August 25, 2011

First Purported iPhone 5 Slider Case By Ego

August 25, 2011/ Nir Schneider

And we're off to the races! Reputable case companies are already producing and investing R&D time in creating cases for the unreleased iPhone 5 based on early rumors and leaks. Ego has put up the above image of what looks to be their Slide Case designed for the iPhone 5. It's very hard to tell if the case itself it just a render or an actual prototype ready to incase the most anticipated smartphone since the iPhone 4. The contours and wide form factor do match the purported iPhone 5 specs. Whatever it may be, stunning is a word that should be used. Ego hasn't released any information as of yet.

August 12, 2011

Could This Be The iPhone 5's Design?

August 12, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Rumors are getting stronger day by day as we near the official announcement of the iPhone 5 from Apple. In the meantime, a Chinese iPhone 5 clone has surfaced and it's believed to be true to what the iPhone 5 will look like when it'll be released. We've seen an identical iPad 2 clone that was created by some Chinese company that turned out to be near identical to what the iPad 2 is today. So there's a major chance that what we're seeing here could in fact be what the iPhone 5 will look like.

The iPhone 5 clone suggests that the iPhone 5 will go back to its roots with a more tapered all around front and back redesign and a thinner form factor than the iPhone 4. Of course this iPhone 5 clone can only help us imagine what Apple's next iPhone could look like, and it's just a matter of time until our imagination will finally get to rest once the real deal reveals itself. Head on over to M.I.C Gadget for a their review of the iPhone 5 clone and a whole bunch of photos. Or jump after the break for a video of this thing in action. Oh China, what will they knockoff next?

July 19, 2011

Could This Be The Redesigned 2011 MacBook Air?

July 19, 2011/ Nir Schneider

What looks like a totally new redesigned MacBook Air graphic has been recentely leaked in between the cracks of all the rumors that have been circling around in these recent weeks. M.I.C Gadget reports that it got a tip from a source at Foxconn, the manufacturing plant in China that produces Apple's desired gadgets, and they believe that it is the real deal. From the pic, it looks like Apple has redesigned the hinge and the external enclosure quite a bit from the current 2010 unibody MacBook Air. Further more, who ever leaked the image has also said the new 2011 MacBook Air is thinner and much lighter. It would be typical of Apple making the MacBook Air even thinner. The pic only reveals one side which shows an SD card slot and nothing else. Apple is expected to release an updated MacBook Air very soon, but a total redesign wasn't really anticipated.

June 23, 2011

iPhone 5 May Have Dual LED Flash

June 23, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Apple is rumored to incorporate a dual LED flash in the upcoming iPhone 5, a significant upgrade that will improve the lighting performance in photos taken and will help produce much more evenly lit and exposed photos. Past rumors suggested that Apple will be separating the LED flash from the camera module to help reduce "washout" in photos in the upcoming iPhone 5.

Digitimes - Recent market rumors have indicated that Apple's iPhone 5 is likely to come with a dual-LED flash with Taiwan-based LED packaging firms Everlight Electronics, Edison Opto and Lite-On Technology being pinpointed as potential suppliers. All related companies have denied they are involved in the production of dual-LED flashes.

May 24, 2011

iPhone 5 Leaked Part Points To Redesigned Camera & Flash

May 24, 2011/ Nir Schneider

As the iPhone 5 nears its official launch, parts of the alleged new iPhone 5 are starting to show up in China. This isn't anything new but we've seen parts of Apple products being leaked out on the internet months before the actual Apple product was revealed and while some were not real, many have been true leaks. This time we've got a leak of a white back glass showing a separated rear-facing camera and an LED flash placed to the far right of the camera. This would really make sense on Apple's part to improve on the flash capabilities and exposure. This ties in with parts leaked of a separated rear-facing camera and flash modules that have been leaked not so long ago pointing towards this leak being very possible. The iPhone 4's rear-facing cameras has an LED flash attached to it beneath the glass cover.

May 16, 2011

Amazon Branded Tablets Coming Soon?

May 16, 2011/ Nir Schneider

Everyone but my mother has jumped onto the tablet bandwagon and now it's the online retail giant, Amazon, is said to begin releasing a few tablets of its own this year. Amazon will release at least two tablets this year under the Amazon brand name running Nvidia's Tegra 2 as well as an ultra-fast quad-core Nvidia T30 processor with a 500% increase over the dual-core Tegra 2 processor. No details further then this have been leaked out at the moment except for the two tablet codenames, dubbed "Coyote" and "Hollywood". Amazon already has the Kindle on its side so bringing a few tablets into the market does seem very plausible.

May 04, 2011

Apple To Release Backlit Wireless Keyboard?

May 04, 2011/ Nir Schneider

The latest rumor on an Apple product comes to us from the just released Thunderbolt-equipped iMac which apparently hints that Apple will release a backlit Wireless Keyboard, finally right? In the new iMac's system preferences keyboard settings, an option is found to enable "illuminate keyboard in low light conditions". This option was never available on past iMacs and Apple desktop computers. It's only available on Apple's portable 15" and 17" MacBook Pro.

New Macs always bare an updates firmware and software which points to this actually being something very plausible. Once Apple releases the backlit Wireless Keyboard, a new software update will be available to other Macs in order to support it. A backlit external keyboard is a much asked-for product by Apple consumers.