今夏にアップグレード版新しいiPad！？

あくまで噂ですし信憑性も問われますが、なんと今夏にシャープのIGZOパネルが搭載されたiPadが発表されるとの噂です。
IGZOパネルは高解像度の液晶を消費電力を抑えて表示する事が可能なので、バッテリーを減らしてより薄型化、軽量化が望めます。
現行iPadでも十分薄いですが、重さはそれなりにあって、厚めの激安クリアハードケースを嵌めると半端なく重く感じてるので、IGZOパネルの搭載の恩恵は大きいです。
ただこの噂、半年も経たずしてAppleがiPadを発表なんて有り得るのでしょうか？
IGZOパネル搭載だけとはいえ、それで劇的な薄型化、軽量化が望めるならメジャーアップグレードに近いし…。
個人的にはこの噂は懐疑的ですね。
2012年モデル購入組なので、まだ発表しないで欲しいという願望も勿論ありますけどw

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Apple rumored to release upgraded iPad in summer, says paper

Apple Daily, June 29; Joseph Tsai, DIGITIMES [Friday 29 June 2012]

Apple is reportedly set to launch an upgraded 9.7-inch iPad in the summer of this year with the device shipment volumes expected to increase starting September, according to a Chinese-language Apple Daily report citing sources from market watchers.

Despite the highly doubtful nature of the paper's claims based on the fact that the current iPad is only a few months old, the report can still be expected to ripple through the component supply chain and stir up the many tablet PC OEMs and vendors trying to emulate Apple's success with me-too products of their own design.

The upgraded iPad is said to feature indium gallium zinc oxide (IGZO) panel technology to allow the device to feature an even thinner design and longer battery life. Panel supply will be shifted from Samsung to Sharp, the paper noted.

Currently, 60-70% of current iPad panels are supplied by Samsung, with the rest shared by LG Display and Sharp. But as Foxconn Electronics (Hon Hai Precision Industry) has recently made investments in Sharp, Sharp is expected to see its proportion rise to 50% for the upgraded iPad, added the paper citing its sources.