As you can see, the iPad mini is quite a bit smaller than the full size iPad. It's screen size is 7.9in, compared to the full size iPad which is 9.7in. It makes the iPad mini arguably easier to hold with one hand, and easier to pop into a briefcase or purse.
Keep in mind, the mini is half the weight of the full size iPad, which wasn't particularly heavy to start with, and it's very, very thin. Exactly how beneficial a lighter, thinner tablet is, we're not so sure.
Keep in mind, we've only seen an iPad mini fit into an outdoors sports jacket, the kind of jacket with big pockets you'd put on to protect you from the wind. The Nexus 7 on the other hand, can fit (if you wear relatively large sizes) into some regular pants and jacket pockets. Handy, if you don't want to have to keep opening up a bag when you get on and off public transport.
Interestingly, Apple isn't claiming that the iPad mini gets better battery life than its bigger cousin. Battery life is officially rated at 10 hours while surfing the Web on WiFi, same as the full size iPad.
Apps should, in theory, looks the same as they do on the iPad 2, just smaller. The two tablets have the same resolution, but on such a smaller screen it will be interesting to see if photos and movies look even better.
The other big news is that the new iPad mini and full size iPad will both be coming to Australia with models that work on local 4G networks - great news if you rely on mobile Internet for your job.
The iPad mini isn't quite as cheap as we thought it might be. The price starts at $369 for the WiFi only version. The mini's main rival, the Nexus 7, starts at $249 for the 8GB model, or $299 for the 16GB model.
The iPad mini increases to $509 for wireless broadband (3G and 4G/LTE). The top of the line 64GB with WiFi and 3G/4G costs $729. That compares to $539 for the cheapest full size 16GB iPad with WiFi only, or $679 with WiFi and 3G/4G.
We've seen a few photos of people literally grasping the entire width of the iPad mini like this, but we'd have to say you'd have trouble comfortably doing this with small hands.
The new full-size iPad. The major change, in addition to 4G/LTE wireless broadband, is a faster processor - good news if you rely on the iPad to run day-to-day business apps such ass databases and the like.
The new iMac. The major change, as you can in the photo, is how thin the new model is. One reason is the removal of the DVD drive. Fewer and fewer Apple computers now come with DVD drives - the MacBook Air also has no DVD drive, and there's also now a 13in MacBook Pro without a DVD drive.
The new iMac side-on.
Another view of the new iMac. The new 21.5in model with a 2.7 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5, starts at $1429. The 2.9GHz model costs $1698.
The new 27in iMac with a 2.9 GHz quad-core Intel Core i5 starts at $1999, or $2199 with a 3.2GHz Core i5.
As you can see, the iPad mini is quite a bit smaller than the full size iPad. It's screen size is 7.9in, compared to the full size iPad which is 9.7in. It makes the iPad mini arguably easier to hold with one hand, and easier to pop into a briefcase or purse.