iPad 3, Apple TV 3 Specs Revealed & iWork Updated

Well that’s that then the March 7th keynote had been done and dusted.  Here’s a recap of what’s occurred in the latest keynote

Apple TV 3

• New UI experience – No mention if thats coming down to the apple tv 2
• 1080p HD output support
• TV shows in the iTunes store support 1080p HD
• TV shows available on iTunes the day after they air
• iTunes Match supported
• Photo stream support
• Genius supported
• $99 or £99. Available on March 14th

The new iPad

• Retina Display – 2048 x 1536
• 264 pixels per inch in this display
• 5mp back pixel from the 4s – Auto-exposure, auto-focus, auto-face detection, great edge-to-edge detail, AF-lock, “It is just a blast to use.”
• HD video recording now in 1080p resolution!
• A5X chip. What’s the x for? Quad-core graphics.
• 4x the performance
• Built in Siri support.
  Correction it’s not Siri but voice diction instead.  Wonder if it still has the same 15 second limit that Siri has?
• HSPA+ for up to 21Mbps dual-carrier HSDPA for up to 42Mbps.
• LTE for max of 72Mbps
  Pretty useless for those in the UK as we are miles away from getting LTE
• 10 hours of battery life, and 4G is 9 hours.
• 9.4mm and light at 1.5 pounds
  The iPad2 was is 8.8mm high and 1.33 pounds
• Pre orders available now.
  Mine has started shipping to me on  Saturday 10th March 😀

New Software for the iPad

• Autodesk comes to the Ipad
• Updates to Garage Band
• New iMovie – with outlining and storyboarding
• iPhoto for iPad – effects, editing, photo-beaming (from device to device), and new photo journals.
• iWork Updated
  iWork apps, including Pages, Numbers, and Keynote, have all been updated to take advantage of the new iPad’s high-res display, and will continue to sell for $10 each with free updates.