What I Want in iPad 2.0

No, this isn't about software, this is about the hardware. I know full well that iPhone 4.0 software is coming to the iPad this fall, so I'll defer any discussion about software features.

What I am writing about here is ways in which the hardware itself could be better. In other words, this is a hardware wish list.

1. A silent switch. If you hold down the volume, the iPad will quite quickly go to mute. But the downside to this approach is that you can't move between a set volume and mute easily. This is an annoyance already.
2. Vibrate. Just like the iPhone, it would be nice to receive vibration based alerts - especially when you mute the device. After all, we still do receive push notifications.
3. Faster charging. The battery life is great, but when you run the device all the way down, it takes a really long time to recharge - regardless of whether or not you plug it into the wall.
4. A "less-glossy" screen. Don't get me wrong, the glossy screen works in places with a lot of indirect or low lighting. But power this thing up in a room with overhead florescents and you are looking at a mirror.

Other folks have opined that they want a camera and a forward facing camera. Not this guy. The device is too large to use as a traditional camera and I don't do much video conferencing so I certainly don't need that either. 


I'm quite certain that late next summer, we'll be looking at iPad 2.0 and it will be interesting to see what it looks like.