Wearing his signature black turtleneck and blue jeans, Jobs began the over 70-minute event by saying, "We've been working on this product for a while and I just didn't want to miss today. Thank you for having me."
Jobs also said, "Our competitors are just flummoxed. They went back to their drawing boards, tore up their designs."
The iPad 2 is available in white and black and costs same as the first version. The iPad 2 is thinner than the iPhone 4 also.
The much awaited iPad 2 will ship in the US on March 11 and in 26 other countries, including Mexico, New Zealand and Spain, on March 25.
A feature which was missing in the first model comes with front and rear cameras in the current version of iPad. The two cameras are for taking photos and video chatting.
It has a new Apple-designed chip that performs standard calculations twice as fast as its predecessor and offers a nine-fold boost in graphics performance.
The battery life is about 10 hours of usage and a month on standby.
The iPad 2 is thinner -- 8.8 millimetres instead of the current 13.4 millimetres and weighs 1.3 pounds, compared to the 1.5-pound original.
The new iPad also has a new case, a 'smart cover’ that magnetically attaches to the front of the iPad to create a screen protector.
It automatically puts the machine into sleep mode when it is attached and is sleeker as compared to the case for the original device, which was bulky and interfered with the tablet's performance.
There is also a new accessory for the iPad through which it can be connected to high-definition televisions.
The new system, iOS 4.3, includes support for Apple's video-chat programme Face Time and will enable people to hold conversations between iPads, iPhones and Mac computers.
Jobs also announced that e-books published by the country's largest consumer book publisher, Random House, will be sold directly via the iBookstore.
Source: http://www.rediff.com/business
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