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Apple says new iPad response is off the charts, preorders sold out
Apple has officially acknowledged that iPad stock set aside for preorders is sold out, while noting also that customer response to the device has been "off the charts."
Within two days of the unveiling of the new iPad, new orders of the iPad had already slipped from this Friday's launch day delivery to a ship date of March 19. Apple has since confirmed in a statement that preorders of the touchscreen tablet have run out, as noted by USA Today.
"Customer response to the new iPad has been off the charts and the quantity available for pre-order has been purchased," a company spokesperson said. "Customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date."
Given the response to the device, Apple is expected to set new sales records later this week when the device launches. Pre-existing records for the Cupertino, Calif., iPad maker were already impressive, as it experienced crushing demand for its second-generation tablet last year, with orders quickly slipping to multi-week shipping estimates. A month after the iPad 2 was released, Apple's then chief operating officer Tim Cook said during a quarterly conference call that "staggering" demand for the device had caused the "mother of all backlogs."
Within two days of the unveiling of the new iPad, new orders of the iPad had already slipped from this Friday's launch day delivery to a ship date of March 19. Apple has since confirmed in a statement that preorders of the touchscreen tablet have run out, as noted by USA Today.
"Customer response to the new iPad has been off the charts and the quantity available for pre-order has been purchased," a company spokesperson said. "Customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date."
Given the response to the device, Apple is expected to set new sales records later this week when the device launches. Pre-existing records for the Cupertino, Calif., iPad maker were already impressive, as it experienced crushing demand for its second-generation tablet last year, with orders quickly slipping to multi-week shipping estimates. A month after the iPad 2 was released, Apple's then chief operating officer Tim Cook said during a quarterly conference call that "staggering" demand for the device had caused the "mother of all backlogs."
I am sure you have gone through the specs, but to quickly recap the main points in simple English, the third-generation iPad sports a better HD camera, a higher-resolution screen (retina display) and a faster processor.
Pictures and videos will look stunning on the new display, while the various apps and games will exhibit better performance and reading on the iPad will get a significant boost as web pages and text will appear crisper. It feels a bit awkward to shoot pictures or videos with the iPad, but if you do, the improved camera should please you as it can now capture 1080p (or full HD) videos. The resolution of the front-facing VGA camera hasn’t changed so your Skype video calls will still look the same.
The new iPad also includes support for 4G networks – which translates to faster Internet speed on your mobile device – but that feature is of little use to Indian consumers as none of the telecom companies here have rolled out 4G services yet. And by the time 4G becomes available in India, we could be just months (or weeks) away from the next iPad. At least you can use the 4G iPad on 3G networks as well.
The new iPad is running on iOS 5.1 which is compatible with the previous iPad releases. But one software related feature that is available exclusively on the new iPad is the microphone button on the virtual keyboard, which helps users write emails by voice. While the details are scarce, the voice dictation feature could internally be using the same speech-to-text rendering engine as Siri, and it therefore remains to be seen how well it works with Indian accents.
iPad Transfer
Within two days of the unveiling of the new iPad, new orders of the iPad had already slipped from this Friday's launch day delivery to a ship date of March 19. Apple has since confirmed in a statement that preorders of the touchscreen tablet have run out, as noted by USA Today.
"Customer response to the new iPad has been off the charts and the quantity available for pre-order has been purchased," a company spokesperson said. "Customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date."
Given the response to the device, Apple is expected to set new sales records later this week when the device launches. Pre-existing records for the Cupertino, Calif., iPad maker were already impressive, as it experienced crushing demand for its second-generation tablet last year, with orders quickly slipping to multi-week shipping estimates. A month after the iPad 2 was released, Apple's then chief operating officer Tim Cook said during a quarterly conference call that "staggering" demand for the device had caused the "mother of all backlogs."
Within two days of the unveiling of the new iPad, new orders of the iPad had already slipped from this Friday's launch day delivery to a ship date of March 19. Apple has since confirmed in a statement that preorders of the touchscreen tablet have run out, as noted by USA Today.
"Customer response to the new iPad has been off the charts and the quantity available for pre-order has been purchased," a company spokesperson said. "Customers can continue to order online and receive an estimated delivery date."
Given the response to the device, Apple is expected to set new sales records later this week when the device launches. Pre-existing records for the Cupertino, Calif., iPad maker were already impressive, as it experienced crushing demand for its second-generation tablet last year, with orders quickly slipping to multi-week shipping estimates. A month after the iPad 2 was released, Apple's then chief operating officer Tim Cook said during a quarterly conference call that "staggering" demand for the device had caused the "mother of all backlogs."
I am sure you have gone through the specs, but to quickly recap the main points in simple English, the third-generation iPad sports a better HD camera, a higher-resolution screen (retina display) and a faster processor.
Pictures and videos will look stunning on the new display, while the various apps and games will exhibit better performance and reading on the iPad will get a significant boost as web pages and text will appear crisper. It feels a bit awkward to shoot pictures or videos with the iPad, but if you do, the improved camera should please you as it can now capture 1080p (or full HD) videos. The resolution of the front-facing VGA camera hasn’t changed so your Skype video calls will still look the same.
The new iPad also includes support for 4G networks – which translates to faster Internet speed on your mobile device – but that feature is of little use to Indian consumers as none of the telecom companies here have rolled out 4G services yet. And by the time 4G becomes available in India, we could be just months (or weeks) away from the next iPad. At least you can use the 4G iPad on 3G networks as well.
The new iPad is running on iOS 5.1 which is compatible with the previous iPad releases. But one software related feature that is available exclusively on the new iPad is the microphone button on the virtual keyboard, which helps users write emails by voice. While the details are scarce, the voice dictation feature could internally be using the same speech-to-text rendering engine as Siri, and it therefore remains to be seen how well it works with Indian accents.
iPad Transfer
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