I'm precisely where you are Rob. Am off to play with one in a few minutes, and will pass along my thoughts/observations upon returning. Granted, playing while at Apple is different to doing so in your own space, amid your own apps, though perhaps I'm merely making a psychological case for desperately wanting one?
Nevertheless, TBC. Sent from my iPhone On Nov 2, 2012, at 1:46 PM, Rob Harris <bobs...@googlemail.com> wrote: > Ok, I was thinking about this, and getting tempted all the time!... but > the lady needs to check if her hands are large enough to hold an iPhone > comfortably in landscape; it looks like it could be a bit of a stretch. But > if you can get a good grip with thumb one end and fingers the other; then > the Mini will work sideways. I tend to phone up the general number and buy > over the phone, so need to know most of this before it arrives, or we can > get unexpected surprises. Ok, if they were expected, they wouldn't be a > surprise. The gears are slipping in the brainbox. > > Anyway, UK: 0800-048-0408; free hsipping. > > RobH, off to make tea and take my mind off it. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Neil Barnfather - TalkNav" <for...@talknav.com> > To: <viphone@googlegroups.com> > Sent: Friday, November 02, 2012 1:54 PM > Subject: Re: iPad Mini has arrived - first impressions > > > Kawal, > > That I can do, putting my iPhone 5 directly on top of the iPad Mini, the > iPhone 5 is a third of the size almost exactly. > > In other words, if you put 3 iPhone 5's side by side, this is almost the > exact size taken up by the iPad Mini. > > It is the same thickness give or take as an iPhone 5… > > I can very easily hold it in one hand and can very easily use it with two… > the weight is the biggest benefit, being half that of the larger full size > iPad… it makes holding and using far easier and less strenuous. > > > Regards, > > Neil Barnfather > > Talks List Administrator > Twitter @neilbarnfather > > TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple > iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. For all your accessible > phone, PDA and GPS related enquiries visit www.talknav.com > > URL: - www.talknav.com > e-mail: - serv...@talknav.com > Phone: - +44 844 999 4199 > > On 2 Nov 2012, at 13:42, Kawal Gucukoglu <kawa...@me.com> wrote: > >> Neil, >> >> Will the I Pad Mini fit in one hand? Please describe it as I can't get an >> Idea from the description. For instance, compare it to the I phone 5. >> >> Kawal. >> >> On Nov 2, 2012, at 10:15 AM, Neil Barnfather - TalkNav >> <for...@talknav.com> wrote: >> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> My iPad Mini has arrived, initial impressions are very good, it has the >>> all over smooth gloss finish as the iPad 2 and 3 have, the build quality, >>> despite its overall finness is solid and rigid. The weight difference is >>> Unbelievable, I am totally amazed at how much lighter this feels compared >>> to my iPad3. >>> >>> This is definitely one to be kept… >>> >>> speed is nippy, no difference so far in Discernible iPad3 performance and >>> as a blind user I'm very much in favour of the smaller form factor. >>> >>> >>> Regards, >>> >>> Neil Barnfather >>> >>> Talks List Administrator >>> Twitter @neilbarnfather >>> >>> TalkNav is a Nuance, Code Factory and Sendero dealer, as well as an Apple >>> iOS, Macintosh and Android accessibility specialist. 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