With the announcement of its next live event on Tuesday May 7, Apple has all but confirmed the launch of a new iPad and a new Apple Pencil through the artwork on the invitation. The iPad line-up has not seen any new products since October 2022. Two versions of the iPad Air are expected to launch, a 10.9 inch and a 12.9 inch version.

Apple’s new iPad Pro ad begins with the ticking of a mechanical metronome, which is a device used to help musicians keep track of timing. Then it cuts to a record player, and then finally to the image of a giant hydraulic press,