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As expected, we got newiPad Pro models with the Apple M4chip inside.
Could we get a new Magic Keyboard today?!
We also gotnew iPad Air 6 tablets, including a fresh new iPad Air 13-inch modelfor 2024.
The iPad Air got an upgrade to theAppleM2 chip, formerly found in the iPad Pro.
I’m paraphrasing, of course.
For video editing and music editing, users will have new AI tools that feature prominently.
We didn’t see any other generative AI on the new iPad family, though.
For the highlights check out the9 things we learned from the Let Loose event.
Specifically the iPad Air and iPad Pro models, both of which haven’t received an update since 2022.
If you go and take a gender at ourbest tabletslist, you’ll see it’s flush with iPads.
So you and I would be forgiven for asking where the iPad Air and iPad Pro could go next… As for the new iPad Pro,OLED displays have been hotly tipped.
Could we get a new Magic Keyboard today?!
This would make sense as Apple has often seen iPads as creation devices for artists and other creators.
One of the things I’d really like to see from the new iPads are slimmer bezels.
Good morning New York and our USA readers waking up to this iPad live blog!
Whither goest the iPad mini? Only time will tell
I am Phil Berne, your US Mobiles editor, taking over from Roland.
Let’s recap the breadcrumbs Apple has laid upon the trail leading up to the big launch today.
First, the iPad hasn’t been updated in more than a year.
The iPad mini has gone since 2021 without an update.
Do tablets need an update every year?
No, but Apple usually gives us an annual update anyway, so this was weird.
Second, we got an invitation to the event saying ‘Let Loose.’
It was animated with an Apple Pencil drawing on a screen.
It’s not odd for Apple to treat this like a premium computer.
), at the next event … TODAY!
So we could finally get a glimpse at Apple’s AI future.
Today’s iPad Pro 12.9 (2022) runs on an Apple M2 chipset.
The iPad Air 5 today uses an Apple M1 chip.
Still, Apple sometimes throws cost and caution to the wind when it comes to premium components.
As for the other iPad models?
That tablet uses an Apple A15 Bionic chipset.
The Apple Store is … not down?!
Today’s stuff should still be exciting, even if it doesn’t crash the internet in the process.
A lot of the buzz about today concerns a new Apple Pencil.
Will we see an Apple Pencil Pro?
Will the new Apple Pencil have haptic feedback?
What does that even mean?
Haptic feedback is a vibration response when you do something.
When you tap your phone’s keyboard and it buzzes for each key, that’s a haptic response.
This could be a vibration motor in either the tablet or the Pencil.
It could make the pencil feel more realistic as it drags across a screen.
Or, it could be for another rig entirely.
The Apple Pencil would make an interesting tool to use with the Apple Vision Pro.
It’s not an entirely new controller.
Haptics in the Pencil would give it feedback in a virtual world.
Time for some last minute bets?
First, something about that Let Loose invitation reminds me of foldable phones.
One of the animations seems to fold up on itself.
Could we see the first Apple foldable today?
Rumors have suggested Apple could release a foldable tablet before it launches a folding iPhone.
I’d love to see an iPad Fold join today’s party.
Second, the iPad mini has languished for too long, though it hasn’t been completely ignored.
Apple simply made it too powerful in 2021, and it still outshines the base model iPad.
I’d love to see a professional-strength, Apple M2 (or better!)
iPad mini announced today.
Third, major gaming news from Apple today.
Every Apple Silicon launch for the past year has played on Apple’s improving relationship with game developers.
I’d love to see a lot more today.
Let’s make the Apple Pencil a gaming controller.
Let’s add more games to Vision Pro.
Let’s offer a gaming-focused Apple iPad Air, with new partnerships and accessories on board.
Let’s go, Apple, it’s time to play games!
And there it is, right on time, the Apple Store is down!
That’s right, you cannot buy anything from Apple.com/Store right now.
Everything is right with the world.
