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I-Pad 2

    Hey, everyone. Well, this afternoon Apple is expected to unveil its latest version of the I-Pad in California. It is expected to have front and rear cameras for video calling, greater storage capacity and it's expected that the 16 gig version (like mine) will go the way of the dinosaur. I'm cool with mine as is but I have to take stuff off when I add new apps. This is especially true with the intense new games like Infinity Blade which use almost a gig by themselves. By the way, there is a new update to Infinity Blade which will be coming out very soon. It features new monsters and new levels, or so I've read.
     Those of you who have waited for the I-Pad 2 before buying a tablet are probably feeling pretty good about your decision  right now. I hope you really like it. In fact, I know you'll really like it. I enjoy mine more than anything I have ever bought.
     Seems to be a little lull in quality games right now. Tiny Wings is hugely popular right now and it's getting a lot of ink because it dethroned Angry Birds at the top of the app store downloads. Tiny Wings is not my type of game, I guess. You have a little bird who can't really fly so he is trying to slide down these leaves and stuff to get airborne. You, as a concerned friend must help the little guy. They didn't have a free version for me to try and I like to try before I buy. Its cheap, 99cents, but even cheap games pile up when you try as many as I do.
    For those of you who are (ahem) elderly, like this writer, you might like to know that Atari is putting some of its older games on the IOS system. How cool is that? I hope Intellivision follows suit with games like Night Stalker, Astro Smash, Space Armada and a host of others. For those of you who are not approaching social security, the Intellivision system was by Mattel and it was a gaming system second to none in the late 1970's or early 1980's. I actually found one in the newspaper a few years ago and drove 120 miles to buy it. The guy had a dozen games with it and I bought the whole enchalada for $50 or so. It now occupies a place of honor in the closet.
    I read an interesting article on line about people who were selling their 'old I-Pad ' so they could buy a new one. I don't feel comfortable with that sort of thing. Of course, paranoia is scarcely a gift and there is something to be said for not worrying about anything.
    After months of rumors about the new I-Pad, the rumor mill has started up about I-Pad 3, saying it will be head and shoulders better than I-Pad 2. Maybe they should write about Zen Squirrels or something for a few months. Give it a break.
    From the author's green retreat, with my outdated I-Pad in my hand, I'm CE Wills.
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