Apple likely decided to preview both new products at WWDC since they targeted professional customers, not mainstream consumers.Īt WWDC 2020, Apple didn't explicitly announce a new hardware product, but it did announce a major change for the Mac: it would be moving to Apple silicon. The Pro Display XDR and the Mac Pro were made available to customers later that year. 'Today is all about software, and we've got some very exciting updates,' Cook said.Īt Apple's last in-person WWDC in 2019, the company previewed the completely redesigned Mac Pro and accompanying Pro Display XDR. Both iPads were the first to feature Apple's ProMotion technology which has since expanded to the iPhone and MacBook Pro.įollowing a jam-packed hardware WWDC a year before, at WWDC 2018, Tim Cook seemingly intentionally kicked the conference right off by dismissing any hope that the event will include any hardware announcements. Outside the Mac and the HomePod, Apple replaced the 9.7-inch iPad Pro with an all-new 10.5-inch model and a redesigned 12.9-inch design. Apple also refreshed the 21.5-inch and 27-inch iMacs, now both discontinued, with brighter displays, faster storage, and performance. Apple also gave its lineup of MacBooks a spec bump with Intel's Kaby Lake processors. While Apple announced the iMac Pro in June, it didn't begin shipping to customers until December. The iMac Pro retained the same design as the standard 27-inch iMac, also now discontinued, but in a 'badass space gray finish.'

The second most notable was the preview of the all-new iMac Pro, an also now-discontinued product that was a 27-inch high-end iMac that Apple hoped would cater to the needs of professional customers. The most notable announcement at that WWDC was the HomePod, a now-discontinued smart speaker that struggled to gain momentum. To kick this list off, we'll start at WWDC 2017, where Apple announced and previewed a host of new and updated products. Ahead of this year's conference and amid rumors of a possible Mac-focused announcement on Monday, we thought it'd be fun to take a trip down memory lane and relive some of Apple's biggest hardware news at WWDC. While WWDC is a software-heavy event, Apple has previewed and announced hardware during the conference in past years. Pacific Time with a keynote where the company will reveal iOS 16, iPadOS 16, macOS 13, watchOS 9, tvOS 16, and possibly some new hardware. Apple's 33rd Worldwide Developers Conference officially kicks off on Monday at 10:00 a.m.

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