With the Apple CEO Steve Jobs having taken the wraps of the much-rumored iPad 2 at a recent media event, industry watchers who had speculated that the second-generation iPad will be more of iPad 1.5 rather than a full-fledged iPad 2 were apparently right!

In fact, despite all the hype attached to the iPad 2 unveiling event, Apple has chiefly made two main additions to the iPad 2: the front-facing camera to facilitate video conferencing and the HDMI connection.

As such, industry observers feel that the company could have just made a small announcement to the effect, and passed on the upgrade to its stores and outlets, instead of hosting a special event to unveil the iPad successor – more so as neither the HDMI connection nor the additional camera is likely to be widely used by the iPad owners.

In fact, some people are already marking the seemingly insignificant iPad 2 launch as the apex of Apple’s ongoing ascend; even though there are hardly any doubts that the company will continue to thrive.

The direction in which the iPad appears to be heading has given a reason enough for industry specialists to speculate that the iPad 3 will probably be unveiled before Christmas; and that the device will then incorporate the retina display which most people were expecting on the iPad 2.

Apparently, with the iPad largely becoming a simple reader and gaming device, the iPad scenario is likely headed towards commoditization!