The iPad mini should be presented by Apple in October. The rumors about are more numerous. The Apple engineers were seen in a Japanese company specializing in this product.
The next version of iPad mini could offer a carbon fiber casing. Other factors have also the possibility to be coupled with this product. This information comes from the site Macotakara, which generally provides reliable information. A source has stated that engineers of Apple and Foxconn Technology, the factory that produces the iPhone 5, went to meet a Japanese company specializing in the production of carbon fibers. This visit was made several months ago and the control is so important that the word sample can not be used. Since mid-March, the production had begun.
A Durable and Lightweight Housing
The site also told that the company Apple filed in April 2010, a patent mentioning the use of layers of carbon fiber. These would be located at the structure of another material. The advantage of this product is at resistance, the iPad mini would also be able to be lighter. Thus, this new generation could be dressed with carbon fiber to replace so brushed aluminum. The use of carbon fiber has still a disadvantage because the finish is not that of aluminum.