The WSJ Reports On Apple’s New iPad Mini: The Wall Street Journal and CNET have both reported that Apple will be introducing a smaller iPad named the iPad Mini prior to the holiday shopping season. Both reports also indicate that Apple will introduce the new iPhone and a refresh to its iPod series of music players at its September 12 press event and will hold a separate launch event for the new iPad Mini in October. The price of the new iPad Mini has not yet been released; nor in fact, has any official information about the device from Apple. However, it is reasonable to expect that the 7-8” tablet will be priced somewhere in the $200-$300 range – it will have to be to effectively compete with Amazon’s Kindle Fire, Google’s Nexus 7 and Barnes & Noble’s Nook Tablet all of which are priced between $179 and $199. So if you’re toying with the idea of purchasing a tablet for yourself or as a gift this fall – you may want to wait until October!
Here’s a link to the WJS All Things D article, titled Confirmed: New iPad Mini to Debut in October, After Latest Apple iPhone’s September Bow, on the subject:
And a link to the CNET article, titled Apple’s 7-inch tablet will be named iPad Mini, says report:
OLED TV Update: CNET also offers a new article that updates news on the cutting edge TV technology known as OLED. OLED is an acronym for “Organic light-emitting diode” and tech reviewers that have seen these new TVs, which were showcased at the Consumer Electronics Show back in January, have said these TVs offer the clearest most vibrant picture that they have ever seen on a TV. And the CNET article, titled OLED, What We Know, really answers the question of why these new TVs will offer out of this world pictures it can be accessed at the following link:
http://reviews.cnet.com/8301-33199_7-57495108-221/oled-what-we-know/
The C-1 A New Kind Of Car: Lit Motors has introduced, and is taking reservations for, a new kind of car called the C-1. The company describes the car as “the world’s first gyroscopically-stabilized “rolling smart phone;”” and further notes that this car “combines the efficiency and freedom of a motorcycle with the safety and convenience of a car. Offering the “alternative to alternatives” on an exciting and safe platform, the C-1 transforms your daily commute into something to look forward to.” CNET’s Editor at Large Brian Cooley offers a video overview of how the car works with assistance from Lit Motors staff in a CNET Conversations video cast. I watched the video last night and the car is small, electric, toted as being very efficient to run, reasonably priced and very science fictionish in looks so if you like technology and cars you should check out the video found at the following link:
http://cnettv.cnet.com/tech-shows/
And if you’d like to reserve your very own C-1 – here’s a link to the Lit Motors website:
Linda R.
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