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                Apple "Let Loose" Event Scheduled for 7 May 2024

   Adam Engst

   Apple has issued invitations to its next special event, scheduled for 7
   May 2024 at 7 AM Pacific, titled 'Let Loose,' and illustrated on the
   [1]Apple Events page with an animated hand twirling an Apple Pencil.

   Like most Apple watchers, we anticipate the company will open the
   floodgates on new iPad releases after the 2023 update drought. A new
   Apple Pencil also seems likely to some, given the animation and the
   current compatibility confusion (see '[2]Apple Expands Apple Pencil
   Lineup with USB-C Model,' 17 October 2023). Finally, some expect to see
   new Magic Keyboards as well.

   Our question is if we'll see changes'in hardware or in the version of
   iPadOS due a month later at WWDC'that make the iPad compelling to those
   for whom it has slowly descended into irrelevance behind the Mac and
   the iPhone.

   You can [3]add the event to your calendar and watch it at the [4]Apple
   Events page or in the Apple TV app. For some human interaction,
   [5]follow along with us and other TidBITS readers in the #events
   channel on SlackBITS.

References

   Visible links
   1. https://www.apple.com/apple-events/
   2. https://tidbits.com/2023/10/17/apple-expands-apple-pencil-lineup-with-usb-c-model/
   3. https://www.apple.com/v/apple-events/home/ae/built/assets/event/event.ics
   4. https://www.apple.com/apple-events/
   5. https://join.slack.com/t/slackbits/shared_invite/zt-23nqnmg1w-OaEFa5_pZ9ZU6PWF_bqDGQ

   Hidden links:
   6. https://tidbits.com/wp/../uploads/2024/04/Let-Loose.jpg

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