When anyone mentions a touchscreen device, or to be more specific; a touchscreen tablet device, you instinctively think about Apple and the iPad. Ever since the creation of the ground breaking iPhone in 2007, and the subsequent release of the iPad in 2010, touchscreen devices seem to be synonymous with the company. Apple obviously weren't the first technology company to come up with the idea of controlling a mobile device through a touch based interface, but when they entered that segment of the market, they managed to totally reinvent it and almost assume ownership.
During the course of the last year, there has been much speculation circulating Apple's future plans to delve into the fiercely competitive connected TV market, implementing features of its current products to create a purportedly new experience, unofficially dubbed "iTV".
Apple's new Apple TV appears to be the first product to come packed with a single-core A5 chip, according to reports.
The anticipated Apple media event, held in familiar surroundings in San Francisco, has come and gone, and judging by the permanent grid lock on all of Apple's online and telephone sales channels, it looks as if it has left the iPad-loving public very happy indeed. The event brought everything that we had anticipated, throwing very few curveballs and unfortunately lacking the drama of the famous "one more thing" which we had become so used to hearing from the late Steve Jobs.
Apple have just published a new advertisement showing off the new iPad in action. In typical Apple fashion, the ad focuses on one particular feature of the new tablet, which in this case is the high-resolution Retina Display. The ad perfectly shows off the prowess of the high-res display and its amazingness in real life.
Everyone knows the old saying of "time flies when you're having fun", and that certainly seems to apply in this instance as it seems like only yesterday that Apple announced the launch of the iPad 2 in San Francisco. It has however, been twelve months since the introduction of the second-generation tablet, meaning Apple have once again taken to the stage in familiar surroundings and introduced the tablet loving world to the marvelous new iPad. Tim Cook and his team took to the stage in the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts and as usual, walked us through the device which I am in no doubt will change everything, again.
In line with the recently updated iPad and iOS 5.1, Apple has also released an update to the iTunes content player/store, which brings a couple of minor new features as well as the usual array of bug fixes.
As I'm sure you will now be aware, Apple has finally showcased its upcoming iPad, complete with the Retina display, A5X chipset, and 4G LTE. No sooner does the tech world get a chance to digest the new features, does the fruit company reveal that its latest and greatest tablet is available to pre-order almost immediately. If you're an owner of an iPad or iPad 2, the chances are, you'll want to purchase this next one, which takes things to a whole new level - no matter which tasks you use your current iPad device for.
Apple's special media event today has left us with much to discuss - namely the introduction of the brand-new, Retina-bearing iPad, which is set to be released to consumers next week in Europe and the United States.
Although the talk of new iPad and updated Apple TV will undoubtedly dominate the headlines concerning Apple's media event in Yerba Buena, that doesn't necessarily downplay the rather significant software releases bundled into proceedings.
