Spring Loaded - Live Blog

 

 

 

 

We’re getting ready to live blog the Apple Spring Loaded event.

 

Other blog teams that will likely be able to keep up better than me are available:

 

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11:00:11 AM 

Spring Loaded concludes.

 

• Apple Card credit and family update.
• Podcast subscriptions.
• Purple iPhone 12.
• New Apple TV.
• New M1 iMac.
• New M1 iPad Pro.

 

10:39:05 AM

New iPad Pro (Finally!) 

M1 chip coming to iPad Pro!

Ordering starts April 30, delivery mid-May.

iPadOS already coded for M1 (no surprise there).

Camera upgrade, including software. Center stage uses new ultra-wide camera. Tracks subject in live video.

XDR experience on iPad Pro display.

USB-C port now supports Thunderbolt. You can connect the new iPad Pro to practically anything.

No iPad Air update 😐 but that wasn’t really to be expected.

 

10:19:21 AM

Mac Updates!

M1 Chips phenomenal products.

New M1 iMacs in colour! Yay!! Reminds me of the candy plastic iMacs of the 90's!!!

Ordering start April 30, delivery mid-May.

Internals minatureized and quieter. Wish my 2017 MacBook Pro keyboard was just as quiet.

Improved camera, microphones, speakers.

Only USB-C and Thunderbolt.

Ethernet connection built into new power connector and cable. That is COOL! 😎

Touch ID on new keyboard. Looks like a Mac with a security chip is required. Helps with Fast user switching.

Color matched Magic Mouse and Trackpad.

(bring on the iPads, please)

 

10:12:11 AM

Apple TV

Ted Lasso update ?? 🙄

Apple TV 4K > uses A12 Bionic chip.

New Siri remote! 🤗

 

10:06:50 AM

iPhone

New purple iPhone 12 on Friday.

Air Tags using Find My network. Do I really need this? 🤔 Not yet. 

 

10:03:03 AM

Services

Apple Card: Build credit equally among family members. Oh-oh! Watch the kids spending! 

New Podcast app with subscriptions > 🙃😒 here comes the advertising.

Upates & announcements, starting with Apple’s carbon neutral environmental footprint, including for partners and supply chains.

Carbon Neutral investment fund.