneath the radar, do what you gotta do, and get home. And we assume that's exacly what David Hsu's angled stealth desk is for.
Inspired by the U.S. Air Force's retired F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter—it's called the Desk 117 after all—the piece is as functional as it is lethally beautiful. Those radar-deflecting panels hide an integrated power bar, trap doors for cable management, and a large working space for those who like to spread their clutter out. There's no pricing info just yet, but expect it to demand a military-grade budget when it eventually goes on sale.


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- Questo vestito è realizzato in chiffon avorio e pizzo blu navy;
- Scollo rotondo con fodera interna scollo a cuore;
- Chiusura con cerniera laterale con maniche ad aletta;
- Gonna in pizzo A-Line al ginocchio;
- Colore personalizzato/dimensione personalizzata/design personalizzato sono i benvenuti.
Origine: China
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✂ Tailoring Time: 14 - 21 Days + ✈ Shipping Time: 12-22 Days =📦
Dress is Made-To-Order. Whether you choose a standard size or custom measurements, our tailors craft each dress to order. Products tagged "Ships in 48 Hours" ship out in 2 Days.
Shipping Rates
$10 handling + $5 to $15 per item based on weight or volume. Shipping rates are instantly calculated in the cart. SAVE more on shipping by adding MORE items to the cart!
Shipping Time (Allow extra wiggle time for COVID-19)
- United States: 3 weeks or 7-10 days (rushed)
- Worldwide: 3 weeks or 10-12 days (rushed)
Rush order available for $34.99 at checkout (5 - 9 business days processing & 7 - 10 days shipping).
Depending on your destination, we use USPS, DHL, UPS, or EMS for fast and trackable delivery.
Locations We Ship To
We ship to over 200 countries and regions worldwide. Some of our most popular destinations are United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Canada, France, and Australia.
Wedding Dresses / Flower Girl Dresses
Receiving time (Time needed for you to receive the order after payment) = Tailoring time (around 13-15 working days) + shipping time (around 3-8 working days)
Returns & Cancellation
At Princessly, we take your satisfaction seriously. Your returns are easy.
When your order arrives, we strongly recommend that you immediately check the items and make sure the dresses have been made to your order specifications. Try on the dresses as soon as possible without removing the tags, altering, or washing them.
If you are returning or replacing dresses or accessories, please make sure they are in their original condition - unworn, unwashed, unaltered, undamaged, clean, free of lint and hair and with tags intact and attached.
Return Policy
Make sure you read the Return Policy for this item.
Cancellation Policy
Make sure you read the Cancellation Policy for this item.
What if my dress is not available?
If your dress is not in stock and for some reason we cannot make it, we will notify you and provide you with alternative options or you can cancel your order and get a full refund.
What if I want a dress in a color that is not listed?
You can contact us about the exact color you want and we will see what we can do.
Can I see the dress in other colors?
We have only certain colors for demo dresses so we may not be able to provide you pictures of dresses in your desired color.
Why is my order still processing?
Orders take 24-72 business hours to be determined with a ship date.
Can I get a dress of extra length?
Please email or call us with the style number and we would get back to you. Some designer dresses can be made with extra length.
Who pays for the customs duty?
Customs duty is on the buyer. For example, if you are buying from European countries like CA, UK, or FR, you will be responsible for paying any customs tariff applicable. Please understand this before you purchase from Princessly.
How to measure my body?
This is not your bra size, when measuring you must wear a bra. Relax your arms down at the sides. Take the tape across the fullest part of your bust and around your back.
This is the natural waistline, which is also the smallest part of your waist. Typically it's about an inch above your belly button.
Please measure the widest part of your hips, across the hipbone, which is approximately 7 inches below the natural waistline. This measurement is not needed for full gowns.
Hollow to Floor
This is the length from your hollow (the hollow just under your neck) to your heels. Barefooted, stand upright with your feet close together when measuring.
Inside Sleeve
Start the tape in your armpit and measure your straight arm to the wrist.
Arm Width
Relax your arm and measure around the fullest part of the upper arm.
Let customers speak for us
This was the perfect dress for my daughters sweet 16 party. She received so many compliments and the dress fit absolutely amazing
Bring your steamer with this dress! Perfect but Hello wrinkle's;) Seriously perfect!
I absolutely loved this dress! I wasn't sure about ordering online and last minute. The lace up was the best because you could make it as small or as large. Just needed a little steaming and the material was high quality. I got a size 10!
The color, the style, and everything was perfect!! I love the dress and had so many people comment on how gorgeous the dress was. This dress is exactly what I was picturing for my bridesmaids to wear.
