“I have to admit, I hadn’t heard of case maker Tactus until last week, but in the space of just a few days it has published an unveiling date and specifications for the fifth-generation iPad, the plastic casing for Apple’s rumored low-cost iPhone, and now the fifth-generation iPad’s new aluminum shell,” Killian Bell reports for Cult of Mac.
“Although there’s no way of confirming this shell is genuine — it could have been manufactured by a third-party company building fakes — it looks pretty convincing to us,” bell reports. “As expected, it looks just like a bigger version of the iPad mini’s rear shell.”
Bell reports, “The shell is narrower than previous 9.7-inch iPads, but it won’t hold a smaller display. Instead, the new iPad will likely have thinner bezels down either side of its screen, just like the iPad mini, which will allow its body to become more compact. It’ll also be significantly thinner than previous models, thanks to an IGZO display, Tactus claims.”
Read more in the full article here.
With all them finger prints it should be easy to track down the espionage spy …
When did “form factor” replace the word “shape?” I ask this in all honesty: why the need for a new term?
I agree. If it folded or added a keyboard or a completely different size, maybe you could call it a new ‘form factor’, but this is still a 10″ tablet. Slightly updated shape and design, not a new form factor.
It is an example of jargon and it is an attempt on the part of the writer to exclude the average joe from understanding. The term is correctly used in forestry to describe the ratio of the volume of tree to a regularly shaped body of the same height and base. The writer should have used the word shape as you said.
I want my Newton!
Newton troll!
/s
this is a weak a shell example as a soft shell crab.
no one is going to eat this one, and its not needed anyway
Real or not. This company wants to make a name for themselves.