I believe the camera version of the iPad is coming

[kernkraft]

It's coming, baby!

The camera will come! When? After a public outcry.

I think this thread may not qualify, but there are some disappointed reviews and comments all over the world.

 

[greygray]

I'll say next year.

 

[sassenach74]

Whateva, now days do you really need a crappy 2-3 mega pixel camera when you have so many other devices with cameras not including a CAMERA.?

At first i was like wtf Apple no camera on the iPad??!! Now i just feel stupid, i bet it would even be more expensive to add a camera, so the current iPad price points would have been higher.

Front, not rear, camera. That's the topic here.

 

[MTI]

Since approximately 2004 or 2005, pretty much every Apple desktop and laptop has had iSight built into it. A webcam that the user paid for sitting right up there . . . yet, video iChat, video conferencing, Skype . . . are still the domains of hobbyist and advanced sexting enthusiasts.

Mobile handheld devices will appear when there's an actual user need or must have app . . . or when the "George Clooney" image filter software is perfected.

I'd think the safer bet would be that the device gets a rear facing camera before a front facing one.

 

[goobot]

Another factor that may effect whether this feature is included is AT&T.

An iPad with a front facing camera for video conferencing could result in a number of expensive voice plan cancellations when people figure out they don't even need a phone to make video calls.

This may also have been a factor in the negotiations for the non-contract price plan between Apple and AT&T.

yah cause the iphone doesnt have a camera? o and the wifi version att has control over? o and its unlocked. o and they could just put a soft lock over 3g.