Apple Tech Facts

Apple October Event 2021


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- Apple Music updates to include better Siri functionality. New playlists for specific types of events (Play a Playlist command)
- New voice plan for Apple Music service - $4.99 later this fall
- HomePod Mini is now in Yellow, Orange, Blue starting November
- Air pods 3rd generation with new design and spatial audio
- Emphasis on dancing with them in
- Adaptive EQ
- 6hrs of listening and 5min of charging gets 1hr of use,
- Wireless charging to the case
- $179 available next week
- MacBook Pro M1 Pro Chip
- ProRes - 4K & 8K streams are way more efficient
- M1 Max chip - largest chip 7X faster and 70% less power usage than Intel chips
- MacOS updates for Pro level apps to include spatial audio recordings
- Gaming laptop optimization on the MacBook Pro chips
- 64GB RAM
- 14” & 16” MacBook Pro models
- Redesign
- Physical keys replace the Touch Bar
- Like the magic keyboard feel
- More ports as requested by most people
- HDMI port
- Thunderbolt 4
- SD Card slot
- Headphone jack
- 2 more Thunderbolt 4 on the other side
- Mag Safe charging in addition to Thunderbolt charging
- Display: Menu bar gets moved up to near the camera
- ProMotion - 120Ghz refresh rate
- Liquid Retina XDR display
- Updated camera - 1080p (about time)
- 50% charge in 30mins
- 21 hours of battery life
- Price: $1999 & $2499
- 8TB of storage internal
- 64GB RAM
- Silver & Space Gray
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Apple Tech FactsBy Josh Leinen and Seth Crews