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The Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro will be available for purchase in May for $299 (US) for the 11-inch iPad Pro and $349 (US) for the 12.9-inch iPad Pro Wow. This must be one hell of a keyboard..

To be honest, even though it is extremely overpriced, it will be a great addition to my (new) iPad Pro. This 11 inch iPad Pro has been my main machine since it was released in November 2018, and as such it has been great value for money. I am a bit of an unusual case since I’ve been using iPads to cover (almost all of) my computing and workflow needs since the release of the first iPad in 2010. iPadOS has given the p…

Apple cost more yes. I get that. They also provide a lot more than other companies. Despite its flaws iPhone os is very stable with minimal issues.

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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What Apple SHOULD be working on right now is FaceTime for Android.

Why on earth would they?

My BIL married into our all iPhone family. We regularly harass him about getting one, and I suspect he eventually will.

It's one of their best marketing tactics.

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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The new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 12.9" ($349) is more than the base iPad ($329).

Tangentially, I was thinking of using an iPad as an ergonomic keyboard (free tap layout) because the magic keyboard has a layout which is very bad for RSI.

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Anyone here use these for webdev (or development work more generally) as a replacement for a laptop? How well does that work? I'm very curious.

You can't install your own software on ios without jailbreak (which is not available since iphone 5 or so)

Take a look at AltStore.io. A workaround for sure, but definitely simplifies the process of signing and sideloading apps without jailbreaking.

Re: New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support

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Any ideas what you could develop with new lidar scanner?

I'm thinking about the security implications more than what I could build to be honest.

What security implications are there for a LIDAR sensor that aren't there for a camera?

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"Studio Quality Mics" are kinda useless if you can only monitor the sound through Bluetooth :) too much latency. You'll need a low latency ADC running through that single usb-c port. Or you know, just do what the rest of the world does and use an analog headphone jack for monitoring!

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Apple's marketing on the new iPad pros is that they can replace your computer. I bought the most recent iPad Pro model and I can say that unless the only thing you do on your computer is browse the internet (without downloading anything) you're going to have a bad time. Here are some things that don't work: * A full-featured file browser. The files app is sort of workable now, but the experience is really bad and cer…

> No ability to do any kind of coding or scripting Buy better apps. Textastic + Working Copy FTW.

Yeah, working copy is so good I want it on my Mac.

ShellFish, the sftp client by the same developer is also excellent. Genuinely game-changing for working with sftp sites.

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