San Francisco-- Apple rolled out a high-definition iPad on Wednesday with a faster processor, a better camera as well as a computer screen that promises to be dramatically sharper than the current model, the iPad two.
"It is amazing," Apple CEO Tim Cook said at a San Francisco unveiling. "We've taken it to a whole new level, & they are redefining the section that Apple created with the original iPad."
The new 9.7-inch computer screen will feature a "retina display" of 2047 by 1536 pixels, compared with the current model's 1024 by 768 pixels.
To break it down, that is a total of three.1 million pixels on the computer screen.
"Your retina in your eye cannot discern those individual pixels," said Apple Senior Vice President Phil Schiller. "The images on it look stunning."
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The new iPad will be obtainable in the United States & 9 other countries March 16 & cost the same as the iPad two -- from $499 to $829 based on storage capacity & Wi-Fi capacity. Pre-orders were opened at Apple's online store on Wednesday.
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The new version will be obtainable in the U.S. on AT&T & Verizon & will be the first iPad to connect to 4G networks (a fact that, at least for now, remains academic in most cities). It also will go on sale Friday in Australia, Canada, France, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Puerto Rico, Singapore, Switzerland, the United Kingdom & the U.S. Virgin Islands.
