If you thought Apple had nothing more to announce after last month’s media event, think again! Today’s event (held at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York) was bigger (much bigger) than last month’s event.
Today, Apple announced the all-new MacBook Air, Mac mini, iPad and more. The details are found below.
Tim Cook takes the stage to a roaring NY crowd
“Good morning! It is so great to be in New York!”
“Apple’s focus has always been to provide tools to unleash your creativity”
MacBook Air
51% of Mac users are new to Mac (76% in China)
100 million Mac users
“Great care has been taken with macOS Mojave to bring the best features to users”
Today, Apple announces the successor to the MacBook Air… the new MacBook Air (with Retina display)
Note: no more USB Type A ports
Laura Grove takes the stage
No more aluminum bezel… the screen goes almost to the edge
Features a 13.3” display with 4 million pixels (2560x1600) and 48% more colors
The new MacBook Air now has Touch ID (yay!) and Apple’s T2 security chip
The new MacBook Air features a new 3rd-generation butterfly keyboard and new Force Touch Trackpad
Audio is 25% louder and 2 times more base with a 3-mic array
Features 2 Thunderbolt 3 ports that supports up to a 5K display and eGPUs
Inside: up to 8th generation Intel Core i5 and 16 GB memory
Battery: “all-day battery life” (up to 12 hours of wireless web browsing or 13 hours of iTunes playback)
Features 17% less volume that previous MacBook Air and 15.6 mm thin (10% thinner) and weighs 2.75 pounds (.25 pound lighter than previous MacBook Air)
The chassis is now be constructed of 100% recycled aluminum (reducing carbon footprint by 50%)
Availability in 3 colors: Silver, Space Gray and Gold
Price: starting at $1,199, is available for order today and is available November 7
Note: the previous model MacBook Air is still available for purchase in limited configurations
Mac mini
Tom Boger takes the stage
Features a new Space Gray finish (specifically chosen for the pro users)
Every Mac mini starts with 4 cores of processing power (upgradable to 6 cores)
New Mac mini is up to 5 times faster than previous models
Memory: up to 64 GB available (2666 Mhz SODIMM)
All Mac mini models are SSD (up to 2 TB)
Al Mac mini models feature the new T2 security chip
New thermal cooling system to keep the system cool under heavy load
4 Thunderbolt 3, HDMI and 2 USB Type A ports
Entry Config: 8 GB memory, Intel Core i3 and 128 GB SSD for $799, is available for order today and is available November 7
New chassis is made from 100% recycled aluminum
Today at Apple
Angela takes the stage
Today at Apple is a retail program who brings knowledge to millions of Apple users
Since the creation of Today at Apple, more than 18,000 sessions have been held
60 newly designed sessions announced today including AR and Siri Shortcuts (launching in 2019)
All retail locations now operate on renewable energy
“Our commitment is to humanize technology”
iPad
“A magical piece of glass that turns into anything that you want it to be”
Apple has sold over 400 million iPads
Apple sold more iPads in the last year than any other computer maker has sold computers
“Today, we’re announcing an all-new iPad Pro that will push the limits even further”
John Turvis takes the stage
The new iPad Pro is all about the (edge-to-edge) display and features a liquid Retina display
New iPad Pro features an 11” display in the same chassis size with 250,000 more pixels (a 12.9” is also available)
The new iPad Pro is 5.9 mm thin (achieving 25% less volume)
Face ID is now standard on iPad Pro
No more Home button
New iPad Pro is powered by the all-new A12X Bionic chip (7nm technology) with more than 10 billion transistors and an 8-Core CPU (up to 90% faster than last year’s iPad Pro model)
Context: this iPad Pro is faster than 92% of mainstream PC laptops available today
Graphics performance is now 1,000 times faster than the original iPad
Up to 1 TB storage capacity available
USB-C is the connector of choice (yay!) (which also supports charing OUT)
New Apple Pencil features magnetic connection and pairing, also charging wirelessly
New Smart Keyboard Folio
Audio output (woofers and tweeters) are now available in all 4 corners for true 360 degree rotation
11” base model starts at $799, is available to order today and available in stores on November 7
12.9” base model starts at $999, is available to order today and available in stores on November 7
One More Thing…
iOS 12.1 is available today for download with Group FaceTime, dual-SIM support for iPhone XS and XR, over 70 new emoji and much more
To view the video from today’s event, click here.
