Apple sent out press invites for an event they will be holding next week on March 2, 2011.  The invite (shown above) has the calender application from iOS devices with the date March 2 on the front, the invite shows the icon pealed back and showing the corner of the iPad.  Now there is no proof that it is the iPad 2 which is show but may as well be the 1st generation iPad letting us know that this is the date in which they show the awaited iPad update the iPad 2.  For months there have been rumors speculating what the new iPad will have in terms of changes, so here are some of the rumors than will most likely make their way into the iPad 2.


1: Dual camera's (front and rear facing)
      One of the most asked for items in the iPad by consumers is the addition of camera's.  This rumor is the highest probability of being in the new product because Apple wishes to have all their devices support Facetime video calls.


2: Thinner and lighter design
       With every new product, Apple tends to try and make them lighter and slimmer.


3:  Retina Display
       Apple released the retina display in the iPhone 4 which is the highest resolution screen in a mobile device.  This technology will most likely find its way into the new iPad


4: Dual core Processor
       The latest tablet computers released by Apples competitors have dual core processors.  Apple will  most likely announce their new A5 processor which should be a dual core processor or even a quad core processor which is possible, shown off by Sony in their new PSP2.

With the Motorola Xoom and many other Android based tablets coming out soon, the iPad 2 will have to step up its game.  Do to that there will have to be 3 major things it will have to accomplish.

1. It’s all about the cameras

A lot of early reports and speculations regarding the iPad 2 claimed that the Apple device may support a front and back facing camera. However, the Wall Street Journal claims that the iPad “will have at least one camera on the front of the device”.
Even if the camera has less mega-pixels when compared to these other Honeycomb tablets, this will be okay because Apple has shown that the specs do not always matter. However, what does matter is having 2 cameras. Lets face it, people like taking pictures and they are not always concerned with taking pictures of themselves.
Current Honeycomb tablets support 3D pictures and 1080 HD recording. Apple must compete with this one way or another.

2. Making the iPad 2 less like the iPhone and iTouch
If i ever admired an Apple fan-boy for what ever reason, the reason would have to be because of the unity the comes with their devices platform. Apple’s products have a sort of “seamless” integration with one another. This can be accomplished without having all devices look the same. Apple, however has not been able to see this. This is where it starts to go downhill.
Imagine this; You have an iPod Touch and now you need to get a phone. You say to yourself “the iPhone is so similar to the iPod Touch. The only difference is that it can make calls.” So then you go and get yourself either an Android phone or a Windows mobile phone. I have seen this happen already.
So having, what I like to call an over grown iPod Touch that does less then the actually iPod Touch while having another iOS device, I find to be kind of pointless. Don’t think I’m being biased here because I feel the same way about the Samsung Galaxy Tab and all other Android tablets that run the same software as my Android powered phone. I also do understand that the iPad has subtle differences and has its own App store, but is that enough?
Current tablets that run Honeycomb run on an Android platform but the experience is of its own when compared to the Android phones. Google has done a great job in optimizing the Android Honeycomb experience. Even Motorola took full advantage of this in an ad that they also used to attack both the iPad and the Samsung Galaxy Tab.
Apple needs to completely re do the iOS on the iPad and make it more tablet like. A bigger screen is nice but for the price they want us to pay it isn’t worth it.

3. The iPad 2 will need to evolve into a true gaming platform
Whether it be Android, iOS or the not so up and coming WM7, gaming has only taking off on these platforms because it is convenient. Lets face it, we don’t wake up in the morning with a craving mindset to play Angry Birds or Tap Tap and if you do I would suggest you seek some form of consoling because those games are “I am just playing this to pass the time” kind of games. These Honeycomb tablets are changing this however.
The Honeycomb tablets, so far all support dual core NVIDIA processors. This has already attracted major game companies that previously only made games for the Play Station 3 and has become fully compatible with these Honeycomb tablets.
If the iPad 2 is comfortable at the level of gaming it currently has then investing in the proper specs may not be a necessity but it simply cannot allow android to walk away as the superior gaming platform.
We wont truly know what the iPad 2 entails until Apple decides it is ready to “change everything” again. I suppose we will just have to wait and see.