Here is my final prediction for today, with less than 10 minutes before the show starts.
The event starts in just a few minutes.
Sit back and enjoy, it’s iPad time!
That makes me think we’re getting an iPad Air with M2 today.
Here is the iPad Air 6!
The iPad Air (2024) will indeed come in two sizes.
We’ll have an 11-inch iPad Air as well as an iPad Air 13-inch.
The 13-inch model has 30% more screen real estate.
As I predicted, the iPad Air will also come with the Apple M2 chipset.
The iPad Air will also support the hover features for Apple Pencil found previously on the iPad Pro.
Apple has moved on quickly from the new iPad Air (2024) to the new iPad Pro.
Okay, let’s see what they’ve got coming.
The iPad Pro (2024) has a new design.
There’s an 11-inch and 13-model available, just like with the iPad Air (2024).
Both models are thinner than before, and Apple says the difference is striking.
As expected, Apple is bringing OLED to its iPad lineup for the first time.
That’s incredibly bright for a tablet computer today.
The company calls these new iPad screens the ‘world’s most advanced display.’
The iPad Pro will also be the first equipment to feature the Apple M4 chipset.
Apple says the new processor was necessary to give the iPad Pro its thin design and leap in performance.
The company is now explaining the new processor’s architecture.
Here’s our breakdown ofeverything we know about the Apple M4.
There’s nothing like these Pro apps, or the performance they offer, on Android tablets.
They pretty much justify using a desktop processor in an iPad.
The new software has been updated and optimized for touch on iPad Pro.
Apple is detailing new features for its pro movie and music editing software suites.
If that tablet can truly do desktop-level work, it justifies the price.
Oooh, new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro.
Apple also has a new Apple Pencil!
Here comes the next Apple stylus.
Apple Pencil Pro is Apple’s new Pencil.
The Apple Pencil Pro has a new sensor in the barrel for new interactions.
you’re free to just squeeze the Pencil to bring up a toolset.
A haptic engine gives you a vibration to let you know the Pencil felt the squeeze.
It also has a gyroscope built in to detect tilting and rotation.
Apple is also letting developers create new interactions with Apple Pencil Pro.
The iPad Pro will start at 256GB of storage.
The iPad Pro is also getting a big price jump, up a couple hundred bucks in the US.
And that’s it, the iPad launch event is over.
Apple didn’t mention any significant new AI features.
Nothing about generative AI coming to the iPad or iPadOS.
Pretty much a by-the-books launch for Apple, sticking to the leaked script.
I think it was.
Today’s launch solidified the iPad’s importance to Apple.
Apple introduced the Apple M4 chipset on an iPad first.
Finally, Apple brings the iPad Air into triple-digit storage on the least expensive option.
For the iPad Pro, we’re seeing a price increase across the board.
What’s the reason for the higher price?
It’s probably that dual-OLED display, what Apple is calling ‘tandem OLED.’
The Apple M4 chip inside these iPad Pro models is also impressive and brand new.
It’s more likely the next iPad will just be cheaper.
Don’t be upset.
That Apple M2 chip probably makes Apple’s second-tier tablet faster than any Android tablet you might buy.
The Galaxy Tab S9 FE gets an even slower Exynos processor straight from the bargain cell phone bin.
Want all the details on pricing, specs, launch timing, and more?
Check out our complete iPad hubs, with all the info you need.
Biggest disappointment from today?
Not the higher price on the iPad Pro.
Not the Apple M2 on the iPad Air, instead of an Apple M3 or M4 processor.
Not the Apple Pencil Pro adding confusion to Apple’s Pencil lineup.
Where’s the iPad mini?
But Apple’s 8-inch iPad has lain fallow since 2021.
This is apparently a videography app that will record video to work with Final Cut Pro on the iPad.
The app is not yet available in the Apple App Store, but we will keep checking for it.
And that’s a wrap, folks.
Thanks for playing along!
