The appearance of the new iPad has not changed, and the Home button is retained. The back photos of the new iPad show that its thickness is consistent with the iPad 2, and there are almost no differences in appearance. Outside the venue of the Apple event, Sina Technology reported early on March 5th that the US tech blog M.I.C gadget had released a set of photos claimed to be components of the new iPad, including a humidifier. The photos show that the new iPad's appearance is very similar to the iPad 2, and the Home button has not been eliminated.
In terms of storage space, the new iPad comes in three versions: 16GB, 32GB, and 64GB.
The price of the new iPad remains the same as the iPad 2. According to M.I.C gadget's guess, this might be because the new product does not include an LTE 4G communication module. Currently, the market for this latest technology is small, and it would increase the cost of the iPad. An informed source revealed that a subsequent version of the new iPad might include this feature.
M.I.C gadget purchased some peripheral products claimed to be protective cases for the new iPad from Shenzhen, China. These products indicate that the back cover of the new iPad is similar to the iPad 2 and does not adopt a teardrop shape. It is claimed that the protective case and Smart Cover for the iPad 2 are also applicable to the new iPad.
Additionally, according to informed sources, Apple will launch a new generation of the Apple TV set-top box at the event starting at 2:00 AM Beijing time on March 8th, with the same price as the old model. The new product will be equipped with an A5X processor, which has improved nanotechnology, making it more energy-efficient and providing better temperature control.
M.I.C gadget also disclosed some information about Apple's R&D project codenamed "B28": Apple's R&D personnel said that the project is related to Siri. However, the informed person did not disclose more details. (Yanfei)
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