The iPad Mini and Apple's design strategy

eetimes.com 25 Oct '12, 1am

The iPad Mini and Apple's design strategy - EE Times (blog) #iPad

The rumors ahead of this week's Apple event suggested just about everything Mac was going to be updated--along with the launch of the iPad Mini. I thought Apple was being too ambitious. The scope of Apple's announcements did not disappoint. Beyond the iPad Mini, after all, the iMac, 13-inch MacBook Pro and iPad were not simply processor speed bumps or increases in memory capacity, but wholesale changes of the internal and/or external design. [Get a 10% discount on ARM TechCon 2012 conference passes by using promo code EDIT. Click here to learn about the show and register.] Detail about the specifications are widely available, so I want to touch on four things that caught my attention. Apple said the iMac’s thinner design was made possible through the use of friction stir welding for aluminum. While it might have sounded new, there is in fact a long list of issued patents a...

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