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Ipad 3 Release: iCare Why?

By: Carlissa Robinson

This week I would like to take a break from phones and cover the latest in tablets. Everyone has been all over the Ipad 3, but the reality is, the releases show little improvement that I deem nowhere near significant. Any other tablet can compete with the Ipad (like the Samsung Galaxy Tab) but Apple is the self-proclaimed elite smart ass of a company that portrays that image that if it isn’t Apple it’s nothing. I’m just saying, what’s the point?

Newer technology is one thing, but the only major game changer to the Ipad series was the introduction of cameras placed on the front and back of the device. With newer versions of the Ipad being released, sales have skyrocketed from re-release to re-release as if something has changed. As I mentioned in my post about Iphones, Ipads are rocking in the same boat. People only go out and buy the new version to flaunt that they have it.  Otherwise I see no reason. But let’s get to some stats shall we.

One thing I have noticed is that now phone companies are selling tablets with a bundle internet service to make more money. It’s cheaper to buy a tablet outside of a phone company if you ask me. Besides that there are no huge differences as I stated before about the Ipad. The one thing that caught my eye was the difference in size of an Ipad 3 with just wifi opposed to wifi with 4g. The 4g Ipad is ten grams heavier but who would even notice that?

Apple is infamous for being the “trend setter.” I never understood why Apple products don’t have an SD card slot until I realized that to own an Apple you have to be sophisticated and to be sophisticated you have to sync everything (which is a complete bust). Why not do away with Sims cards as well and emulate Verizon while you’re at it?

Tests have shown that the Ipad 1 has the fastest booting speed and internet speed in multiple tests, yet Apple claims that the Ipad 3 has the best retina display, 4g LTE speed, and trumps its earlier versions in overall performance. The retina display may have impacted the speed for the Ipad 3 but it’s not too far behind the Ipad2. But it’s still a huge disappointment if you ask me (and an apparent waste of money for consumers).

I’m glad I didn’t fall victim to Apple. I bought a second generation Ipod touch and I wished it would’ve had a camera on it. Guess what happened. The very next year Apple re-released a newer version of the Ipod touch with a camera (two cameras at that). You can only imagine how pissed I was. Nowadays you have to wait for the best in product development. In some cases this could take years if the products are even worth the hype. You will never catch me camping for the next day release of anything. It’s all just another sales pitch to increase revenue.