The iPad 2 was announced on March 2, 2011. It will be in stores soon.

Click PLAY or watch the promo on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z_d6_gbb90I

It’s the little details that make Apple great.

Click PLAY or see the iPad Smart Cover on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naVZDRcI0p4&feature=player_profilepage

2010 was the year of the iPad.

Click PLAY or watch how people use them on YouTube.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpiVeC1Z3yI

Tech pundit Leo Laporte bet fading tech pundit John Dvorak it would sell 5 million units in 2010. It sold nearly 15 million, even more than Apple projected.

Steve Jobs says 2011 will be the Year of the iPad 2.

He’s right. But competitors will begin to catch up as they have in smart phones. Catching up to Apple in profits will take years longer.

Eventually Google Droid devices will surpass Apple in sales and popularity. The only question is, how long will that take?

related – The best take on the iPad 2 launch I’ve read was by the unofficial blogger for Apple, John Gruber – The Chair

Note: The Kindle sold about 10 million units in 2010. But it’s really not an iPad competitor. Many folks have both a tablet and Kindle.