Brydge, the tablet keyboard manufacturer well known for supplying the keyboard to the Google Pixel Slate, have just seen the upcoming Brydge Pro keyboards for the iPad Pro 11 and 12.9 start shipping after the first batch rolled off the production line this week. These Brydge Pro keyboards turns the iPad Pros into 2-in-1, as the Brydge Pro keyboard is designed to be more than just a keyboard and keyboard … more…
The latest report out of China on the new changes to the future iPad Pros suggests that Apple will change from traditional boards inside of their tablets and switch to Liquid Crystal Polymer boards instead. This according to Apple analyst who also believes that this change is made from Q4 2019 in preparation for the inclusion of 5G on iPad, even though 5G iPads are not believed to be launched … more…
Well respected Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says in the latest research note to clients, that Apple will adapt a new type of display for at least one of their future iPads, according to a reprint in Digitimes today. The newly adapted display will then be mini LED backlighting BLU with components from both LG, Radiant, and Epistar. Exactly which iPad remains to be seen, as Kuo could only specify that … more…
Logitech makes some of the best keyboards for iPads in my opinion, and today they announced that they are about to release new Slim Folio keyboards for the 2018-219 model iPad Pro 11 and 12.9, with the full name of these two keyboards being Logitech Slim Folio Pro. One thing I immediately noticed was that these covers are more sturdy than the other keyboard covers out there, which means that … more…
A little after the new iPad mini 5 and iPad Air 10.5 was released on Tuesday, the prices for the two iPad Pro models were cut by $100 to $200: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07K3BZSNK Considering the the power of these two Apple A12X powered tablets, that makes them interesting alternatives to laptops and desktops to many people, mainly depending on what software they absolutely need to run in order to consider an iPad … more…
Apple announced the Apple iPad Air 10.5 today, and while this new iPad is not in the Pro lineup, it does still replace it as a 10.5-inch iPad, as the iPad Pro 10.5 which had been sold alongside iPad Pro 11 and iPad Pro 12.9 is discontinued today. The Apple iPad Air 10.5 release date is March 26: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NHNG1G/ The new Apple iPad Air 10.5 then is like the top … more…
Apple announced the new Apple iPad mini 2019 model today, the first refresh of Apple’s 7.9-inch iPad mini since 2015, and it now packs some serious punch again. The new iPad mini release date is March 26: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07PRD2NBST/ First of all it’s powered by the hexa-core A12 chipset, which makes it a powerful small tablet and up to 3 times faster than its predecessor on the processor side, and up … more…
The middle of March typically marks the time for a few weeks of sudden tablet sales as new tablet models are about to hit the market, and some stores will place some of their tablets on sale either to sell more during this time of the year, or because the stores need to clear out space before new models are launched. And while there are several tablet sales going on … more…
The latest noteworthy rumor has it that Apple is planning to launch both 10.2-inch and 10.5-inch non-Pro models of the iPad, based on the latest rumor by occasional Apple leaker CoinX today. The rumor of a 10.2-inch iPad replacing the original size iPad 9.7 have seemed like a very solid leak or rumor for months already, so the news of a 10.5-inch non-Pro iPad is the main news here, especially … more…
Ever since the first leak on the possibility of a foldable iPhone or some sort for foldable iPad, PhonePad, or iFold, there hasn’t really been any news ever since. But at least some Apple patents for a foldable tablet reveals that one way in which Apple approaches the hard-to-solve issue of wobbly or cracking display folds, is to heat up the part of the display where the fold will be, … more…
In today’s largest Apple news, MacRumors is once again quoting reputable Apple analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities who has mentioned that he believes Apple will launch 4 new iPads for the 2019 model year. These are the new iPad mini 5, two new iPad Pros, and iPad 10.2, which would be the first time we would see this new form factor from Apple. It has been believed since 2018 … more…
According to Mark Gurman and Debby Wu at Bloomberg, Apple is planning to introduce a laser scanning 3D camera for the next iPad Pros, which is said to be launched in 2020 and not in 2019. These new long range 3D sensors that will capture 3D models better and can be used for augmented reality, may even come from none other than Sony. It may also bring with it a … more…
A new report out of China Times picked up by Mac Otakara confirms the report from October that Apple is preparing a new iPad mini 5, quoting supply chain sources, and the report also says that the iPad mini 4 is expected to go into production now in December. So far only a more cost effective display and a newer processor are the specs that have been expected to go … more…
A slight Applegate is currently developing because of the problem with the new iPad Pros bending or breaking too easily, like we wrote about a month ago, after JerryRigEverything demonstrated how easily the thin new iPad Pros can break. We are not someone for fake news or sensationalist headlines here at Tabletmonkeys, but we were shocked by how easily the new iPad Pros at 11- and 12.9 inches could bend … more…
I thought we had the last minute tablet deals before Christmas covered yesterday, as we now have just 7 days left before Xmas, but then some additional iPad deals came online today. And those Apple iPad deals are on the Apple iPad 9.7, cut from $329 regularly, to a record low $249 right now. But this is not the only iPad launched in 2018 that’s on sale right now, as … more…