Apple unveils new MacBooks, next-generation AirPods

 (CNN) — Apple showed disconnected its 2nd batch of caller products up of the all-important vacation buying season.

At a virtual lawsuit connected Monday, the institution showed disconnected 2 high-end MacBook Pro laptops powered by its next-generation silicon chip. It besides unveiled AirPods 3, its entry-level wireless earbuds that get a fewer features from its higher-end AirPods Pro line.

Apple’s lawsuit came amid ongoing concerns about global constituent shortages and logistics issues crossed the tech industry. Still, Google volition unveil its Pixel 6 smartphone connected Tuesday, and Samsung is hosting a mysterious property lawsuit the pursuing day.

Here’s a look astatine what Apple announced:

MacBook Pro

Apple announced caller MacBook Pro laptops that usage its caller in-house M1 Pro and M1 Max processors, which committedness to beryllium 70% faster and much businesslike than its erstwhile M1 chip.

The Pro comes successful 2 sizes — 16 inches and, for the archetypal time, a 14-inch exemplary — and features thinner bezels and improved displays, with a higher refresh rate. Other improvements see longer-lasting batteries and an precocious front-facing camera that tin instrumentality 1080p video.

Apple besides ditched its integer Touch Bar, a divisive diagnostic that replaced the enactment of relation keys astatine the apical of the keyboard with substance prediction and shortcuts. But the Prodoes see a fingerprint sensor located successful the powerfulness button.

The institution is besides bringing backmost the HDMI port, SD paper slot, and a MagSafe charger, the past of which was removed erstwhile Apple introduced USB-C ports to the line.

The caller 14-inch MacBook Pro exemplary starts astatine $1,999 and the 16-inch MacBook Pro exemplary starts astatine $2,499.

AirPods 3

Apple introduced an update to its entry-level AirPods that offers features of the AirPods Pro line.

AirPods 3 comes with spatial audio, amended dependable prime — providing much almighty bass and crisp precocious frequence — and is sweat and h2o resistant for workouts. It besides comes with a caller contour plan and adaptive EQ, a diagnostic antecedently recovered onlyon AirPods Pro. The wireless earbuds customize dependable successful existent clip by adjusting frequencies based connected what your receptor is hearing.

The latest exemplary touts improved artillery performance, promising up to 6 hours of artillery life, and 5 minutes of complaint clip volition get an hr of use. Apple is besides adding MagSafe and wireless charging to the case.

AirPods 3, which are disposable for pre-order starting Monday, outgo $179, portion AirPods 2 are present $129. AirPods Pro volition stay astatine $249 and its over-the-ear headphones, AirPods Max, outgo $549.

A fewer surprises

The institution is adding a splash of colour to its HomePod mini line. In summation to achromatic and white, HomePod mini volition soon beryllium disposable successful orange, yellowish and acheronian bluish for $99 each, starting successful November.

Meanwhile, Apple Music is getting a dependable program with Siri integration. For astir $5 each month, subscribers tin inquire Siri to propulsion up playlists, songs and vigor stations. The voice-only enactment is cheaper than its existing program $9.99/month and the Family Plan astatine $14.99/month.

macOS Monterrey motorboat date

Although Apple antecedently teased caller features coming to macOS Monterey back successful June, it ne'er formally revealed a motorboat day until now. The latest Mac software, which includes updates to FaceTime, enactment for AirPlay, a low-power mode and a tab-grouping diagnostic successful Safari, volition beryllium disposable for download starting Oct. 25.