Nowy iPad zaprezentowany - ekran Retina i wiele innych nowości

Najważniejszą nowością jest bez wątpienia zupełnie nowy wyświetlacz Retina. Jego rozdzielczość to imponujące 2048-na-1536 pikseli, co oznacza, że ekran nowego iPada ma milion pikseli więcej niż poprzednik. Poza tym, saturacja wyświetlanego obrazu została polepszona o 44 %. Zwiększona rozdzielczość wymaga oczywiście większej mocy obliczeniowej - zapewni ją nowy procesor A5X z czterordzeniowym układem graficznym. Za jego sprawą, na nowym iPadzie będziemy mogli również zagrać w tytuły z nowym poziomem oprawy wizualnej - podczas konferencji zaprezentowano m.in. Sky Gamblers (Namco Bandai) oraz Infinity Blade: Dungeons (Epic Games). Z ogromnej mocy obliczeniowej skorzystają również aplikacje graficzne (np. SketchBook Pro od Autodesk).

Kolejną nowością jest nowa kamerka iSight. Została ona wyposażona w 5-megapikselową podświetlaną matrycę, obiektyw zbudowany z 5 elementów, filtr IR, autofocus oraz funkcję automatycznego ustawiania ekspozycji. Obraz jest przetwarzany za pomocą układu A5X. Ponadto, otrzymujemy możliwość nagrywania filmów w rozdzielczości 1080p z funkcją stabilizacji obrazu.

Nowy iPad został wyposażony również w funkcję Voice Dictation, umożliwiającą dyktowanie tekstu, np. wiadomości. Obsługiwane języki to: angielski (brytyjski, amerykański, australijski), francuski, niemiecki oraz japoński.

Zgodnie z przewidywaniami, nowa generacja iPada obsługuje standard 4G LTE. Dzięki temu, użytkownicy mogą liczyć na transfer danych z prędkością sięgającą 73 Mb/s (21Mb/s w przypadku HSPA+ oraz 42 Mb/s w przypadku DC-HSDPA).

Co istotne, wszystkie powyższe nowości nie pogorszyły czasu pracy na baterii. Wciąż mamy do czynienia z 10 godzinami pracy, natomiast przy korzystaniu z łączności 4G możemy liczyć na 9 godzin.

Nowy iPad jest minimalne grubszy (9,4 mm) i cięższy (ok. 650 g) aniżeli poprzednik. Zmian natomiast nie doczekały się ceny - w USA za najtańszy model wciąż musimy zapłacić 499 dolarów. iPad będzie dostępny w pojemnościach 16 GB, 32 GB oraz 64 GB. Cały cennik prezentuje się następująco:
[LIST]
*]iPad 16 GB (Wi-Fi) 499 USD
*]iPad 32 GB (Wi-Fi) 599 USD
*]iPad 64 GB (Wi-Fi) 699 USD

*]iPad 16 GB (Wi-Fi + 4G) 629 USD
*]iPad 32 GB (Wi-Fi + 4G) 729 USD
*]iPad 64 GB (Wi-Fi + 4G) 829 USD
[/LIST]

Najnowsza generacja iPada trafi do sprzedaży już 16 marca w dziesięciu państwach (m.in. USA, Wielka Brytania, Francja i Niemcy). Polscy klienci będą mogli zakupić nowy tablet tydzień później, 23 marca.

Czy kupicie nowego iPada?

Informacja prasowa:

| Apple Launches New iPad

New iPad Features Retina Display, A5X Chip, 5 Megapixel iSight Camera &
Ultrafast 4G LTE

SAN FRANCISCO―March 7, 2012―Apple today introduced the new iPad, the third
generation of its category defining mobile device, featuring a stunning new
Retina display, Apple's new A5X chip with quad-core graphics and a 5
megapixel iSight camera with advanced optics for capturing amazing photos
and 1080p HD video. iPad with Wi-Fi + 4G connects to fast networks
worldwide, including AT&T's and Verizon's 4G LTE networks, and still
delivers the same all-day 10 hour battery life* while remaining amazingly
thin and light. Beginning today, iPad 2 will be offered at an even more
affordable price starting at just $399 (US).

"The new iPad redefines the category Apple created less than two years ago,
delivering the most amazing experience people have ever had with
technology," said Philip Schiller, Apple's senior vice president of
Worldwide Marketing. "The new iPad now has the highest resolution display
ever seen on a mobile device with 3.1 million pixels, delivering razor sharp
text and unbelievable detail in photos and videos."

The new iPad's Retina display delivers four times the number of pixels of
iPad 2, so dense that the human eye is unable to distinguish individual
pixels when held at a normal distance, making web pages, text, images and
video look incredibly sharp and realistic. The 3.1 million pixels in the
Retina display are more than one million more pixels than an HD TV, and with
44 percent increased colour saturation the new iPad displays colours that
are unbelievably richer, deeper and more vivid. Movies are now capable of
playing at full 1080p HD-resolution, delivering an incomparable viewing
experience on a mobile device.

The powerful new A5X chip with quad-core graphics was specifically designed
by Apple to deliver a fast, responsive user experience while supporting the
incredible Retina display. With double the graphics performance of the A5
chip, the A5X provides a superb balance between performance and power
efficiency so users can enjoy all the benefits of the stunning new display
while experiencing a smooth Multi-Touch interface, immersive gameplay,
incredible visual depth and all-day battery life that iPad is known for
delivering.

