????蘋(píng)果公司（Apple）于3月6日在美國(guó)加里福尼亞州的舊金山市發(fā)布了人們期盼已久的第三代iPad。雖然這款設(shè)備僅被簡(jiǎn)單地喚作新一代iPad，但卻具備了大量的升級(jí)特性，蘋(píng)果認(rèn)為，借助這款新品，它依然可以遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)甩開(kāi)其他競(jìng)爭(zhēng)對(duì)手。

????迄今為止，蘋(píng)果已經(jīng)銷(xiāo)售了1,500萬(wàn)部iPad。而且據(jù)目前的反響來(lái)看，該公司很可能可以憑借新一代iPad繼續(xù)保持這種強(qiáng)勁的銷(xiāo)售勢(shì)頭。在下文中，我們來(lái)細(xì)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(píng)果全球市場(chǎng)高級(jí)副總裁菲爾?席勒在被問(wèn)及為什么新一代iPad外表缺乏新意時(shí)說(shuō)：“iPad的外觀堪稱(chēng)完美，我們?yōu)槭裁匆?huà)蛇添足呢？”

????在發(fā)布會(huì)上，蘋(píng)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(dá)2048 x 1536，即點(diǎn)陣密度為264點(diǎn)/英寸（DPI）。

????此外，蘋(píng)果還宣布，新一代iPad搭載的諸多應(yīng)用也都升級(jí)了版本。比如，新的iPhoto功能就更為強(qiáng)大，甚至可以與Photoshop比肩。

????利用新的iPhoto應(yīng)用程序，iPad用戶(hù)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(xiàn)方式更活潑有趣嗎？你不僅能對(duì)照片進(jìn)行裁剪或處理，還能用多種新型相冊(cè)格式展現(xiàn)這些照片，這些相冊(cè)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(chǎn)品一樣，也內(nèi)置有兩個(gè)相機(jī)。其中一個(gè)為相當(dāng)于VGA質(zhì)量的FaceTime相機(jī)；另一個(gè)為分辨率為500萬(wàn)像素的相機(jī)，具備諸多特性：能夠捕捉1080點(diǎn)的視頻（這很可能是當(dāng)前最高的視頻分辨率），防抖功能，人臉識(shí)別功能等等。新一代iPad的背部設(shè)有照明傳感器，可以提高在昏暗環(huán)境下拍攝的照片的質(zhì)量。

????新一代iPad中，蘋(píng)果的音樂(lè)創(chuàng)作應(yīng)用“車(chē)庫(kù)樂(lè)隊(duì)”（Garage Band）提供了一種新模式，允許多名iPad用戶(hù)實(shí)現(xiàn)無(wú)線(xiàn)同步并同時(shí)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(píng)果宣稱(chēng)，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(jià)與其前兩代產(chǎn)品完全相同，也就是說(shuō)，16GB WiFi版的價(jià)格為499美元，而4G版定價(jià)為629美元。但是，iPad 2并不會(huì)就此退出歷史舞臺(tái)，至少目前還不會(huì)。蘋(píng)果將會(huì)繼續(xù)銷(xiāo)售16GB WiFi版和4G版的iPad 2，但價(jià)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.