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  • Apple Pencil Pro added to the U.S., Canadian Refurbished Apple Store inventories

    Apple Pencil Pro added to the U.S., Canadian Refurbished Apple Store inventories

    You can’t argue with a good refurbished price on an Apple Pencil Pro.

    As of Friday, the Apple Pencil Pro surfaced in Apple’s online refurbished store in the U.S. and Canada. The event marks the first time the styles, which debuted in May 2024, has been offered at discount.

    In the U.S., the refurbished Apple Pencil Pro is available for $109, down from $129 brand new. That is a roughly 15 percent discount, which is typical for Apple’s refurbished products.

    Apple has stated that all of its refurbished products undergo “full functionality testing,” and any defective modules identified in testing are replaced. The products are also stated to go through a “thorough cleaning process and inspection,” before being repackaged.

    The key features of the Apple Pencil Pro include the following:

    • The ability to squeeze the accessory to bring up a tool palette
    • A gyroscope that allows users to roll the Apple Pencil Pro for precise control of shaped pen and brush tools,
    • Haptic feedback for certain actions
    • Find My support

    The Apple Pencil Pro is compatible with iPad Pro models with the M4 chip, iPad Air models with the M2 chip or newer, and the iPad mini with the A17 Pro chip.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors and the Apple Refurbished Store (U.S., Canada)

  • Apple announces updated Magic Keyboard, highlights thinner design and haptic feedback features

    Apple announces updated Magic Keyboard, highlights thinner design and haptic feedback features

    Over at its Tuesday media event, Apple announced its updated Magic Keyboard, complete with the following improvements over the previous version:

    • There’s a half-height function row to control quick settings like brightness, volume, and media controls.
    • The trackpad is larger and has haptic feedback.
    • The keyboard deck is aluminum.

    Like the previous version, the new Magic Keyboard offers USB-C charging as well as a backlit keyboard. The unit retails for $349, and is only compatible with the new M4 iPad Pro.

    Like its other product announcements for the media event, the new Magic Keyboard became available for pre-order yesterday and will be available for sale on Wednesday, May 18.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via Macworld and Apple

  • Apple announces Apple Pencil Pro, which includes new squeeze, gyroscope, haptic features, and Find My support

    Apple announces Apple Pencil Pro, which includes new squeeze, gyroscope, haptic features, and Find My support

    The hints and rumors were true, and Apple on Tuesday announced its new Apple Pencil Pro stylus at its media event.

    The unit features a new squeeze gesture, gyroscope, haptic feedback, Find My support, and more, and a new sensor in the Apple Pencil Pro allows users to squeeze the accessory to bring up a tool palette to quickly switch tools, line weights, and colors. In addition, a new gyroscope allows users to rotate the Apple Pencil Pro for precise control of shaped pen and brush tools.

    The new haptic engine offers light tap feedback when users squeeze, double-tap, or snap to a Smart Shape.

    The Find My feature, as expected, offers support to help find the stylus if misplaced, which comes in handy.

    The Apple Pencil Pro can pair, charge, and is stored on the side of Apple’s newly-announced iPad Pro and iPad Air tablets, which boast a new magnetic interface. The stylus is not compatible with any other iPad models.

    Over on the U.S. storefront, the Apple Pencil Pro is priced at $129, was made available for pre-order on Tuesday, and launches Wednesday, May 15.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors and Apple

  • Delta game emulator en route to iPad

    Delta game emulator en route to iPad

    Following the kerfuffle as to game emulators on the App Store and Apple’s finally changing its App Store rules to allow for retro game emulators, developer Riley Testut has confirmed that the Delta emulator is almost ready to launch on the iPad.

    In a post shared on Threads over the weekend, Testut said the iPad version is “near completion,” with just controller skins to finish and some bug fixes to iron out.

    Testut stated that Delta for iPad had not originally been a priority, and that the initial plan was to limit the emulator’s launch to the EU via alternative app marketplace AltStore PAL, which doesn’t support iPad.

    Following Apple’s reversal of a years-old policy, Delta hit the App Store as a free download in the United States and other countries as of April 17, with the option to support Testut via Patreon.

    The Delta app itself has proven to be a hit on the App Store, allowing for users to play retro games that originally appeared on NES, SNES, N64, Nintendo DS, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance.

    Delta works with popular game controllers and supports cheats, save states, backups, syncing, and more. Other features include an option to fast forward, a “hold” button for games where a button needs to be consistently held, support for Haptic Touch, and box art for imported games. Local multiplayer gaming is available on iPhone, and up to four players can participate. A future version of Delta will also include SEGA Genesis support, according to Testut.

    iPad support will arrive when Delta 1.6 is released on the App Store, and Testut’s Patreon supports can grab the Delta 1.6 application now.

    Stay tuned for additional details as they become available.

    Via MacRumors and @rileytestut