Yesterday Apple announced some awesome new versions of its state of the art gadgets and technologies, including the long awaited iPhone 5, a brand new iPod touch, a renovated iPod nano, the amazing iOS6 and a whole lot more! Get ready. Here’s the scoop:
iPhone 5 - “The thinnest, fastest, lightest iPhone ever”
- Brand new 4 inch Retina display screen with fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating (4-inch IPS 1,136 x 640) - Updated from 3.5 inch screen on the 4s
- Longer design to accommodate for the display, allowing for an extra set of apps on the home screen
- 20 percent lighter - compared to 4s
- 18 percent thinner - compared to 4s
- Brand new A6 chip aimed to make performance and graphics twice as fast - Updated from A5 chip on the 4s
- Features the brand new iOS6
- Display has touchscreen sensor built-in —”Pixels act as touch-sensing electrodes while displaying the image all at the same time.” Apple says the iPhone 5 is the only phone on the market with this technology.
- iSight camera allows you to shoot in panoramic view (240 degrees) - no combining still shots, just pan the phone and it creates a panoramic photo
- 40 percent faster picture capture
- FaceTime now available on WiFi and Cellular via iOS6
- Better 720p front camera with new backside illuminated sensor
- Updated microphones and built-in speakers
- Microphones on front, back and bottom which enhance voice/recording quality – they also contain specialized noise canceling
- Enhanced battery life - 8 hours of 3G talk time, 8 hours of LTE browsing, 10 hours of Wi-Fi browsing, 30 hours of video and 225 hours of standby.
- Faster web surfing with LTE capability
- Uses new “Lightning” dock connector
- Aluminum and glass body
- Enhanced precise manufacturing (from apple website: “During the assembly process, each iPhone 5 aluminum housing is photographed by two high-powered 29MP cameras. A machine then compares the images with 725 uniquely cut inlays to find a precise match.”)
- Colors: Black and Slate / White and Silver
- WiFi : Dual-band 802.11 a/b/g/n
- Weight: 112 grams / 3.9 oz
- Dimensions: 123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6mm
- Comes with: Apple EarPods with Remote and Mic, Lightning to USB Cable, USB Power Adapter
Price: $199 16GB, $299 32GB, $399 64GB
Check out all of the official specs here.
The White iPhone 5
The Black iPhone 5
The White iPhone 5
New Lightning connector
Panoramic camera function
Picture taken with iPhone 5 – not retouched.
iPod Touch 5th Generation - “Engineered for maximum funness”
- 4 inch retina display with fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
- Multi-Touch technology built into the glass
- Features the new iOS6, offering Siri capability, in addition to Facebook and Twitter integration
- iPod touch loop attachable/detachable handle
- Comes in 5 colors + (PRODUCT) RED = 6 colors
- Thin and Light design
- Comes loaded with apps like iMessage, Facetime, Notification Center and more
- 5 megapixel iSight camera (7 times better than the previous generation) featuring advanced optics, tap to focus, an LED flash, and face detection
- Backside illumination
- Panoramic picture feature
- FaceTime HD camera with 1.2MP photos and HD video (720p) up to 30 frames per second
- 1080p HD video recording
- Dual core A5 chip (2 times the processing power and 7 times faster graphics than the previous generation)
- Battery Life: 40 hours of music or 8 hours of video on a single charge
- Height: 4.86 inches (123.4 mm)
- Width: 2.31 inches (58.6 mm)
- Depth: 0.24 inch (6.1 mm)
- Weight: 3.10 ounces (88 grams)
- WiFi: 802.11a/b/g/n
- Uses new Lightning connector
- Comes with: apple earpods, ipod touch loop, lightning dock connector
Check out all the official specs here.
iPod Nano 7th Generation - “Completely renanoed”
- The thinnest iPod ever made - 38 percent thinner than generation 6 nano
- 2.5-inch multitouch screen
- NEW Bluetooth 4.0 capability
- Support for Nike+ gear built in
- Comes in 7 colors + (PRODUCT) RED = 8 colors
- Uses NEW Lightning connector
- Functions: music, video, radio, photos, podcasts, fitness
- Accessibility features to help people with disabilities: voiceover, invert colors, mono audio
- Battery Life: Up to 30 hours of music, up to 3.5 hours of video
- Height: 3.01 inches (76.5 mm)
- Width: 1.56 inches (39.6 mm)
- Depth: 0.21 inch (5.4 mm)
- Weight: 1.1 ounces (31 grams)1
- Comes with: Apple EarPods, Lightning to USB Cable
Get all the official specs here.
iOS6 - “It takes your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch in entirely new directions”
Over 200 new features are on the way with iOS6. Updates include:
- Passbook: your boarding passes, movie tickets, retail coupons, loyalty cards, and more inside this neat app
- Enhanced Siri
- Facebook Integration
- Shared photo streams
- FaceTime that works over cellular networks as well as Wi-Fi
- New calling features: instantly reply with a text message or set a callback reminder when you decline a call, turn on Do Not Disturb function and you won’t be bothered — except for priority “can’t-miss” contacts
- Enhanced web browsing
- Camera with panorama feature
- Better Maps
- Updated Find My iPhone
- Updated Find My Friends
- Redesigned mail
- Remodeled iTunes, App Store, and iBookstore
- More accessibility features for the vision, hearing, learning, and mobility impaired
Apple EarPods - “Redesigned from the sound up”
Brand new headphones created by Apple after testing 124 different prototypes on over 600 people.
They’ll ship with the iPhone 5 in addition to the new iPod touch and nano. They can also be purchased individually.
The Earpods are designed to fit numerous different ear types and aim to:
- rest comfortably in the ear
- stay inside of the ear without falling out
- produce quality sound
Here’s what Apple has to say about its new Earpods:
“a breakthrough design for a more natural fit and increased durability, and an incredible acoustic quality typically reserved for higher-end earphones.”
“overall audio quality [that's] so impressive, they rival high-end headphones that cost hundreds of dollars more.”
(Earpods come with the purchase of the iPhone 5, new iPod touch or new iPod nano)
iPod Shuffle – “It’s big on color”
- Same iPod shuffle, just in awesome new colors to match the Nano
Extra, Extra!
Get select Apple merchandise in RED and Apple gives a portion of the purchase price to the Global Fund to fight AIDS in Africa.
Click here to buy (PRODUCT) RED merchandise from Apple.
iPad Mini ?
Lots of rumors of an iPad Mini have been circulating through some usually accurate and trustworthy news/technology sources.
BUT as expected by many, it wasn’t announced with the other new Apple items on September 12th. Analysts are predicting Apple will host a second event mid- October announcing an iPad Mini, with shipping on the item following toward the end of the month.
Guess we’ll have to wait and see on this one. If true, here’s what we might have to look forward to:
iPad Mini alongside the New iPad and previous iPhone.
Predicted iPad mini compared to the new iPad and previous iPhone.
