{"id":2532,"date":"2012-10-17T21:16:43","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T02:16:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/?p=2532"},"modified":"2012-10-17T21:16:49","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T02:16:49","slug":"why-the-mini-ipad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bytebot.net\/blog\/archives\/2012\/10\/17\/why-the-mini-ipad","title":{"rendered":"Why the mini iPad?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Edwin Yapp thinks about why Apple would introduce a mini iPad<\/a>. The thinking for me is simple:<\/p>\n

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  1. I almost exclusively use my Nexus 7 tablet now for everything. This includes surfing the Internet, reading books on the Kindle app, and more.<\/li>\n
  2. The only thing it isn’t so good for at the moment is watching movies which I do on the plane (which I tend to be on a lot). And consuming video podcasts is definitely an issue since there is no iTunes syncing.<\/li>\n
  3. The storage size isn’t so hot either – at 16GB I cannot load it up with a lot of movies like I can on my 64GB iPad.<\/li>\n
  4. It is cheap. Replacing a USD$250+ device is much easier after 2 years than replacing a USD$700+ device when the software on it becomes obsolete.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Resolution size probably plays a huge role. I lug a 15″ MacBook Pro around now, because I’ve always been using 15″ laptops since the days of the PowerBook. Its simply because of the resolution: 1440×900. Today I’m thinking about a 13″ MacBook Air because its lighter and it also supports the 1440×900 resolution. Going from 15″ -> 13″ is a smaller screen size with the same screen real estate.\u00a0<\/p>\n

    I expect that with all these HD\/retina displays, you can just fit more onto a smaller screen size.<\/p>\n

    Many have assumed that iOS developers only focus on developing for 2 sizes which is untrue. 480×320, 960×640, and now 1136×640 just for the iPhones\/iPod Touches. Then there’s the iPad’s at 1024×768 & 2048×1536. Why not get a third? :-)<\/p>\n

    A 7″ iPad that syncs with iTunes, has more space than 16GB (maybe 32GB is the middle ground that I should probably grab), with a good resolution – its something I could definitely consider. Have to figure out how to watch movies on a smaller screen though…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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