Live Coverage of Apple's 'Hey Siri' Event: iPhone 6s, Apple TV, iPad Pro, and More

[sracer]

I never thought we'd see MS demoing a direct competitor's product. Surface vs. iPad Pro, and they're showing off the iPad Pro.

It's a brave new world.

 

[RedRaven571]

Too cheap ... needs to be more expensive since it caters to professionals. $150

base pencil - $99
gold pencil - $149
rose gold pencil - $179
titanium pencil - $199

 

[peterdevries]

That is a phone, not a professional tablet.

 

[Wolfpup]

Sounds like the iPad Pro DOESN'T use Lightning! Hurray! 100% of the Lightning devices I've used have that port die. I love the Surface line, but for a couple of reasons I like the iPad better as an eReader, BUT I wasn't buying another one if it used Lightning (I'm still on an iPad 2 for that reason...)

Weight's awesome, same as a good 10" tablet but with basically a 13" screen, is actually impressive. I'm not one of these people who whines about weight, but 1.5lbs seems like maybe a good weight for a tablet.

 

[Peace]

The longer this goes on the lower my Apple TV expectations become.

 

[formerapplefan]

Having to plug in the pencil is a bit un-Apple. Couldn't they do induction charging when you are using it, or at least just setting it on top of the iPad?

 

[Nozuka]

yay securityhole adobe

 

[Mackie924]

That Apple Pencil read like an SNL skit.

 

[thatpluslife]

SNOWDEN OMG HAHAHAHA

 

[SSD-GUY]

That cheeky "Cannot Connect To Server" on powerpoint.

 

[nezr]

First pencil, then MS, now Adobe. Job is pissed. LOL

 

[nutjob]

Who wants a stylus? You gotta get them and put them away and you lose them and YUCK, no one wants a stylus!

The Apple thought police are on their way over.

 

[RickTaylor]

Interesting. I wasn't expecting a stylus. I could imagine students or teachers using it to take notes. Could it be a replacement for paper?

 

[Tech198]

and here's Adobe

 

[Designx]

Don't knock the iPad pro. This would be the biggest gift to an artist - thankfully Apple still cares about us artists.

 

[Wolfpup]

base pencil - $99
gold pencil - $149
rose gold pencil - $179
titanium pencil - $199

LOL that's pretty great.

 

[TheMacPotato]

Steve Jobs in now rolling over in his grave. Apple Pencil, really? He swore no Apple device would ever use a stylus.

But, but...It's an Apple Pencil. Completely different!

 

[geoff5093]

Looks like the SP3 does have a battery, but it lasts what, months?

 

[pat500000]

are you sure that "pencil" isn't used for "something else?"

 

[nia820]

Could they please hurry up and get to the iPhone stuff. I'm tired of seeing this blown up iPad / wannabe surface pro 3.

 

[CooKieMoNs7eR]

Looks like the iPad pro is the main announcement today

 

[Enygmatic]

Had to do a double-take... WHO?

Oh... ERIC.

 

[KPOM]

The iPad can quickly become my favorite PowerPoint platform. The Pencil is a great use for it!

 

[Wolfpup]

Don't knock the iPad pro. This would be the biggest gift to an artist - thankfully Apple still cares about us artists.

Seems irrelevant to artists. Surface Pro makes 1000x more sense if you're an artist. iPad Pro makes sense as hopefully a good eBook reader.

 

[biscuitsxluv]

I noticed they are not touching the screen with their palms when writing. I wonder if it does not have palm rejection?

I was wondering the same. I know with the Note 10.1 it did.

 

[Rogifan]

I gotta say all these Steve Jobs stylus tweets in my Twitter feed are really lame especially considering everyone knows exactly what he meant. Come up with something new already people.