This coming Thursday the Verizon iPhone is finally here.  The phone will be available at Verizon stores, select partner stores such as best buy, and of course Apple stores everywhere.  The iPhone goes on sale at 7am which matches AT&T's early release way back in june for the original iPhone 4.  If you pre-ordered a Verizon iPhone on February 3, it will be shipped to your home on the 10th.  Verizon has set a record for a sale of a cellphone in just 2 hours.

Sony has announced the PSP2 which is set to be released holiday's 2011. They say that the new PSP2 will be almost as powerful as the PS3 console. Here is some information on the hardware that they will be putting into this sucker.

Touch Screen – A multi-touch surface, 5.0 inch OLED displays very crisp content on it’s high contrast display running at 960×544 resolution (323.18 DPI)

Touch Pads – Placed on the front and rear, these capacitive touch pads can control every aspect of your game, from movement to the effective replacement for buttons or triggers.

Flash Memory – Based on flash memory, Sony’s NGP will not use PSP’s outdated UMD drive, but rather have all content as downloadable content, or a proprietary SD/MS Pro Duo format of physical disk for upcoming titles.

PS3 Controls – With an internal sixaxis control, and dual micro-analog joysticks, this system will serve as an effective replacement for all gaming needs, such as analog movement during First Person Shooter play.

Connectivity – With the ability to connect to the Internet over Wi-Fi or a 3G connection, play your Sony NGP anywhere! Web-based features like “Near” feature the ability to see what users physically nearby you are playing, in the real world, on their NGP. Track where your friends are live, and play with them, simply by purchasing the titles they have while on the move over the Playstation Network.

User Interface – LiveArea is Sony’s new headlining interface for the futuristic portable. This interface resembles a synergy of the Android/iOS platform, and Sony’s existing XMB to create possibly the most physically satisfying interface ever on a handheld device.

Under The Hood – Though specific details on what the internal properties are run amiss, the NGP clearly shows that it is a powerhouse in every tech demo displayed at the meeting. Capable of using the Unreal Engine 3, and playing ported versions of the Uncharted series, and Metal Gear Solid 4, it is clear that this handheld is nearly every bit as powerful as Sony’s headlining console. (Update) NGP is running on an ARM Cortex-A9 processor [Quad-Core] with a SGX543MP4+ GPU [Much more powerful than the iPhone 4's former model of this GPU.

Out The Window – If you were interested in using the device for personal photography similarly to your DSi, you’re in luck, and very much in more luck. Featuring a front and rear facing camera, the NGP is slated to take high-resolution pictures where ever you go, similar to your mobile phone.

the Logitech Wireless Mouse M515 features a sealed bottom case that lets you mouse around on soft surfaces without snagging. That means it won't collect bits of fuzz around the sensor when dragging it across the couch, bed, or a trouser-clad thigh. Naturally, it can also be used on more traditional computing surfaces, too. The M515 boasts up to two-years of battery life thanks, in part, to a hand-detection sensor that causes the mouse to sleep anytime it's not being held. Rounding out the list of features is Logitech's Hyper-Fast scrolling wheel and Unifying USB micro receiver required for the laptop or home theater PC you wish to control. Look for the M515 to ship to Europe in April for £49.99 -- that's about $80 converted, but you'll likely find it for a lot less whenever it hits US retail.

Check this video out of a guy who invented a beer pouring machine that fills the beer from the bottom of a plastic cup that has a hole in it that is sealed by a magnet.  The ironic thing is that he said he was 2 margarita's deep when he invented this BEER pouring machine.

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The 10 Billion applications have been exceeded.  Whether you are an owner of an iPhone, iPad, or iPod, everyone has contributed to this success. Apple has responded that the person who downloaded the 10 billionth app will get a $10,000 gift certificate to spend on the AppStore.  Their name is not yet known, but Apple will unveil it soon.  From September 2009 to January 2010 there were 1 billion app downloads alone