Will the third time (yet again) be a charm?
Nearly two years after kicking off a tablet-computing revolution with its inaugural iPad, Apple (AAPL) on Wednesday is expected to launch the third-generation iPad at an invite-only event in San Francisco, capping months of anticipation that the Cupertino tech giant masterfully fueled by simply not saying anything.
If past product launches are any indication, several hundred analysts, media members and bloggers will converge on the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, be shoehorned into a small theater, and watch CEO Tim Cook unveil the iPad’s third iteration. Apple-watchers are predicting the latest version of the blockbuster tablet will have a clearer and easier-to-read screen, an enhanced camera, better wireless capability, and a lot more computing oomph under the hood.
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