New iPad Mini: Some Design Mockup reveal!

Ever since the first iPad in 2010, the arrival of an iPad "Mini" has always circulated in the network through rumor and speculation but so far nothing concrete has been presented by Apple. It seems that this time is the right time: never before have started to circulate on the net pictures and details of this alleged 8.7-inch tablet signed by Apple. Today we hear new mockups from China that can reveal in detail the design , characterized by a thin shell, a 7-inch display and a 19-pin connector renewed .

 

An iPad Mini, or with a smaller screen size of the current 9.7 inches, is coming later this year, or at least so say prominent publications such as The Wall Street Journal  and Bloomberg . But the wave of rumors that refreshes this summer has just begun. Directly from China, via ThinkiOS.com , arriving several mockups and some reproductions of the infamous 3D iPad Mini and its enclosures.

 

From the design drawings released we can conclude that even for this iPad Mini, the minimum thickness may be a strength: 7.3 mm, much less than 9.4 mm of the New iPad and almost equal to the thickness of an iPod Touch to last generation! The Chinese sources argue that the iPad Mini mount a display of 7 inches (5.3 wide and 7.78 high), then disavowing the assumptions made ​​by Grubert  who wanted an iPad Mini 7.85 inch, the 40 % larger in size than a Kindle or a Fire Nexus 7. Reappears at the bottom the new 19 pin connector , ready to replace, according to recent rumors , the classic 30-pin dock connector on both iPad iPhone 5.

 

Unlike the Nexus 7 Google , iPad Mini, which appears in the images will boast a front camera is VGA that well back from 5 megapixels , similar if not identical, to that of the iPad. In conclusion, here is the new 3D mockup of cases that could go to cover the future iPad Mini, spread by FullHull.

The school district of San Diego buys 26,000 iPad for students

The iPad in schools now is really true. The San Diego Unified School District announced that he had just purchased almost 26,000 iPad to be provided to students in classes the next school year, achieving one of the largest teaching programs based on electronic devices of this type .

 

The district has purchased iPad worth 15 million dollars to be used in 340 classes next fall, according to the account of the San Diego's 10 News . The funding for the economic operation funds come from a program known as "Proposition S", approved by a committee, which aims to upgrade the technology to support students in the classes .

The devices will be provided for students of the iPad 2, purchased from retail stores, with the 3rd U.S. dollars off each student through the program sponsored by Apple in this way, the school district could save hundreds of thousands of dollars (about $ 780,000, ed ) on the acquisition.

So the tablet, after invading the market due to the attainment of a mature product arrived in a few years now and also invade the schools may disclose, in all probability, some good tools to support not only students of the classics, but also and especially those who have learning difficulties .  by

Here is the new Smart Case for iPad. For a full body protection!

How to upgrade the "old" smart cover, the Cupertino Company has introduced a new system of total protection of the tablet with the apple. To date, however, were available on the market very valid third-party solutions for the protection of our iPad full cover, but that's just minutes from the Apple Store online ones have appeared that the company calls Smart Homes.

 

The display part of our devices will be covered as well as with the current smart cover, including the ability to bend all to place the device on a table in a horizontal position, but unlike the latter, the new Smart Homes, provide complete protection even at the back of the device leaving only an external connection points, as the headphone jack and dock connector, the buttons, the speaker and the camera. Everything else will be preserved in an optimal way by this new polyurethane housing that costs $60.

Logitech introduces the new ultra-slim keyboard with integrated cover for the new iPad

The aftermarket products dedicated to iPad, and no shortage of producers committed to complete the standard accessories of the Apple tablet Figure Logitech, a company that needs no introduction, given its considerable experience in the field of accessories dedicated to the PC. Logitech has decided to renew his offer of Bluetooth keyboards for the launch of the new iPad, expanding its portfolio of products among which the Fold-Up Keyboard introduced in 2011 .

 

The Bluetooth keyboard integrated into the new cover of Logitech is equipped with function keys and a battery life of up to six months on a single charge, by calculating a daily sessions lasting two hours. The keyboard also integrates a stand can be housed inside the tablet. Once the keyboard is closed, the cover can protect the screen of the device, also supporting the automatic reactivation of the tablet through the integration of magnetic clips, just as with the original SmartCover.

Although Logitech has chosen to present the Ultrathin Keyboard Cover for the launch of the new iPad accessory is used with the previous model of the Apple tablet (iPad 2).

The availability of ultra-thin keyboard Logitech is expected by the end of April   in the U.S. and Europe for a suggested retail price of $ 99 .  by

iPad 1 vs. iPad 2 vs. the new iPad: boot times compared (Video)

After discovering virtually all of the new iPad third generation , the guys at iClarified have made ​​an important new test video showing the start times of all three generations of the Apple tablet. The video has been assembled specifically to put the 3 tablet side by side, but as you can see Out of the switch on the iPad, the test was performed separately for each device at a distance of one or more minutes.

The result is somewhat unexpected, it seems that with the succession of generations, the tablet of the apple has become slower and slower - obviously only ascension . It starts with a start time of 25 seconds exactly, recorded by the iPad first generation, and then arrive at 31.63 seconds recorded by the third generation, passing for 28 seconds exactly iPad 2. After the jump, the video, very short, showing what was said earlier.