An unreleased Apple product summary that wasn't revealed at the November event



At the '

One more thing ' event delivered in November 2020, Apple announced the first Apple Silicon ' M1 ' chip, and the MacBook Air , Mac mini , and MacBook Pro with the M1 chip. Although it was not announced at this event, Apple related media 9to5Mac summarized 'Unreleased Apple's attractive products' as Apple is developing other attractive products I will.

Everything Apple didn't announce at its November event --9to5Mac
https://9to5mac.com/2020/11/13/everything-apple-didnt-announce-november-event/

◆ AirTags



In April 2019, 9to5Mac first

reported that Apple is working on a tile-like forget-me-not tag (tracking tracker). After that, in October 2019, from the analysis result of iOS 13.2, it became clear that the name of the tracking tracker being developed by Apple is 'AirTag'. Furthermore, in April 2020, it became clear that the name of 'AirTags' was written in the movie released on YouTube by Apple. In addition, Apple has deleted this movie immediately.

Apple held distribution events in September, October, and November 2020, respectively, but AirTags was never announced in the end. As a result, 9to5Mac states that 'Apple may have encountered an unexpected delay.'

Apple-related analyst Minchi Kuo predicted that AirTags would be released in the third quarter of 2020, but in early October John Prosser , known as the leaker of Apple products, said The release of AirTags will be delayed until March 2021. '



Another leaker, L0vetodream, predicted that 'AirTags will be available in two sizes soon.'



Analysis of the beta version of iOS 14.3 also reveals that the Find My app supports AirTags and third-party tracking trackers.

◆ AirPods Studio
It's been rumored for a long time that Apple is developing over-ear headphones, but in March 2020, the beta source code for iOS 14 included an icon that looked like AirPods Studio. Was reported.



In May 2020, AirPods Studio will be able to detect the play / pause function of songs by incorporating a 'sensor that can detect whether the headphones are in the head or the neck'. It was also reported that 'a function that can detect the left and right ears and automatically route the audio channel', an active noise canceling function, an external sound capture mode, etc. will be installed.

Will Apple's genuine headphones 'AirPods Studio' appear in the second half of 2020?-GIGAZINE



In addition, at the same time, Prosser predicts that AirPods Studio will be $ 349.



In September 2020, another leaker leaked the presence of a sports type of AirPods Studio. 'A retro look with a rotating oval earcup and a headband connected by a thin metal arm,' which is consistent with what Bloomberg reported in April 2020.



Then, in October 2020, Bloomberg reported that the production of the headband part was significantly delayed, which would delay the release of AirPods Studio.

Also, an icon that seems to be from AirPods Studio has been found in the beta version of iOS 14.3.



◆ Apple TV



The latest version of Apple TV is Apple TV 4K, which was released in 2017. A10X Fusion is used at the heart, and three years have passed since its release. In February 2020, the existence of a new Apple TV with an A12 or A13 chip was reported, and in August 2020, Bloomberg also reported the existence of a new Apple TV.

However, the new Apple TV was never announced in the end. Instead, Apple is announcing the new HomePod mini smart speaker.

Still, 9to5Mac notes that the Apple TV is 'greatly helpful' in defeating competitors like Amazon's Fire TV .

◆ Fitness ＋



In September 2020, Apple announced a new subscription plan, Apple One. Among them, Apple announced 'Fitness +'. Fitness + is a service that allows you to select and play your desired workout from your iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, etc. It is said that Fitness + is the best trainer in the world to teach users workouts, but the details remain unclear after all.

Announcing 'Apple One', a super-value subscription plan that allows you to enjoy Apple Music and Apple TV + for 1,100 yen per month-GIGAZINE



The details of Fitness + have not been revealed, but Apple said that it will officially start service by the end of the year, so details of Fitness + may be revealed in the next few weeks.

◆ 16-inch MacBook Pro & iMac
There are three Macs equipped with the M1 chip announced in November 2020: MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. The display size of the announced MacBook Pro is 13 inches, and Apple is manufacturing a '16-inch MacBook Pro with M1' with a larger display size than this. However, Bloomberg reports that the M1-powered 16-inch MacBook Pro is significantly behind other Macs in production. Also, with Kuo and L0vetodream predicting the launch of 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pros in early 2021, it seems quite possible that a 16-inch MacBook Pro with M1 will be announced in the future. I will.

In addition, Kuo predicts that the M1-powered iMac will be available in the first quarter of 2021. To support this, Bloomberg also reports that Apple is working on a new iMac.

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