This is a new way to type but I do find it quite easy to do!!
The only problem I have so far is the ‘smart cover’ which whilst looking good as a cover when the iPad is dormant, it’s a bugger to try and hold!
It’s still gonna take some getting used to but it’s a LOT lighter than I remember the iPad 1 being.
More to come later!
Apparently, Apple are going to make an announcement about something in a couple of hours… The rumour is, a new iPad is going to be announced. The third iPad, an iPad which is 1080p HD… The iPad3 or the iPadHD.
I had an iPad. I queued up at 5am and waited patiently to be one of the first in the UK to own an iPad. Snapping up the 64GB WiFi version, with a LOT of accessories I wanted to make sure I had full use of the iPad and put it through it’s paces and at first I loved it.
The more I used it, the more I realised I couldn’t quite get a comfy grip. I couldn’t hold it in just that right way and I started being very aware of how heavy it was. Then the iPhone 4 came and as always, I queued up in the morning and I was one of the first to get my hands on it. Then it started happening, I was reaching over the iPad to get my iPhone. The retina display was stunning and when sat side by side the iPad, you could really notice the difference.
When I realised I wasn’t using it as much as I’d hoped, after six months, I decided to sell. It funded most of my MacBook Air purchase so it all worked out well in the end. When the iPad2 came soon after my loss, Apple had corrected most of what I had disliked about the iPad. It was lighter, easier to hold and with the Smart Cover you could balance it stood up in various ways.
Since then, I’ve always said, the only thing that would tempt me back to iPad is a better display and a faster performance… Well I think that time has come.
Here are my thoughts and predictions:
I have it on good authority that there will be an iPad 3 announcement on March 7.
(Read as: A website has reported about another website and someone has ‘heard from a friend’ so I’ll post that too!)
There have been the usual trickle of photos from within Apple’s supply chain of various parts and pieces. Some have even gone as far as playing Lego with the pieces and fitting together to try to see what it will look like… It will look the same.
Apparantly a millimetre thicker to add a slither of battery life but essentially, it will look the same as the iPad 2. The suggested A6 processor could stay as a dual-core but rumours suggest this could be increased (along with some added RAM) to a quad-core BEAST!
That is what will turn me. Nevermind the possibility of a ‘Retina Display’ with a Higher-than-High-Def resolution. Who knows? Well, Tim Cook probably does… As will the rest of the world within three weeks!
Just read a funny story that I really hope is true and so I thought I’d share it with you.
Over the weekend, Apple have been keeping a close eye on all of the iPad 2 returns they’re receiving in. Most are the usual ‘change of mind’ but Apple want to keep an eye out for any patterns or manufacturing faults so they can quash them before they get worse.
One iPad was returned with a simple post-it on the box clearly stating the reason for return…
Wife says no. I think that speaks volumes and I reckon a lot of iPad’s were returned for the very same reason!
The tale was passed around Apple internally, all as a bit of a joke and a chuckle. However, it escalated a little higher than originally thought and when two of Apple’s VP’s caught wind of this. They swiftly moved into action.
They sent the guy an iPad 2 with a post-it attached…
The man from Apple, he most certainly say yes.
So there are a LOT of Apple rumours flying around the interwebs at the moment and just in case you’re getting bored or you’re lost in the sea of various rumours, patents and rumblings. Here’s a round up of what you need to know.
MacBook Pro
A MacBook Pro refresh is imminent and I know of at least one person who’ll be gutted if the rumours are true and we see an updated product line being released next Thursday. I for one think it will happen but it will be a simple hardware refresh. Nothing too new or different, I think new processors and various bumps to make the machines that little bit quicker and better.
Apple have also been working on new batteries and more importantly new ways to hold charge and to improve battery life. Apple have been jumping forwards in leaps and bounds when it comes to laptop batteries and the more they tweak their own design, the more life we get out of our portable gadgets!
iPad 2
Yada, yada, retina display, new ports and smaller screens. All the rumours for iPad 2/3 are the same ol’ same ol’ and really. Even if a new model comes out soon, I don’t think we’ll be seeing too much of a re-design. One new patent Apple have been granted has piqued my interest though.
A ‘Smart Bezel’ could mean the first tablet without any buttons. An iPad without a home button? What gives… Well Apple have designed a way to use the bezel surrounding the screen to include touch sensors, light emitters, pressure sensors and accelerometers. So you can control apps, and navigate your way to the homescreen by touching or squeezing the iPad’s frame.
The jury is out, so let’s see if anything comes of it.
iPhone 4.5 / 5
Everyone is expecting a new iPhone to be released later this year but what have we got instore for the iPhone 5?
Well first, let’s talk about the most recent rumours. The iPhone Nano.
Some rumours say that it will be physically smaller (literally like an iPhone Nano) but I think everyone is reading it wrong… Think more of a virtually smaller device. Similar to the New Apple TV, minimal storage and easy to use. I don’t know if this will come out in the interim before we get a whole new iPhone but it may be something released alongside the iPhone 5.
An iPhone 4 design handset, however with only 8GB of storage. Apple will start to push users towards cloud storage and streaming capabilities. The iPhone ‘Nano’ (let’s just call it that just because it’s easy!) will be aimed towards those who are tempted with the iPhone but still consider it too expensive or complicated.
Then in addition to this ‘lite’ version, a full blown iPhone 5 will be released. Again, there are rumours of a larger screen size or iPhones which include an RFID chip and various other new tech which Apple would introduce to it’s userbase.
So lots of rumours, but that’s all they are. Rumours. So enjoy what you’ve got and look forward to what’s new!