The 5 megapixel iSight camera features advanced optics for taking stunning
pictures and recording full HD video. Backside illumination allows you to
take great photos in low-light conditions and a new video image
stabilisation feature removes the bumps and shakes typically seen when
filming with a hand-held device. Images can be enjoyed on the large Retina
display, then edited, enhanced and easily shared with friends and family
using the built-in Photos app on iPad.

iPad Wi-Fi + 4G with built-in next generation 4G LTE has the most
comprehensive support for fast networks worldwide including HSPA+ and
DC-HSDPA, and now both CDMA and GSM iPad users have the ability to easily
roam internationally. The world-ready iPad delivers blazing download and
upload speeds so web pages load incredibly quickly and email with large
attachments can be sent and received easily. Personal Hotspot can be used to
share the fast network connection on your iPad with up to 5 other devices
using Wi-Fi, Bluetooth or USB.

With iOS 5.1, the latest update to the world's most advanced mobile
operating system, the new iPad has a number of new features and enhancements
including: a redesigned Camera app with video stabilisation technology; the
ability to delete photos from Photo Stream; support for dictation in
English, French, German and Japanese; and Personal Hotspot. iOS 5.1 also
works seamlessly with iCloud, a breakthrough set of free cloud services
including iTunes in the Cloud, Photo Stream and Documents in the Cloud, that
works seamlessly with your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, Mac or PC to
automatically and wirelessly store your content and push it to your devices.
When content changes on one of your devices, your other devices are updated
automatically.

The new iPad also supports dictation, another amazing way to get things
done just using your voice. Instead of typing, tap the microphone icon on
the keyboard, then say what you want to say and the new iPad listens. Tap
done, and iPad converts your words into text. You can use dictation to write
messages, take notes, search the web and more. Dictation also works with
third-party apps, so you can update your Facebook status, tweet, or write
Instagram captions.

Apple also introduced the iPhoto app, along with major updates to iMovie
and GarageBand, completing its suite of iLife apps for iOS. iLife and the
iWork apps, Pages, Keynote and Numbers, have all been updated to take
advantage of the new iPad Retina display. iPhoto includes breakthrough
Multi-Touch features so you can use simple gestures to sort through hundreds
of photos and find your best shots, enhance and retouch your images using
fingertip brushes and share stunning photo journals with iCloud. iMovie now
gives you the ability to create amazing Hollywood-style trailers as you
record HD video, and GarageBand introduces Jam Session, an innovative and
fun new feature that allows a group of friends to wirelessly connect to play
instruments and record music together live on their iOS devices.

iPad runs almost all of the over 585,000 apps available on the App Store,
including more than 200,000 native iPad apps, from a wide range of
categories, including books, games, business, news, sports, health,
reference and travel. The iTunes Store puts the world's most popular online
music, TV and movie store at your fingertips with a catalog of over 20
million songs, over 90,000 TV episodes and over 15,000 movies. The new
iBooks 2 app for iPad lets users experience an entirely new kind of ebook
that's dynamic, engaging and truly interactive. iBooks created with Apple's
new iBooks Author offer gorgeous, fullscreen ebooks with interactive
animations, diagrams, photos, videos, unrivaled navigation and much more.

Pricing & Availability
The new iPad Wi-Fi models will be available in black or white on Friday,
March 16 for a suggested retail price of $499 (US)* for the 16GB model,
$599 (US) for the 32GB model and $699 (US) for the 64GB model. iPad Wi-Fi +
4G for either AT&T or Verizon will be available for a suggested retail price
of $629 (US) for the 16GB model, $729 (US) for the 32GB model and $829 (US)
for the 64GB model. iPad will be sold in the US through the Apple Store
(www.apple.com ), Apple's retail stores, and select
Apple Authorized Resellers. iPad will also be available in Australia,
Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore,
Switzerland, UK and the US Virgin Islands on Friday, March 16. Customers can
begin pre-ordering their new iPad today, and the incredible iPad 2 is now
offered at a more affordable price of $399 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi model and
just $529 (US) for the 16GB Wi-Fi + 3G model.

iOS 5.1 and iTunes 10.6 are available today as free software updates.
iPhoto, iMovie 1.3 and GarageBand 1.2 are available today for $9.99 (US)
each from the App Store (www.itunes.com/appstore
). Keynote 1.6, Pages 1.6 and Numbers 1.6
are available today for $9.99 (US) each from the App Store. Updates are
available for free to existing customers. By the end of March iPad will be
available in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland,
Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Macau,
Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain and Sweden.

Battery life depends on device settings, usage and other factors. Actual
results vary.

*Personal Hotspot requires supporting data plan. Customers should check
with their carrier for availability.

***Pricing quoted is for the USA only. Local pricing will be available
closer at introduction.

Apple designs Macs, the best personal computers in the world, along with OS
X, iLife, iWork and professional software. Apple leads the digital music
revolution with its iPods and iTunes online store. Apple has reinvented the
mobile phone with its revolutionary iPhone and App Store, and is defining
the future of mobile media and computing devices with iPad.
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Źródło: Apple, Engadget