2020 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard Review & Closer Look
#iPadPro #MagicKeyboard #Apple 2020 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard Review & Closer Look While we were waiting for the Magic Keyboard to come to the MacBook Air but we had no inkling that Apple was going to add a trackpad option to the iPad Pro. It will come in the form of the new Magic Keyboard due in May and will require iPadOS 13.4 slated for late March. Apple says it will be easy to use with the pointer transforming to highlight user elements appropriately as the user moves their finger across the trackpad. What won’t be is cheap at $299 for the 11-inch model and $349 for the 12.9-inch model. (The second-generation Apple Pencil and an updated Smart Keyboard Folio remain available.) The other unexpected change in the new iPad Pro is the addition of the new LiDAR Scanner. LiDAR (light detection and ranging) is a way of measuring the distance with reflected laser light. It’s commonly used in self-driving cars but Apple is instead using it to beef up the iPad Pro’s augmented reality (AR) capabilities. It offers existing ARKit apps instant AR placement, improved motion capture, and people occlusion. Apple also uses it to improve the Measure app. We can’t help but think Apple is testing the technology for future AR goggles. Less surprising improvements include a new processor—Apple’s custom A12Z Bionic chip—and a dual-camera system that combines a 12-megapixel wide camera and a 10-megapixel ultra-wide camera that zooms out two times to capture a much wider field of view. The iPad Pro also now boasts five microphones for capturing audio and four speakers that automatically adjust to any orientation. Pricing for the iPad Pro itself hasn’t changed. The 11-inch model starts at $799 with the 12.9-inch model at $999. Both come with 128 GB of flash storage up from 64 GB in the previous models and you can buy more storage: 256 GB (add $100), 512 GB ($300), or 1 TB ($500). Cellular connectivity costs an extra $150.
#iPadPro #MagicKeyboard #Apple 2020 iPad Pro Magic Keyboard Review & Closer Look While we were waiting for the Magic Keyboard to come to the MacBook Air but we had no inkling that Apple was going to add a trackpad option to the iPad Pro. It will come in the form of the new Magic Keyboard due in May and will require iPadOS 13.4 slated for late March. Apple says it will be easy to use with the pointer transforming to highlight user elements appropriately as the user moves their finger across the trackpad. What won’t be is cheap at $299 for the 11-inch model and $349 for the 12.9-inch model. (The second-generation Apple Pencil and an updated Smart Keyboard Folio remain available.) The other unexpected change in the new iPad Pro is the addition of the new LiDAR Scanner. LiDAR (light detection and ranging) is a way of measuring the distance with reflected laser light. It’s commonly used in self-driving cars but Apple is instead using it to beef up the iPad Pro’s augmented reality (AR) capabilities. It offers existing ARKit apps instant AR placement, improved motion capture, and people occlusion. Apple also uses it to improve the Measure app. We can’t help but think Apple is testing the technology for future AR goggles. Less surprising improvements include a new processor—Apple’s custom A12Z Bionic chip—and a dual-camera system that combines a 12-megapixel wide camera and a 10-megapixel ultra-wide camera that zooms out two times to capture a much wider field of view. The iPad Pro also now boasts five microphones for capturing audio and four speakers that automatically adjust to any orientation. Pricing for the iPad Pro itself hasn’t changed. The 11-inch model starts at $799 with the 12.9-inch model at $999. Both come with 128 GB of flash storage up from 64 GB in the previous models and you can buy more storage: 256 GB (add $100), 512 GB ($300), or 1 TB ($500). Cellular connectivity costs an extra $150.