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[insignia16]

But does it bend?!

Bendgate: Legend of the Right Angle

 

[Backfoggen]

THIN THIN THIN
ITS THIN GUYS

 

[Toki767]

I do wish Apple would get over the whole thinner = better thing.

 

[RE_Player]

Are the people clapping part of the press? I'm new to this whole Apple conference thing.

 

[1st Course]

6.1mm? wow

 

[Radec]

Finally something interesting

 

[The Real Abed]

Oh look, even thinner.

Real tablets have curves.

I see plenty of curves.

Spoiler

Yes I know what you mean. Shut up.

 

[PAULINK]

cant wait for everyone to bend the new ipad.

 

[Vyer]

Don't care much about thinner in phones, but fuck yes I'll take lighter and thinner in a 10" tablet.

 

[NekoFever]

A slightly thinner version of the thing you already own... in Gold

so much innovation.

What exactly do you expect them to do? It's an iPad.

 

[Wiz]

Apple just obsoleted my iPad Air I bought it less than a year ago!

I just bought one in June! WTF Apple!!

Spoiler

True Story lol.

 

[zychi]

Are the people clapping part of the press? I'm new to this whole Apple conference thing.

apple employees, a few verge writers too probably

 

[Goldenhen]

Are the people clapping part of the press? I'm new to this whole Apple conference thing.

Yes it's normal.

 

[Aiii]

Not once have I thought to myself "boy, I wish my iPad was even thinner!" There is a distinct factor of diminishing returns in slimming electronics. They made the last one so light and thin, there is nowhere really left to go.

 

[BFIB]

Laminated screen is nice.

 

[Vanillalite]

How about instead of 18% thinner you use that space for a bigger battery and extra space for TMP.

 

[Two Words]

Why are they so insistent on improving the iPad in a manner that wasn't a problem? Nobody thought the iPad Air was too thick.

 

[flyover]

6.1mm? wow

Exactly the same as the 5th gen touch -- which is pretty skinny.

 

[Deadstar]

The ipad air 3 will be so thin it will literally be just air.

 

[Maninthemirror]

Not once have I thought to myself "boy, I wish my iPad was even thinner!" There is a distinct factor of diminishing returns in slimming electronics. They made the last one so light and thin, there is nowhere really left to go.

yes there is. 13 inch ipad

 

[Chris R]

Anti reflective is nice, but what about smudgeproofing

 

[see5harp]

A slightly thinner version of the thing you already own... in Gold

so much innovation.

What else is there to do? Coming from an iPad 3, that's all I really wanted.

 

[The Real Abed]

Look at it this way. The thinner they make the device, the less thick it feels when you put a case on it.

 

[Treythalomew]

I wanted thinner and less reflective so this looks amazing. iPad battery has already been killer since day one.

 

[Mr.Pig]

anti-reflective coating. Maybe you should have thought of that ages ago.

 

[golem]

Thinness is tempting me to go back to the big one after enjoying my mini.

 

[Vyer]

Not once have I thought to myself "boy, I wish my iPad was even thinner!" There is a distinct factor of diminishing returns in slimming electronics. They made the last one so light and thin, there is nowhere really left to go.

Yeah, I disagree entirely when it comes to the iPad. The weight differential between the 3/4 and the Air made it a considerably better experience.

 

[Two Words]

You guys are seeing the iPhone 6s CPU right now.

 

[Technosteve]

40% faster CPU it has one more CPU core? or faster processor speed?

 

[insignia16]

"3 billion Transistors!" That sounds a bit similar to another conference I've heard in the past...

 

[TheAbsolution]

Not once have I thought to myself "boy, I wish my iPad was even thinner!" There is a distinct factor of diminishing returns in slimming electronics. They made the last one so light and thin, there is nowhere really left to go.

Yeah I'd like better battery life and a better camera.

 

[Jayayess1190]

And the ram?...

 

[BFIB]

Not once have I thought to myself "boy, I wish my iPad was even thinner!" There is a distinct factor of diminishing returns in slimming electronics. They made the last one so light and thin, there is nowhere really left to go.

Its about what we're down to though. Not much left you can do. Spec race is about done, so this is the obvious next step, along with wearables.

 

[Trago]

How much thinner can these things get? :O

 

[SolidSnakeUS]

How about instead of 18% thinner you use that space for a bigger battery and extra space for TMP.

I firmly believe thinness is their #1 priority with their devices, everything else comes second. Not everything needs to be the thinnest thing ever. Keep the same thickness as the previous one and give it more room for better camera and battery features. Plus, it'd add more rigidity.

 

[GravityMan]

I do wish Apple would get over the whole thinner = better thing.

Agreed. The iPad 2 back in the day was already thin and light enough for my satisfaction.

 

[Chris R]

Look at it this way. The thinner they make the device, the less thick it feels when you put a case on it.

Until you get people putting the damn thing into a keyboard case. Every time I use the iPad Air we have here at my work I take it out of the case and use it naked.

 

[Maninthemirror]

performance

10 hour battery life

 

[Aiii]

yes there is. 13 inch ipad

Are people really waiting for a huge iPad? The mini 2 was great because It finally gave the performance of a big iPad in a better form factor.

 

[Mr. Wonderful]

I firmly believe thinness is their #1 priority with their devices, everything else comes second. Not everything needs to be the thinnest thing ever. Keep the same thickness as the previous one and give it more room for better camera and battery features. Plus, it'd add more rigidity.

They do this every other year.

 

[AdanVC]

Looking forward to see 10,000 videos on YouTube of people testing the new iPad Air 2 to see if it can bend, hah.

 

[Corgi]

desktop gaming engines.

 

[Bloodrage]

Nothing on RAM yet? Uh oh.

 

[ReAxion]

The camera? Okay, I guess.

Nothing on RAM yet? Uh oh.

wait for teardowns, as usual.

 

[flyover]

And the ram?...

Doubt they'll say. They rarely give such specs. Someone will find out soon after the show.

 

[sc0la]

Tim talking in a "I'm gonna drop a bomb" voice and it's just gonna be a slimmer iPad.

Indeed lol

 

[Lima]

Can you even see it? No where is it Tim? Show it to me.

 

[zeioIIDX]

"All day battery life, 10 hours of battery."

.......hm.

 

[Ether_Snake]

Bendhazi!

 

[Technosteve]

THEY ARE ENDORSING FUCKING TABLET PICTURE TAKING?