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The lustrous patina that protects the backside of Apple’s new iPad Mini isn’t just some cheap shellac or sealant coat—it’s actually “grown” on the metal itself in an electrochemical process known as anodization. Here’s how. Anodization takes a nonferrous metal… Aluminum won’t rust like iron and steel, but the metal is quite susceptible to corrosion.…
Surprise! There’s a new iPad out. Again. Already. But should you ditch the one you’ve got for the new guy? Our guess is probably not. https://gizmodo.com/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-new-fourth-generation-i-5954217 What’s New Here? Where to start! There’s that speedy new A6X chip, for one thing. That’s a genuine improvement over the new iPad of this past March. The A6…
Halloween is almost here and if your Christmas shopping tradition is any indication, you’ve probably also left your candy buying to the last minute. But why continue to fill Hershey and the Mars family’s wealthy pockets with your hard-earned cash when a little doi-it-your-selfing can result in big savings, and only slightly disappointed neighborhood kids.…
The iPad Mini may have the headliner at today’s Apple event, but Tim Cook and Co. filled out the afternoon with a very impressive undercard. Heck, the iPad Mini wasn’t even the only new iPad—or Mini—announced today. Here’s everything you need to know about all the newest Apple gear: https://gizmodo.com/ipad-mini-everything-you-need-to-know-5953978 iPad Mini: Everything You Need…
Some Apple stores are offering a 30-day exchange window to turn the old new iPad into the new new iPad.
Aircraft lavatories have come a long way since the early days of commercial air travel. Early flyers used slop buckets, and WWII pilots tossed piss-filled bottles out of unpressurized windows (seriously). Now, airborne waste control technology could put the Jetsons to shame. Here’s what happens when you flush at 35,000 feet up. An airplane’s facilities…
There’s almost no question that the iPad Mini is a terrific device; it’s got too much pedigree and money behind it to be anything else. But barring some sort of miracle from on Ive, it’s also certifiably overpriced. And that’s a bad sign for Apple. At first blush, the iPad Mini has a lot to…
Melding past with present, the Teluria Candelabra’s designers were inspired by a centuries old device that used the earth, moon, and sun’s rotations to predict the seasons. Note Design Studio created the piece for Klong with the hopes that their candelabra would visualize the “cause of night and day, solar and lunar eclipses, and the…
Today’s Apple event was packed with so many announcements that you’re probably left with a few questions. So we’re here to help! Hit the discussion down below and ask us anything regarding the new 13″ MacBook Pro with Retina, Mac Mini, iMac, iPad, iPad mini or any of the new features, specs, accessories and crazy…
Now that the iPad Mini has finally burst forth from a cocoon of rumors, it’s time to get down to the nitty gritty and take a good look at which tiny tablet might be right for you. And of course, the biggest face-off is pitting Google’s fantastic Nexus 7, against its new iOS analogue. Which…
The tech aficionados of the world are slowly getting their hands on the 13-inch MacBook Pro with its new Retina Display loveliness, and not surprisingly, it’s a thing of beauty. The body is lighter, the screen is crisp—now all we need is more software to take advantage of that gorgeous display. https://gizmodo.com/13-inch-macbook-pro-gets-a-retina-display-5953769 Engadget For starters,…
One of the happy surprises from Apple’s event today was the new iMac. Now that the dust has settled people are putting their grubby blogger-paws all over that shiny, pristine monolith. Guess what, it’s like, suuuuper thin! Engadget It’s hard to overstate just how phenomenal this machine looks in the flesh. It’s also unbelievably thin…
Let’s not beat around the bush: if you’re on Gizmodo today, you’re interested in iPads. Mini iPads. Apple delivered the Mini you were looking for—plus an updated Mac Mini too. But the starter model of the iPad Mini only comes with 16GB of space. That’s more space than some rumors indicated, but it’s still a…
We finally know all the juicy details about the forever-rumored iPad Mini so now it’s small-tablet decision time. Is that svelte new iPad the tablet for you, or would Amazon’s Kindle Fire HD be a better bet? Here’s the breakdown. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-mini-everything-you-need-to-know-5953978 If you’re strapped for cash Is this even a question? If price is priority…
The brand new iPad Mini is pretty much everything we expected but how is it, like, in real life? Apple just let the tech world go hands on with the iPad Mini and most agree: it’s not as miniature as you’d think! Which is a good thing. Pocket-Lint First impressions are that it is indeed…
To create the new iMac, Apple’s thinnest desktop yet, the designers used friction-stir welding to join the aluminum body. Unlike arc welding, the more standard way to fuse metal plates, a friction stir just needs a good rubbing—and a few thousand pounds of pressure—to stick together. https://gizmodo.com/apples-new-imacs-are-crazy-thin-5953775 Friction-stir welding is a solid-state joining process… When…
Here’s Apple’s video breakdown of its new iPad Mini. It’s all the stuff you expect from an Apple video—white backgrounds, impressive engineering details, Jony Ive saying al-oo-min-ee-um—and gives you a pretty up close look at the new tablet. This time around, the engineering isn’t as impressively explains as in the iPhone 5 version, but it’s…
Eton has made a name for itself with a line of emergency devices—like flashlights and radios—that don’t require an outlet to stay powered. And its new BoostTurbine backup batteries promise to keep your other devices perpetually powered too, as long as you’ve got the energy to crank its built-in folding handle. The BoostTurbine is available…
So, the iPad mini is here at last! Smaller tablets have already carved out a real niche for themselves, and if you’ve always wanted an iPad but were scared off by its size, then maybe this is the day you’ve been waiting for. Or maybe Apple waited too long. There are already a bunch of…
You have dozens of different flavors of tablets to choose from, and now you have two more to add with Apple’s new iPad Mini and the surprise fourth-gen iPad. https://gizmodo.com/ipad-mini-everything-you-need-to-know-5953978 Each tablet has different price points, storage capacity, screen sizes, configurations, and so forth. It’s kind of confusing, and sometimes choice is overwhelming. So we’ve…
