Apple Announces 'Let Loose' Event on May 7 Amid Rumors of New iPads

[Macalway]

The pencil in the photo is shorter. Either this photo here, or not.

 

[unobtainium]

Wonder if these will be on sale the day of the event.

 

[txscott]

Still using my 2018 12.9" iPad Pro. Works for all my current needs. I use my 15" M2 MacBook Air mostly, use the iPad only for reading or when I am sitting in front of the TV (my attention span is so short I need two screens to keep my attention, very sad). I will hang on to the current iPad and carefully watch WWDC to see if there are iPadOS features that the 2018 model will not support, like on device AI. Then I may buy a new 12.9" iPad Air or perhaps a new Mini, whenever it releases, if I'm only going to use it while watching TV and reading.

 

[dbwie]

As an Apple stockholder I think you need a new iPad.

I'm a stockholder too!

 

[zombierunner]

Finally.

 

[PeterKeller]

Let's hope this is the WWDC that the iPad gets some more Mac like features, even if it would gain it just in Dock Mode... Would be already a win

Don't pre-buy one on that hope. I got the M1 iPad three years ago based on the fact that the hardware was so good, they "MUST" be planning on making the software better.

Nope.

 

[Rychiar]

who cares about iPad keyboards. I want a new Mac keyboard and mouse

 

[macman01101]

Max Tech says M4 not m3 for iPad Pro..

 

[ps3zocker]

Could this possibly include international launch dates for the Vision Pro? The rumors said so and it would make sense to launch it in more countries before WWDC.

 

[Dopestdude2]

So the Air is now the warmed-over previous Pro?

I'm not sure that makes the iPad line-up any less of a mess. What happens to the 9th-gen and 10th-gen, which are quite different? What happens to the mini? I thought for a while they would align the mini with the Air, but not any more.

The mini is more likely to be killed off than aligned with any other iPad at this point.

There’s probably good reason why there’s zero rumors on a new model.

 

[Dopestdude2]

Max Tech says M4 not m3 for iPad Pro..

I’d be utterly shocked if Apple were to introduce their newest chip in the iPad…..the device that can’t even harness much of the current chips.

 

[JPloof]

Could this possibly include international launch dates for the Vision Pro? The rumors said so and it would make sense to launch it in more countries before WWDC.

I hope so. Waiting patiently here in Canada. Maybe Let Loose also refers to international launch for Apple vision.

 

[madmin]

Interesting image. So this new pencil, you squeeze it and virtual ink shoots out on the iPad screen, where AI instantly converts it into amaze grafitti artist style scenes that you pretend you did all by your lonesome (on social merdia)

Gotcha, can't wait !!

 

[Halmahc]

no, he said "dont expect" because Gurman knows better that Apple can change their minds
he said ipads on May with new pencil and keyboard when nobody else didnt...so this should be a lessons that he still is one of the most accurate. Dont be envy that he knows more than you do

I'm not questioning his credibility. I know he is the most accurate and reliable "leaker". Just that some people take his speculation as final say. They trust him more than necessary.

 

[truthsteve]

maybe because Apple changed their minds over night...you dont know, i dont know...so Mark is the Goat still

I mean apply that to 99% of all leakers predictions that got it wrong.

 

[dbwie]

I'm wondering if Apple is purposely having iPads one generation behind MacBooks to prevent overlap.

That seems plausible. The momentum in recent years seems to have shifted back to the Mac because of the M series processors. A new M4 MacBook vs. a new M4 iPad Pro is probably not a choice that Apple wants to put in front of us? I will be interested to see how Apple differentiates the iPad (especially the Pro model) from the MacBook Air and MacBook Pro.

 

[hovscorpion12]

It's a 2hr event. Apple has my attention.

 

[Patchwork]

“Today we are pushing what users love about [insert Apple product name] even further, our best [insert Apple product name] yet”

 

[Flowstates]

Integration of apple pencil with visionOS to create spatial drawings, calling it !

 

[ElectricPotato]

I'm having visions of a Kenny Loggins song and Kevin Bacon guest appearance.

 

[chucker23n1]

Max Tech says M4 not m3 for iPad Pro..

Doubt it, unless there's something special in the M4 this new Pro would use. The M3 is barely half a year old.

 

[ps3zocker]

It's a 2hr event. Apple has my attention.

Seems pretty long for just some small updates of essentially the same products (yeah smaller bezels, etc). Remember that Mac event last fall which was only 30 minutes. Especially the iPad Pro updates might be bigger than we thought.

It was also very weird that these iPads were reportedly delayed because of missing software. Seems like there's a pretty hefty update coming there as well just like when the cursor or the Pencil hover feature were introduced.

 

[AlexESP]

Logo on Apple’s homepage… “Pro” and “Air” 😉

 

[UKphilly]

Max Tech says M4 not m3 for iPad Pro..

Got to be a miss-print. Extremely unlikely that Apple would debut M4 in iPad, surely......

 

[MayaUser]

Max Tech says M4 not m3 for iPad Pro..

stop watching click bait websites...this will be M3