The Point is iOS has now a better touch detection. It realizes if you use the finger or touch the screen because you are holding it.
Therefore it is ok to remove the side bezel. Without that specific iOS feature no bezel would be bad.
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New Video of Assembled iPad 5 Enclosure Shows Smaller iPad Mini-Inspired Design
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The Point is iOS has now a better touch detection. It realizes if you use the finger or touch the screen because you are holding it.
Therefore it is ok to remove the side bezel. Without that specific iOS feature no bezel would be bad.
Or paid a nice sized check from Apple for introducing the 'new' form factor in a discreet/social/youtube/covert sort o' way? Lots of competition on the market right now---nothing like whetting our appetites and surely with the passion folks have shown from the 'mini' design, anyone considering a tablet this fall---and for school, kind of a cool way to get the 'tease' out there. Nothing about function, the guts, the stuff we @ MR are curious about
My guess---the 'housing' or the case as we see here, even the product in full dress is what Apple wants us to see (see my above response). Apple is fully aware how much WE want to know about the A7 the GPU, the RAM, the 'new' display technology (if it so exists), energy/battery---speed increases, weight decreases...et al.
I guess I feel the HAVE doubled down on secrecy. The 'guts'---or what is going to actually set this redesign apart from the 3/4 is only half the equation. The other half...that WE are interested in remains secret for a reason (and are manufactured by companies with much stricter control and guidelines as far as bringing your camera to work
)I'm with you---110%
Not much you can do with speakers in such a thin, light device. They're made to enjoy most with a set of good cans. It does look like they may be going to stereo speakers in this case---that'll improve the sound somewhat
But it's tough, impossible actually---to create decent sound from such a device. Speakers need 'air' to move and to sound good...it's a physics thingIt's a sign of the demographic split on this board I think. As a 42 year old, I still 'feel' young...but I've gone from playing vinyl and no computers, no cell phones to today's technology. I'm still amazed, and I've owned the original iPad version since release---what we've available for transport so easily, in such a small compact package---whether it be our smart phone or tablets, I'm really happy to be part of this era...and to be 'tuned in' to all of the intricacies. As I, too, am looking forward to the new GPU/CPU SOC---A7/A7x, the RAM, Wireless A/C, the list goes on forever, not to mention iOS 7!
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Yeah!!!
been waiting , love it - was never a big fan of the iPad mini.
iWallet to the rescue! iPhone 5s and the iPad5 - i feel so
been waiting , love it - was never a big fan of the iPad mini.
iWallet to the rescue! iPhone 5s and the iPad5 - i feel so
Or paid a nice sized check from Apple for introducing the 'new' form factor in a discreet/social/youtube/covert sort o' way? Lots of competition on the market right now---nothing like whetting our appetites and surely with the passion folks have shown from the 'mini' design, anyone considering a tablet this fall---and for school, kind of a cool way to get the 'tease' out there. Nothing about function, the guts, the stuff we @ MR are curious about
Why would they pay him anything? It belongs to them anyway.
We can't say for sure yet. It could just be sticking it's stomach in and scrunching it's shoulders. Conceivably weight could be same or feel the same.
iOS or hardware? My iPad 3 (iOS6) is sensitive as heck, esp. scrolling in Safari something is always opening that I didn't intend to open.
So, I am hoping that they will not overlook or hobble the mini, just to give it [iPad 5] a head start.
Or paid a nice sized check from Apple for introducing the 'new' form factor in a discreet/social/youtube/covert sort o' way? Lots of competition on the market right now---nothing like whetting our appetites and surely with the passion folks have shown from the 'mini' design, anyone considering a tablet this fall---and for school, kind of a cool way to get the 'tease' out there. Nothing about function, the guts, the stuff we @ MR are curious about
Why would they pay him anything? It belongs to them anyway.
Yes, it belongs to them. A very strong case was made why they would do it: to wet our appetites. To get a buzz going!
True, hopefully it's not just a nice new suit to hide its gut
I'm sure it's lost a few grams. Apple loves to talk about weight loss 
Hurry up and tell the apple engineers. I'm sure none of them thought about it until you came up with it...
Probably because its a lot easier for Apple to control details that are close to home, rather than machined parts that need to be mass-assembled in the millions months in advance thousands of miles away from headquarters.
People complaining about leaks, throughout Apples history they've never confronted having to assemble and manufacture millions upon millions of devices in preparation for launch day. Which obviously needs to be done months ahead of launch. This is why we see parts from the manufacturing leak these days. Because its simply impossible to contain these things with a workforce of half a million.
When Steve was around, they simply never had a ramp-up as aggressive and as early as Apple has to do these days in order to accomodate demand.
Well I am guessing that the poster is thinking of buying it from a reputable dealer and looking at a 128GB iPad with Cellular.
In the UK that is £739 tax inclusive and $929 in the US pre-tax. So saying "$1k for a tablet" is about right.
Looks good.
For me to switch back from the mini, it also needs to be lighter and charge faster. No noticeable heat would be a nice-to-have.
But for me, the weight and the fact it took so long to charge were the reasons for change.
I'm looking forward to the event on the 10th. Let's hope Apple has some nice surprises for us too.
For me to switch back from the mini, it also needs to be lighter and charge faster. No noticeable heat would be a nice-to-have.
But for me, the weight and the fact it took so long to charge were the reasons for change.
I'm looking forward to the event on the 10th. Let's hope Apple has some nice surprises for us too.
Forum Video?
Weird - I checked out the video just fine. However, when I clicked into the comments, the video is now a flash video that I cannot play on my MBP. What's up with that?
Weird - I checked out the video just fine. However, when I clicked into the comments, the video is now a flash video that I cannot play on my MBP. What's up with that?
With the way the sides are tapered I would think it will not drop that much due to the width (and possible wasted space in the tapered area).
But, I thought it looked a bit thinner. It's hard to tell with the tapered sides. I wished used calipers to measure or he'd set them flat on the table and laid a ruler across so we could see how it tilted.
Gary