Apple IPAD 3 Wednesday Announcement


Apple is expected to announce a new iPad Wednesday, and that has generated gigabytes of giddy speculation about what CEO Tim Cook may reveal. Even more notable, it's inspired tens of thousands of current iPad owners to shake the online trade-in and sales sites to see what they can get for their about-to-be antique tablets.
First of all, there aren't likely to be any tectonic technology shifts introduced by a new iPad 3 (or iPad HD or iPad 2S). What is likely to appear is a model with a sharper, high-definition display and probably 4G wireless speeds (LTE, for the acronym aware). The new iPad could also benefit from better cameras, which would be simple enough to add. Personally, I'd like to see Apple lower the weight of its tablet and save my wrist from iPad strain. (I'd also like to see the debut of Apple's HDTV, which the firm has been touting to cable companies, but that's unlikely.)
Assuming that Apple introduces a new iPad with enough snazzy features to engender tablet envy, what should you do with your old iPad? While even the first-generation iPads are still wonderfully useful (they're only two years old, after all), some may want to sell their existing devices to justify the price of a shiny new model. There are several options.
EBay, which has been watching the iPad re-selling trend, noted that since iPad HD rumors began near the end of last month, new listings of iPad 2's for sale have surged nearly 70 percent. And a lot of other people are at least thinking about upgrading. More than 125,000 people have clicked through eBay's Instant Sale option to see what their aging tablets are worth. Nearly 98 percent of those thinking of upgrading were existing iPad owners.
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