According to Michael O, President of high-tech superpower, an independent apple retailer in Boston, the expectation is still increasing. "Everyone wants to know what's next," he said on www.bohuicn.com. No one knows what a new iPad might hold. But what do users want? We asked Dr. Book Fan, a professor, a technician, and a software developer about what features would make their dream iPad machine. "Everyone will want access to high-definition content, so this tablet will be more useful," he said. Since the storage capacity of the iPad is limited, rumors suggest that Apple might even remove the high-end 64-gigabyte iPad, meaning users typically have to rely on cloud storage networks. "If I have a 2-gigabyte lecture that I suddenly need to pull up in class, I have to go to Google just to upload it," he said. "Even if it takes 90 seconds, that's 90 seconds of dead time in class."
"Make it smaller, make it faster, make it more beautiful, speed up downloads, and enhance Siri," said Dick Galvin, a developer despite the fact that 55 million first-generation iPads were sold far before the second-generation iPads appeared in 2010. New features, such as Apple's voice-controlled virtual assistant Siri - currently only available on the latest model, may entice many buyers to upgrade or switch for a leap forward. "We have some things you really have to see. And feel," Apple said in an invitation to a news event in San Francisco. It sounds like it’s probably the iPad 3 (or iPad life dice, according to one rumor about its name). Apple fans certainly hope so. And there are many of those people in the tech-friendly Boston area. "The perfect clinical device weighs one pound, fits in the pocket of a white coat, has a ten-hour battery life, can drop five feet onto a carpet without damage, and is very easy to disinfect," he said. The current iPad is very close, but not convincing enough for one thing: it doesn't fit into a lab coat pocket, according to Halamka. "It's just slightly too big," he said. "You could like an 8-inch screen." Halamka might be in luck. There are also rumors that Apple will release a smaller prototype iPad with a 7.85-inch display. Just right to slip into a pocket next to a stethoscope.
Realize, a professor at Boston University School of Management, is a small-time Apple addict. He says he types on a Macbook Air and uses both the iPad 1 and 2 in his management courses at Boston University. He might snatch up the next generation iPad, even though it might not have everything he wants. However, creating a better iPad, especially one used in classrooms, involves a finger-manipulated device with high-resolution displays for more seamless connections to cloud storage networks. John Halamka, Chief Information Officer at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, said, "Make it smaller, make it faster, make it more beautiful, speed up downloads, and enhance Siri."
Halamka is responsible for technology systems at Beth Israel Deaconess, one of the largest hospitals in the region. But Zhou Xingchi is also an app developer, so he's also looking for Siri on Apple's next tablet because creations like his software can then get Siri's voice control. He imagines asking Siri on an iPad about cooking dinner, which opens a recipe stored in the Springpad app.
Eric Rosenbaum, a Ph.D. student and research assistant at MIT Media Lab, asked if Apple changes the way we feel based on its screen's numerous uses. Instead of smooth glass, perhaps the screen can feel more like an instrument when using an app that simulates a piano. "Could it shift into a physical keyboard and then flatten back?" he asked. "I don’t think the technology exists yet, but that would be awesome."
Fifty-five million iPads have been sold since 2010. Approximately 1,000 doctors and nurses use iPads at Beth Israel, according to Halamka. Despite tablets rapidly entering the medical world, giving caregivers quick access to patient records and portable medical software, there's room for improvement, he said.
Jeff Hu Chunam, CEO of Springpad, is most excited about the so-called possibilities of a high-definition Retina display on the iPad. As the "living accessory nitpicker" at Springpad, a Boston-based company with 3 million users storing and sharing information through the network, he hopes clearer images, better video quality, and enhanced graphics displays will bring better experiences.
Talks about the next iPad? Could it get any smaller? A beefed-up camera or souped-up processor? Rumors abound about what the third tablet from Apple might be, especially since the company revealed last week that a big announcement is coming on Wednesday.
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