While we're only about a month away from Apple's yearly Worldwide Developer Conference, and the Cupertino headquartered company has decided to drop some of its announcements early to get them out of the way.

You can follow along with the live video embedded below starting at 10 a.m. ET on May 7, 2024, and we'll be updating the page regularly during the event with screenshots and text breakdowns of the major announcements.

Live blog

10:39 Looks like that's it. See you at WWDC.

10:37 iPad 10th gen gets a price drop to $349. iPad Pro and accessories ship next week. 11-inch Pro is $999. 13-inch model is $1299. Pencil Pro is $129. Magic Keyboard for 11-inch models is $299. 13-inch version is $349.

10:35 Apple Pencil Pro works on iPad Air too.

10:32 New Apple Pencil with squeeze and haptic feedback. Has "Find My" support now too. No more lost stylus!

10:30 New Magic Keyboard.

10:28 New "Stem Splitter" uses AI to split songs into stems. Happens on-device. Impressive.

10:27 Bass and keyboard AI is being added to Logic — like the AI drummer in previous versions.

10:24 Final Cut Pro 2 and Logic Pro 2 for iPad are being demoed now.

10:23 Now they're making the pitch for professional users like photographers and 3D modelers.

10:22 New design uses graphine and copper.

10:21 Here's the AI pitch. M4 is using brand new a Neural Engine.

10:20 Ray-tracing for the first time on the iPad. New chips can deliver the same performance as the previous ones at half the power draw.

10:17 M4 chip is used on iPad Pros.

10:16 Nano-textured glass option available for less glare.

10:15 OLED display confirmed. Uses two OLED panels for optimal brightness called "Tandem OLED." 1600 nits of peak brightness. 1000 nits full screen brightness.

10:14 11-inch and 13-inch models. Both are very thin. The 11-inch model is thinner than the iPad Nano — the thinnest Apple device ever made. Lightweight too.

10:13 We're seeing an iPad Pro video about how thin it is.

10:12 iPad Pro update.

10:11 iPad Air can be pre-ordered today, ships next week. $599 for 11-inch model, $799 for the 13-inch model.

10:10 It's clear that Apple is leaning into AI pretty hard. It's already been mentioned multiple times. Landscape camera too.

10:09 Up to three times faster.

10:07 Better speakers, better camera. Using an M2 chip, interesting.

10:03 New iPad Air comes in two sizes: 11-inch and 13-inch.

10:05 iPad updates are here. iPad Air is up first.

10:03 MacBook Air is the top-selling 13- and- 15-inch laptop

10:02 Tim is here. Giving Apple Vision Pro updates.

9:59 Here we go!

9:15 We're very close to the show starting. Are we ready for some new iPads?

What to expect

If you're going in expecting them to deliver major iPhone or Mac updates, you're probably going to leave disappointed. By all accounts, this is going to be an iPad-focused event, with some accessories sprinkled in.

An updated iPad Pro with a high-end OLED display is expected to be the main draw, but the lower-cost iPad Air seems to be getting a refresh too.

The Apple Pencil, featured in the event graphic itself, will almost certainly get an update with the potential for haptic feedback and new gestures.

Other accessories like cases and keyboards could very well be announced, and the Apple Vision Pro might start shipping to new regions, but that's about it on the hardware side.

iOS 17.5, in beta for weeks now, probably ships alongside the updated devices, but don't expect major new features until iOS 18 comes along later this year.

Watch the archived event.

Via Apple.