Rumor of the Day: Sub-$300 iPad Mini to Launch Later This Year
I know, I know not another iPad Mini rumor. We can’t help ourselves. We love rumors about Apple products. That’s why we do what we do here at PadGadget. You know you love them too, or you wouldn’t be reading this post.
Today’s Mini rumor is that the alleged device will be released in the third quarter of 2012 at a cost of between $250 and $300.
The rumor was originally posted to Chinese-language website NetEase and translated by Kotaku. The repot claims that the iPad mini, scheduled to ship later this year, already has an estimated six million units on order. According to NetEase, the smaller iPad gadget is being released to “counter attack” theupcoming Windows 8 tablet that is also set to launch later this year.
Foxconn and Pegatron are rumored to be the two companies contracted to manufacture the 7.85-inch tablet with a 1024 X 768 screen resolution, just like the original iPad and the iPad 2.
Apple Insider pointed out that the lower pixel resolution would allow the device to run iPad and iPad 2 compatible apps without the need for a rewrite.
Personally, I don’t see this rumor coming true. Former CEO Steve Jobs already famously said a small tablet would be “dead on arrival” in a 2010 quarterly earnings conference call and it is hard to believe that Apple would up and change its mind. Its not like the new iPad is showing poor sales numbers. Who knows, though. Maybe we’ll all be eating our words soon. We’ll find out later this year.
Posted on Pad GadgetiPad Accessory Lets You Watch and Record Live HD TV
It’s all about the media streaming lately and the new Broadway receiver from Hauppauge has stepped the game up a few notches by promising to be “a brand new way to watch live TV on your iPhone and iPad (and other mobile devices) – at home or around the world!”
Using the Broadway you can enjoy your favorite television programs directly on your iPad from anywhere in your home, and thanks to integrated wireless streaming, anywhere in the world where you can latch on to an active Internet connection!
The beauty of Broadway is that it is independent and not directly integrated with a cable provider. Using a built-in TV tuner, the Broadway happily acts as the interface between your television source (including cable and satellite set top boxes, ATSC over-the-air TV signals and unencrypted digital cable TV-clear QAM) and your own wireless network, providing all of the requisite translation (H.264 video format for iOS-based devices and Flash when transmitting to a Mac, PC or an Android phone) and optimization for the content to be displayed correctly on your mobile devices.
Video is delivered via web browser which means all you need is Safari on your iPad or iPhone in order to start watching your shows making it nice that you don’t need to use a separate app.
Setup sounds easy with Hauppauge promising all you will need to do is basically plug it in, get it connected to your wireless router and visit the internal web site to scan for channels and get things configured how you like them.
One of the best features of this device is that it is fully cross-platform so it will work equally well for mixed households where there are both iOS and Android-based devices co-existing.
The Broadway for the ipad can be purchased directly from the Hauppauge website for $199.00.
