Walt Mossberg on the New Apple iPad 2
March 6, 2011
In this video interview from San Francisco, Wall Street Journal “Personal Technology” columnist Walt Mossberg provides his first impressions of the new thinner and lighter Apple iPad 2, premiered by Steve Jobs at an invitation-only event on March 2.
New features worth noting include front and rear-view cameras, a thinner form factor than the iPhone, faster graphics, and dual core processors. It seems that Apple addressed the shortcomings recently targeted in advertising by its competitors. Mossberg comments that Apple did enough to stay ahead, but suggests they’re not going to claim 90 percent of the market share like they did last year due to the sheer volume of competing tablets this time around.
Mossberg comments on Apple’s focus on content creation, as opposed to content consumption, which the company hopes will change the way some consumers see the device. He also suggests it is a big deal that Apple has been able to maintain its $499 price tag for the new version. (The Wi-Fi versions start at $499 for a 16GB model and $699 for a 64GB configuration, while the 3G iPads are priced from $629 to $829.)
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Walt’s first impressions on the iPad2. Garage Band and iMovie make it a real content creation device. HDMI makes it a presentation device.
Walt’s first impressions on the iPad2. Garage Band and iMovie make it a real content creation device. HDMI makes it a presentation device.
HDMI would really open the door to what apps can do on the big screen. I hope that this can also be done via AirPlay.
HDMI would really open the door to what apps can do on the big screen. I hope that this can also be done via AirPlay.
Samsung’s mobile VP Lee Don-Joo saw the new iPad and announced publicly that his own Galaxy Tab 10.1 isn’t up to scratch. This will be interesting to watch this year, especially considered all the tablets we saw at CES.
Samsung’s mobile VP Lee Don-Joo saw the new iPad and announced publicly that his own Galaxy Tab 10.1 isn’t up to scratch. This will be interesting to watch this year, especially considered all the tablets we saw at CES.
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