????蘋果公司（Apple）于3月6日在美國加里福尼亞州的舊金山市發布了人們期盼已久的第三代iPad。雖然這款設備僅被簡單地喚作新一代iPad，但卻具備了大量的升級特性，蘋果認為，借助這款新品，它依然可以遠遠甩開其他競爭對手。

????迄今為止，蘋果已經銷售了1,500萬部iPad。而且據目前的反響來看，該公司很可能可以憑借新一代iPad繼續保持這種強勁的銷售勢頭。在下文中，我們來細看一下新一代iPad到底如何不同凡響之處。

????新一代iPad的外觀與目前市面上的老款iPad非常相近。蘋果全球市場高級副總裁菲爾?席勒在被問及為什么新一代iPad外表缺乏新意時說：“iPad的外觀堪稱完美，我們為什么要畫蛇添足呢？”

????在發布會上，蘋果著重介紹了新一代iPad的屏幕。新品搭載了所謂的Retina顯示屏（Retina Display），分辨率高達2048 x 1536，即點陣密度為264點/英寸（DPI）。

????此外，蘋果還宣布，新一代iPad搭載的諸多應用也都升級了版本。比如，新的iPhoto功能就更為強大，甚至可以與Photoshop比肩。

????利用新的iPhoto應用程序，iPad用戶可以選擇多種方式展示自己拍攝的照片。想讓你的坎昆（墨西哥著名旅游城市）之旅呈現方式更活潑有趣嗎？你不僅能對照片進行裁剪或處理，還能用多種新型相冊格式展現這些照片，這些相冊格式還可以提供地圖和天氣等功能。

????Apple unveiled its long-awaited third generation iPad on March 6 in San Francisco, California. Dubbed simply the new iPad, the device offers a number of upgrades the company thinks will keep it far ahead of the competition.

????Apple has sold some 15 million iPads and, judging by the reaction in the room, is likely to keep up the pace with this new model. Here, take a closer look at the new iPad.

????The new iPad doesn't look much different than the old iPad on the outside. Asked about the lack of cosmetic changes, senior vice president of worldwide marketing Phil Schiller said, "It was perfect, so why change it."

????Apple gave the new iPad's screen top billing at the event. It sports a so-called Retina Display with an uber high-resolution of 2048 x 1536. That's a pixel density of 264ppi.

????Apple also announced enhanced versions of its many apps. The new iPhoto, for example, is more powerful, bordering on Photoshop territory.

????With the new iPhoto, iPad users have more options for presenting shots they've taken. Want a fun way to remember that trip to Cancun? Not only can you crop and retouch snaps, you can present them in new album formats that include map and weather widgets.

????新一代iPad與前兩代產品一樣，也內置有兩個相機。其中一個為相當于VGA質量的FaceTime相機；另一個為分辨率為500萬像素的相機，具備諸多特性：能夠捕捉1080點的視頻（這很可能是當前最高的視頻分辨率），防抖功能，人臉識別功能等等。新一代iPad的背部設有照明傳感器，可以提高在昏暗環境下拍攝的照片的質量。

????新一代iPad中，蘋果的音樂創作應用“車庫樂隊”（Garage Band）提供了一種新模式，允許多名iPad用戶實現無線同步并同時演奏。

????游戲是iPad的另一大魅力所在。新一代iPad搭載的A5X處理器中置有四核圖片處理器。蘋果宣稱，該處理器的速度比Tegra 3快4倍。

????Like its predecessors, the new iPad packs two cameras, including one identical VGA-quality FaceTime camera. The other is a 5-megapixel iSight camera with features like the ability to capture video in 1080p -- currently the highest-resolution possible -- image stabilization, and face detection in photos. A backside illumination sensor allows better photos in darker environments

????Apple's music-creation app Garage Band now comes with a mode that allows multiple iPad users to sync up wirelessly and jam together.

????Games are a growing part of the iPad's appeal. So the new version packs an A5X processor with a new quad-core graphics processor, which Apple claims is four times faster than the Tegra 3.

????新一代iPad的定價與其前兩代產品完全相同，也就是說，16GB WiFi版的價格為499美元，而4G版定價為629美元。但是，iPad 2并不會就此退出歷史舞臺，至少目前還不會。蘋果將會繼續銷售16GB WiFi版和4G版的iPad 2，但價格將分別降低100美元。

????譯者：大海

????The new iPad is priced exactly like its predecessors, starting at $499 for the 16 gigabyte WiFi version and $629 for the 4G version. The iPad 2 won't go the way of the dinosaur, however -- at least not yet. Apple will still sell the 16 gigabyte WiFi and 4G versions, but for $100 less.