Apple.com Upgrades to Retina Display Images, Users Tweak Safari to View on Mac or PC
Posted by zduncan | Posted in Computer, Device, iPad, iPad | Posted on 13-03-2012
Tags: Apple, Apple iPad, Apple iPad 3, Apple.com, iPad, iPad 3, Retina Display, The New iPad
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If you haven’t heard by now, Apple’s official website has secretly been updated to take full advantage of the new Retina Display on the new iPad/iPad 3. If you want to see what the site looks like with its new update, you can, even if you don’t have an iPad 3. All you have to do is perform a simple tweak on your Apple Safari web browser from your Apple desktop or laptop.
Apple has started upgrading different sections of its website with new high resolution images large enough to fit on the iPad 3’s Retina Display. What’s more is that these images can currently be found on the homepage of Apple.com and even on the site’s dedicated iPad page.
It was initially believed that Apple users needed to enable HiDPI resolutions with developer tools on their Mac computers in order to view these particular images. However, a shortcut has recently been discovered which will allow any desktop using Safari to view the Retina Display enhanced images on Apple.com.
In order to view the images you need to open Safari and choose Preferences. Once inside, go to Advanced and check the option labeled as “Show Develop menu in menu bar.” Once you do this you will be able to right-click on the Apple.com homepage and choose “Inspect Element”.
After you do all of this, choose the “Console” option, paste the following and hit return:
AC.ImageReplacer._devicePixelRatio = 2
new AC.ImageReplacer()
After that is done, the Safari developer console should respond with “klass”. You can now close down the “Inspect Element” and head over to View and choose to Zoom In. By using this method, users will be able to get a close-up look at the graphically enhanced Retina Display pages on Apple’s website, whether they are using Mac OS X or Windows.
Source: Apple Insider – How to preview the Retina display enhanced Apple.com in Safari on Mac or PC
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