New iPad Air, new iPad Pro, and a new Apple Pencil Pro on the AppleInsider podcast

We've been waiting for so long to get updated iPads, and now we've got two new iPad Air and two new iPad Pro models -- but the question is whether they were worth the wait, or they're just spec-bump updates with faster processors and better screens yet nothing truly new.

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iPad event

• An eraseable 'Let Loose' event logo teases a new Apple Pencil feature
• iPad Air gets a faster processor and a supersized 13-inch option
• Apple's new iPad Pro gets M4 power, advanced Tandem OLED screens
• Apple Pencil Pro brings squeeze gestures to new iPads for $129
• Final Cut Pro and Logic Pro get major updates on iPad
• New Apple aluminum Magic Keyboard introduces backlit keys & function bar
• The 'Let Loose' event was the first to be edited on iPad using Final Cut Pro
• Tim Cook sports Nike sneakers custom made for the iPad launch

iPad Pro specs

• Apple's new iPad Pro benchmarks demonstrate impressive tablet AI performance
• Alleged M4 benchmarks verify Apple's iPad Pro performance claims
• Ultra Retina XDR OLED screens in iPad Pro are just the latest evolution of Apple's flagship display tech

Apple AI

• Apple's new Photos app will utilize generative AI for image editing
• Siri for iOS 18 to gain massive AI upgrade via Apple's Ajax LLM
• Secret Apple 'Project ACDC' to pioneer AI chips for data centers

Apple Ads

• iPhone 15 Find My shows Mandalorians the way in latest Apple ad
• Apple's latest iPad Pro ad asks, 'What's a computer' | AppleInsider
• Apple's 'Crush' iPad ad sparks backlash from creatives - AppleInsider

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• (00:00) - Intro
• (01:26) - Why not both?
• (06:14) - Crush ad
• (11:02) - The Mandalorian
• (14:02) - Let measurements loose
• (18:36) - 13-inch iPad Air
• (26:44) - iPad Pro
• (28:40) - OLED and nano-texture
• (43:36) - M4
• (50:50) - Accessories
• (01:00:08) - Final Cut Pro
• (01:04:38) - AI