Apple iMac Mini: review of the new apple gadget

    From the very beginning, it was clear that the monstrous popularity of Apple’s iPhone would fade sharply after a while. Apple, of course, foresaw this and prepared a unique device that has no analogues on the market yet. Phone, GPS-navigator, browser, many other functions - and all this fits in the palm of your hand; and of course, like all Apple products, it has a stylish design.

    The new gadget is called Apple iMac Mini - because it is a real full-fledged computer with a powerful processor. However, first things first.

    Under the cut photo and screenshots.



    We were fortunate enough to contact Apple and get one Aimak Mini for testing. Yes, it’s Aimak Mini - according to the company, not only the device’s menu, but also all the inscriptions on the case will be Russified. “We always strive for the maximum comfort of ordinary users,” says the marketing director of the Russian branch of Apple, “And we could not ignore the fact that Russification is often incomplete, which confuses users and increases the load on the technical support service. With Aimak Mini, this archaism is a thing of the past - not a single non-Russian letter will remain in the device. ”

    It is no secret that a significant part of the buyers of Apple products are young and motivated people, so the opportunity to express oneself is one of the most important criteria that guides buyers when choosing a device. Aimak Mini will be available in several colors - from romantic and charming pink to passionate and noble purple.

    5 aimaks mini in different colors

    As you can see, the phone buttons are located on the left, and on the right are the control buttons for the new redesigned universal interface. The company has not yet revealed its secrets, but it promises that Aimak Mini will revolutionize the usability of interfaces in the next one and a half to two years.

    From the scarce information on the back cover of the device we learn the following:

    Aimak Mini back cover

    - The serial number of the device is “sewn” directly into the back cover, which 100% excludes program change of the number by flashing.
    - The production date of this technological sample is 03.08. Given the time of delivery from China, we most likely became the first lucky ones who were given the chance to write a review about this pocket miracle.
    - “Apple iPhone” - apparently, the working name of the device, an allusion to his younger brother, iPhone. It is not yet known what prompted Apple to change the name. We hope to receive detailed comments on the Aimaku Mini before its official release.
    - The extremely pleasant inscription on the right indicates that the retail price of the device will be only 40 euros.
    - The device "Made in China." Apparently, Apple is not yet ready to transfer the production of localized apple-trees to Russia.

    Of course, a non-working sample used exclusively for advertising purposes fell into our hands. However, remembering, for example, AMD Duron Applebred processors, in which most of the L2 cache was turned on by simply soldering contacts, we decided to try our luck with Aimak Mini.

    A lot of soldering irons were broken about the impenetrable DRM protection of Yablofon, but in the end our engineers were able to turn on the device, and here we had the desktop:

    Aimak Mini desktop screenshot

    It is not surprising that the developers from Apple took care of the user - a nice green color scheme, a comfortable level of brightness, a contrast background, and the constant simplicity of displaying information on the screen.

    Then we tried a few more device modes. GPS mode:

    GPS mode in iMac Mini

    Simple web browser: A little about the hardware of the device. As you know, this kind of novelty could not do without fantastic technical solutions. An Apple engineer says: “Everything is simple here. The number 1 indicates the element of wireless communication with a UFO. The only thing I can tell you is that it is made using the unprecedented technology of 0.33 nm. Take a look at the designation on the device case. I am not authorized to disclose other information about this element.

    31337, eleet



    Stuffing Apple iMac Mini.  Memristors.



    Numeral 2 indicates a 5 megabyte BIOS storage device. Here we decided to apply the traditional flash memory technology, but placed the crystal in a special cylindrical housing made of high-strength DRM, which eliminates unauthorized access to boot data.

    And finally, the third. A revolutionary new type of memory (780 MB). The element is made on memristors, this technology is still poorly developed, so the amount of such memory is still very limited. But look, the memristor block has only three conclusions! So far, no electronic device on your planet can boast of such a degree of compression of the data stream . "

    We continued to familiarize ourselves with the device. As you know, the life of a regular phone without recharging the battery is a maximum of 1-2 months, in the rare case - a year. However, the technical specifications of the iMac Mini stated a 42-year standby time and at least 13 years in UFO communication mode. It was hard to believe in these incredible numbers until we got to the energy source of Yablofon - the nuclear power supply unit:

    Nuclear power unit

    Returning to usability, it is worth noting that it was unusually pleasant to work with the device’s keyboard - soft key travel, pleasant tactile sensations. The secret of this, as it turned out, is simple and does not belong to extraterrestrial technologies:

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    Under the keyboard are amusing patterns - inductive elements made in the form of conductive paths of the board. When you bring your finger to the change key, the smallest changes in inductance are captured and recorded by the microprocessor.

    By microprocessor we will finish our review for today. Here it is, the inaccessible heart of the apple-tree:

    Large Integrated Circuit K145IK2P

    All we can say is that the processor was made in intel and its frequency is 2 petahertz. Yes, with Apple you won’t be surprised.

    It's all for today. But what surprises will Apple bring us tomorrow?

    Thanks to everyone that remembered with me the times when the Big Integrated Circuits were really big.

    Photos were originally intended for razobrali.ru , but I was carried away ...

    cross-post from my blog hooey.ru

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