Apple’s “Let Free” occasion is simply days away, and we’re excited to listen to extra concerning the iPad lineup after a quiet 2023. Nonetheless, the Apple Pencil can be seeing a revamp, and we now know what that would entail.
The third technology of Apple Pencil might be including haptic suggestions in line with a brand new report from Mark Gurman, who drops the tidbit into his Energy On e-newsletter, alongside reporting on the potential arrival of the M4 within the iPad Professional.
Whereas Gurman would not state the way it might be used, it is simple to think about a world the place customers can swap between totally different modes, adjusting the texture of the Apple Pencil to really feel like a conventional pencil on a web page, or one thing kind of correct.
In my thoughts, it might be nearer to the way in which a Dualsense, the controller on Sony’s PS5, adjusts its triggers by way of haptic suggestions to assist street surfaces really feel totally different, or add the sensation of pressure when drawing a bow.
In fact, we have had different situations of haptic suggestions in tech, however as some extent of reference, it might be an fascinating shift that will make the Apple Pencil stand out from third-party alternate options.
What concerning the Magic Keyboard?
The Apple Pencil is one factor, however what concerning the Magic Keyboard that types the opposite a part of the iPad triumvirate with the pill?
Studies have beforehand recommended (additionally from Gurman final 12 months) {that a} redesign is coming to the premium pill accent, however particulars are comparatively scarce exterior of the addition of a bigger trackpad that is mentioned to be extra laptop-like.
Gurman has additionally recommended the keyboard might be aluminum, making it nearer in fashion to a MacBook and sturdier.
Time will inform, with the brand new iPad lineup and equipment being revealed in simply over per week, adopted by WWDC 2024 in June.
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