iPad 3, web pages and pixel-specified sizes The iPad 3 is a big step forward in screen resolution from earlier models, which is good.

However, I'm curious about how this interacts with webpages that specify the size of elements in pixels. If it took such instructions literally, presumably you would need a magnifying glass to read the results (or more practically, to use the zoom function on every page).

Does the iPad web browser take this into account and multiply specified sizes by some reasonable conversion factor to end up with element sizes that work well on the high-resolution screen?
According to Quirksmode, a "pixel" is "essentially an abstract construct created specifically for us web developers". In other words, yes - the iPad web browser, and other browsers (and other applications!) in the same situation handle this smoothly. You can read more about this in the QuirksBlog post.