The launch of the iPhone 14 and the Apple Watch eight has come and gone, however Apple most definitely is not achieved with {hardware} in 2022 but: the rumors are that we have fairly a number of extra new merchandise to stay up for earlier than the 12 months is out.

Though we had an Apple occasion final October, this time round it is not clear if Apple will host an precise occasion; as an alternative, it is being instructed that it’ll content material itself with a flurry of press releases and on-line bulletins.

Nonetheless the unveilings are dealt with, we have a fairly good concept of what is on the menu, due to a number of rumors and leaks over the previous few months.

Learn on, then, to search out out in regards to the Apple merchandise that we predict will seem this month, and what we find out about them thus far.

New iPads

Apple’s present entry-level pill, the iPad 10.2 (2021), was launched in September final 12 months, so we’re now due a brand new one — and the iPad (2022) is duly being tipped to point out up this month. 

There’s been discuss that the iPad 2022 will eventually ditch the vary’s outdated design, which nonetheless contains a residence button and thicker bezels, to deliver the most cost effective iPad consistent with Apple’s different slates. 5G assist may additionally be added for the primary time, and it may additionally get a quicker processor.

We’re additionally anticipating to see new iPad Professional 2022 fashions present up. The present iPad Professional 12.9 (2021) and iPad Professional 11 (2021) made their debuts again in April final 12 months, so they have been round even longer than the entry-level iPad. 

The excellent news is that the brand new fashions appear to be they will be well worth the wait. One rumors has tipped the iPad Professional 2022 to come back with MagSafe, and a number of leaks counsel it should get an improve to Apple’s M2 chipset.

What’s extra, rumors counsel that Apple would possibly truly handle to cut back the iPad Professional 2022 beginning worth, which might after all be very welcome. There have been solutions that the iPad Professional may change to OLED screens, nevertheless it appears extra possible this might be a growth for 2023 slightly than this 12 months. 

A brand new Apple TV 4K

We final bought a brand new Apple TV 4K in April 2021, when it was unveiled alongside the brand new iPad Professionals, and these two product traces appear set to be up to date collectively once more in October 2022. Whereas TV streaming containers do not essentially want refreshing each 12 months, the phrase is that Apple will certainly launch a Apple TV 4K (2022) very quickly.

It may not truly be known as that, although; there are indicators within the newest tvOS software program that the brand new Apple TV may assist 8K video, by which case Apple goes to must rebrand the system to match. Whereas there’s not an enormous quantity of 8K content material round in the mean time, that is positively the route we’re heading in.

Elsewhere, dependable sources have stated that the 2022 Apple TV 4K goes to come back with a quicker processor and extra reminiscence, which can make it much more succesful for streaming and gaming. 

We’ll have to attend and see what these rumored upgrades do to the value, although – the present mannequin retails for $179 / £169 / AU$249, and although we have argued for a brand new, cheaper Apple TV mannequin, there isn’t any indication we’ll get one any time quickly.

New Macs and MacBook Professionals

There are, after all, all the time new Macs and MacBooks within the pipeline at Apple, however based mostly on launch patterns of the previous, we predict a number of fashions will most likely be up to date this month. Apple has already stated {that a} new Mac Professional 2022 is in growth, constructed on Apple silicon, and that is hardly a shock provided that the present Mac Professional has been going since 2019.

We’re additionally maybe a brand new Mac mini 2022: the prevailing Mac mini 2020 was one of many gadgets that ushered within the M1 age, and an upgraded model based mostly on the M2 chip is wanting possible. From what we have heard, the Mac mini 2022 will keep on with the prevailing design, although.

Different Apple computer systems now due an replace are the MacBook Professional 14-inch (2021) and the MacBook Professional 16-inch (2021). Once more, these laptops look set to be upgraded to the M2 chip, though as with this 12 months’s MacBook Professional 13-inch (2022), we’d not see many different adjustments: the MacBook Professionals have solely simply undergone a big redesign, so we’re anticipating that Apple will keep it up for some time longer whereas.

A brand new HomePod

And what of a brand new HomePod? The HomePod was formally discontinued in March 2021, however the sensible speaker market continues to do brisk enterprise, and there have been rumors that an Apple HomePod 2 is coming.

The unique Apple HomePod was one of many finest wi-fi audio system round, so Apple’s determination to deal with the smaller (and cheaper) Apple HomePod mini was one thing of a shock. The suggestion {that a} new model may very well be on the way in which is subsequently welcome, and we’re additionally excited in regards to the rumors which have tipped it to come back with a display, in an evolution that matches what Amazon and Google have achieved with their very own sensible speaker traces.

In fact the HomePod mini can also be due a refresh – it is practically two years previous now – and there have been leaks suggesting that we’d get a refreshed model of that product, too. If a brand new mannequin does seem, count on some upgrades when it comes to the audio high quality and options supported.

It is doable that we can’t see all of those gadgets seem on the identical day on the identical time, particularly if Apple would not trouble with a devoted occasion, however all of those merchandise are actually being closely tipped to point out up in October 2022. As quickly as something is made official, we are going to after all let you already know.

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