Monday was Apple’s first public performance in almost 8 months. The occasion was WWDC (World Wide Developer’s Conference) held in San Jose. This is an annual event where developers from all over the world arrive to see what is happening at Apple and how they can develop new products for the company’s ever-changing line-up of products. It lasts almost the entire week, but the highlight for us non-developers is the lead-off keynote address.
And Apple did not disappoint. 2.5 hours from beginning to end, Apple introduced us all to the future features in all its operating systems including MacOS, IOS for iPhones and iPads, WatchOS, and TVOS. They also introduced a new edition to the iPad line, a new powerful Mac Pro, upgrades to MacBooks, and a brand new product for the home. I am leaving out a lot here, but the stories below should give you a good overview.
Sadly, the only product we can get our hands on today is the new 10.5” iPad Pro. The rest are off in the future…sometime in the fall for the OS updates and other products in December. This is quite normal. They gave developers new versions of the OSes that are coming in the fall so they can get a head start on developing new products or upgrading existing ones.
There were a lot of changes announced for all the operating systems, but I won’t talk about them here as they are so far off in the future. We will cover them more in-depth when they are released. However you can get more details below in the tech news section as it is entirely devoted to Apple.
Our first story is a 19 minute video that condenses 2.5 hours of products into a much more acceptable time. The second story breaks down all the big announcements in a little more detail. The last three stories highlight the three most important product announcements (in my humble opinion).
The HomePod is the only really new product announced this day. It is something very similar to Amazon’s Echo and Google Home. However this one is focused on music and contains several high quality speakers to give your room the sound quality it deserves. It won’t be out until December, but reporters who heard a demo of it say that it sounds very good.
So that is what happened in San Jose on Monday. The stories below should wet your appetite for more Apple info, if you are so inclined. If not, well there are also some great tips and tricks below for your current products, so have at it! -JRC
Tech News and Opinions
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