
Apple is expected to release new products this week, with the biggest protagonist being the first touch-enabled MacBook Pro, which breaks the design philosophy that Steve Jobs insisted on during his lifetime.
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Jobs publicly criticized touch laptops in 2010 for being unergonomic, believing that reaching out to touch the vertical screen for a long time would easily cause arm fatigue.
Apple is expected to release another wave of new products this week, and the biggest rumor is that Apple’s first touch-enabled MacBook Pro. If the news is true, it means that Apple will finally break the "no touch" design concept of laptops that founder Steve Jobs insisted on in the past.
Apple will hold a "Pro and Tell" new product media experience event in Los Angeles on October 28th, US time, which will be 1 a.m. on October 29th in Taiwan. This wave of new products is expected to be released directly through a press release, and it is not ruled out that it will be announced before the start of the experience event.
The first touch-enabled MacBook Pro is coming soon
This wave of new products may include touch MacBook Pro, new MacBook Pro equipped with M6 chips, iMac, and iPad mini 8. The product lineup is worth looking forward to.
The most eye-catching one is that Apple is finally ready to add a touch screen to MacBook Pro. The new phone is expected to be available in two sizes, 14-inch and 16-inch. The actual name is still unclear. The body is expected to be thinner and lighter than the existing model, and the screen will also be upgraded to OLED.
Not only that, Apple may also bring the "dynamic island" familiar to iPhone users to MacBook Pro, allowing users to not only directly touch the screen, but also the operating interface will also undergo significant changes. It is expected to be the most significant redesign of MacBook Pro in recent years.
Looking back on the development history of Apple laptops, Jobs publicly criticized touch laptops in 2010 for being unergonomic, believing that touching a vertical screen for a long time could easily cause arm fatigue, and even used the term "Gorilla Arm" to describe this situation. Now, if Apple really launches the touch MacBook Pro, it will also symbolize a major change in product design philosophy.
Entry-level MacBook Pro, iMac upgrade to M6
As for the 14-inch MacBook Pro and the new iMac equipped with M6 chips, it is expected that the internal performance will be upgraded mainly, and the appearance will generally continue the existing design without much change.
iPad mini 8 receives its biggest revision in history
Another new product worthy of attention is the iPad mini 8. The new model is expected to be equipped with an OLED screen for the first time, and the front camera will be moved to the horizontal body to facilitate horizontal video viewing. The speaker system may also be redesigned, and it remains to be confirmed whether the waterproof function will be enhanced.
However, Apple has not yet announced the actual product list for this event. Which new products will be officially launched still have to wait for the official announcement.
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