iPad 2 Back to You
Apparently, this is the back (literally) of the next iPad:
Enough watermarks for you? What we can see here seems to be the all too obvious rear-facing camera opening, a pretty standard dock connector opening (whither micro/mini-USB?) and a mystery slot. We also see the same move from aluminum to plastic backing that Apple made when the iPhone went from extreme luxury item (original) to mass-market commodity (3G). MacRumors has further photos showing the same black/white choice of colors and even cases that mimic that layout of openings.
It all looks very believable to me – I’m still curious how Apple is going to get past the EU’s mandate about charging connectors but not surprised that they would try to avoid changing their dock connector ecosystem – but I will hold complete judgement until we see a leaked test unit. Which should be any second now, right?