As gadget fans the world over work themselves into a lather about the expected iPad 2 launch later today, a site is touting what appears to be a prototype case for the device.
According to Engadget, the case has slimmer profile, an almost entirely flat back, bigger speaker, and rear- and front-facing cameras.
“We've looked into the digits on the back of the device and the model number is one for the original Apple TV while the FCC ID is for a WiFi-only iPad, but those could be mere placeholders on what is, once again, a mockup and not a real working tablet,” says the consumer electronics site. “The SIM card slot looks to have been repositioned to a slot that was once expected to house an SD card reader.”
The mockup case, ‘procured over in China’ also features a 3G antenna, a sloped power button and a headphone jack.
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Dragonfly said on Wed, 02 Mar 2011
Possibly a prototype but I don't think this will be the finished item. Sloping Buttons mounted at 45ยบ to the back surface would mean you have nothing to press against and would be really awkward to use. The earphone socket and dock port on an angled surface, I can't see that working well. Apple learned their lessons about that on the iPhone 1 I think. I'd be gob-smacked if the new iPad looked anything like this.
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