Not a seemingly special device and right on schedule with Apple’s year refresh cycle. But boy… This new iPad is about to change the world. Apple has long been at the forefront of techno-social movements with their invention of iTunes, the original iPad, and the iPhone, and now they are doing it again. But wait, you say, “The iPad has been around for almost 3 years. What’s Apple changing with the new one?” Well first off, Apple is putting their ‘Retina’ branded displays on the newest model. And this screen is a real beauty. 2048 pixels by 1536 pixels. Better resolution than a 60’’ TV set. This is a revolution in media.
Currently, most movie theaters are switching to digital projection. This digital format has a resolution of 4k (there currently is no standard for this format but 4k resolution is a picture format about 4,000 pixel lines of horizontal resolution). The new iPad is half of that. The iPad is the first mainstream device designed for media that has a resolution higher that 1080p (the current HD standard). What does this mean for consumers? This is the first big push for higher than HD consumer products ever. HD television will soon be the lower standard.
But that alone is not so revolutionary. It was inevitable. The amazing part about the new iPad is it’s power. Apple has designed it’s new proprietary A5X chip, including more power and quad-core graphics. Techno-Mumbo-Jumbo aside, experts predict that when the new iPad is released this Friday it will outperform console game devices in video game performance. The Xbox 360 and PS3 are later in their life cycle and now tablets are going to out perform them. Is this the end of the gaming console and the birth of the tablet gamer?
Apple’s app store is already the quickest growing game distribution system in the last 5 years. This product has hit the market in a stale console cycle and a booming mobile app market. Apple’s release of this product puts it in the position to conquer the market all over again. But this time change the way that people play video games. Apple’s product development cycles seem to be from the future. They have a handle on most markets, and now they are going to take over console gaming. Meet the new console………. The iPad.
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