Attention Apple fans! Dean Putney is liveblogging Apple's press conference in San Francisco, where executives will soon announce the latest iPad. Expected are front and rear-facing cameras; hoped for is an ultra high-res display, technically unlikely as it may be.
Watch the liveblog at boingboing.net/live.
UPDATE – Highlights of the new iPad:
• It's 33% thinner, 8.8mm thick, and has pointy edges instead of the bevel. What's the bet the iPhone 4 will lose it, too?
• Dual-core A5 processors are "up to 2x faster." Graphics are "9x faster" … it can run a 3×3 grid of streaming videos.
• It'll weigh 1.3 pounds. Video cameras front and back.
• Ships worldwide on March 25. Same prices, starting at just under $500.
• It will be available in white. HDMI out, too, with an adapter.
• Apple will offer a bizarre minimalist magnetic screen cover thing in polyurethane and leather. It folds off to become a stand.
• iOS 4.3. Javascript is twice as fast. Personal hotspot. Still 3G.