Mac Pro
New Mac Pro being released, finally. They are currently introducing it now at WWDC.
- 28 cores
- 8 internal PCIe ports
- 1.5TB RAM
- External MPX (Mac Pro Expansion) Module for graphics cards
- 1.4 kW power supply
- Wheels for chassis so it can be moved around easily (optional)
- Starts at $5,999
It looks like a giant cheese grater from the ends!
Pro Display XDR
New 32" 20MP 6k Retina Display also introduced, with XDR (Extreme Dynamic Range), named
Pro Display XDR, starts at $4,999.
MacOS 10.15 Catalina
New MacOS named Catalina. Comes with Apple Music, Apple Podcast, and Apple TV. It has Sidecar where you spread your screen onto your iPad.
Final Thoughts
That is all I watched. Most of the event was boring IMO. It was rather painful to watch an old fart strutting on stage trying to be hip with a room full of Millennials!
And as usual, painful to watch the mindless, robotic applauding and cheering of even lackluster announcements. Most of the iOS stuff I saw was fluff and form. There were some great new security features though, and a Dark Mode which didn't look as good as I would have liked. And some nice improvements to the iPad portion of iOS, now called iPadOS. I sh*t you not, he called the new iPad features iPadOS. I got bored with the MacOS portion and ran some errands, so no clue what new stuff was announced for it other than the name and an improved Maps app. It looks like Maps is now a little closer to the functionality and detail of Google Maps.
Oops, I almost forgot another good feature, Apple Sign-In. Rather than use Facebook or Google for easy sign in, you will now be able to use a truly secure Apple Sign-In to simplify the sign in process without messing with those data minors from Facebook and Google.
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