They may be migrating to Macs style nomenclature. You just buy an iMac or a 15" 
MacBook Pro, or a MacBook Air, you don't specify a model number. So perhaps 
from here on in there are just iPads.

C


On 08/03/2012, at 3:32 , Daniel Kerr wrote:

> They might just call this one the new iPad. Then when they do something even 
> more WOW next version it will be called the iPad 3,...or something,...
> But lol yes,...the new iPad! hehe
> "I'd like to buy an iPad." 
> "Sure, we can sell you the iPad 2 or the new iPad."
> "ummmm. Is that the iPad 3?"
> "No, it's the new iPad"
> /silence
> 
> :o))
> 
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> On 08/03/2012, at 3:28 AM, cm wrote:
> 
>> Yes. The name is a bit baffling. You can only call it the "the new iPad" 
>> once. Is next year's model "the newer iPad", then "the yet newer iPad". :-)
>> 
>> Cheers,
>> Carlo
>> 
>> On 08/03/2012, at 3:26 , Martin Hill wrote:
>> 
>>> Woke up at 2am accidentally, so here's the latest news.
>>> 
>>> So the new iPad has an extremely high resolution Retina screen 2048x1536 or 
>>> exactly twice the resolution (4x the number of pixels) as the iPad 2.  1 
>>> million more pixels than a Full HD TV. Not bad for 
>>> 
>>> 4G LTE  (and newer faster HSDPA up to 42Mbps)
>>> A5x w quad core GPU chip
>>> 5 megapixel camera on back
>>> Auto focus
>>> Image stabilization
>>> 1080p video recording
>>> Slightly thicker (9.4mm vs 8.8mm) and little bit heavier than iPad 2 
>>> (in order to get same battery life despite 4G)
>>> Voice dictation (but no Siri)
>>> Same prices as iPad 2
>>> Available March 16
>>> Still has a physical Home button
>>> 
>>> Minor upgrade to AppleTV - now supports 1080p and movies in iCloud
>>> New iWork apps & new GarageBand and iMovie
>>> New iPhoto app ( supports sharing to Facebook)
>>> 
>>> iPad 2 now available for $399  (16GB wifi) - whoa, that's going to hurt 
>>> competitors 
>>> 
>>> It's just called "the new iPad". No 3 or HD or 2s.  Weird.
>>> 
>>> No iOS update mentioned. Hmm.
>>> 
>>> -Mart
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