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CultCast #328 - New Hardware at Apple's Education Event! š„
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- Appleās surprise education event could showcase new, cheaper hardware š„
- A huge upgrade is may be coming to the screens of Apple products
- WhyĀ 2018ās iPhone X refresh could cost less than last yearās model
- Fortnite streamers are striking it rich, and the iOS version will totally blow your mind
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Appleās surprise education event could showcase new, cheaper hardware
- Apple issued invites last Friday for an education-themed event in Chicago on March 27.
- The invite promises ācreative new ideas for teachers and students.ā That could indicate the arrival of more-affordable Apple devices ā like the new MacBook Air and iPad weāve been hearing about.
- Apple is hosting the event in a high school, rather than on its Cupertino campus or at a convention center in the San Francisco Bay Area.
- KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo previously claimed Apple has a more-affordable MacBook Air in the pipeline. The lightweight laptop, which has been looking a little long in the tooth for a while now, might get a Retina display and updated internals.
- Reports indicate the new MacBook Air could cost as little as $799. The 9.7-inch iPad could drop to $259. If so, the devicesā lower price tags would make them ideal for students and schools on a budget.
- Caligragphy on invitation--Iām guessing the new cheaper iPad will support the Apple Pencil, currently only supported on the iPad Pro models.
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Apple developing its own āMicroLEDā displays for future devices (A huge upgrade coming to the screens of Apple products)
- What is microLED? Ā Before we get to that, we need to talk about current screen technology.
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- Most of the screens you see today are LCD, Liquid Crystal DisplayĀ illuminatedĀ with Ā backlight (usually LEDs).
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- LCDs are easy to manufacture, cheap, and perform wellĀ over a longĀ period of time. Ā
- But because they have a back light, colors can look washed out,Ā especially blacks
- The iPhone X has an OLED display.Ā Each OLED pixel can self illuminate when exposed toĀ electrical current, so thereās no need for back light. Ā This r
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