{"id":3649,"date":"2012-03-06T22:49:00","date_gmt":"2012-03-07T03:49:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2012-03-08T13:04:41","modified_gmt":"2012-03-08T18:04:41","slug":"you-say-you-want-some-evolution-the-ipad-cometh","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lordandrei.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/06\/you-say-you-want-some-evolution-the-ipad-cometh\/","title":{"rendered":"You say you want some Evolution… The iPad Cometh"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Well, it’s been a few months and as we hoped, March is going to be iPad month. And possibly other surprises. So here are my Vegas style picks. I’m going to use my standard % of it happening rather than betting odds. About the closest I come to that is the name.<\/p>\n

Not a lot of formatting. But comments welcome.<\/p>\n

BookStore Glee: 90% – Yes, they will talk about the success of the new TextBooks.
\n<\/del>
\nMulti-Size 30% (iPad mini) – I really don’t see this coming this quarter. Maybe by year end.<\/del>
\nBTLE: 100% – It’s in the 4S it’s in everything forthcoming (Not sure yet<\/em>)
\nSiri: 90% – It fits into this whole iCloud, TV, miasma expectation<\/del> (Dictation<\/em>)
\nQuad Core, Faster Processor: 95%<\/strong>
\nBetter cameras than iPad 2: 90%<\/strong>
\nThicker: 80% – but only by a teeny bit<\/strong>
\nHeavier: 40% – Potentially only some models.<\/strong>
\nHome Button: 90%<\/strong>
\nRetina Screen: 90%<\/strong><\/p>\n

iPad HD Name 60%<\/del>
\niPad 3 Name 40%<\/del>
\nSpecial Chinese ProView F.U. Name: < .01%<\/strong>
\nI guess you just can’t get much more ProView F.U. than calling it just “iPad<\/strong>“<\/em><\/p>\n

Price point same:75%<\/strong>
\nPrice point lower:40%<\/del>
\nPrice point higher: 30% (4G LTE not factored)<\/del><\/p>\n

4G (something) Model: 95%<\/strong>
\n4G Model separate: 75%<\/strong>
\n4G Model higher price point: 75%<\/strong>
\nMissed that the 4G Model would be on top of the 3G model<\/em><\/p>\n

iPad 2 still sold in 16GB config: 80%<\/strong>
\niPad 2 cheaper price point: 80%<\/strong><\/p>\n

new iPad in 16GB: 35%<\/strong>
\nnew iPad in 32GB: 100%<\/strong>
\nnew iPad in 64GB: 100%<\/strong>
\nnew iPad in 128GB: 80%<\/del><\/p>\n

Battery life up: 80% (Sorta<\/em>)
\nBattery life up > 10% : 75%
\nBattery life up > 15% : 50%
\nBattery life up > 30% : 40%<\/del>
\nBattery life the same despite higher tech which brings it down to the same.<\/em><\/p>\n

New App(s):80%<\/strong> (iPhoto<\/em>)
\nNew Version iWork:70%<\/strong>
\niOS 5.1.x: 70%<\/strong>
\niOS 5.5: 40%
\niOS 6.0: 5% – WWDC: Precursor to iPhone 5<\/del><\/p>\n

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Apple TV – 90%<\/strong>
\nVersion 3 of current system: 75%<\/strong><\/p>\n

Name: Apple TV – 60%<\/strong>
\nName: Apple TV HD – 80%
\nName: iTV – 0%
\nName: Apple TV 3 – < 5%
\nName: iMediaTV – 40%<\/del><\/p>\n

Will have 1080: 100%<\/strong><\/p>\n

Will run iOS apps: 10% (WWDC: Precursor to iOS 6.0)
\nFull Screen TV: < 5%<\/del><\/p>\n

TV Stations ala cart\/apps: 45%
\nAnnounced with < 10 stations\/apps: 40%
\nAnnounced with < 5 stations\/apps: 20%<\/del>
\nClaiming the existing apps (Netflix, hulu, hbo, etc): 75%<\/p>\n

iPad control for Apple TV: 75%<\/strong> (Remote App updated<\/em>)
\nNew Remote App: 75%<\/em> (See above)<\/p>\n

Will be combined with Time Capsule: 60%<\/del><\/p>\n

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Final line up<\/p>\n

iPad 2 : 16GB Lower Price point
\niPad HD<\/del>: 16GB\/<\/em>32GB\/64GB<\/strong>\/128GB<\/del> matching old price points for wifi
\niPad HD 3G: 32GB\/64GB\/128GB matching old price points for wifi + 3G<\/del>
\niPad HD<\/del> 4G: 16GB\/<\/em>32GB\/64GB<\/strong>\/128GB<\/del> about 15-20% higher<\/del> matching old price points for wifi + 3G<\/em><\/p>\n

Apple TV HD<\/del>: 1080p: $99
\nApple iMediaTV: 1080p + 2 Tera Storage Time Capsule $299<\/del><\/p>\n

Remote App for iPad (free)<\/em> (Update)
\niWork Upgrade. Free for previous buyers as update.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Comments and grades:<\/p>\n

I’m pleased. I didn’t do too badly here. I put my money on iPad HD as the name and Apple went for the ‘iPad’ means current approach. Which in its own way is a huge F.U. to ProView. Interestingly, there really weren’t any BIG surprises. iPhoto was nice, but they’ve been working up to it. In general I think the biggest surprise for me was an excellent delivery of why the new features are the right amount of evolution and why they have value.<\/p>\n

Next up? the new iPad. I ordered one as fast as I could. Should you?<\/p>\n

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