Based on its sources, AppleInsider has given indication that Apple is going to surprise everyone this time with “Almost immediate” availability of the next-generation iPad to public.
According to people familiar with the matter, Apple is preparing several of its operating segments to perform functions during the second half of next week that are representative of nothing short of a large scale, consumer-oriented product roll out (not just an announcement). And with official invitations to next Wednesday’s press briefing clearly indicating a focus on iPad, these people believe at least one version of the refreshed device will be in transit to retail outlets during that briefing.
It appears that Apple is expected to introduce its iPad 2G in three variants and several different capacities. In addition to WiFi and GSM-based models targeted at AT&T and a broad range of European 3G providers, a CDMA version catering to Verizon and some Far Eastern providers is also reportedly in the cards. These models have been code-named K93, K94, and K5, and carry initial build volumes of 1.9 million, 2.3 million and 0.8 million, respectively.
This Wednesday, March 2nd, at the famous Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco, Apple is going to announce iPad 2 in a media event. There is strong rumor that the new iPad 2 apart from its carbon fiber body, wil feature at least one camera for FaceTime video calls, Dual Core CPU and GPU, and more than all this, much thinner in size than its predecessor. [Via Redmond Pie]
