Apple event: New iPad with Apple Pencil, iWork, education apps
At Apple’s "Field Trip" event in Chicago, the company introduced an upgraded iPad, a much-improved iWork suite and a range of new educational apps and improvements designed to put the company back at the center of the education market.
Introducing the new iPad
While iOS 11.3 remains unavailable at time of writing, the three standout features of the new $329 ($299 to education customers) iPad are support for Apple Pencil, much faster A10 Fusion chip — the same chip as used inside those powerful iPad Pros — and the introduction of sensors designed to make the Apple tablet ARKit-compatible, opening the gates to a mass market for educational apps, such as Starry Night. These new iPads are available for pre-order today and will arrive in Apple retail stores later this week, the company said.