TUAW Reports: FCC filing, photos detail last-minute iPad changes

First, and most important to the estimated quarter-million people who will have iPads in their hands on Saturday, is that there will be a front-facing digital camera on the device. As you can see in the gallery, the camera is a 6.0 megapixel unit with a zoom lens. It's apparent that Apple partnered with Canon on the camera -- the first time the Cupertino-based computer manufacturer has gone "out of the house" on a digital camera since the original Apple QuickTake was designed and manufactured by Kodak.

The second feature makes a lot of sense, considering the power of the Canon-designed camera on the device. It's an SD card slot, which means that photos and videos captured with the camera can now be easily transferred to other devices via inexpensive and commonly-available SD cards.

In the documents, there are also details of other members of the iPad "Most Wanted List" that appear to have made it to the shipping. In particular, Flash has been added as well. That's right -- Flash can be seen in one of the photos. Be sure to click the Source link below for a better look at the documents.
* FCC = Fools' Club of Colorado

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zhatka

your little joke cost me hundreds of dollars. i went in and bought some stock. now i gotta sell it for some loss. i guess the joke was not a bad one but i was caught off guard since i just finished reading the other one about booting mac os x .. btw, i caught that one pretty quick.

April 02 2010 at 8:02 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

John L

And the Canon camera you show isn't even a digital camera! It would need a APS film cartridge slot, not a SD slot!

April 01 2010 at 3:49 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

pki730

Just plain silly.

April 01 2010 at 1:15 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Arnie Weinstein

:( :( You got me this time. Almost tweeted and was ready to place an order for it. BOO

April 01 2010 at 11:52 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

kinto

HA!

well played, sande... well played.

flash meh, but if the camera (err, 2... front AND back facing...) & sd slot were true i'd join you in line for one of these things. as is it looks pretty neat but i can do without.

April 01 2010 at 11:38 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

samanjj

LOL. I read front facing camera and smiled knowing it was April Fools. As if. Wait for number 2 or 3.

April 01 2010 at 11:22 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

Ian

Enough with the dumb articles. Someone needs to take your April Fools card away. First one was ok. Anything more than that is just lame.

April 01 2010 at 10:58 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

rchalfant

Excuse me while I go get the pliers to remove the hook in my mouth.

April 01 2010 at 10:57 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

colouroflight

la-la-la-LAME!

April 01 2010 at 10:54 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply

typogrammer

I was still half-asleep while reading this so I was thinking to myself, "Cool! Free goodies when I get mine on Saturday!"

Then I looked through the images. I realized what day it was.

Note to self: pay attention to the calendar.

April 01 2010 at 10:43 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down Reply