As is typical of Apple, the first quarter of the year tends to be heavy with new product announcements from Steve Jobs & Co. Rumors are abound of a successor to the current generation of iPad, which was debuted almost a year ago.
One of the most notable omissions from the current iPad is a camera: something which is widely expected to be addressed with both front- and rear-facing cameras in the next-generation iPad. It should also be noted that prior to the iPad's debut, Apple did file for a patent for user-recognition using a front-facing camera in order to authenticate users, as opposed to typing a password: could this eventually see reality with the new iPad?
Another rumor abound on the 'net is the possibility of quadruple the resolution, just like the iPhone benefitted from with last years release of the iPhone 4. The iPad's current resolution of 1024 x 768 is expected to quadruple to a whopping 2048 x 1536 - essentially a 4:3 version of the resolution on a 27" iMac! Reports are surfacing of high resolution versions of images in Apple's iBooks app which strongly support this rumor.
In order to power this huge increase in resolution, it is widely expected that a new version of Apple's A4 processor, possibly titled A5 or A8, will debut with the next generation of iPads.
Furthermore, it's also expected that an SD card slot may appear on the new device, inline with the addition of SD card slots on higher-end MacBook Pro's.
Stay tuned for further info on the new iPad as it nears launch.
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