WASHINGTON – Apple will be unveiling a new, iPad – a cheaper one at that,which is in line with the company’s push into the education sector andwould be aimed at challenging Google’s lead in classrooms with itsChromebook.
And it makes sense that the event will be held in Chicago’s Lane TechCollege Prep High School: Apple in December forged a deal with the city’sgovernment to teach its nearly 500,000 students how to code using its Swiftapp development software. And with the way the invite was drawn, an updatedApple Pencil would possibly show up as well.
Apple is also seen to be unveiling a new MacBook Air, which would also becheaper. KGI Securities analyst and Apple tipster Ming-Chi Kuo had said heexpects a new model in the first half of 2018. The starting price would bebetween $799-$899; the current MacBook Air begins at $999.
The AirPower wireless charging mat, first shown during the iPhone X launchin September, could also finally launch at the event.
And finally, a long shot to show up in Chicago: the rumouredsecond-generation iPhone SE – though Kuo hasn’t been optimistic that itwould be launched this soon.