iPad 3, iPad HD, what will it be?

*This entry is based solely on rumors.*

Tomorrow Apple is supposedly announcing the new iPad during a press conference.  This new device will be available March 16, or maybe another day.  We don’t know for sure.

The rumors were that it would be called the iPad 3 but, as creative as that name is, that might be wrong.  As rumors tend to do, they’ve changed and are now that it might be named iPad HD, or maybe iPad 2S.

What’s going to be different on the new iPad?  Well, we really don’t know.  But the rumors are that there’s a display that’s better than the 1024 x 768 version found in the iPad 2.  It’s said to have more pixels that some high-definition televisions.  The insides are to be “better, faster, stronger.”  Wouldn’t that be appropriate to say about most next generation devices?

With the exception of the new iPad being 1mm thicker than its predecessor, it’s said to look almost exactly like the old version from the back.  So if you’re walking down the sidewalk and see the back of an iPad laying in the street, you might want to flip it over before thinking, “Eh, it’s the old one.  I shouldn’t even bother picking it up.”  The 1mm difference does mean that old iPad cases may not fit on the new device.  But if you’re spending the money for the new one, you might as well get a new case (and matching shoes and accessories).

Speaking of spending money, how much is this new one going to cost?  Well, a lot more than the current one.  I guess we’ll have to wait to find out that, and the truth behind the rumors tomorrow.