Apple products are innovative, sleek and user-friendly but they’re also ever-changing, and depending on your devotion to the company this change is either good or bad. Although the iPad Mini, Apple’s latest creation, has only been on shelves for a few days, the company’s suppliers are already said to be working on its improved version.
Each time a first-generation device releases, the next generation product soon follows and often leaves much to be desired from its predecessor. Annually, the company creates hype around a new product that sends millions around the world to wait in long lines to have yet another bite of Apple. Anthony Fitch
, the first person in line to purchase the iPhone 5, drove all the way from Rome to Paris to purchase the highly-coveted smartphone. As the first iPhone 5 buyer at Apple’s flagship store in Paris, Fitch told CNET, simply, “I was born Apple.â€At 10.6 ounces, the current iPad Mini is a much smaller version of the 1.44 pound original iPad. But critics of this shrunken device mention it lacks a suitable Retina display. The iPad Mini’s 7.9-inch display and 1024 x 768 resolution will reportedly be updated to a 2048 x 1536 res with a thinner body and sharper image quality using Sharp’s IGZO technology. So whether you plan on getting an iPad Mini now or waiting a bit for a souped-up version, look for its fourth quarter release in 2013.