iPad Mini

According to the reports from DigiTimes, Apple Inc. might be launching their latest models of iPad come Q4 of 2010. Rumor also has it that the new models will include 7-inch as well as 5.6-inch models based on OLED.Based on the sources, the company recently ordered from their factory based in Taiwan so that the gadgets will be delivered during this year’s fourth quarter and Q1 of 2011. This includes not only the rumored 7-inch and 5.6-inch models but also the 9.7-inch at the same time.
The current iPad model will have a couple of changes on the new shipment since Apple Inc. has just included CMI or Chimei Innolux as one of the suppliers for the gadget’s panels.
The purpose of delivering smaller iPads is to give more options for all the e-book readers. Currently, the 9.7-inch models are after the multimedia entertainment rather than the e-book readers.
However, the research analyst from DIgiTimes have doubts regarding this rumor. Mingchi Kuo said that the current dominant manufacturer of OLED, Samsung, can’t even meet the demands for their OLED-based products. At the same time, Mingchi Kuo also said that it would be impossible for Apple to produce enough new iPads in time for their target quarters.
But even if there are already thousands of rumors that OLED displays will be made available to the devices of Apple Inc., these still remains to be rumors still. It was only last April when DigiTimes gave the company and its readers the idea that it would be great for the second-generation iPads to have an OLED display. Unfortunately, considering various issues such as production volume and the pricing, it would be impossible to do this project as soon as possible. Moreover, during the same month, there were also reports from DigiTimes that Apple Inc. is planning to push this project through by the first quarter of 2011, not the rumored 2010′s Q4.