iPad

Retina ​iPad Mini First Impressions: That’s More Like It

The original iPad mini featured a flawless design undermined by an unforgivably subpar display, an antique frame wasted on fingerpaint. Good news. This year’s iPad mini is, after a short time playing with it, picture perfect. https://gizmodo.com/a-week-with-the-ipad-mini-5959068 The Look Let’s dispense first with the design, since it is the exact same as last year’s iPad…

Apple Patent Supports Rumors of Pressure-Sensitive Touchscreens

Over the weekend, Bloomberg reported that Apple was working on enhanced sensors capable of detecting different levels of pressure. Now, an Apple patent for pressure-sensitive touchscreens could lend that rumor some credence. https://gizmodo.com/report-apple-working-on-two-big-iphones-for-whatever-1461762060 The patent, unearthed by Apple Insider, describes a piece of hardware that can trigger different UI functions depending on how hard the…

The iPad Mini with Retina Display Is On Sale Now

Apple quietly put the new iPad Mini with Retina display on sale early this morning, with orders set to arrive for US customers from November 20-22. Prices start at $399 for a 16GB Wi-Fi model, and scale up from there. If you’re not caught up, here’s everything you need to know about Apple’s tiny new…

The Best Large Tablet Display (It’s Not the iPad Air)

A new generation of full-size flagship tablets has just started with the near simultaneous launch of the Apple iPad Air and Amazon Kindle Fire HDX 8.9. They both have top-of-the-line and state-of-the-art displays that have been significantly improved (in different ways) from the 2012 models. Here’s which one’s the best. The Google Nexus 10 is…

Those iOS 7 Icons Zoom At You Doing 20 Miles Per Hour

When iOS 7 came out, the animations were the first thing everyone noticed. Some people even claimed they got seasick watching their phones. Now we know why: those flat, pastel-colored cards can hit nearly 17 miles per hour as they zip toward your face. https://gizmodo.com/ios-7-review-pretty-is-as-pretty-does-1327221981 Over at Buzzfeed, John Herrman and Jake Levy looked at…

Now Available: iPad Air, Nest Protect, Lenovo Yoga Tablet

Another week done, another bunch of gadgets to ogle. Today’s big news was the iPad Air, but that’s not the only gizmo game in town. Here’s what you can get your grubby, sticky-from-Halloween-candy hands on. iPad Air It might not look a whole hell of a lot different from last year’s iPad, but the Air…

iPad Air First Impressions: Big Never Felt So Small

It’s fitting for the iPad Air to have a new name, because it feels like an almost entirely new device. And for every second the Air sits in your hands, the iPads that came before it feel older and older and older. The iPad Air is light. Like, really light. One pound to its predecessor’s…

As often happens when new gadgets arrive, Best Buy, Staples and even Apple stores themselves are matching Walmart’s $20 off the 16GB iPad Air. While Walmart’s $480 price is for online orders, Apple, Staples and Best Buy only offer the discount in person. [9to5Mac] https://gizmodo.com/take-20-off-the-ipad-air-on-day-one-1456718892

Take $20 Off The iPad Air On Day One

If you’re going to pick up Apple’s latest, greatest, thinnest tablet, you may as well save 20 bucks in the process. Grab it from Walmart right now with free shipping for $479. [Walmart] Follow Gizmodo Deals on Twitter to never miss a deal. Get in touch with Shane Roberts on Twitter or by e-mailing Shane@Gawker…

iPad Air Teardown: Glorious Guts, But So Much Glue

We know it’s light, fast and beautiful already, but we still haven’t seen inside Apple’s new iPad Air. Fortunately, iFixit has had the good grace to rip the thing apart. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-air-meta-review-so-light-so-fast-so-beautiful-1454449034 So what’s lurking beneath that sleek outer casing? Here are some of the high- (or should that be low?) lights: So. Much. Adhesive. Not…

You Can Go Buy an iPad Air Right Now

You can go buy the iPad Air right now . You can either order Apple’s new, thinner 9.7-inch tablet from the online Apple Store or buy it directly from a bricks-and-mortar retailer from at 8AM local time, wherever you are. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-air-meta-review-so-light-so-fast-so-beautiful-1454449034 The sleek new slate is available in in silver and space gray. It starts…

This Is the New iPad You Should Buy

Overwhelmed with choice on the iPad front? After the most recent unveil of the new retina iPad mini and its mightier A7 chip-packing cohort, the iPad Air, you have more iPads than ever to choose from. Not sure which one you want? We’ve got you covered. For almost everybody: Get the 32GB iPad Mini with…

iPad Air Meta-Review: So Light, So Fast, So Beautiful

The iPad Air is Apple’s best iPad yet. But what does that mean beyond the usual lighter, faster, everything-er that Apple typically slaps onto its latest products? The first reviews of the iPad Air have hit the Internet and we’ve rounded them up to give you a clearer picture of Apple’s latest full-sized tablet. The…

Go Where You Want in These Immersive 360 Degree iPad Animations

Movies, TV and video are great. Someone made all the decisions and you just get to sit back and watch. If you want to take control you play video games. Right? But HEAD-Geneva wanted to develop a hybrid genre so the group created IDNA. Devised by Sylvain Joly, the story uses “spatial storytelling” to put…

If Apple’s iPad Mini Announcement Were Honest

Apple unveiled two new iPads yesterday, and regardless of what new bells and whistles they’re packing, people will inevitably ooh and ahh over them, and buy the fresh tablets by millions. Which brings up a question: what if Apple’s announcement was completely BS-free? https://gizmodo.com/apples-double-ipad-party-everything-you-may-have-miss-1450216751 As usual, Kimmel’s fantasy interpretation of what could be in some…

iPad Air or iPad Mini?

So maybe you’ve considered your options, weighed the pros and cons of switching to Android, but you just know: The iPad is the tablet for you. But even if you demand iOS, both of yesterday’s new versions are enticing. Are you going with the ultra-svelt iPad Air? Or should you be sticking a Retina iPad…

Everything Apple Didn’t Announce at Yesterday’s iPad Event

Two new iPads! Better MacBook Pros! The finishing touches on the cylindrical Mac Pro. OS X Mavericks for free. iLife. iWork. Apple announced a ton of stuff during its iPad event. Stuff that’ll dent your wallet. Stuff that’ll make your life better. Stuff that’ll keep you happy. But what about all the stuff Apple didn’t…

What Do You Guys Think of the New iPad Air and iPad Mini?

A new iPad Air. It’s significantly lighter, skinnier, easier to hold and faster all the way around. The iPad mini now finally comes with a retina display. And it has the same A7 processor that powers the iPhone 5S and iPad Air. Aside from screen size, their guts are practically identical. What do you guys…

Apple’s Double iPad Party: Everything You May Have Missed

Today was a banner day for new Apple goodness. We got a thinner, lighter, iPad—the iPad Air—as well as a new retina display iPad mini, new Haswell chip-packed MacBook Pros, and a deeper look at the new Mac Pros. Do you feel like you need a cheat sheet to keep track? We’ve got just the…

Today’s Apple iPad Event in 12 GIFs

Today, Apple presented to the world its new iPad Air and iPad mini, along with details about OS X Mavericks, updated MacBook Pros, and the Mac Pro. But why waste breath talking about all that when we can just enjoy it in series endless loops instead? Tim Cook wished us all a good morning… Which…