“A handful of third-party cases from overseas allegedly designed to fit Apple’s rumored ‘iPad mini’ feature space on the back for a rear-facing camera, as well as a mysterious tiny hole at the center,” Neil Hughes reports for AppleInsider.
“The protective cases were discovered and highlighted on Friday by Giz-China.com, and show space for a camera at the top left of the device,” Hughes reports. “That suggests that like all other portable iOS devices, including the iPhone and iPod touch, the smaller iPad will feature a rear-facing camera.”
Hughes reports, “Also shown on the cases is a small, centered hole atop the back. That’s consistent with leaked parts claimed to be from Apple’s next iPhone which also show a new mystery hole on the back of the device, located between the camera lens and LED flash. It has been speculated that the space on the new iPhone could be for a new rear-facing microphone…”
Read more and see the photos in the full article here.
Got to look out for that strange “mystery hole”
Um wants me summa dat mystery hole!
Read that headline and wondered how many messages it would take before someone . . . oh, just one.
A rear facing microphone has got to be the dumbest idea ever. There’s no way Apple will implement this idiocy.
The iPod touch has a rear facing microphone hole. It is so small that it packs with crud and the mic stops working until the hole is cleaned out with highly compressed air.
Ahhh The Magical Mystery Hole
The The Magical Mystery Hole is coming to take u away :)-
funny – thx for that
iPad has a rear facing microphone as well.
A rear-facing mystery hole? Am I on the right Web site?
er, yup
JURY HAS A VERDICT ALREADY!!!!!
http://www.electronista.com/articles/12/08/24/verdict.comes.after.only.three.days.of.deliberations/
wow!
Samsung copy test
Umbilical cord
Nuclear fuel rod
Air hole for magic fairies
Siri cerebral accessory
Glory hole
Liquid Metal injection point
Laser/Maser pointer or receiver
Mini Thunderbolt port
Microsoft kick stand support
hologram projector
The mystery hole is for a pico projector.
And/or a photo-flash. I don’t think a mic would warrant a hole in the case. Suggesting they’re serious about this device being used to take photos (or project) unlike on the std iPad which is ridiculous as a camera.
A rear facing hole? Is it a Greek design?
Infra Red
Well, if the case in question is considered a ‘Mini skirt’ then I, as a man, know what that hole is for….
There is no magic. Its quite simple.
Sir Ive designed The Rear Magical Mystery Hole for Samsung.
Now they know where they can kiss Apple.
God damnit. I want iPad mini so fucking bad. Why can’t they just release it already?!?! I don’t think I can make it till October!
start sanding down your fingers – lol
If people can type on a iPhone or iPod touch then they can type on a 7.85″ iPad.
Lanyard.
The hole in the back of the Mini iPad is the ‘Samdung’ Sync/Sink hole found exclusively in their next, immediate and innovative knockoff piece of crap ware.