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Leaked display directions reveal retailers already prepping for iPad mini

October 12, 2012

Signs of the impending launch of Apple's smaller-version iPad are popping up, as reported by appleinsider.com.

A tipster provided the website an image of instructions for the set-up of standalone floor displays designed to sell iPad mini accessories. The instructions are said to have come from a large box sent to a Best Buy. A note was attached telling employees not to look inside; however the tipster said the papers fell out, revealing the mysterious contents. 

Apple is expected to hold an event later this month to officially unveil a smaller iPad with a 7.85-inch display. The company is said to have ordered more than 10 million units for sale this holiday shopping season, the article reported. 

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