Apple’s March 7 Event Wrap Up

Here’s a brief wrap up of announcements made today at Apple’s event:

• Apple TV price is the same: $99
• Apple TV now with 1080p video
• iCloud now syncs video
• iTunes Store will start selling and renting 1080p video
• Apple sold 15.5 million iPads in their last quarter
• Apple is positioning the iPad not as a “tablet” but as a computer
• New iPad “Its amazing”
• 9.7 inch diagonal 2048 x 1536 pixels
• That’s 264 pixels per inch which is a lot
• Apple claims 44% better color saturation
• A5X processor with quad-core graphics
• Optics from the iPhone 4S are now in the iPad (this is big)
• 5-megapixel iSight camera
• HD video recording in 1080p (filmmakers rejoice)
• New Voice Dictation feature included
• 4G LTE now available
• Supports HSPA+ which increases the speed of a 4G connection
• Apple demo’d both AT&T and Verizon 4G LTE (Verizon has more coverage)
• iPad can now be personal hotspot
• iPad still works with 3G
• Apple claims the iPad still gets 10 hours of battery life
• Prices remain the same as well as memory
• Slightly heavier but size is the same (very close to the same)
• Available March 16 around the world and you can order today
• Supports non-english for Siri
• My sister is a film animator at Disney – she’ll want a new iPad with AutoDesk’s SketchBook Ink
• Epic Games has HDR graphics on the new iPad: Infinity Blade: Dungeons
• Some updated Apple apps are free if you already have the apps
• iPhoto for iPad – about time
• Photos can be “beamed” between iOS devices
• New iPhoto Journal that publishes to iCloud
• iPad 2 will continue to be available at a lower price: $399 for the 16GB model
• Hmmm but the new iPad is officially called “The New iPad” – this will cause confusion
• Apple “2012 There’s a lot to look forward to”
• And an Apple logo with colors!