Apple's event invite provides strong indications that new iPads are coming soon.
We haven't seen a new iPad in years, but Apple seems likely to change that in just a few weeks.
All signs point to the release of new iPad models in the first week of May.
This morning, I received an email invite for a virtual Apple event, scheduled for May 7 at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET).
May 7 at 7 a.m. PT (10 a.m. ET). The invite, which says "Let Loose," shows a drawing of a hand holding an Apple Pencil.
Budget iPads aren't expected to be on tap here: Both the entry-level iPad and iPad Mini may not get updated until sometime in the fall.
Apple will likely push new creative uses for its higher-end iPads, and justify what could end up being a significantly higher price for the revamped OLED-screened models.
The Pro modes are also expected to have M3 processors, and all the iPads should finally have front cameras centered
he landscape edge for better-framed video chats when docked with a keyboard, like the 10th-gen iPad
There are two open-ended questions I have: Will iPads and Pencils become more hooked-in to the Apple Vision Pro