Report: iPad 2 Will Have a USB Port

[epdark]

I think the funniest thing is how pathetic and cult-like Apple-hating has become. Ya'll certainly outnumber the fanboys.

 

[bejabbers]

It has to CHARGE from a microUSB, but nothing else. Apple will still keep their retarded 30-pin connector so that they can keep charging for licensing fees. On paper it sounds good (for apple) but any intelligent consumer knows that apple and their products, regardless of what "innovative" options they accessorize their products with, is still complete garbage.

 

[braneman]

amazing this backwards tablet is finally getting 14 year old technology, it even has multitasking now, its approaching the abilities of a THREE YEAR OLD TABLET(look up the nokia n800)

 

[freggo]

Must be a slow news day... iPad now comes with iUSB.
Well, it must be good for the iEgo 🙂

 

[back_by_demand]

Not that you will be ble to just add USB devices at a whim, seriously, useful ones like printers will need drivers - good luck with that. Copying files from your flash drive, won't be able to play them because they didn't sync up. This is not as good news as you think, the port is there solely to charge from, Apple have you by the balls and you know it.

 

[mariushm]

The USB port is required if they plan to sell it in EU as all mobile phones by January 2011 have to give users the options of charging through a universal charger.

 

[Guest]

I was hoping for a 60 pin connector. That would be sweeeeeeet.

 

[applegetsmelaid]

You gotta be freakin kiddin me....

Next Article:

REPORT: Apple reinvents the wheel... again... but this time its better than your wheel.

 

[mayankleoboy1]

Apple are useless with what they put on their products like that. But hey! as long as you have a cult, why does it matter?

going to kill you next on order of my master

 

[eddieroolz]

Hey if this is true then this will go down as one of the only useful things done by the EU Commission.

 

[mchuf]

[citation][nom]bejabbers[/nom]It has to CHARGE from a microUSB, but nothing else. Apple will still keep their retarded 30-pin connector so that they can keep charging for licensing fees. On paper it sounds good (for apple) but any intelligent consumer knows that apple and their products, regardless of what "innovative" options they accessorize their products with, is still complete garbage.[/citation]

I have a feeling that you're right. Just look at the mini-displayport lack of audio out for their iMacs and Mac Mini's (although I think it was added in their new products). You needed a special (i.e. expensive) adapter that also plugged into the SPDIF port to connect out to a HDMI port. Yet audio out is part of the displayport standard. Once you try to use your Apple products in the non-Apple world, things get (even more) expensive.