iPad Mini maquette spied on web
Sculptured slab
What's claimed to be an engineering mock-up of the upcoming 'iPad Mini' has appeared on the web.
Pictures of the maquette show a smaller, thinner iPad with a two grille stamps on the bottom edge for speakers and a slim docking connector that some observers are saying is the new, 19-pin port Apple is said to be working on.
Mind you, it could also be a micro USB port, for all the clues the picture gives. Further suspicion is cast by the presence of two speaker grille areas - all iPads to date have had only one.
And it's not scale in direct proportion to its original.
The dummy may be Apple sourced, or it may have home from an accessory maker which has created the unit to test new cases and such. Or it might be fake, or a unit created for an entirely separate, non-Apple device. We only have the word of Gotta Be Mobile's "trusted source inside the Apple supply chain" that it is indeed an official part.
For a good comparison of tablet sizes, including the iPad Mini, take a look at a The Next Web graphic which lines them all up to scale:
Source: The Next Web
COMMENTS
"Given the iPad's status as a glorified picture frame"
So you're saying you'd prefer an aspect ratio which matched a typical digital camera? Most digital compact cameras are 4:3...
Because it is the best ratio for use of a device that can be used in portrait or landscape. The on-screen keyboard would be more cramped in portrait mode with a widescreen ratio screen.
It's a tablet computer not a dedicated media player.
Re: Product research....
"It is one thing to think that 7 inches isn’t enough, but it is far better to try as many sizes as you can to see what the best fit is."
Tthat's exactly what I said to Pippa Middleton, but the judge still gave me a restraining order.
Don't assume just because you use it as a media player that this is what everyone else wants to do. I use it for practically everything else but.
Wow...
Its a piece of fucking wood with some indentations drilled into it. Real amazing there huh? Worth millions.
I also have a bridge for sale if anyone's interested.