I love this dress. My daughter wore it for her senior prom. The color was beautiful on her skin, it fit perfectly and she looked absolutely gorgeous! 💚
The dress is beautiful. Loved the slit and everything about it. However the length was the only issue but I am 6'2 & if I bought a bigger size it wouldn't have fit to my waist & bust.
The dress is great! I have curvier and wider hips and butt, and my chest is smaller comparatively, so I had to alter the chest part so it wasn't as loose on me, but the waist and below fit perfectly! And the material has layers so it's not thin - even though its satin-y. Very flattering 100% recommend.
I just received this dress and it is absolutely fantastic! it fits me perfectly and is very good quality. what I was worried about when ordering the dress was that would be too thin and not poofy" but it is and I love it! I also love the simplicity of the dress which makes it even more beautiful! feeling like a princess hahah"
Pretty dress. They customized the dress for me without extra fee and the dress fits me well.
Beautiful dress! Amazing quality. Will need to be altered and does lose some sequence. Over VERY happy with this purchase
Absolutely LOVE this dress! 🤩 runs a little big but that's no issue for a seamstress. CAUTION! Definitely order way in advance
I wanted my 1st birthday as a grandmother to be iconic, and it WAS! I am 5'3", 125 pounds, and bra size 36D, and I ordered a size 6. It fit perfectly. I love the fit and the feel, but I only regret not having a steamer to get the wrinkles out. The dress was delivered well-wrapped, and I traveled from NC to FL with the dress gently folded in my car. As you can see from the pictures, I still had wrinkles. Oh, before I forget, the heels I have on are 6 inches (no platform). I would 100% recommend this dress to anyone.
For me it looks good on and I like it. However the fabric is very thin and not as soft, I wish it was thicker. The back looks very pretty once is on.
Overall is pretty dress
Great communication, I sent in my measurements and they did a great job contacting me and making sure I understood the exact measurements they were looking for and how to measure. The dress came pretty quickly and fit great! Loved the train length too!
Was a little worried about fitting the chest area but sits very nicely on the front. Material is light and comfortable absolutely love the dress very much.


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We know your home and your family are very important. We live in the Atwater area and understand how termites and other pests can really disrupt your home environment. Make no mistake about it, termites can and will cause enormous damage to your home, business or property if allowed. If you have a termite, problem, call us now. San Joaquin Pest Control of Atwater, is a family owned 3rd generation business that has served the valley for over 45 years. Contact us today and save $50.00 when you set up pest control service.
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Events archive
MEC Seminar
Professor Susan Miller (University of California)
30 April 2013 - 6:00pm
68 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6JF, the Middle East Centre
"Norm Protagonism from the Global South: Latin American contributions to International Human Rights"
Kathryn Sikkink
30 April 2013 - 5:00pm
The Latin American Centre, Seminar Room
30 April 2013 - 5:00pm
Seminar Room, African Studies Centre
Speaker: Mandisa Mbali (Stellenbosch University)
South Asia Seminar
J.B.P. More (INSEEC, Paris)
30 April 2013 - 3:00pm
Fellows' Dining Room, Hilda Besse Building, St. Antony's College
30 April 2013 - 12:00pm to 6:00pm
Nissan Lecture Theatre, St Antony's College
Keynote speaker: Markus V Hoehne (Max Planck Institute for Social Anthropology)
North American Studies Seminar Series
Jatinder Mann (King's College London)
29 April 2013 - 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Fellows' Dining Room, Hilda Besse Building, St Antony's College
Jatinder Mann is a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Menzies Centre for Australian Studies at Kings' College London. He is also an Associate Fellow in Canadian Studies at University College London'... Read more
29 April 2013 - 5:00pm
Seminar Room 1, Oxford Department of International Development, 3 Mansfield Road
Speaker: Kaye Whiteman (Former Editor, West Africa )
Nora Fisher Onar (Bahçeşehir University, Istanbul)
29 April 2013 - 1:30pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road.
Miriam Saraiva, Andrés Malamud, Leslie Wehner, Matias Spektor
26 April 2013 - 5:00pm
LAC seminar room
A roundtable discussion sponsored by the Rio Branco Chair in the International Relations of Brazil, Brazilian Studies Programme, Latin American Centre Roundtable Chair Dr Matias Spektor (Associate... Read more
26 April 2013 - 5:00pm to 6:30pm
Pavilion Room, Gateway Building, St. Antony's College
Professor Paul Newman, BP Professor of Information Engineering, University of Oxford Robotics for Self Driving (Nissan) cars From its start in the 1980s the institute has organised a series of Nissan... Read more
CANCELLED African Studies Seminar: 'On Ethnological Pop: Digital Technoculture and the Politics of Transnational Patronage in Kenyan Popular Music'
25 April 2013 - 5:00pm
Dahrendorf Room, St Antony's College
Speaker: Andrew Eisenberg (Oxford)
Yasar Yakis (Former Turkish Foreign Minister, and a former Turkish
25 April 2013 - 1:30pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road.
SEESOX Lunchtime Seminar
Hasan Murat Mercan (Turkish Deputy Minister for Energy)
23 April 2013 - 6:00pm
Seminar Room, European Studies Centre, 70 Woodstock Road.
