Apple reportedly names next-gen iPad camera supplier

By on Nov 30, 2010 at 9:00 PM
Tablets November 30, 2010

Rumors that Apple’s next-generation iPad will include at least one camera gain purchase Tuesday morning as a new report suggests Apple has named its camera lens supplier for its upcoming tablet. Citing market rumors instigated by a public filing with the Taiwan Stock Exchange, DigiTimes reports that Largan Precision has been awarded a contract that will make it the sole supplier of lens modules for the second-generation iPad. Largan also supplies 5-megapixel cameras for Apple’s iPhone 4. The inclusion of a front-facing camera for FaceTime video chat is almost a given at this point, and the iPad will also reportedly include a rear-facing camera — possibly the same 5-megapixel optics currently found in the iPhone 4. Following the trail of unsubstantiated reports out of Taiwan, Largan joins Ibiden, Tripod Technology and TTM Technologies as PCD suppliers for Apple’s upcoming iPad sequel. The second-generation iPad is expected to begin shipping in the first quarter of 2011.

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  • Anonymous

    Without reading… A company based in China within the foxconn compound? Was I right?

    • sirpaul

      You’re wrong (it’s a good thing).
      At least the Largan website looks decent, have you seen Foxconn’s? Looks like it was made by a high school student just getting into web design…

      • Anonymous

        Terri Gou must be to busy driving his employees to commit suicide to care about a good FOXXCONN Internet site.

  • sirpaul

    Wouldn’t it be awkward do film with a huge device like that (provided back camera is added as well)? On the front it wouldn’t because you are already looking at the screen, but pointing the huge iPad at stuff would just look (and feel) odd!

    • Anonymous

      You could sneak a fat person pic or some chicks butt with a lap shot. Lol

  • Anonymous

    This will be the iPad to buy. Especially if it comes with a Gorilla glass retina display. I’m so glad I decided to wait. The current one is really lacking. I’m expecting cameras, lighter overall weight, maybe down to 1lb, a landscape dock pin connector, a higher rez display, a bump in the A4 maybe 1.2Ghz and 512mb of RAM. Probably an extra button on the side for screen rotation locking. Hopefully they do away with the 16gb and do 32gb as the entry-level.

    • http://twitter.com/marklouieadame Louie Adame

      Agree… or maybe they put it 1.2Ghz Dual Core and 768 RAM – Higher Resolution – 1200 x 800 Retina Display 326 ppi or more? hahaha… this changes everything again… in addition of HSPA+ connection

      • Anonymous

        My sarcasm detector just broke. I can’t tell if you’re serious or joking. :-( lol

      • Anonymous

        If they’re really serious all I can say is dream on. Apple doesn’t update their products by huge leaps and bounds.

    • Anonymous

      Digital Freak

      I thought I was being conservative with my predictions. Except maybe for the Retina display. That’s why I’m saying this is the iPad to buy. This will probably be the most updated iPad for a good 2-3 years. Especially if they do indeed add the retina display.

  • Anonymous

    Am I mistaken? I thought it was determined by a certain megalomaniac that one did not need a camera in their tablet. Oh wait, he saw how much they are wanted since other tablet makers did put them in. How will he spin this into another Apple innovation? And how many iDoit sheeple who formerly decried a camera will now say that a camera is perfect?

    • sirpaul

      iDiot* sheep*

      And they will ‘spin it’ by bragging about numbers and how it can now “do facetime”. Reminds me of the time Apple removed webcams from macs and replaced them with new magical facetime cameras >:)

      • Anonymous

        Not sure Apple ever took “webcams” off of their products. They did announce “FaceTime” for Macs and they also have ‘iChat”. Both programs actually work differently though. I only know this because I have both available to me in my dock. FaceTime allows one to “video chat” with persons on iPhone or iPod Touches as well as other Macs. But yeah, they same camera is used for both and as far as I know they have generally been using the same cameras in the laptops and iMacs since their initial introduction of the cameras.

  • Len

    I would say that Apple copied other tablets, but I would be sadly mistaken. Apple is the first to revolutionize cameras on a tablet with their state of the art magical cameras. Not only do they take pictures, they allow you to Facetime! zomg!

    • Len

      Btw do any other companies get dedicated posts regarding rumours about naming a supplier for a part of one of their devices other than Apple products?… can we please rename this “tech” blog to Apple Genius Report? It would be a far more suitable name imo.

      • Anonymous

        Wouldn’t you also need to rename Gizmodo, Engadget, TechCrunch and just about any other gadget site? People are flocking to Apple gear, it has been going on for 10+ years now. Here is how it works

        Apple opens new stores
        New, first time customers, come into store and leave with products
        Those customers become repeat customers
        Those repeat customers become iTunes users
        Those iTunes users spend money
        Apple opens new stores………………

        Until Apple stops opening new stores, this isn’t going to change. BGR analytics show the same things every other sites analytics show, people want to read about anything Apple. By your posts, their analytics are proven right.

      • Guest

        BTW Len,

        By clicking, reading, and posting your disappointment with this article, you are generating more revenue and traffic for articles such as these. Meaning, the more it bothers you and the more you post, the more they will publish this. Kind of a catch-22 that’s the business of blogging – give the people what they want or what they’ll click on;)

  • Norm

    NEWSFLASH! DROID still DOES. This thing will be a failure like the first one. Go out and get the Samsung DROID Galaxy Tab. It DOES everything you need and is open source, which means you can do whatever you want with it and get whatever apps you want without Steve Jobs approving your purchase.

  • Anonymous

    Question is will skype support the camera? And how can you keep the video chat going while opening and working in other apps, either side by side, or the video chat window on top?

    As long as it gets skype support that would be great news, and multitasking while streaming video

    • Len

      Unfortunately, the majority of iPhone/iPad users are more accustomed to doing one thing at a time. Allowing them to be on video chat while also doing something else on the iPad may exceed their mental capacity.

    • RealDeal

      Unless they make some sweeping changes to IOS, then I wouldn’t count on being able to multitask with video skype calls any time soon.

    • Norm

      I love listening to music, typing reports, IMining, texting and playing Angry Birds all at the same time while Skyping on my DROID Galaxy Tab. I don’t even pay attention to who Im talking to, but it doesnt matter because what is most important that is my tab DOES.

  • RealDeal

    Though I won’t be buying an iPad 2 when it comes out, I sure feel bad for all the people buying first gen iPad’s this holiday season. They are buying such a handicapped device compared to the tablets that will be coming out in Q1 2011.

  • Excited

    Yippeee I knew that holding out on the 1st gen was a good idea and the 2nd gen would have a cam!

  • http://www.gadgetorama.fr/gadgets/316-iseeu-facetime-sur-iphone-3g-3gs.html Caméra

    Andrew Lathrop came up with this novel way of building a simple radiation detector using an old compact camera, plastic scintillators, some reflective material, and black tape.

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