APPLE set to Air PLUS-SIZED iPAD – claims mag

Apple is in the final stages of designing a 12-inch iPad as big as a dinner plate, it has been claimed. A Japanese magazine called MacOtakara has published blueprints for a device it called the "iPad Air Plus", which will be a bigger version of the world's most famous fondleslab. It will feature a 12.2-inch display and an A9 …

[SuperTim]

A plate of...

Chips...geddit? Chips...like silicon chips....Huh? Huh?....

I'll get me coat...

[GreggS]

Re: A plate of...

Humble pie?

[Steve Davies 3]

Re: A plate of...

I have a bit of 12in vinyl by a band called 'Humble Pie'

[tony]

They've got it backwards...

..I'd use a 12" (+) iPhone but I'm after a <3" iPad

[PCS]

...although El Reg's hardened rumour wranglers weren't entirely convinced by its "reliable sources".

That's never bothered you in the past!

[Malcolm 5]

I am wondering what other size 12" iPads are possible? ("Apple is in the final stages of designing a 12-inch iPad as big as a dinner plate")

[Blergh]

Dinner Plates

"Apple is in the final stages of designing a 12-inch iPad as big as a dinner plate"

Does that mean it's going to be round?

[frank ly]

Re: Dinner Plates

If it was round, then it wouldn't have corners. I don't know where I'm going with this ......

[Khaptain]

Re: Dinner Plates

A plate has only one eternal corner, I don't know if the patent covers any less than 4.

[Meerkatjie]

Re: Dinner Plates

If it's round then it has one looooong rounded corner

[ravenviz]

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Buggy sauce anyone?

[JDX]

a 12-inch iPad as big as a dinner plate

Glad El Reg clarified this because I was about to say that if a 12" plate is standard, no wonder obesity is such a problem.

[Michael Thibault]

>What reliable sauces would you use?

My first thought was to proffer "open sauce", but that's not going to happen--for various reasons--so.... never mind that.

[xyz]

ah c'mon

It's got to be called the maxi pad...apologies Always!

[Ken Rennoldson]

Roast Pork....

... with Apple Sauce!

[Gis Bun]

Soon you will need one of those travel carts on wheels to haul the 25" iPad that would be rumored to be coming out as reported by a magazine in Antarctica....

[NeilMc]

what about these..........

12in Golden Delicious?

12in Granny Smith?

12in Allen's Everlasting Apple?

12in American Mother Apple...................no really it exists....... ;-)

12in Api Apple....

12in Jersey Mac Apple ...... again really exists....

12in Jonafree Apple.... for all you sailor types out there

bored no but you get the drift..

[Anonymous Coward]

a round tablet...

Why do tablet screen need to be square or oblong - why not a round one? No problems with orientation then.