iPad To Support Camera?

This seemed to slip underneath the iPad hype radar last week, but one glaring omission from its feature set is the presence of a camera. New speculation suggests that the iPhone OS 3.2 (the same operating system that the iPad uses) will provide software hooks for supporting video calling. This could indicate that Apple is planning to integrate support for video in an updated version of the iPad.

As we recently discussed, rumors suggest that the iPhone 4G handset, due to hit shelves in the early part of 2010, will support phone-to-phone video conferencing functionality. Some of the code indicates that the user will be able to toggle between full screen and a minimized chat window when utilising the video chat feature. What makes this exciting, is the idea that both the iPhone 4G and an updated version of the iPad will support multiple processes, enabling the user to have more than one application running at any one time. This will enable users of the iPad and iPhone 4G to handle multiple applications, whilst using video chat functionality.

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There are a number of reasons why Apple may have chosen to hold back certain functionality in version one of the iPad. One theory is that existing 3G cellular networks are not adequately equipped for bandwidth intensive tasks such as video chat. Another theory suggests that Apple simply wanted to hold back certain features of the iPad to keep costs down until version two is available. In any case, both video chat and the ability to run multiple applications should be a feature in forthcoming versions of the iPad and the iPhone 4G.

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Posted In News By Waracle, Feb 1, 2010

Comments (1)

Micky Wharton
To be honest I don't really see the need for a camera on the iPad. Its not the right form factor.

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