First brush with the iPad mini
<p><span word="Download">Download</span></p><p><span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="brainchild">brainchild</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="sure">sure</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="ripples">ripples</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="computing">computing</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="year">year</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="conference">conference</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span> <span word="morning">morning</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="various">various</span> <span word="upgrades">upgrades</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="Mac">Mac</span> <span word="products">products</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="astounding">astounding</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="announcements">announcements</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="company">company</span> <span word="will">will</span> <span word="release">release</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span>.</p><p><span word="At">At</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conference">conference</span>, <span word="various">various</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="audience">audience</span>, <span word="including">including</span> <span word="members">members</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>, <span word="analysts">analysts</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="employees">employees</span>, <span word="had">had</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> "<span word="touch">touch</span>" <span word="and">and</span> <span word="hold">hold</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span>. <span word="Here">Here</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="initial">initial</span> <span word="impressions">impressions</span>:</p><p><span word="Hardware">Hardware</span>: <span word="Like">Like</span> <span word="everything">everything</span> <span word="lately">lately</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="shares">shares</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="same">same</span> <span word="unibody">unibody</span> <span word="construction">construction</span> <span word="touted">touted</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Jonathan">Jonathan</span> "<span word="Jony">Jony</span>" <span word="Ive">Ive</span>, <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="design">design</span> <span word="guru">guru</span>. <span word="Looking">Looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="itself">itself</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="doubt">doubt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="gorgeous">gorgeous</span>.</p><p><span word="Its">Its</span> <span word="subtle">subtle</span> <span word="curves">curves</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="reduced">reduced</span> <span word="bezel">bezel</span> <span word="stood">stood</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="me">me</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="body">body</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="anodized">anodized</span> <span word="aluminum">aluminum</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="premium">premium</span> <span word="product">product</span>. <span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="back">back</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="really">really</span> <span word="takes">takes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="lot">lot</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPhone">iPhone</span> 5.</p><p><span word="However">However</span>, <span word="once">once</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="superficial">superficial</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="attempt">attempt</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="create">create</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="new">new</span>, <span word="luxury">luxury</span> 7-<span word="inch">inch</span> <span word="tablet">tablet</span> <span word="market">market</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="only">only</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="tell">tell</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="device">device</span> <span word="feels">feels</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="light">light</span>, <span word="even">even</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>.</p><p><span word="Display">Display</span>: <span word="Unfortunately">Unfortunately</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="iPad">iPad</span> <span word="mini">mini</span> <span word="does">does</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span> <span word="Retina">Retina</span> <span word="display">display</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="loses">loses</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="resolution">resolution</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="clarity">clarity</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="market">market</span> <span word="competitors">competitors</span>, <span word="such">such</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="Google">Google</span>.</p><p><span word="Software">Software</span> <span word="size">size</span>: <span word="One">One</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="keep">keep</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="mind">mind</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Apple">Apple</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 275,000 <span word="apps">apps</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="app">app</span> <span word="store">store</span>. <span word="Apps">Apps</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="cramped">cramped</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="smaller">smaller</span> <span word="screen">screen</span>.</p>
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