Jobs dismissed 7-inch tabs as tweeners. We differ If Steve Jobs was still around we wonder if the iPhone would have ever gone beyond the 3.5-inch screen and the iPad downsized from its original beefy 9.7-inch form factor.

I tried to work out where an iPad mini would fit in my life. Besides the large screen (the TV), the small screen (the phone) and the medium-sized screens (iPad and notebook), where would this new in-between screen fit exactly Is this some kind of Kindle competitor that I would read books on

The iPad mini has an excellent design and a great app catalogue, but it's expensive and the screen can't match Apple's outstanding retina displays.

The iPad Mini is a 4th generation device with a 2nd-generation hardware. For first time iPad users, the sleek form factor and app ecosystem in a more affordable price point (compared to all other iPad models) makes it an enticing offer.

It's hard to ignore the iPad juggernaut. Apple launched their version of the tablet computer back in 2010 and since then it's gone from strength to strength in almost every way. Others have joined the market since but have never really managed to replicate Apples success.

"Every inch an iPad". That's Apple's marketing punchline for its smallest, lightest and newest iPad, the iPad mini . Claiming to offer all the features of the traditional, larger iPad, the iPad mini packs a 7.9in display into a superbly crafted body.

Outstanding design and build quality; Excellent battery life; Fantastic apps ecosystem

Non-retina display; Some smaller UI elements; Expensive

Just before we left the Gadget Show Live Yesterday we stumbled upon the T3 hottest Gadget stand and at first there seemed to be nothing out the ordinary until we noticed  out the corner of our eye a device that happend to have an apple logo etched on the back.

With its typical glamour and showmanship, global technology giant Apple last week finally revealed a smaller version of its dominant iPad tablet . But will the iPad mini maintain Cupertino's reputation for quality? Read on to find out.

The iPad Mini is exactly what its name suggests it is – a smaller iPad. With a good build, decent screen and specs, and a solid ecosystem behind it, there's no doubt that it's a compelling device. Price will, undoubtedly, be a factor for many.

Does the world need a newer, smaller iPad that's practically the same price as the existing iPad 2 I mean, looking at it on paper, the iPad mini uses the same hardware as the iPad 2 - the same processor, same amount of RAM, same screen resolution - and it's only $70 less expensive.