Will Apple release the iPad 2 next Wednesday?

The tech giant seems primed to unveil the next generation of its popular tablet computer a week from today

Published February 23, 2011 4:24PM (EST)

FILE - A Jan. 27, 2010 file photo shows Apple CEO Steve Jobs holding up the new iPad during a product announcement in San Francisco. Jobs sent a note Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 to employees saying he's taking a medical leave of absence so he can focus on his health. He says he will continue as CEO and be involved in major decisions but has asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all day-to-day operations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) (AP)
FILE - A Jan. 27, 2010 file photo shows Apple CEO Steve Jobs holding up the new iPad during a product announcement in San Francisco. Jobs sent a note Monday, Jan. 17, 2011 to employees saying he's taking a medical leave of absence so he can focus on his health. He says he will continue as CEO and be involved in major decisions but has asked Tim Cook to be responsible for all day-to-day operations. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma, File) (AP)

With Steve Jobs or without, the show goes on at Apple. The company has seemingly confirmed -- by way of some snazzy invitations to media outlets -- that it will unveil the next iteration of the iPad on next Wednesday, March 2. While the tech giant stopped short of actually saying it will announce the iPad 2 at the event, overwhelming evidence indicates that is the case.

The invitations Apple sent out show a calendar page tearing away to reveal the top corner of the popular tablet computer. And the event will be held at San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts -- the same location where the iPad was unveiled in January 2010.

Accordign to The Loop

While specs of the iPad 2 are a tightly guarded secret, it is widely thought the device will feature a front-facing camera with FaceTime video support and be thinner than its predecessor.

Here's an image of the invitations sent out by Apple:

(Photo via The Loop


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