First, we have exciting news: milliamp.com is now taking pre-orders for iPad screen replacements. Why place an order now, weeks before the new Apple iPad comes out? Because if you pre-order now, you will save 10 percent off your order total when the times comes to buy your new iPad replacement screen, that’s why! Head to this page to learn more about this exciting offering that any future hard-core iPad user needs to know. You and I both know that people are going to drop their iPads on Day One and afterwards, and sending it to milliamp.com for a quick screen replacement is going to be THE way to go when that time comes.

Second, we managed to get a slab of glass some are calling an iPad digitizer screen. Now, the jury is still way out on if the iPad digitizer will be separate from it’s underlying LCD like it is on all three generations of the Apple iPod touch, and the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Personally, I am leaning more towards the digitizer and LCD being one fused piece, much like the First Generation iPhone (aka iPhone 2G). Since the iPad parts that are trickling out of China seem to have v1.0 written all over them, no one will really know the answer this question until the iPad hits the street on April 3, 2010 (and yes, we do have our pre-order placed for our brand new iPad).

The big thing we noticed on this piece of iPad glass is there is a small, circular opening in the black border at the top of the screen. Some of the techs here immediately thought ‘proximity sensor’ and some of them thought ‘opening for camera lens’ – it was almost as contentious as the occasional “mac-versus-pc” discussions (well, arguments) we sometimes still have over here.

After looking closely at the iPad frame part and now this screen, I have to agree that it looks like a camera on the iPad is imminent. I am just not sure if we will be seeing one April 3, 2010, or in the 2nd Generation iPad and beyond Besides, the proximity sensor on today’s iPhones are currently tucked behind the semi-transparent black border and require no such “cut-out” in the black border in order to function, and who’s going to hold an iPad up to their head like an iPhone anyways?:

iPad Repairs at milliamp.com

Best regards,

Anthony Magnabosco, Owner
milliamp.com

The Apple rumour mill is swirling again, hard-core, this time, about the possbility of a new 4th Generation iPhone, or iPhone 4G.

To give you a brief historical tour of the iPhone, the very first iPhone that came out in June 2007 has been confusingly dubbed the 2G iPhone, because the iPhone that was released after it was called the iPhone 3G (since it could run on the EDGE and the 3G cellular network). The next iteration of the iPhone after the iPhone 3G was the iPhone 3GS, where the ‘S’ suffix was tacked onto the end (presumably to reflect the faster processing ‘speed’ inside the device).

Since this would be the fourth version, or generation, of the Apple iPhone, and because the phone may use (or be capable of using) the 4G cellular network, people are currently referring to it as the iPhone 4G. Perhaps that name will stick, and Apple will release the next iPhone as the iPhone 4G. But I am not totallly convinced that this will be the official Apple name for the new iPhone – expecially now that a few pictures have surfaced of a digitizer/LCD that is a smidge taller than the previous iPhone 3G/S digitizers, courtesy of iResQ:

Could the New iPhone Sport Video Capture Functionality?

The photographs, which I believe are real and have not been doctored in any way, show a small, oblong opening right above the earpiece. Some believe this could be a proximity sensor, and some have gone so far as to imagine that it is a video camera that would allow for video chatting. The surface of this strange component has interestingly been described as “reflective”.

Is it possible that this material would allow for a special video camera behind it to see though this barrier and capture images, in the same manner as a two-way mirror? And why is the material “reflective”? Well, that would make a great surface to gaze into to ensure that your mug was in view if you were video-chatting with someone, wouldn’t it?! Of course, this is all wild theory right now – very few people know for sure what Apple’s new iPhone will look like, and what features it will support, and no one is officially talking about it on the record now.

Some have suggested that this port is a proximity sensor only (the part inside every iPhone that dims and locks out your screen as you hold it up to your face), but perhaps it can do that, plus more?

To take this a step further, IF the new iPhone DOES have video capture and chatting capabilities, I think it is possible that the new iPhone could be dubbed the iPhone Video (maybe you will have heard it here first).

