"new" iPad preordered!

So the new iPad was announced today, and as rumoured it runs a mind-boggling 2048x1536 resolution!!! And still manages to keep a 10 hour battery life, presumably it stays cold as well. How? Only the gods know.

The processing unit has been upgraded too. The CPU is still dual core, but the GPU is quad core now, presumably to manage drive such a beast of a resolution. Some games on show are said to look at least like 360 graphics.

The camera has been upgraded a bit but that's it. No Siri yet.

I would have loved to go and queue up at the store again like last year, but my back pain stops that. So, I've been camped on the UK Apple online store page since around 7pm this evening. Initially it came online but was VERY slow and it crashed midway during my preorder.

It was taken offline and came online around 23:45. Needless to say, by 23:48 I'd placed an order. White (I prefer it), wifi-only model, but 64gb. I've really run out of space on the 32gb current one.

Hopefully the beast will be delivered on Friday the 16th. Nice thing is that it's compatible with my current smart cover and dock.

More later ;)