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iPad 3 launch even going on NOW! Plus new Apple TV!

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http://www.engadget.com/2012/03/0...qus_thread
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03-07-2012 at 10:44 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:44 AM.
So, existing apps will be scaled up and text will automatically be rendered in higher-res.

All the stock apps have been updated and optimized.

"Everything has been updated, but as you remember when the iPhone 4 went to the retina display,​ developers didn't have to do anything and their apps looked better."

"BTW, there's definitely a Home button on this new iPad. Definitely."

LOL.
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03-07-2012 at 10:46 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:46 AM.
Quote from Iaaaiws :
So are these good for anything or is it just like a really small laptop with a screen that is too small to read anything on?

Popcorn
The screen has 3.1 million pixels now. The resolution is twice the laptop I'm typing on right now I think..so..stuff will be smaller but less zooming in/out I guess. You'd have to try one out for yourself in a store and judge for yourself.
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SD slot yet?
This is an Apple product. Of course not.

They're just demoing some game now. Going to post some pictures of AppleTV they mentioned earlier.
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03-07-2012 at 10:47 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:47 AM.
Just wonder now when I can preorder from someone other than directly with apple.
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03-07-2012 at 10:49 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:49 AM.
iOS 5.1 also launching today (missed that, my bad)



1080P ATV



Looks nice. I may grab one.



Still $99.

Oh..iTunes Cloud also now supports movies. I'm not quite sure what this means exactly..I just skimmed. BRB let me check.
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03-07-2012 at 10:51 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:51 AM.
Ah..it just means you can sync your spot over multiple iDevices. Useful..but I thought it already did this. I know Android doe.
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03-07-2012 at 10:52 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:52 AM.
I am buying one for my wife pretty much settled thanks!
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03-07-2012 at 10:53 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:53 AM.
Also it's "sort of" Siri. They're calling it voice dictation..not exactly Siri. Not sure why they went this route. I'm sure they have a good reason.

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03-07-2012 at 10:53 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:53 AM.
a5x vs tegra 3, given the platforms. Hmm, the retina display from apple seems like the 1st to market.
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03-07-2012 at 10:53 AM.
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Quote from Jaxattaxs7 :
I am buying one for my wife pretty much settled thanks!
Not yet over! laugh out loud There may be more coming. Smilie
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03-07-2012 at 10:54 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:54 AM.
whats apple tv do? Wifi I assume, just a storage device for media?
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03-07-2012 at 10:54 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:54 AM.
Still demoing more games..they finished demoing Autodesk. Just some filler content.
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03-07-2012 at 10:55 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:55 AM.
Launch date is on March 16, 2012. Pre-orders start today!
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03-07-2012 at 10:56 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:56 AM.
Quote from tresanus :
whats apple tv do? Wifi I assume, just a storage device for media?
It's like a roku box, but I prefer it for my content. Had NetFlix, Youtube. Size of a hockey puck. If you already have a smart TV, then you probably don't need it, but I kind of like it regardless, since it's simple to use.

http://www.apple.com/appletv/

EDIT: that's showing the ATV2 right now (the one I currently have). Wait a few hours for that to be updated.

Quote from anywho :
a5x vs tegra 3, given the platforms. Hmm, the retina display from apple seems like the 1st to market.
Well you know Apple. They're always trying to create their own silicon and display tech. That's an insane resolution though for a mobile display.
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03-07-2012 at 10:59 AM.
03-07-2012 at 10:59 AM.
New app updates for iWork.



New iMovie interface...


Garage Band now has Smart Strings, a Note editor and you can push through iCloud too. There's new​ sharing, too.

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03-07-2012 at 11:02 AM.
03-07-2012 at 11:02 AM.
new iPhoto for iPad


It's apparently "amazing". Really? I feel like they have overused that adjective at this point.


New gestures, new effects, multi-touch editing, and you can beam photos directly between devices.

"It gives you great new ways to browse through all those photos, and it has truly groundbreaking ​ways to edit those photos."
..again with the adjectives. Groundbreaking has been used at least a dozen times in the past few keynotes.
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