2 year release cycles - you've got 12 months to sit tight my friend.
in consolation the iPad 3 (the real successor to the iPad) should be out within 6m.
in consolation the iPad 3 (the real successor to the iPad) should be out within 6m.
8~9 is more likely, this year's delay was due to iCloud (and maybe a bit iOS5), not iPhone. It's not unlikely they'll snap back to June-July next year, so that the release of the new iPad and the new iOS don't drift 6 months apart.