Apple's love affair with gold is about to extend to the iPad, as the company is planning to introduce the color as a new option in an effort to boost lagging tablet sales.
Gold-colored backings for 9.7-inch iPads are set to be released sometime in October, according to Bloomberg. A gold iPad would join other products that have sported the metal (or at least the color), including the iPhone 5S and the new Apple Watch, which will be available in actual 18-karat gold.
[seealso slug=http://sale-online.click/2014/09/30/ios-apple-pay-touchid/%5D%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3EFor an idea of what a gold iPad might look like, Stuart Hughes, a luxury gadget designer, made a solid gold and diamond-encrusted iPad back in 2010.
Apple has struggled to sustain iPad sales, which have fallen in recent quarters, and declined in year-over-year comparisons. Analysts such as Gartner are projecting the global tablet market to continue to grow, albeit at a slower pace.