Macworld Podcast: MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, M5 Pro and M5 Max, and more new Apple products
Are you experienced? Last week, Apple launched the new iPhone 17e, iPad Pro M4, new MacBooks and more, and held its Apple Experience event. We cover it all in this episode of the Macworld podcast.
This is episode 973 with Michael Simon, Jason Cross and Roman Loyola.
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New Apple products
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This week in Apple history
The very first Apple Studio Display was introduced on March 17, 1998, during the keynote speech at the Seybold Seminars in New York. It was Apple’s first flat screen, and Steve Jobs called it “very cool.” It was a 15-inch LCD display with a maximum resolution of 1024 x 768, a contrast ratio of 200:1, and a brightness of 180 nits. It arrived in a translucent blue case. Watch the display introduction below.
It will be interesting to see what external display support is available with the new inexpensive MacBook with the “iPhone chip” and ports. I don’t expect it to be good, but I’m ready to be surprised.
Neil M. via email
I could care less about anything new [entry-level] iPad UNLESS it needs to use the dongle to charge the pencil. I came close to breaking the bastard in half a few times because of the pencil and that stupid, stupid dongle. I’m angry just writing this.
Phil V. by email
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Apple
Apple iPhone 17e
Apple MacBook Neo
Apple iPad Air 11-inch (M4, 2026)
Apple iPad Air 13-inch (M4, 2026)
Apple MacBook Air 13-inch (M5, 2026)
Apple MacBook Air 15-inch (M5, 2026)
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Pro, 2026)
Apple MacBook Pro 14-inch (M5 Max, 2026)
Apple MacBook Pro 16-inch (M5 Max, 2026)
Apple Studio Display (2026)
Apple Studio XDR Display
