R.I.P. Writer Frederik Pohl

Rest in peace to my beloved grandfather Frederik Pohl, who showed me by example how to be an author. 1919-2013. http://t.co/GXP2H1pI72

— Emily Pohl-Weary (@emilypohlweary) September 2, 2013

Frederik Pohl

iFive Mini 3 Gets Reviewed

February 8 2014 note: I see this old post is newly popular. This is the original Mini 3 with a 1024 x 768 screen, not the Retina Mini 3.

March 5, 2014 note: For posts about the Retina-class iFive Mini 3, see: Retina-Class iFive Mini 3 Video Tour and the links at the end of that post. Use the Search box at right with “iFive” (no quotes) as the search term for the latest posts.

The much-delayed and over-hyped iFive Mini 3 gets its first review [Google English}.

Five Technology has hyped this as having superior workmanship than other iPad Mini clones as well as being both thinner and lighter.

Teclast P89 Mini Gets Priced

Teclast revealed the price of its Intel Atom-powered iPad Mini clone, the P89 Mini [Google English, Google English]:

999 locally. It was expected to be anywhere from 1,099 to 1,299.