A year after Apple launched the iPad to the world, it now introduces us to the brand new iPad 2. The new iPad represents a major leap in technology from its predecessor with its fast dual-core A5 chip, two cameras for FaceTime and HD video recording and a three-axis gyro, all wrapped up in a thinner, lighter design.

While the new iPad does have such impressive improvements from the original, many people are frustrated that it has taken Apple two releases to fit the tablet out with the dated technology that they easily could have incorporated into the first model.

But Apple can do no wrong with last year's sales of the iPad reaching nearly 15 million units in an increasingly competitive market where they hold around 90% of the share. And this year they hope will be the year of the iPad 2 as they aim to encourage more people to consider buying their new tablet to compliment their growing hoard of, at times, seemingly redundant household gadgets.

The Apple iPad 2 will be released on March 11 and will retail from $499.