Apple events: introduction of the Magic Keyboard, iPad Pro, and new iPad Air

Apple revamped its iPad lineup during the tech company’s May event.

Today’s reveal was “the biggest day for the iPad since its launch,” Tim Cook said when the presentation began.

The iPad Air and iPad Pro received significant upgrades, and Apple also introduced a new Apple Pencil Pro and Magic Keyboard for the device. Apple also lowered the price of the current iPad 10-inch, which will now start at $349.

Livestreaming of the event, called “Let Loose,” was available on Apple’s YouTube channel as well as its website.

And we’ll be live streaming the Apple event on USA TODAY’s YouTube channel and our social media platforms starting at 12:30 p.m. ET.

Here’s what was announced at Apple’s May event:

Apple Pencil Pro

Apple introduced a new Apple Pencil Pro to pair with the new iPad Pro and new iPad Air devices.

You can bring up a selected tool by pressing the Pencil, and the Pencil will have a gyroscope for precise control of the tool you’re using.

The new Pencil Pro will also now support FindMy, so if you’ve lost it you can locate it in the Find My app. Just like the previous Pencil, the Pencil Pro carries and charges magnetically.

The new Apple Pencil Pro starts at $129, and will be available next week.

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Apple New Magic Keyboard

Apple says the Magic Keyboard has been redesigned to be thinner and lighter to work with the new, thinner iPad Pro.

It will come in two colors to match the new Pro, and will have a row of function keys and an aluminum trackpad.

The Magic Keyboard will come in two sizes, with the 11-inch starting at $299 and the 13-inch starting at $349.

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New Apple iPad Pro

The new iPad Pro, which will be available in silver and space black, will have a display that uses two OLED panels, which Apple is calling Tandem OLED.

Both sizes of the iPad Pro will feature the new display technologies.

The iPad Pro will also now have the new M4 chip — which was also introduced at the presentation — which is completely different from the M2, which Apple says will make the device “four times faster.”

The camera has also been updated, which could help with document scanning.

The new iPad Pro models will be available next week, with the 11-inch model starting at $999 and the 13-inch model at $1299.

New Apple iPad Air

The new Apple iPad Air will now come in two sizes: an 11-inch display and a larger 13-inch display. Both will have the updated M2 chip.

Other key changes: The front-facing camera will now be on the landscape edge and the iPads will have spatial audio.

New color options include blue and purple, in addition to the existing Starlight and Space Gray finishes. The iPads will work with the Magic Keyboard. For storage, they’re adding 512MB and 1T options. The 11-inch iPad Air starts at $599, and the 13-inch iPad starts at $799.

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Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro Updates

Creators rejoice! New updates to Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro were also announced during the May event. For Final Cut Pro, Apple introduced a Live Multicam feature that allows a user to connect up to four cameras.

They also announced a new app for iPhone and iPad — Final Cut Camera — that will allow users to connect up to four iPhones or iPads for video shoots. The update to Logic Pro includes new drums and effects, and it can now use machine learning to model sound in detail.

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Upcoming Apple Event

Today’s event comes about a month ahead of the tech company’s annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), which will take place online from June 10 to 14. Apple frequently announces new features and updates for its operating systems on the iPhone, iPad, Apple Watch and other devices.

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