Gallery: Gallery: Apple's Jobs Unveils Upgraded, More Colorful iPad 2
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs looks thin, but well, as he takes the stage in San Francisco.
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Coming in both black and white models, the iPad 2 will appeal to colorless minimalists of both kinds: Swedish and goth.
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The iPad 2 will be available in a 3G version from both AT&T and Verizon.
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A front-facing camera is perhaps the iPad 2's most significant upgrade, since it enables web conferencing.
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The iPad 2 sports a rear-facing camera.
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The iPad 2 (left) is one-third thinner than the iPad (right).
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The iPad 2 appears to have a more narrowly beveled edge than the previous model, emphasizing its thinness.
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Apple's iPad 2 "Smart Cover" has magnets so it can fold back to prop up the tablet for easier viewing.
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The iPad 2 "Smart Cover" can be folded back to prop up the tablet so it's easier to type on.
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Apple's iPad 2 will come with either black or white faces. Both models have a silver-colored aluminum back.
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The Smart Cover is a thin, folding piece of plastic that covers the iPad 2's face only.
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Just like iMacs of yore, Apple's Smart Cover comes in a variety of colors.
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Apple's Randy Ubillos, chief architect of video applications, demonstrates the iMovie app on the iPad 2.
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Apple's Randy Ubillos, chief architect of video applications, demonstrates the iMovie app on the iPad 2.
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Apple's $5 iMovie app for the iPad will offer video editing capabilities to the tablet's users.
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Apple's $5 GarageBand for the iPad includes support for a variety of instruments.
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The white iPad 2 might be a small consolation for extreme Apple fans who have waited months for a white iPhone 4.
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In an all-white environment, the white version of the iPad 2 will have a better chance of hiding from predators.
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The back of the iPad 2 looks similar to the current iPad, with the familiar aluminum shell.
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Apple designer Jonathan Ive chats with a member of the audience before the start of the iPad 2 event in San Francisco.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs positions the iPad as Apple's third "post-PC" product, after the iPod and iPhone.
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The original iPad sold 15 million units, Jobs said, during the nine months it was on sale.
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Despite health concerns, Apple CEO Steve Jobs took the stage to introduce the iPad 2.
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Apple CEO Steve Jobs gestures as he discusses the iPad's sales in 2010.
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