The iPad 2: What the mystery is??? What you want to know, what we dont know.....

We're about to get our first look at the long-awaited, next-generation iPad. Indeed, with all the leaks, rumors, we've been hearing and waiting from the past months about the next iPad, But the most amazing fact is that Apple hasn't even officially announced the thing yet.

Things we know

 Apple is set to hold an iPad-related event: The invitations are made last week with an image showing a Mac OS calendar page peeled back to show an iPad peeking out from behind. The caption: "Come see what 2011 will be the year of." So yes—the writing's on the wall, but the invite stops short of saying "come meet the iPad 2" or anything like that.

Last but not least, we know that ... uh ... : If we're only talking about things we definitely know about the next iPad ... well, strictly speaking, we don't know much more than what I just outlined above.

Things we don't know

What it will be called: 

Everyone's been calling the next iPad the "iPad 2," and there's even a new and likely fan-generated name of the next generation tablet floating around with the "iPad 2" name stamped on the back. But as far as we know, no one's come out and reported that the iPad 2 will, in fact, be called the iPad 2. Apple's been known to throw curve balls when it comes to naming its next-gen products (like, for example, the iPhone 3G and 3GS), So no one can be so sure till Apple itself announce its name.

How much internal storage it'll have: 

Will we get an iPad 2 model with 128GB of built-in flash storage, or will the largest next-gen iPad still top out at 64GB? Hard to say. There have been scattered reports of iPad 2 with 128GB, but that may be more a case of wishful thinking than a concrete clue.

How much it will cost: 

Apple is in the habit of marking its next-generation products with the same price as the previous generation, and there's no reason to believe that Cupertino will change course with the iPad 2. Again, though, we've yet to hear any reliable rumors about pricing. (For the record, the current iPad costs anywhere from $499 for the 16GB Wi-Fi-only version to $829 for the 64GB 3G iPad.)

A camera, or two: 

Another consistent iPad 2 rumor has it that Apple will fix one of the biggest criticisms of the original iPad—namely, the lack of a camera. It can be claimed that the new iPad will have "at least" one camera in front for Face Time video chat,. While there still seems to be some another too.

Faster, beefier processor: 

"Dual-core" is the gotta-have spec when it comes to this year's hottest smart phones and gadgets, and the iPad 2 is no exception. complete with 512MB of RAM (double the 256MB RAM in the original iPad)

No SD card: 

An SD (or microSD) card slot on the next iPad would allow for easy memory expansion and speedy photo uploading. It's a nice idea, but there is a rumor that Apple is not adding this feature.

                             

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