It is already official. Apple has launched the call for its first event of 2021, under the title “Spring loading”. As usual, it is a play on words that has several meanings: it can be an allegory of the spring "Spring Loaded" or it can be "Spring Loaded" or "Spring Loaded".
Taking into account that the first clue was given by Siri, who "shoots" like a spring before its invocation, it could very well have to do with the voice assistant (especially after Microsoft bought Nuance, recognition and speech synthesis which was initially behind Siri when it launched).
In the invitation, thanks to Cook, this time there are no glasses, after the WWDC commercial showed Memoji with glasses in all its variants looking at a laptop, in clear text. reference to Craig Federighi's scene when the first M1s were unveiled.
Considering the amount of buzz about the new iPads, it seems likely that iPads will be the stars of the April event. We might see a new 12,9-inch iPad Pro with a mini-LED screen and a 5G chip, and there's also an 11-inch model that's also in the trigger.
Apple is also rumored to be redesigning the iMac, with a smaller bezel, similar to the Pro Display XDR, as well as incorporating Apple's new M1 chip and Apple-designed GPU. It will be interesting to see the M1 scaling to fit desktop computers, as it will give an idea of the map Apple has for the rest of the products.
Personally, I think if iPads are the stars, it's hard for Apple to let a brand new iMac steal their covers, but with Apple, you never know. If they have a lot of products ready to present, they can get rid of them all at once.
Of course, within "One more thing" are AirTags, especially now that Apple has shrugged off the chances of Tile by accusing them of monopolists and cutting off competition, after extending Find My to other companies - We didn't echo why any products that have been announced will not be available until June at the earliest. So Apple could use the event to bring out the product and explain its scope and operation.
A sixth generation Apple TV is also planned, which could be a perfect "One more thing" (with permission from Swatch) but I think this announcement will be tied to some kind of a more glory presentation of Apple TV +, its new series. (leading foundation), new channels and maybe something new around Apple Arcade. In other words, Apple TV and its related services are an event in themselves.
Apple plans to broadcast the event (which, like the last ones, has been pre-recorded) both through its website and the Apple TV app, which will start April 20 at 10am Pacific time, seven in Spain.
