Apple event - live: New iPads, Pencil and Keyboard launched at company’s first event in months

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Apple has held its first event of the year – unveiling a new range of iPads, as well as major updates to its Pencil and Magic Keyboard.

After more than a year of silence, the company held a livestreamed launch, titled “Let Loose”, screened at events in London and the US.

Both the iPad Air and iPad Pro received major redesigns, with repositioned cameras and much more powerful chips.

There was also a significant screen upgrade for the iPad Pro with a new Ultra Retina XDR display that Apple claims is “like holding a cinema right in your hands”.

The new Apple Penci Pro and Magic Keyboard feature new hardware, including extra keys on the top row of the keyboard and squeeze-sensitive sensors for the stylus.

There were no big updates for the Vision Pro, with Apple still yet to reveal when the mixed reality headset will be available outside of the US.

[7 May 2024 15:55 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

Read more about the iPad Aid, iPad Pro, and watch the Apple event live stream

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You can read more about the new iPad Air here:

And the new iPad Pro here:

If you missed the full live stream of the Apple event, you can watch it here:

[7 May 2024 15:51 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

Goodbye from Apple

That’s all for today’s event - we’re back with Tim Cook for some farewells.

We’ll be seeing him again soon for WDC next month.

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[7 May 2024 15:42 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

Apple iPad, Keyboard and Pencil prices

Here’s how much everything will cost:

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[7 May 2024 15:39 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

Apple iPad Pro specs

And everything you need to know about the new Apple iPad Pro:

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“This is the iPad we’ve always deamed of building,” Apple says.

[7 May 2024 15:38 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

New Apple Pencil specs

Here’s everything you need to know about the new Apple Pencil Pro:

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[7 May 2024 15:36 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

Onto the Apple Pencil...

We’re now moving onto the Apple Pencil, which features “magical capabilities”.

The new pencil now includes a squeezable sensor and gyroscopes.

James Cuda, the CEO of Procreate, is showing how the new hardware can be used to transfrom digital paintings and illustrations.

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[7 May 2024 15:31 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

iPad Pro gets camera updates

The front-facing camera on the iPad Pro is heading to the landscape side of the tablet, just like the iPad Air.

The back-facing camera also gets some upgrades:

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There is also a new Magic Keyboard with a function row and a larger track pad.

“The entire experience feels just like using a Mac Book,” Apple says.

[7 May 2024 15:29 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

App updates for iPad Pro

There’s a bunch of new app updates, including Final Cut Pro and Final Cut Pro Camera for film makers using the new iPad Pro.

“With the new iPad Pro and M4, it absolutely screams,” says Apple’s talking head for this segment.

The Logic Pro app for music producers also has loads of new tools that work “super fast” with the new iPad Pro.

[7 May 2024 15:22 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

iPad Pro features new display and chip

The new Ultra Retina XDR display “is like holding a cinema right in your hands”.

Pictures of space and colours come up on the screen, which apparently look amazing, though it appears you’d need a new iPad Pro with an Ultra Retina XDR display to actually appreciate them.

There is also a new chip to replace the previous M2. It’s called, you guessed it, the M4. Wait...

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The name might not be linear, but it has 50 per cent faster CPU performance than its predecessor. It is also capable of 38 trillion operations per second.

Here’s all the specs:

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[7 May 2024 15:16 · Anthony Cuthbertson]

Apple announces new iPad Pro

Apple describes the Pro model of its iPad range as a “magical sheet of glass”. It is “impossibly thin”, “incredibly powerful” and capable of delivering an “outrageous performance”.

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Despite the bluster, it is remarkable how thin they’ve made the thing. It’s thinner than the iPod Nano.

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