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Apple on Wednesday sent the news media an official invitation to an event that is expected to showcase the next iPad....   >>>

Apple on Wednesday sent the news media an official invitation to an event that is expected to showcase the next iPad.



The e-mail said Apple would be holding an “invitation-only event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on March 2.” Although invitations to Apple events are usually cryptic, this announcement was less subtle, as it shows a calendar page peeling back to reveal an iPad.



The invitation will not come as a surprise to many. The blogosphere has been busy over the past few days discussing the coming event, even before it was announced by Apple.



The iPad 2 is expected to be thinner and lighter than the current model, which weighs 1.5 pounds. People who have seen cases for the new iPad believe it will have a shape similar to the current iPod Touch.



The device is also expected to have front- and rear-facing cameras. Many people were surprised that the first iPad did not have a built-in camera, and Steven P. Jobs, Apple’s chief executive, had to defend the decision to not add one.



**The excerpt above is taken from Bits, the NYT blog on Business, Innovation, Technology, Society, "Apple Announces an iPad-related Event." written by Nick Bilton which is linked below. Do click through to read more about the iPad 2 event.