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CES is upon us
Tomorrow is the start of the avalanche of consumer tech news. you can stay informed at these following sites:
TheVerge
Engadget
Tuesday, October 23, 2012
iPad mini or iPod Touch Big?
4th generation iPad? already?
-A6X chip 2x faster than the A5X, and doubles graphic performance
-10 hour battery
-updated camera
-LTE
-Sprint is getting the iPad
-Lightning connection
-faster wifi
-SD card reader Lightning adapter
-$499 base model still
-$629 for wifi+cellular
iPad mini
-key feature...hold it with one hand?... Steve would not be pleased...
-7.2 mm thin, .68 lbs
-two colors- black and white
-7.9" display 1024x768 same as the iPad 9.7
- 275+apps work on the new iPad. whats say you Android!
* comparing the iPad mini to the Nexus 7, how dare you, Phil!... but well played.
-A5 chip, LTE, HD facetime, (5mp) camera around the back
-Lightning connector
-10 hour battery life
-smart covers
Pricing
-16GB $329
-$459 with celular
-preorders start Friday and ship Nov 2nd
-A6X chip 2x faster than the A5X, and doubles graphic performance
-10 hour battery
-updated camera
-LTE
-Sprint is getting the iPad
-Lightning connection
-faster wifi
-SD card reader Lightning adapter
-$499 base model still
-$629 for wifi+cellular
iPad mini
-key feature...hold it with one hand?... Steve would not be pleased...
-7.2 mm thin, .68 lbs
-two colors- black and white
-7.9" display 1024x768 same as the iPad 9.7
- 275+apps work on the new iPad. whats say you Android!
* comparing the iPad mini to the Nexus 7, how dare you, Phil!... but well played.
-A5 chip, LTE, HD facetime, (5mp) camera around the back
-Lightning connector
-10 hour battery life
-smart covers
Pricing
-16GB $329
-$459 with celular
-preorders start Friday and ship Nov 2nd
Apple's new announcements!
Phil Schiller announced
13 inch retina display mac book pro (re-design)
-4,096,000pixels!
-FaceTime HD camera, dual mics, stereo speakers.
-up to 768GB SSD storage
-...Mountain Lion
-starts at 8 gb of ram, 128 SSD, 2.5GHz CPU and $1699
-Ships today!
Mac Mini
-Thunderbolt refresh?! that was fast...
-$599
-$999 server
-ships today
iMac (re-design)
-super thin display...show stopper, edge is 5mm thin
-80% thinner than the older version
-friction stir welding?
-compared to the old iMac it is quite futuristic
-45% thinner display
-27" ( 2560 x 1440) and 21.5" (1920 x 1080) fully laminated
-improved camera and sound
-up to three TB of storage
I/O
-Four USB 3 ports
-2 thunderbolt
Storage (SSD+HDD)
-Fusion Drive combines SSD for apps and HDD for storage...combined!
-starts at $1299 for 21.5" ships in Nov, $1799 for 27" ships in Dec.
Impressive
13 inch retina display mac book pro (re-design)
-4,096,000pixels!
-FaceTime HD camera, dual mics, stereo speakers.
-up to 768GB SSD storage
-...Mountain Lion
-starts at 8 gb of ram, 128 SSD, 2.5GHz CPU and $1699
-Ships today!
Mac Mini
-Thunderbolt refresh?! that was fast...
-$599
-$999 server
-ships today
iMac (re-design)
-super thin display...show stopper, edge is 5mm thin
-80% thinner than the older version
-friction stir welding?
-compared to the old iMac it is quite futuristic
-45% thinner display
-27" ( 2560 x 1440) and 21.5" (1920 x 1080) fully laminated
-improved camera and sound
-up to three TB of storage
I/O
-Four USB 3 ports
-2 thunderbolt
Storage (SSD+HDD)
-Fusion Drive combines SSD for apps and HDD for storage...combined!
-starts at $1299 for 21.5" ships in Nov, $1799 for 27" ships in Dec.
Impressive
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
iPhone 5 announced!...
and yep its the leaked one...
glass and aluminum construction
18% thinner 7.6mm, 20% lighter 112 grams
4 inch display 1136x 640, 16:9 aspect ratio, Retina
extra screen space, extra row of icons
automatically resizes apps
touch sensors are directly in the screen/ improves accuracy
LTE! finally single chip/radio and dynamic antenna -> better battery
Sprint, Verizon, AT&T support
WIFI improvements 2.4 and 5g 802.11 a/b/g/n up to 150 Mbps
A6 processor 2 faster CPU and graphics
Camera: 40% smaller, features panorama
Backside illuminated sensor for facetime HD/face detection/720p
3 microphones/ noise canceling
Lightning connector/ all digital, 8 signal design, improved durability, reversible, 80% smaller. ( dont worry there will be adapters)
iOS 6:
maps- search POIs, over 100 million points of interest
turn by turn directions
3D flyover, two fingers tilt the camera
Notification center improvements: tweet or post to facebook...
Safari: fullscreen mode, syncs with desktop Safari
Passbook: works from the lockscreen
Photostream
Siri: can post to facebook...oh jeez
available in black and white
Pricing: 16g/32/64 199/299/399
preorder: Sept 14th
Thanks, TheVerge, Engadget
glass and aluminum construction
18% thinner 7.6mm, 20% lighter 112 grams
4 inch display 1136x 640, 16:9 aspect ratio, Retina
extra screen space, extra row of icons
automatically resizes apps
touch sensors are directly in the screen/ improves accuracy
LTE! finally single chip/radio and dynamic antenna -> better battery
Sprint, Verizon, AT&T support
WIFI improvements 2.4 and 5g 802.11 a/b/g/n up to 150 Mbps
A6 processor 2 faster CPU and graphics
Camera: 40% smaller, features panorama
Backside illuminated sensor for facetime HD/face detection/720p
3 microphones/ noise canceling
Lightning connector/ all digital, 8 signal design, improved durability, reversible, 80% smaller. ( dont worry there will be adapters)
iOS 6:
maps- search POIs, over 100 million points of interest
turn by turn directions
3D flyover, two fingers tilt the camera
Notification center improvements: tweet or post to facebook...
Safari: fullscreen mode, syncs with desktop Safari
Passbook: works from the lockscreen
Photostream
Siri: can post to facebook...oh jeez
available in black and white
Pricing: 16g/32/64 199/299/399
preorder: Sept 14th
Thanks, TheVerge, Engadget
Apple's outrageous earnings/stats
7 million Mountain Lion downloads
MACS: 27% of PC market
17 million iPads sold April-June
84 million iPads sold to date/ 68% of tablet market
250,000 specific iPad apps
400 million iOS devices sold to date
Tuesday, September 11, 2012
Apple iPhone 5 event 9/12/12 live blogs to watch
Its probably going to be an exciting day.
The Verge
9to5mac
AppleInsider
Engadget
CNET
Video: will probably get shut down early
Ustream
Post event:
Gruber aka Daring Fireball
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