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Apple’s Chicago iPad event: What we didn’t get

Apple’s education event in Chicago delivered the expected new (though not exactly cheaper) iPad with support for the Pencil stylus, as well as a slew of education-related apps and services for students and teachers. But that was basically it. Given the education tilt of the event, most of us didn’t expect to see much more. …

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How to order the new iPad

Seeking to reverse the trend of schools moving away from iPads and toward cheaper Chromebooks, Apple on Tuesday introduced a revamped 9.7-inch iPad at its education event in Chicago. The updated iPad includes Apple Pencil support and a discounted price for schools. Now playing: Watch this: New budget iPad: First hands-on 1:58 How much does it cost? The new iPad …

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Apple’s $329 iPad with Pencil support to take on Chromebooks in schools

It’s back to school for Apple with a brand-new iPad. Apple on Tuesday unveiled a new version of its iOS-powered tablet at its education event in Chicago, which it hosted at the Lane Tech College Prep High School. The school is the largest public high school in Chicago. “Macs and iPads are used throughout schools by students for everything from …

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New iPad with optional Pencil: Everything Apple just announced

Apple’s “field trip” event at a Chicago’s Lane Tech High School just wrapped up, and we’ve all learned an important lesson: the new iPad costs the same as the old one. The company’s least expensive tablet is now official, and the price is still $329 (£319 in the UK, and AU$469 in Australia).  See also Apple unveils new iPad to …

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Apple’s iPad works with Logitech’s new $50 ‘crayon’ stylus

You could already draw all over the iPad with the Apple Pencil, but how about crayon?  Logitech just announced a $49 alternative to Apple’s $99 Pencil called the Crayon, which lets you write and draw as you would with a pencil and paper. The digital pencil promises not to roll off the desk, and claims 8 hours of battery life — …

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Apple Pencil will now work with new iPad, but remains $99

Apple is bringing its Apple Pencil stylus to more of its iPads. On Tuesday, the tech giant said the stylus will now be compatible with a newly unveiled 9.7-inch iPad that starts at $329 for consumers (the same price as the previously cheapest iPad). Previously, the Pencil was only compatible with pricier iPad Pro tablets. Also, Apple won’t be adding Pencil …

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Are universal remotes ripe for disruption? Or irrelevance?

I use a $130 Harmony universal remote at home and I tell everyone who has a complex-enough system to do the same. And I’ve been a happy Harmony camper for more than a decade. But after spending the last week reviewing Caavo, a $400 universal remote, I’ve come to view the category in a different way. Yes, Caavo is fatally …

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Best pre

It’s no secret that Black Friday deals — like Christmas decorations and pumpkin spice lattes — seem to start earlier every year. But the upside of that is that you can cash in on some good bargains without peeking at your phone during Thanksgiving dinner or waiting in freezing temperatures for the doors to open at Best Buy. To that …

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Logitech promises replacements for Harmony Link owners

Two months after Logitech announced it would be bricking its Harmony Link (which allows you to control your TV using a phone or tablet as a remote) and charging people to replace it with a newer product, it suddenly rose to a cause celebre across the web on Wednesday. On Thursday, Logitech announced on its blog that it would replace them …

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Logitech’s plan to brick the Harmony Link enrages the web

In September, Logitech sent an email to Harmony Link owners stating that the six-year-old product, which lets you control your TV via an app on your phone or tablet, will cease to function after March 16, 2018.  On a typical Wednesday in November, due to the mysterious forces that govern the web, the story suddenly blew up after newer posts …

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