Apple Announces ‘Let Loose’ Event on May 7

Apple has announced it will be holding a special event on Tuesday, May 7 at 7 a.m. Pacific Time (10 a.m. Eastern Time), with a live stream to be available on Apple.com as usual. The event invite shared with the media has a tagline of “Let Loose” and shows an artistic render of an Apple Pencil, suggesting that iPads will be a focus of the event.

During the event, Apple is expected to announce new iPad Pro and iPad Air models, along with updated Apple Pencil and Magic Keyboard accessories:Two new iPad Pro models with the M3 chip, OLED displays, a thinner enclosure, thinner bezels, a matte screen option, a landscape-oriented front camera, other design changes, and possibly MagSafe wireless charging.

Two new iPad Air models with the M2 chip and a landscape-oriented front camera, including a first-ever 12.9-inch iPad Air with a mini-LED display.

A new Magic Keyboard for the iPad Pro with an aluminum enclosure, larger trackpad, and other design tweaks.

A new Apple Pencil, which may have a new “squeeze” gesture for certain actions and support visionOS eventually.Apple last updated the iPad Pro and iPad Air in October 2022 and March 2022, respectively.