iPad Pro concept showcases 12.9-inch tablet with edge-to-edge display

Curved.de, which designed a concept rendering for Apple TV hardware, is back with another concept design that imagines the iPad Pro. The tablet is rumored to increase the screen size of the iPad, pushing it beyond the current 9.7-inches to an oversized 12.9-inches. The concept is based on circulating rumors that suggest Apple is working on a hybrid tablet that’ll bridge the gap between a tablet and notebook device. It’ll rival the screen size of Apple’s MacBook Air and Pro line, but will feature a smaller, non-keyboard form factor. Curved.de describes its concept as follows: The iPad Pro design is pretty close to its siblings, the iPad mini Retina and iPad Air. Curved corners and a flat back. Sound is provided from speakers that are placed left and right from the Lightning connector. Touch ID is integrated in the saphire glass protected home button, which was introduced for iPhone 5s. The screen is 12.9 inch wide and has a 4K-solution with 3,072×2,304 pixels (298 ppi), using LED-backlights and IPS-technology. Even though it’s wider, it’s still as thin as the iPad Air: 7.5 mm. The bigger screen with more pixels requires an A8 chipset with 64-bit-architecture. Apps for the iPad Air are shown optimized by the iPad Pro. Dedicated apps – labelled with “Pro” – use the higher resolution and performance of the all new iPad Pro. New pencils may fully employ all the features like pressure sensitivity. But don’t hold your breath for a multi button pen made by Apple. Analyst Ming-Chi Kuo of KGI Securities recently predicted Apple would continue its work on the iPad Pro with a target launch date of early 2015. Digitimes followed up with a more recent report that claims the device has been shelved indefinitely by Apple. What do you think of the iPad Pro? Is this rendering a decent representation of how the device may appear when it arrives next year? Or is the project dead in the water? Continue reading →

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