Tech Table
Monday, November 4, 2013
November 4, 2013
Justin: Welcome to MPA’s Tech Table. I’m Justin.
Diana: And I’m Diana.
Justin: We’re your hosts. We’ll be serving up a heaping spoonful of all things tech.
Diana: We promise it’ll be easy to digest. And it’s Monday.
Justin: It’s Monday. You know our engineer Noelle was laughing at us today because we’re being a little goofy, we’re being a little crazy. Apparently we got enough rest over the weekend that we’re feeling good today. What do we do on Monday Diana, here at the tech table?
Diana: Mail Monday.
Justin: That’s right. You can email us, to ask your questions at questions@askmpa.com. And we have a good question. It’s very timely.
Diana: That’s right.
Justin: Monica emailed in and asked about the new iPad Air, which is.
Diana: And we talked about that.
Justin: We did, yeah, and it just came out, just a few days ago and you know, obviously it sounds like it must be lightweight, so it is lightweight.
Diana: Air.
Justin: Yeah, absolutely. It is incredibly light, they said it’s just one pound. Now I say, because the typical iPad only weighs about 2 poinds, probably not even that, so I don’t really know why one pound is so much more exciting I guess.
Diana: Well, Justin, in all fairness, when you’re talking about holding an electronic device in your hand sometimes for hours on end.
Justin: I suppose if you’re reading or watching a movie.
Diana: Reading, or playing a game.
Justin: Don’t they have like little, you have a case that props up?
Diana: Well sure, well think of it this way then. Your case will have less wear and tear on it because it’s supporting less weight.
Justin: Oh I see.
Diana: Yeah.
Justin: Alright, so. So it is lighter than air, this iPad Air. And it also uses the new A7 chip which is more exciting to me for faster speeds and processing of graphics and things like that. Advanced wireless technology so it can perform better even at a distance.
Diana: Yeah, and of course the operating system, 7, comes standard on this one and so you get to enjoy the newest Apply OS7.
Justin: Oh that’s very exciting, that’s very exciting. So it continues to have the 9.7 display and you know it’s interesting, that’s better than televisions and computer screens. It features 3.1 million pixels.
Diana: Yup, that’s what they say.
Justin: That’s a lot of pixels.
Diana: Lots.
Justin: Right. Now the thing everyone keeps waiting for though is another iPad that is smaller with the retina display, which is even better. But they actually, I guess they’re having problems developing that smaller because of the technology that it needs to have that retina display, so, the iPad Air is not like that, but it does have 3.1 million pixels which is pretty cool. And it says it’s better for Face Time and iSight camera, what is Face Time?
Diana: Face Time, well, it’s kind of like a video back and forth over the phone. Like video phone kind of.
Justin: Yeah, I once clicked the Face Time button and I ended up face to face with someone.
Diana: Did you?
Justin: Yeah, I did. It was at the office, so looking appropriate, not in my bathrobe.
Diana: I was going to say.
Justin: Yeah, I know, watch out. Watch out if you’re ever chatting with me because you could accidentally get some Face Time going on there and it might be an ugly sight you might see. But there are speakers, there is a microphone, very interesting. So check out that iPad Air and send us your emails at questions@askmpa.com. Until next time.
Diana: Take care.
Justin: Tech Table is brought to you by MPA of Bloomfield, Iowa and God’s Country Radio. You can visit us online at askmpa.com.
Diana: If you have questions or comments, please send them to questions@askmpa.com. That’s questions@askmpa.com.
Justin: And thanks for listening.
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