Apple iPad Lounge v2.0 has finally announced its highly-anticipated iPad tablet. The device seems to be impressive, but it is far from ideal. The iPad seems to have a lot of limitations that were either conditioned by technology or implemented with a clear intention to address them in the second generation. Let’s see why the iPad is not perfect and how the iPad 2 could change that.
One of the most important shortcomings of Apple iPad is the absence of Adobe Flash support. Just like on the iPhone, one may still enjoy YouTube videos on the iPad, but it will be impossible to play flash games or navigate on web-sites that use flash in the menus. Considering that even some corporate sites use flash too extensively nowadays, this does seem to be a huge drawback for a device designed for the Internet. Perhaps, Adobe and ARM will finally enable flash on the ARM processor of the iPad, or Apple will have to somehow implement it on the next-generation iPad.
According to Tech Digest, the Apple iPad 2.0 is being developed right now and it will most likely “get an OLED overhaul.” This means, the 2.0 version of the Apple iPad will have a brighter screen than the current iPad, which uses LCD panels for its screen.
Digitimes Research senior analyst Mingchi Kuo is conservative about the idea of iPads with OLED panels. He pointed out that OLED panels' high price will still be the major obstacle for them to be adopted in the iPad
in 2011.
A must have for all the tech-savvy people; the iPhone has highly advanced technological features. It supports Wi-Fi and EDGE network for wireless data transfer from web. It operates on OS X operating system and supports Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition; or Windows XP Home or Professional. It has a 2.0 mega pixel built in camera and supports varied audio and video formats. The iPhone also has an internal storage capacity of 8 GB.
Technical Specifications
Height 4.5 inches (115 mm)
Width 2.4 inches (61 mm)
Weight 4.8 ounces (135 grams)
Depth 0.46 inch (11.6 mm)
Capacity 8GB flash drive1
Display 3.5-inch (diagonal) widescreen multi-touch display, 480-by-320-pixel resolution at 163 ppi
Operating system OS X
GSM Quad-band (850,900,1800,1900 MHz)
Wireless data Wi-Fi (802.11b/g), EDGE, Bluetooth 2.0
Camera 2.0 mega pixels
Audio Frequency response 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Audio Formats Supported AAC, Protected AAC, MP3, MP3 VBR, Apple Lossless, AIFF and WAV
Mac System Requirements Mac computer with USB 2.0 port
Mac OS X v10.4.10
iTunes 7.5
Windows System Requirements PC with USB 2.0 port, Windows Vista Home Premium, Business, Enterprise, or Ultimate Edition; or Windows XP Home or Professional with Service Pack 2, iTunes 7.5 or later
Battery Built-in rechargeable lithium ion battery
Power
Talk time Up to 8 hours
Standby time Up to 250 hours
Internet use Up to 6 hours
Video playback Up to 7 hours
Audio playback Up to 24 hours
