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==iPad 2: The Design Parameters ==

Apple's Design Challenge: In less than one year after the release of the first generation iPad, create a new, more spectacular iPad that is smaller without increasing cost.

Did Apple succeed? YES! On March 11, 2010 (11 months after the release of the first iPad) Apple began shipping iPad 2's to customers.

Steve Jobs, Apple's former CEO, calls the iPad, "The most successful consumer product ever launched!” He says, "the iPad 2 has //flummoxed// the competition." The iPad 2 is not just an iPad with a few extra features. It boasts an all new design and is faster than before, while still maintaining the same 10-hour battery as the iPad. Better yet, the price did //not// increase. The iPad 2 is consistent with Apple's known sleek and simple designs. As before, it is still a hands-on device that has an LCD screen with finger print and scratch resistant glass to keep it looking clean.

Apple still offers the same memory options as before: 16, 32, or 64 GB. The iPad 2 can come programmed to work with either Verizon or AT&T's 3G service. The iPad 2 can access all of Apple's stores: iTunes, iBooks, and the App Store. There are over 90,000 apps available through the app store--talk about endless possibilities. The following 18 apps come standard with the iPad 2.



**Is the iPad 2 Really Better Than the first-generation iPad?** (runs only 1 app at a time) || A5 chip (runs many apps at once) || dual core processors 2x faster CPU 9x faster graphics || orientations (landscape, portrait) || camera || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">able to take photos and video ||
 * ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">iPad === || ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">iPad 2 === || ===<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Improvement === ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1.5 pounds || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">1.3 pounds || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">15% Lighter ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">13.4 mm || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">8.8 mm || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">33% Thinner ||
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">A4 chip
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">no gyroscope || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">3 axis gyroscope || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">can use in iPad 2 in multiple
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">no camera || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">read and front-facing
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">black || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">black and white || <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">more color options ||

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">The iPad 2 has a few buttons and ports- Most things you do with the iPad2 you do right on the screen. <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**On the iPad 2**
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Home button
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">volume level adjustor
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">side switch-- can be set to work as a //mute// button or //lock screen orientation// button
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">ambient light sensor- the display automatically adjusts to the surrounding light
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">built in speaker
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">headphone jack
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">microphone

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">media type="youtube" key="pbl_6DmzO4g" height="309" width="500" align="right" <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**iPad 2 Extras** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Apple designed a new cover that complements, <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">instead of covering up, the iPad 2 design. Magnets were built into the iPad 2 to ensure that this new cover would align smoothly.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Camera Connection Kit (to load videos and pictures)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Dock (to hold up iPad 2)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Wireless Keyboard (to make typing easier)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">AV/VGA adaptors (to project/dispay iPad 2 screen on projector/TV etc)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Power Adaptor (to plug directly into wal)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Smart Cover

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Click here to learn more about iPad 2 extras