This is an invitation-only event and it is here that we’ll be able to “see what Sprint has up its sleeve.” Not surprisingly, CEO Dan Hesse is going to be there, but Sprint isn’t coming forward with any more specific details. It’s possible that they’re announcing that the newly revealed CDMA iPhone 4 is on its way to Sprint, but that’s not exactly an industry first. Verizon beat them to that punch.

So, this leaves me with a couple of possibilities. On the one hand, it’s possible that Sprint has managed to lock down the first 4G-equipped iPhone, working with Sprint’s WiMAX network. It’s also possible that the CDMA iPad is coming to Sprint. Going even further, there might even be a WiMAX iPad for all I know.

Then again, it might have absolutely nothing to do with Apple at all. Is there a secret Android phone that was not being shown off at CES? And what on Earth does David Blaine have to do with this thing?

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And the floodgates are now open. Following up on yesterday’s announcement about a CDMA iPhone 4 making its way to Big Red, Verizon Wireless Chief Financial Officer Francis Shammo has now confirmed that a CDMA version of the prized Apple iPad will soon be joining the network too.

This isn’t an official announcement, by any means, but Shammo did mention that “Verizon will get an embedded chip in the iPad for use on its network” while chatting it up with the folks at Bloomberg. The iPad can already be purchased through Verizon for use with its MiFi mobile hotspot device, but this is the first “straight from the horse’s mouth” mention of a CDMA-equipped iPad.

If the comparison between the CDMA iPhone 4 and the GSM iPhone 4 is any indication, it’s most likely that Verizon’s take on the iPad will very much mirror its GSM-equipped cousin. There will be no additional features or functions, unless they’re going to coincide the launch of a CDMA iPad with the announcement of an official iPad 2. I also find it doubtful that Apple would toss LTE into the Verizon iPad either.

As with the iPhone 4 on Verizon, the Verizon iPad won’t have a SIM card slot, effectively getting locked down to Big Red. This isn’t a big problem if you stick around in the United States or rely solely on Wi-Fi when traveling abroad, but it is something worth noting.

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