ESC/SEESOX Seminar
MEC Seminar
Jean-Pierre Filiu (Sciences Po, Paris)
23 April 2013 - 6:00pm
68 Woodstock Road, Oxford, OX2 6JF, the Middle East Centre
South Africa Discussion Group: 'Why have African Smallholders Largely Abandoned Arable Production in South Africa? Implications for Land Reform'
23 April 2013 - 5:00pm
Dahrendorf Room, St Antony's College
Speaker: William Beinart (Oxford)


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Well, watching a DVD on a (fairly) large screen really shows differences between a DVD rip on a regular single layer DVD disk, and the original. I want the best possible picture quality while watching a movie in my home theater. Watching on a regular TV set does not show much difference, but once to you go into larger sized screens you see a difference. And it annoys the hell out of me.
So, by going down from 3-8GB of data to a 4GB movie, I save about 1€. I am willing to pay this price to get the best quality possible.
this seems to contradict the wiki...
Yep that page is out of date... I've updated it with a warning. As Zaerc says earlier in this thread the Via's GPU's will handle UI1 ok (but you will need to build your own OpenChrome oe Unichrome drivers).
On the other hand the new ATOM based machines like the ASUS Eee Box and other built around the Intel i945GCLF motherboard offer a good alternative (especially the ASUS... comes complete with a VESA mounting kit).
All the best
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This anonymous interview is with a job hunter who is currently employed (even if part-time or in an unrelated field), has been hired within the last two months, and has been looking for a new position for More than 18 months. This person is looking inAcademic library, Archives, Library vendor/service provider, Public library, School library, Special library at the following levels: Entry level , Requiring at least two years of experience. Here is this person's experience with internships/volunteering:
3 years @ Melbourne Museum – Volunteering in Customer service, Library and Digitisation 6 month internship @ Melbourne Museum – Doing research in the Humanities department 1 month internship @ the Parliamentary Library, Canberra – worked in collection management, digitisation, databases and media services, customer service and coding.
This job hunter is in a Urban area in Australia/New Zealand and is willing to move Anywhere.
What are the top three things you're looking for in a job?
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- Yes, and it's a red flag when it's not
What's your routine for preparing an application packet? How much time do you spend on it?
Anywhere from 1-2 days to a couple of hours each day through-out the week.
Have you ever stretched the truth, exaggerated, or lied on your resume, or at some other point during the hiring process?
- Other: stretched the truth
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- To acknowledge my application
- To tell me if I have or have not been selected to move on to the interview stage
- To follow-up after an interview
- Once the position has been filled, even if it's not me
How do you prefer to communicate with potential employers?
- Phone for good news, email for bad news
Which events during the interview/visit are most important to your assessment of the position (i.e. deciding if you want the job)?(Please check all that apply)
- Tour of facility
- Meeting department members/potential co-workers
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Be clear in the position description about the responsibilities of the job. Be clear in the interview about the type of person/personality you are looking for the interview.
What do you think is the secret to getting hired?
It is still very much WHO you know not WHAT you know.
Do you have any comments, or are there any other questions you think we should add to this survey?
Good direct questions, easy to answer.


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Life at № 42 by E.M. Coutinho
Our first friends to come and stay arrive in three weeks! Actors, surprise, surprise. One of them I nicknamed Chimney-Sweep many years ago. He's from a place called Wakefield- and I don't know why, but the accent sounds Victorian chimney-sweepish to me. When we first met I thought he was putting it on, but it turns out that's how they actually speak. I believe my exact words were, "why are you doing this chimney sweep accent?"
The other visitor is in the production in the title, and it's apparently worth watching in case you're in the UK:
Fifteen-year-old Christopher has an extraordinary brain; he is exceptionally intelligent but ill-equipped to interpret everyday life. When he falls under suspicion for killing his neighbor's dog, he sets out to identify the true culprit, which leads to an earth-shattering discovery and a journey that will change his life forever.
"Based on the international best-selling novel by Mark Haddon, the National Theatre's acclaimed production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time is the winner of 5 Tony Awards® including 'Best Play.'
Don't miss this innovative drama that has been hailed by The Times as 'a phenomenal combination of storytelling and spectacle.'
Now playing in London, New York and touring the UK & Ireland."