{"id":28416,"date":"2020-03-18T17:12:54","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T21:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/?p=28416"},"modified":"2020-11-27T13:43:44","modified_gmt":"2020-11-27T18:43:44","slug":"ipad-pro-2020-and-magic-keyboard-with-trackpad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mjtsai.com\/blog\/2020\/03\/18\/ipad-pro-2020-and-magic-keyboard-with-trackpad\/","title":{"rendered":"iPad Pro 2020 and Magic Keyboard With Trackpad"},"content":{"rendered":"

Mitchel Broussard<\/a> (Apple<\/a>, Hacker News<\/a>):<\/p>\n

Apple today introduced a new iPad Pro with a faster A12Z Bionic chip, a new Magic Keyboard accessory with a built-in trackpad, an Ultra Wide camera, a LiDAR Scanner, and more. In Apple’s description of the new tablet, it calls it “faster and more powerful than most Windows PC laptops.”<\/p>

[…]<\/p>

The new LiDAR Scanner measures the distance to surrounding objects up to 5 meters away, and enables advanced experiences with augmented reality on the iPad Pro. Apple said this means that ARKit apps on the new iPad Pro will get improved motion capture and people occlusion, leading to AR experiences “never before possible.”<\/p>

Lastly, Apple is adding trackpad support to iPadOS 13.4 and the new Magic Keyboard<\/a>. This new accessory attaches magnetically to iPad Pro and includes a floating design that works well on both a lap or a desk. The Magic Keyboard features cantilevered hinges for smooth adjustments of the viewing angle up to 130 degrees, including a full-size keyboard with backlit keys and a scissor mechanism that delivers 1mm travel.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n

The cursor and trackpad<\/a> support look great, though I’m not tempted at all to use this instead of a Mac.<\/p>\n\n

The keyboard for the iPad Pro costs more ($349) than the regular iPad itself ($329), but there are also Logitech ones<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

See also Federico Viticci<\/a> (tweet<\/a>), Ben Lovejoy<\/a>, Craig Federighi’s demo<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

Previously:<\/p>\n