Apple remembers it makes iPads, updates fondleslabs

Apple today announced an updated iPad Pro and a redesigned entry-level iPad. Cupertino talked up the new iPad and iPad Pro models alongside a third-generation Apple TV 4K that supports HDR10+ and sports an Apple-designed A15 Bionic processor, a step up from the previous gen's A12. The revised iPad Pro, likewise, is an update …

[MachDiamond]

The Walled Garden still makes me want something else.

[Jan 0]

Remind me

After reading this rambling article, I've completely forgotten which iPads you were dissing.

[Snowy]

Re: Remind me

All of them I think.

[GruntyMcPugh]

' "new"

"a new Apple Pencil "hover" feature that previews marks on the screen before the stylus makes contact."

Is that 'new'?

[Piro]

Re: ' "new"

It's ancient. I had it back on a tablet from probably around 2004.

[Alan Watson]

Particularly idiotic

USB-C port but the only Pencil version it is compatible with only charges from Lightning. I can't think of a single more obviously stupid decision from any tech company at the moment - plenty of bad ones, but for this level of "obviously a bad idea but somehow they can't see it" you need to look at Liz Truss's Government.

[GruntyMcPugh]

Re: Particularly idiotic

EU directive so they have little choice. What they should have done is embrace USB-C sooner and had all their ducks in a row.

[J. Cook]

Re: Particularly idiotic

"Oh, but you can get a charging dongle to go from USB to charge the pencil."

Or I can go and buy a lightning to lightning coupler and a lightning cable and charge it that way without the fool thing flopping around in the breeze.

There's probably a reason for it, but it's either not a good reason, or it's tied to large-ish contracts for companies that use the base ipad as a foundation for their products. (like point of service terminals and such.)

[Julz]

Re: Particularly idiotic

https://www.apple.com/uk/shop/product/MQLU3ZM/A/usb-c-to-apple-pencil-adapter?fnode=72809a32b7a2b6eeddbd50ed6007105bc1effd0acdf4c7f77b36ecb5695a0d6f96591e830ba986ac4ed30d94b8ee288df487112b44b462f4b59ce5284ce866f6262bdd39f8bf6d26f428c4d7d9e86637ee0e8ec94dfd6648ef4d3da714aaf908

[John Brown (no body)]

Re: Particularly idiotic

"you need to look at Liz Truss's Government."

Update alert <sound of sirens and GIF of flashing lights>

She resigned! It'll be someone elses government within a week.

[John Brown (no body)]

adopting the squared-off edge form factor of newer iPhone and iPads

Wait...what??? After years of fuss about rounded corners, they're going back the square corners? What will we ridicule them over now?