Apple unveils new iPad Professional with backlit Magic Keyboard case, accessible to order right this moment GL-NEWS

Along with a new MacBook Air, Apple right this moment has additionally unveiled a brand new iPad Professional. The brand new iPad Professional is powered by the A12Z processor and encompasses a new digicam setup on the again. Apple has additionally unveiled a brand new Magic Keyboard with trackpad for iPad Professional.

The brand new iPad Professional fashions can be found to order right this moment — with double the bottom storage because the 2018 fashions — and the Magic Keyboard might be accessible in Could.

New iPad Professional + Magic Keyboard unveiled

The brand new A12Z Bionic chip within the iPad Professional affords the “highest efficiency ever in an iPad.” There’s an 8-core CPU and 8-core GPU, alongside Apple’s Neural Engine. You’ll additionally get 10-hours of battery life and LTE that’s as much as 60% sooner .

Apple describes the brand new Magic Keyboard as having a “floating design with clean angle adjustment.” It attaches magnetically to the iPad Professional and options “distinctive cantilevered hinges” that enable it to regulate as much as 130 levels. The keyboard makes use of Apple’s scissor change mechanism and is backlit as nicely.

Apple right this moment additionally launched the brand new Magic Keyboard for iPad Professional. With a floating design with clean angle adjustment, a backlit keyboard and trackpad, the Magic Keyboard delivers the most effective typing expertise ever on iPad. The Magic Keyboard might be accessible for buy in Could.

iPadOS 13.4, which might be launched on March 24, contains full trackpad assist for the primary time. Apple says that it hasn’t merely copied the trackpad expertise from macOS, however quite utterly “reimagined” it for iPad:

With iPadOS 13.4, Apple brings trackpad assist to iPad, giving clients an all-new technique to work together with their iPad. Relatively than copying the expertise from macOS, trackpad assist has been utterly reimagined for iPad.

The brand new iPad Professional Magic Keyboard case additionally encompasses a USB-C port on its hinge. Apple says the Magic Keyboard options “USB-C go by charging, conserving the USB-C port on iPad Professional free for equipment together with exterior drives and shows.” Apple additionally notes that there’s an “up to date Good Keyboard Folio” with no trackpad as nicely.

Apple says it’ll replace its iWork suite of productiveness apps to take “full benefit of the trackpad and open up a complete new technique to work with paperwork on iPad.” There will even be new templates in Pages and Keynote.

There’s additionally a brand new LiDAR digicam array on the again. Apple says this LiDar Scanner measures the gap to surrounding objects as much as 5 meters away:

The breakthrough LiDAR Scanner allows capabilities by no means earlier than attainable on any cell machine. The LiDAR Scanner measures the gap to surrounding objects as much as 5 meters away, works each indoors and outside, and operates on the photon stage at nano-second speeds.

The brand new digicam array on the iPad Professional encompasses a 12MP Large digicam, in addition to a 10MP Extremely Large digicam. Apple has additionally upgraded the microphone system. The iPad Professional now options 5 “studio-quality” microphones that seize “tremendous clear audio.”

Apple says the brand new LiDAR Scanner will lend itself to new AR options as nicely:

Each present ARKit app routinely will get on the spot AR placement, improved movement seize, and folks occlusion. Utilizing the most recent replace to ARKit with a brand new Scene Geometry API, builders can harness the ability of the brand new LiDAR Scanner to unleash eventualities by no means earlier than attainable.

The brand new iPad Professional fashions can be found to order right this moment from Apple.com and the brand new Magic Keyboard might be accessible in Could. The Magic Keyboard will value $299 for the 11-inch iPad Professional and $349 for the 12.9-inch iPad Professional.

Pricing for the brand new 11-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Professional is identical because the earlier era. The 11-inch iPad Professional begins at $799 for the Wi-Fi mannequin and $949 for the Wi-Fi + Mobile mannequin, and the 12.9-inch iPad Professional begins at $999 for the Wi-Fi mannequin and $1,149 for the Wi-Fi + Mobile.

Despite the fact that costs are the identical, Apple has doubled the beginning configuration to incorporate 128GB — up from the earlier era’s 64GB. Different continuations embrace 256GB, 512GB, and 1TB. The primary orders will arrive beginning on March 25.

Considerably surprisingly, the brand new Magic Keyboard for iPad Professional is backwards compatible with earlier iPad Pro models. Apple says you need to use the Magic Keyboard with:

Learn the total announcement here.