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The iPad 2 announcement just wrapped up and all the details on Apple's newest must-have gadget offering are online right now. Highlight include: the iPad 2 is 33% thinner than the iPad (and thinner than the iPhone 4!), it comes in black and white, and Apple has manufactured a variety of leather and poly snap-on covers in a rainbow of colors to go alongwith—like clothes, but for your iPad. Oh, did we mention these covers have a microfiber back to help keep your screens clean? Smart. [Apple]