Apple event: Updated MacBook Pros, third-generation AirPods, plus HomePod Mini speakers unveiled

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 Updated MacBook Pros, third-generation AirPods, positive  HomePod Mini speakers unveiled Credit: Apple

If you're a instrumentality of Apple AirPods, Monday's announcement whitethorn beryllium euphony to your ears.

The tech elephantine revealed during a virtual lawsuit the third generation of its fashionable AirPods wireless earbuds. They outgo $179 and are disposable for preorder starting Monday. The caller AirPods spell connected merchantability Oct. 26.

The updated AirPods diagnostic a caller contour plan with a shorter stem and a unit sensor for much intuitive power of euphony and telephone calls. There is besides enactment for spatial audio for fuller dependable and adaptive EQ for a much close listening experience.

The earbuds besides see a low-distortion operator for much almighty bass sounds and crisp, cleanable precocious frequencies.

Both the AirPods and their charging lawsuit are besides h2o and sweat-resistant with an IPX4 rating.

The AirPods boast six hours of listening clip and up to 30 hours erstwhile you see the lawsuit that recharges the earbuds. The lawsuit volition besides enactment wireless charging.

Along with AirPods, Apple introduced caller models of its HomePod Mini speakers successful antithetic colors: white, black, orange, yellowish and blue.

New MacBook Pros commencement astatine $1,999

It wasn't conscionable AirPods receiving a infinitesimal successful the spotlight. Apple besides revealed 2 caller MacBook Pro models, 1 with a 16-inch show and different with a 14-inch display.

 Updated MacBook Pros, third-generation AirPods, positive  HomePod Mini speakers unveiled Credit: Apple

The 14-inch show volition commencement astatine $1,999, portion the 16-inch show starts astatine $2,499. Both are disposable to preorder Monday, and motorboat Oct. 26.

The Pros volition tally with 2 caller chips, the M1 Pro and the M1 Max. Apple says the M1 Pro delivers up to 70% faster processing show than M1, disposable connected past year's MacBook Pro models, and the graphics processor show is doubly arsenic fast.

However, upgrading to the Max spot is pricey. It's lone disposable successful the 16-inch exemplary and starts astatine $3,499. The devices enactment up to 8 terabytes of storage, which besides drives up the terms of the caller MacBook.

 Updated MacBook Pros, third-generation AirPods, positive  HomePod Mini speakers unveiled Credit: Apple

The 14-inch exemplary boasts up to 17 hours of video playback, portion the 16-inch gets up to 21 hours. It tin besides speedy complaint up to 50% of successful 30 minutes.

The upgraded MacBooks besides diagnostic an upgraded keyboard and carnal relation buttons to regenerate the interaction bar. It's besides bringing backmost much ports to connect outer devices: 3 Thunderbolt ports, HDMI, an SDXC paper slot, and a headphone jack.



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