Apple iPad 2022 live blog: M2 iPad Pro and a new entry-level iPad expected

Our American editor-in-chief, Lance Ulanoff, almost peeks at the pixels to find out whether this is secretly an Apple Pencil 3 in Cook’s post, or just the company’s current-generation stylus. At first glance, unfortunately, it looks like the latter.

Here’s that Tim Cook tweet we mentioned. “#TakeNote” is the tagline for today’s announcement, and as the included video pinch-zooms through what at first appears to be an endless tunnel of animated doodles, you’ll begin to notice clues as to what Apple will be focusing on today.

The iPad’s ability to facilitate an array of digital creatives was not lost on TechRadar’s Editor-in-Chief for Lifestyle – Josie Watson, who is also an artist in her spare time.

She’s already put together a wish list of features she’d like to see from this year’s iPad Pros. What do you think?

Good morning (or afternoon, depending on what you tune in). All signs point to Apple releasing its new iPads any time soon, with the Apple Store purchase pages for iPads set to be “be back” and Tim Cook throwing out a tantalizing tweet.

Let’s dive in.