With the launch of the long-rumored iPad this week, I was surprised by the device’s lack of camera. CrunchGear is reporting that the iPad simulator included in the new iPhone SDK 3.2 contains hints pointing to the ability to take photos in the Contacts app.
Tucked away within the iPad’s contacts application is an “Add Photo” button, purposed with.. well, adding photos. Everyone likes having photos assigned to their contacts, and there’s more than enough space on this thing to sync photos of all your friends – so nothing too strange there. What is odd, however, is the prompt that pops up: do you want to “Choose Existing Photo”, or do you want to “Take Photo”?
The “Take Photo” button could be included for several reasons. The least likely would be that Apple ported over much of the iPhone code to the device and neglected to remove the button. More likely is the idea that Apple is already working on the second-generation iPad with a camera built in. Another possible hypothesis is the idea that Apple scrapped the inclusion of a camera in the product at the last minute. Only time will tell.
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