Yesterday was the day iPad 2 was officially released. Announcement about the release was made the day before but I heard it hardly made a noise to the world because of the unfortunate tsunami that hit Japan which was all over everywhere. Yesterday was also the day I first experienced lining up for a techie gadget along with other thousands of gadget freaks who were there since morning just to be the first to get the new
iPad 2. People from all walks of life, young and old are there to get their iPad 2. In our case, we lined up for business. Honey has this friend who's helped him get on his electronics in eBay, so yesterday, Honey tried to help his friend get as many iPad 2 as possible so they can sell it, having the usual wisest concept in mind that the more iPad 2 they get ahead of others, the more profit. Yesterday was the best time to get it as normally it will take two weeks to replenish stocks the day after iPad 2's release, and true enough, today the Apple store is crowded not because there is a business-to-consumer transaction going on there, but it was crowded of people left a day behind who've got inquiries as to when the next stocks of iPad 2 will arrive. Concept of demand and supply: Honey's friend could sell it at higher price at this very moment as people are willing to pay for it because everybody is just crazy about it and they want to get it as fast as they can! After almost forever of falling in line, at the end of the day Honey's team bagged 11 pieces of iPad 2, but despite of that Honey's friend was still frustrated to have gathered only 17 pieces all in all. There was two iPad 2 per person limit implemented yesterday in the Apple store, and 1 per person limit at Best Buy, and unfortunately, Honey's friend along with his six other trusted acquaintances lined up in Best Buy. I know. That was adrenaline rush out there and nobody thought about the ticket guy. Nevertheless, Honey's friend has got a backup plan, as always.
I still wonder what's with this iPad, why people are so crazy about it? Isn't a laptop enough these days? I for one won't write an iPad 2 in my wishlist, I've got a laptop and it still works for me. Is it really important to get it only because having the latest iPad makes a person cool? Hmmmm...
So I've read, this new iPad 2 is thinner, lighter, and faster, plus a battery of up to 10 hours. It comes in black or white, 16 gig or 32 gig, 3G, 3G+WiFi, AT&T, and Verizon. I would like to commend the cheerful Apple staff yesterday who tried to lift up the impatience from all of us who were in line, thank you very much for trying but we had it, and oh, I was not there when they gave out the complimentary mineral water but damn that was thoughtful! Lastly, that should be overflowing coffee right there instead by the entrance to the store and some cocktails, but probably next time.
Get to know iPad 2 more by clicking on the following links:
iPad 2 Features
Built-in Apps
Technical Specifications
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