Apple’s first event of 2018 took place yesterday in Chicago, Illinois at the Lane Tech College Prep High School. The unusual location of the event was down to the fact that the event’s focus was on education, marking Apple’s first education-orientated event since 2012.
The main focus of the event was the new low-cost iPad with Apple Pencil support, although Apple has announced a few other education-focused initiatives that will benefit both teachers and students.
The event lasted over an hour, but here’s everything you might have missed in neat bullet point format.
Hardware
- Apple Launches New 9.7-Inch iPad With Apple Pencil Support, $299 for Schools and $329 for Consumers
- Logitech Announces $49 Crayon Stylus and $99 Rugged Combo 2 Case for 9.7-Inch iPad
- New Logitech Crayon is Compatible Only With Sixth-Generation iPad
- Apple Now Selling Standalone Space Gray Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2
- New 9.7-Inch iPad Hands-On: ‘Very Familiar’ Update Benefits From Apple Pencil Support and A10 Fusion Chip
- Apple Debuts New iPhone and iPad Cases, Launches New Apple Watch Bands
- AppleCare+ Price Reduced to $69 for 9.7-Inch iPad and iPad Mini Models
Software
- Apple Updating iWork for iOS: Pages, Numbers and Keynote Get Book Creation and Apple Pencil Support on 9.7-Inch iPad
- Apple Announces ‘Classroom’ Coming to Mac, Reveals New ‘Schoolwork’ App for Educators
- Apple Increases Free iCloud Storage for Students to 200GB
- Apple Announces Free ‘Everyone Can Create’ Curriculum for Teachers
- Apple Updates Clips and GarageBand on iOS With New Educational Features
- iWork Apps for Mac and iOS Updated With New Features, Apple Pencil Support on iPad
If you want to stream the entire event you can do so on Apple’s Events website or through the Events app on the App Store.
You can also check out this week’s latest edition of Apple Magazine to find out about some of the hardware and software in more detail.