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iPad mini

Apple introduces iPad mini

iPad mini

  • 7.9 inch diagonal screen
  • 1024×768
  • Dual Core A5 Processor
  • 16 GB / 32 GB / 64 GB
  • $329 / $429 / $529 – Wi-Fi model
  • $459 / $559 / $659 – Wi-Fi + Cellular model (LTE compatible)
  • Black & Slate / White & Silver
  • Pre-order starts October 26
  • Wi-Fi model available at Apple Retail Store starting at 8:00 a.m. on November 2
  • Wi-Fi + Cellular models available mid November
  • AT&T, Sprint and Verizon in The United States market

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Apple Special Event October 23, 2012

We’ve got a little more to show you.

Apple Special Event
October 23, 2012
Watch a live video stream of the special event online or via Apple TV starting at 10:00 a.m. PDT.

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Tim Cook is on stage

  • Apple is gloating about iPhone 5
  • Tim Cook talks about iPod line-up
  • Tim Cook talks about iOS 6, App Store

Here comes the iBooks

  • Tim Cook quickly introduces new version of iBooks

Here comes the Mac news

Phil Schiller is on stage to introduce new Mac

MacBook Pro

  • 13-inch Retina MacBook Pro, 2560×1600, starts at $1,699 and shipping starting today

Mac mini, “You knew there’d be something called mini in this presentation.” – laughter

iMac

  • New iMac, no optical drive, thin on the edge; an optical illusion.
  • “Friction Stir Welding”
  • 21.5-inch and 27-inch models.
  • “Plasma Deposition”
  • Up to 8 lbs less
  • Apple Fusion Drive; HD+SSD hard drive – Apple’s own hybrid drive.
  • Starts at $1,299

Back to Tim Cook, talking about iPad.

  • 100 million iPad sold
  • iPad in Education
  • iBooks Author

Phil Schiller, talking about iPad.

  • iPad, 4th generation
  • A6X Processor
  • Lightning connector
  • Expanded LTE

iPad mini

  • Aluminum + Glass enclosure
  • “Thin as a pencil”
  • 0.68 lbs.
  • 7.9-inch diagonal display, 1024×768
  • 7.2 mm
  • 10-hour battery life
  • Retina Display equivalent at 4-ft reading distance
  • Here comes iPad mini video with Jony Ives, Michael Tchao, Dan Riccio
  • Unibody Aluminum body construction
  • Diamond cut edges
  • “Every inch an iPad”
  • 16 GB, 32 GB and 64 GB
  • 329, $429, $529 for Wi-Fi
  • 459, $659, $759 for Wi-Fi+Cellular

That’s it. Hands on time.

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South Park: Season 16 Episode 12 – “A Nightmare on Facetime”

South Park: Season 16 Episode 12 – “A Nightmare on Facetime” | video stream | iTunes | Amazon
The boys are all ready to dress up as their favorite foursome, the Avengers, for Halloween. After months of planning their costumes, at the last minute Randy tells Stan he can’t go trick or treating with his friends. Instead, Stan has to pitch in and help his father with a new business venture.
Original Air Date: 2012-10-24 | Press Release

Watch “A Nightmare on Facetime” stream on South Park Studios starting Wednesday October 24th, 2012 at 11:00 p.m. Pacific Time until Tuesday October 30th, 2012.

You can search for “South Park S16E12“, but you will not find any leaks before the episode aired. You can watch the preview, though.

“A Nightmare on Facetime” Preview
“Trick or Treat” – The boys head out for a night of Trick or Treating as the Avengers. (Flash | MP4)

Notes:

Images are courtesy of South Park Studios.

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Amazon has South Park DVD’s on sale this week (for the week of September 24th, 2012)

South Park: The Complete Fifteenth Season  – $19.85