Apple Event: Next-Gen AirPods And More Powerful MacBooks May Be Coming

Topline

Apple is expected to unveil numerous new products, including new lines of MacBook Pro laptops and AirPods Bluetooth headphones, in a live-streamed launch event Monday.

Apple is expected to announce its first update to its MacBook Pro laptop line in three years. (Photo … [+] by Stephen Lam/Getty Images)

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Key Facts

The most significant anticipated change in the new MacBook Pros is a new second-generation Apple-made silicon processor chip, making the laptops more powerful and faster per Reuters.

The new chips will enable the most powerful MacBook Pros to rely entirely on in-house processors and not Intel’s chips, a key development for Apple.

The AirPods 3 are expected to also be announced, and the new AirPods will feature shorter stems and a better case battery life, according to CNN.

This is the second major Apple unveiling in as many months, as the company launched the iPhone 13 September 15.

Crucial Quote

Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger told “Axios on HBO” Sunday, “Apple decided they could do a better chip themselves than we could…. and, you know, they did a pretty good job. So what I have to do is create a better chip than they can do themselves. I would hope to win back this piece of their business, as well as many other pieces of business, over time.”

Tangent

Though it is not a feature with the AirPods 3, the Wall Street Journal reported last week that Apple is considering adding health features to the popular headphones. Among the features that Apple is reportedly testing include using AirPods to measure internal body temperature and track posture.