Apple has used the word ‘Video’ before in its’ iPod product line: the 5th Generation iPod Video was the first iPod to be able to play movies, television shows, commercials, and so on, hence the name. And if an iPhone was released that had the ability to capture full-motion video and allow for real-time video chats is such a smooth and non-obtrusive manner as the location and appearance that this suspicious, reflective port suggests, it is likely that the word ‘Video’ (or perhaps just a letter ‘V’ [iPhone 3GV, anyone?!]) will be tied with the new name.

So what do you think? Does Apple plan on offering a video capturing feature with their new iPhone? Will the new iPhone be called an iPhone 4G? Will companies like ours start promoting ‘iPhone Video Repair‘? Only time will tell, my iPhone-loving friends!

Anthony Magnabosco, Owner
milliamp.com

For those that know me, I have a bit of a domain name addiction. I think it reached its’ peak of insanity when I purchased the domain blake-is-the-new-sanjaya.com (true story) a few years back when Sanjaya was voted off ‘American Idol’ and hack Blake was deemed the next in line Howard Sterns’ goal to inspire enough people to vote a talentless dweeb to the top spot.

I’ve struggled to hold my personal obsession with URL’s back, but I think we got a bit lucky when, back in April 2009, we registered the iPad repair domain names ipad-repair.com and ipadrepair.com. Since we are going to be hard-core in the iPad repair business, having domain names that say what we do will be most helpful to Milliamp LTD:

Two New iPad Repair Domain Names

For now, these two sites aren’t doing a whole heck of a lot for us, but they will eventually become a great resource for our future customers seeking iPad repairs and parts.

Now, who has any suggestions for helping us monitize our leet-inspired domain names for Twitter?

Have a great evening,

Anthony Magnabosco, Owner
milliamp.com

P.S. We had two GOLD iPhone backplate winners this week – one worker here at Milliamp LTD and one iPhone fanatic from Alaska. More details on this coming soon!

I am going to go out on a limb here and say that, if Apple does indeed release a tablet device AND it will be capable of connecting to AT&T’s 3G network, sales of miniture bluetooth headsets will increase exponentially. I recently smashed my iPhone 3G late last week, and found myself debating if I should buy a new iPhone 3G, new iPhone 3GS, or hang until the official word from Apple about their rumoured new slate tablet computer.

If there is such an animal, i would probably switch from my iPhone to the tablet exclusively. But there ain’t no way I’m going to hold that honking thing up to my ear – bluetooth headset all the way. That gets me wondering, however, about the range of bluetooth – could I have my tablet device powered on and sitting on my desk, but then take a phone call if I was in our Shipping Office? Then, what if I want to MAKE a call? I’d have to walk to my desk, grab the tablet, and dial out. Sounds like a bluetooth dialer that can interface with the tabet would be a nice thing to have if I was in that situation, but wanted to MAKE a call…

iSlate iPad iTablet Repairs

I pretty much use my iPhone for searching the web, text messaging, and blasting out milliamp tweets, with taking and making phone calls lower on down that list, so converting to an iPad might be easier for me than perhaps hard-core iPhone telephone users.

To say that we are excited about being able to offer Apple iTablet Repairs to the masses is an understatement here at milliamp – we are chomping at the bit to pick up a few of ‘em and check out the what I assume will be a fascinating design. No doubt within hours of hitting the streets, the Apple iPad tablet will, well, literaly hit the street, meaning lots of calls from stressed out owners that are needing to get a new iSlate screen repair – and when they do, the repair website milliamp.com will be there.

Best regards,

Anthony Magnabosco, Owner
milliamp.com

We have an insanely-dedicated group of workers, and our iPod and iPhone Repair Technicians really stepped it up this weekend. They spent a great part of the past couple of days to help us get caught up on the onslaught of devices that we have received during this holiday season.

Here is a shot of some of them working tonight (Sunday) around 8pm:

Working Late to Get the Job Done

This blast of effort will help us to keep providing our customers with the level of service they have come to expect from us over the years.

Great work, Team!!

Anthony Magnabosco, Owner
milliamp.com