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what's up guys it's Lou from unbox therapy and today we're taking a look at Apple's newest product the iPad air now before we get into today's unboxing I do want to mention that next week I will be doing a giveaway of another iPad air so if you're interested in your shot at potentially getting a free factory-fresh iPad air make sure to hit the subscribe button and then you'll be notified when that giveaway goes live but let's go ahead and talk about the actual unboxing that is what you're here for as you can tell the new iPad air slimmer lighter than the previous generation I'll put it to the side for a moment and talk about the other components in the box don't worry we'll get back to it here we've got the standard apple power brick this of course is the North American version with the flip-down prongs easy to travel with you've also got some paperwork from Apple a couple of little QuickStart guides in different languages as well as the famous Apple stickers that appear to be included in a number of different Apple products I think everything over a certain price point not 100% sure you've also got the USB to lightning cable this will be used to charge and sync your device a pretty simple USB into your power brick and then lightning into your actual iPad as mentioned the new iPad air is significantly smaller thinner lighter than the previous generation while maintaining the same screen size the same retina resolution so they've made some improvements here without really pulling back on too much I've got the Space Gray version in 16 gigabytes that's really all I need one thing that comes up whenever you get a brand new device brand new iPad or phone you start to think about protecting it especially if you're the kind of person that might be a little bit clumsy or if you do a lot of traveling I've actually got a suggestion for you I've been a big fan of the product from Zoo GU especially the case prodigy I use it on my iPad Mini currently and they've actually had a special deal for you guys if you're interested in pre-ordering their new product for the iPad air there's 20% off for unbox therapy viewers the details and coupon code will be down in the description as you can tell they've got a unique approach to cases for your iPad using magnets the case prodigy is capable of standing upright in a number of different positions whether that be for content creation or content consumption you can type on it you can stand it upright to watch movies in bed in fact I watched the entire last season of Game of Thrones on the train using the case prodigy for the iPad Mini so as you can tell I'm a fan of their products and they're giving you guys a special deal if you use the link and the code down in the description alright let's go ahead and boot up the brand new iPad air I'm not going to make you guys sit through the entire setup process as you can tell you've got the new iOS 7 setup interface that I am slamming through here real quickly and now you can of course appreciate the front of the device and that beautiful display you've probably seen this display at an Apple Store or on your own device it's pretty much the same as the previous generation of course this time in the smaller form factor as mentioned I went for the Space Gray model but it's also available in a white and silver model very similar to the last generation if you go for the lighter version the headphone jack is on the top of the device and your controls are pretty much exclusively on the top right corner when you're facing the device you've got two speaker grilles down on the bottom that's also where your lightning port is for charging and syncing the device you have a microphone on the top a forward facing camera rear facing camera and the power switch is in the exact same location on the top as well alright guys that wraps up the unboxing portion of my iPad air coverage but definitely stick around for the speed test and the comparison videos which are coming up shortly and as mentioned earlier I will be giving away a brand new iPad air next week so if you're not a subscriber yet make sure to hit the subscribe button right now so that you will be eligible for that giveaway and of course you'll get a notification as well anyway guys thanks as always for watching I appreciate your viewership if you enjoyed this content please make sure to leave a thumbs up down below and I'll catch you on the next episode later guys you