Apple Unleashes New MacBook Pro, Homepod Mini, Airpods, and More

Autumn is the most exciting time of the year for the tech industry - especially for Apple fans. Apple held his annual iPhone event last month that introduced the latest line of products, the Apple Watch Series 7 and the ninth generation of the iPad and iPad Mini. However, the company still had a few products to unveil in 2021. Apple's additional livestream event held today featured products like a redesigned one. before MacBook Pro, HomePod, and AirPods.

The start of the live stream showed the Apple logo with a “warp speed” effect together with the slogan “Unleashed”. It's obvious that Apple was trying to get some quick performance, and that is exactly what it did with techno-inspired music while waiting for the event to begin.

The stream started with a song created in Logic Pro that used a variety of sounds from Apple notifications to the closing and opening of an AirPods case. Before the unveiling of the news we've been waiting for, they brought the anticipation to a climax. It was one of the most exciting Apple events I've seen in a long time. Here's everything we know about Apple's announcement today.

The most important highlights of Apple's "Unleashed" event:

• M1Pro, M1Max silicon chips
• 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros in a new design
• New HomePod Mini colors
• AppleMusic Voice plan
• 3rd generation AirPods

Apple music

The new Apple music is available exclusively through Siri and costs half as much as the regular single plan. The Apple Music Voice plan will hit the market this fall and will cost $ 4.99 per month. With Siri voice commands, listeners can start any song, choose from hundreds of preset playlists, and access Apple Music Radio with full playback control including unlimited skip.

Certain Apple Music Voice features will be missing - including the ability to create your own playlists. Apple Music is now available in three great ways: Voice Plan, Family Plan, and Individual Plan. Use your voice to benefit from expertly crafted playlists and Apple Music.

At home under Mini

A new variety of colors (yellow, orange and blue) is worked into the fabric and the controls. Beautify your home and sync with multiroom audio through Siri. Ask Siri to set up reminders and calendar events. Gather everyone for dinner in rooms with a HomePod mini using Siri as an intercom. It will look great in any room in your home. The new At home under Mini will be available for $ 99.

Airpods

More and more artists are creating music with spatial audio and Dolby Atmos than ever before. Airpods Pro and Max offer spatial tracking and now the full spatial audio experience is available in 3rd generation AirPods with spatial audio. A new sensor gives you more control over your music and phone calls.

A brand new low-distortion driver was specially developed for AirPods, which offers powerful bass and crisp high frequencies. The new generation is also sweat and water repellent, which was very popular.

Because each ear is unique, there is a new contour design that directs sound to the ear, as well as a new adaptive EQ that is exclusive to the Pro models. With real-time frequency adjustment, music is heard as it is intended. AirPods automatically pair with all of your Apple devices with one touch. The battery life has been improved and can now last up to six hours on a single charge. A five-minute quick charge allows it to be used for up to an hour. Magne Safe has also made the storage bag more convenient for charging. The new AirPods will be available for $ 179.

MacBook Pros and silicon chips

The most exciting part of the event was the announcement of two new silicon chips and completely redesigned MacBook Pros that offer relentless energy efficiency and connectivity. Instead of eliminating, Apple added just the right number of ports that users want and need.

Apple M1 Pro Chip has a 10-core CPU with eight high-performance cores and two efficiency cores as well as up to 32 GB of unified memory. Compared to the M1, you get a 70% higher CPU performance. There is also a 16-core GPU (previously eight cores) that delivers up to 2 times the graphics performance.

Apple M1 Max is the superchip with up to 400 GB / s memory bandwidth (vs. 200 GB / s with the M1 Pro). You get up to 64 GB of unified memory - twice as much as the M1Pro. There is a 10-core CPU, but even more powerful graphics with a 32-core GPU.

Ports

On the one hand there is HDMI, Thunderbolt 4 and an SD card slot. On the other hand, you get a headphone jack and two flashes in the meantime. The MagSafe charger is also back with MagSafe 3. Those who prefer it can still charge with a flash. M1 Pro supports two external monitors, while the Pro Max supports up to 3 XDR displays. This means that you still have additional connections available and you do not need any additional adapters.

Main features of the MacBook Pro:

• Available in 14 "and 16"
• M1 Max or Pro chipsets
• New chips continue to cool so that the fans turn on less
• 16.8 mm thick and 15.5 mm thick
• New keyboard
• Retina Pro Motion Display, 120 Hz refresh rate
• Liquid Retina XDR with mini LED technology
• Faster SSD read speeds
• 1080 FaceTime camera, bigger aperture, better low light performance
• 1M: 1 contrast ratio for more details, shadows and deeper blacks

It seems that Apple has finally gotten rid of the touch bar and is replacing the area with tactile buttons. The keyboard is black anodized, backlit and there is a Force Touch trackpad.

As rumors spread this week, the display also appears to have a notch, while the bezels are slimmer. Apple showed some content that had the notch eaten in, while at other times it didn't. The ProMotion display has a refresh rate of 120 Hz and dynamically adapts to the content you are viewing. Creators of all kinds can set the refresh rate instead of letting it adjust automatically.

The studio-quality microphones have also been upgraded with a 60% lower noise floor. Larger tweeters offer a clearer sound in the mids. Meanwhile, the larger woofer size allows for more range of motion and the ability to squeeze more air to increase bass by about 80%. Both models support spatial audio for theater-like performance when watching movies.

These are certainly the most powerful MacBooks ever made. They are extremely energy efficient, regardless of whether they are plugged in or not. The battery life has improved to up to 21 hours. They are available in silver and space gray. The 16 " Macbook Pro will start at $ 2,499 while the 14 ”will start at $ 1,999.

Today was a huge day for fans of the MacBook Pro. It seems that Apple is finally listening to some complaints from its users, namely power and ports in the MacBook Pro. These were certainly addressed during today's announcements. Visit Adorama today for more Apple products.

Christopher Piccione

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