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Next-gen iPad will have 3-axis gyroscope, teardown reveals

Apple’s next-generation iPad seems set to make a blushing appearance next year, and will include a three-axis gyroscope, just like the iPhone 4, a report claims.

UBM TechInsights believes that Apple tested a three-axis gyroscope manufactured by InvenSense in its iPad prototypes, but is likely to adopt a similar component from STMicroelectronics. The same one used in the iPhone.

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