On this week’s episode of The MacRumors Show, we talk about the announcement of Apple’s upcoming “Let loose” event, the place the corporate is broadly anticipated to announce new iPad fashions and equipment.
Apple’s event invite exhibits a creative render of an Apple Pencil, suggesting that iPads can be a spotlight of the occasion. Apple CEO Tim Cook has additionally alluded to the Apple Pencil in relation to the occasion and a series of promotional Apple logos seem to trace at upcoming illustration capabilities. Apple has not launched any new iPads since October 2022, so this occasion has been a very long time coming.
Apple is anticipated to announce new iPad Pro and iPad Air fashions, together with up to date Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard equipment. Right here is all the things that has been rumored:
- Two new iPad Professional fashions with the M3 chip, OLED shows, a thinner enclosure, slimmer bezels, a matte screen option, a landscape-oriented front camera, different design adjustments, and possibly MagSafe wireless charging.
- Two new iPad Air fashions with the M2 chip and a landscape-oriented front camera, together with a first-ever 12.9-inch show choice.
- A brand new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Professional with an aluminum top case, bigger trackpad, and different “laptop-like” design enhancements.
- A new Apple Pencil, which can have a brand new “squeeze” gesture for sure actions and eventual support for visionOS.
Apple’s upcoming particular occasion will happen on Tuesday, Could 7 at 7 a.m. Pacific Time (10 a.m. Japanese Time), with a reside stream to be out there on Apple.com and on YouTube as common. The occasion invitation doesn’t point out an in-person element, with Apple inviting the media to observe on-line alongside most people. It’ll happen simply over a month earlier than Apple’s annual builders convention WWDC, which runs from June 10 through June 14.
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