All things : New iPad and iPad Pro released

[NotDoctor PronounsHe/they]

I really want air tags.  I'm so sick of losing things 

[BenG]

Apple Card will now allow spouses and partners to merge credit ratings.

Apple Card Family allows anyone above 13 years old in the family to use the Apple Card, with options for spending limits.

[NotDoctor PronounsHe/they]

The podcast subscription makes me..... nervous.  So many shows are already on Patreon, Stitcher Premium, etc so I feel like it's just going to further fragment the market in a bad way.

[BenG]

New purple colour announced for iPhone 12. Available for pre-order this Friday.

[NotDoctor PronounsHe/they]

AIR TAGS YEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS

[BenG]

Apple officially unveils the long-awaited AirTag.

1 for $29, 4 for $99. Available this Friday.

Edited April 20, 2021 by BenG

[BenG]

Apple TV 4K is upgraded with the A12 chip. You can now calibrate the TV using an iPhone 12 Pro.

New Siri Remote announced, borrowing the design of the iPod click wheel.

[BenG]

Holy crap, the iMacs are so colourful!

[BenG]

Touch ID comes to Magic Keyboard. Switch user profiles with just a touch.

[BenG]

M1 and 5G comes to iPad Pro

Edited April 20, 2021 by BenG

[BenG]

2021 APRIL EVENT - Spring Loaded 

• iMac - Starting at $1299
  • M1 chip
  • 8 GB or 16 GB RAM
  • 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB storage
  • 1080p FaceTime HD camera
  • Magic Keyboard now available with Touch ID

• iPad Pro - Starting at $799/$1099
  • M1 chip
  • 8 GB or 16 GB RAM
  • 128 GB, 256 GB, 512 GB, 1 TB or 2 TB storage
  • 11 inch Liquid Retina/12.9 inch Liquid Retina XDR displays
  • 12MP Ultra Wide front camera, 122° field of view, enabling Center Stage
  • Sub-6GHz and mmWave (US models) 5G for Wi-Fi + Cellular models

• AirTag - $29 for 1 pack, $99 for 4 pack
  • Precision Finding with devices equipped with U1 chip
  • Personalise with text, numbers or emoji

• Apple TV 4K - Starting at $179
  • A12 chip
  • 32 GB or 64 GB storage
  • Calibrate colour balance using iPhone
  • New Siri Remote

• iPhone 12 and 12 mini - Starting at $799/$699
  • Purple colour now available

Edited April 20, 2021 by BenG

[BenG]

16 GB RAM on the iPad Pro

Something must be coming at WWDC

[BenG]

Just now, Delusional said:

OMG THE PURPLE IPHONE

the macs are a choice though. They remind me of those colourful MacBooks from decades ago 

these?

[BenG]

1 minute ago, Delusional said:

I forgot those existed (stream lover) but yeah those too 

I meant these

same generation lol

iMac G3 and iBook G3

[BenG]

Just now, Delusional said:

I’d rather they gave us a matte black macbook tbh but anyways 

im getting tired of the same old pastel colours...

Professional-looking colours will always be reserved for the Pro models

Just look at the boring colours for iPhone Pro and iPad Pro vs their non-pro counterparts

I bet silver and space grey iMac Pros are coming

[BenG]

Just now, Delusional said:

Wait so what are your final thoughts on all these new products ?

airtags kind of bore me tbh and the new iPad Pro is still overpriced 

new iPhone is hot tho

iPad Pro has become even less relevant for regular consumers and that's good because that's the job of the iPad Air/mini

AirTag might be useful for some people, your mileage may vary. But I see potential in converting them to beacons and help with automation, e.g. lights automatically turn on/off as the beacons figure out the position of your iPhone or even Apple Watch with much higher precision than Bluetooth.

Not really a fan of the white bezels on the iMac but I'm sure they reserved the black bezels for the iMac Pro so that they can be easily differentiated from the front.

[NotDoctor PronounsHe/they]

The official AirTag key ring is THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS?! IS THIS A JOKE!?

[BenG]

16 minutes ago, NotDoctor said:

The official AirTag key ring is THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS?! IS THIS A JOKE!?

chile that's the Hermès one

normal one is just $35, 3rd-party non-leather one is $12.95

Edited April 24, 2021 by BenG

[NotDoctor PronounsHe/they]

17 minutes ago, BenG said:

chile that's the Hermès one

normal one is just $35, 3rd-party non-leather one is $12.95

Oh woops 

That was the only one I could find.  Whew.

Edited April 24, 2021 by NotDoctor

[admin Pronounshe/him]

On 4/20/2021 at 2:52 PM, BenG said:

16 GB RAM on the iPad Pro

Something must be coming at WWDC

It better be, cause I've been waiting a long time to upgrade my iPad Air 2 and I want to be able to do full development on it.

7 hours ago, NotDoctor said:

The official AirTag key ring is THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY DOLLARS?! IS THIS A JOKE!?

I know Ms BenG answered this, but in addition to the normal priced apple ones, there are third party options everywhere like Etsy.

I bought one YETI airtag, will but the new Apple TV 4K for my new LG CX and will likely buy an iPad Pro depending on what they show at WWDC. But might wait one more year for a mini-LED 11" - unsure.