News: iPad Event on March 2

Hold on while we make our collective “shocked” faces…done. In a move not very surprising, Apple sent invitations to some media outlets for an iPad-related event next Wednesday. Many expect this to include a launch of the next-generation iPad, along with a possible iOS 4.3 update.

The event seems to be shaping up like a number of other Apple events:

Please join us for an invitation-only event at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in San Francisco on March 2 at 10:00 a.m. Registration begins at 9:00 a.m. Please arrive early. RSVP to rsvp_media@apple.com.

The invitation features a calendar page being peeled away to reveal an iPad with the tagline, “Come see what 2011 will be the year of.” FaceTime on the iPad? LightPeak on the iPad? The death of the MacBook? (kidding)