Being in the tech industry, it’s all about comparing device A to device B. That’s just how it is and there is no changing that. With that said, let’s make guacamole out of tablets! The folks over at BlendTec have put out a new video, pitting the iPad Mini against the Nexus 7 and Kindle Fire HD. In the end, it’s always hard to choose a winner, but with this one, you really can’t tell the difference between the three.

Cheers Chris, K, Brian, Oswald, and Lana!

If there is one thing we can always be certain of, it’s that as soon as a new fancy tech product comes out, someone is scrambling to create a drop test video. We don’t care about the device insurance they might be pushing or any of that stuff, because all we care about is watching these expensive pieces of hardware get smashed for no real reason. Maybe it’s just because we’re American and we can’t get enough explosions and monster trucks. 

I think you all know my opinion on the Nexus 7 vs. iPad mini comparison that Apple walked through today during their press event. Aside from that, here is the spec breakdown between the two. Since both are in different price ranges, it seems like a silly comparison, but hey, Apple felt it was necessary, so let’s do it. It’s tough to claim that we have a winner here, however, the Nexus 7 is no slouch, even at such a ridiculously low price. The iPad mini looks nice for something not in the budget category. 

If you joined us during our live chat of the Apple iPad mini event, then you probably saw the point of the presentation where Phil Schiller compared the new smaller iPad to Google’s Nexus 7. He went through slide after slide, clever quote after clever quote, to trash the Nexus 7 in as many ways as possible, all while touting the new iPad as a far superior product. The thing is, at $329 and with a bigger display, the comparison doesn’t make any sense. We have seen Apple play their childish comparison game with fake stats and their own made-up buzzwords numerous times in the past, but this has got to be the worst one yet. 

Apple is holding a “special event” in a few minutes (10:00AM Pacific) to announce at least one new product, which most people are expecting to be a smaller version of the iPad. Will it be called the “iPad Mini” or something else? Hopefully, something else. Aside from that, there are rumors that suggest a new full-sized iPad with Lighting connector will be unveiled, along with a retina 13″ Macbook Pro. Personally, all I care about is the 13″ retina Macbook Pro, but we know that there is probably a market for a smaller iPad, or Apple wouldn’t have created one.

Since the Android world is frozen in time because of this event, we thought we would live chat during it. Be sure to jump into the IRC below.