Apple is set to unveil a new fleet of tech and services at its Peek Performance event on Tuesday. Luke Miani, a content creator, joined Cheddar News to discuss what might be expected to get unveiled, from mid-range Mac desktops to 5G service for the iPhone SE. "As 5G becomes more available and these products continue to be used, these are the types of features that consumers really need to see going forward," he said.

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What to Expect from Apple's Peek Performance March Event

alright switching gears. Apple's first event of the year will take place tomorrow March 8th. The event named peak performance, peak spelled with two es not P A K will be completely virtual and available to stream on apple dot com and on youtube. Now rumors are swirling about what exactly Apple will announce and one content creator slash tech leaker has some previews and predictions for us joining me now is content creator luke, mitrani and luke. I'm glad you're here. I want to start off with your exclusive leak of what you say is the so called Mac studio where you get that video up. So what are we looking at? Yeah, so the max studio is Apple's attempt to re enter the midrange desktop market for quite a number of years now they've had the lower end Mac mini which starts below $1000 And they've had the extremely high end $6,000 mac pro. But what we're looking at here is something in the middle, something that has a little bit more power for studio people but also is more affordable than something that costs about the same as a used Honda civic. And when it comes to uh, some of the more potent rumors, like a new iphone or new tablet. What are some things that you have heard that you feel will stick? So the big things that I was reporting on today is a new spring color for the iphone last year we had the iphone 12 in purple this year we're expecting a darker shade of green. We're also expecting a new purple shade for the ipad air, which is expected to receive some internal upgrades with more powerful processors as well as Apple's center stage camera technology And some other internal upgrades like 5G support. So those are some of the big things that we're expecting to see at the event tomorrow. Why is something like 5G so important to include on an affordable phone, like the iPhone SCS of the world? Yeah, so 5G is something that we are starting now to experience more and more on a day to day basis. It first came out in 2020 with the iPhone 12 and back then it wasn't super widespread. The speeds weren't really there for us to take advantage of them. But these are the types of things that you want to include in phones that are designed to be used for a long time. Apple currently supports the iphone six s, which came out nearly seven years ago. So these are features that we expect to see from Apple All the way down their price stack, including an iPad's because as 5G becomes more available and these products continue to be used. These are the types of features that consumers really need to see going forward. Now, I want to switch some gears now earlier today, Samsung confirmed hackers stole their Galaxy source code I here we could have some new os is pushed out that software updates for those of you who might not know. So how has Apple made gains in the sense of security in the past that we might see here in the future. Apple is a very secretive company. They hold their cards close to their chest and I think that really benefits them when it comes to software security. If you look at the state of leaks, you know we were just talking about new iphones, ipads and macs. But when it comes to software, Apple keeps things very close at hand because it's all developed on site. They have strict N. D. A. S. They don't have uh this this forum where software features are leaking to the public and so that allows them to really focus on security. And I think that is a unique capability that they have now when it comes to semiconductors and getting products into people's hands. I'm personally still waiting for a Macbook pro which I won't get until late april perhaps this is the reason perhaps is demand. So how do you think Apple will be able to navigate the shortages and get these products into people's hands? I mean one of the big things that helps Apple here is that they are now entirely vertically integrated basically. So they are using their own custom design chips. They work with the factories that produce them. They essentially have their entire production scheme under their control. But as you mentioned they haven't been able to completely escape this chip shortage delays for the Macbook Pros are months for some configurations and so essentially I think the way that they're trying to navigate this is by stockpiling as much supplies as they can before they go live. The new display that we're expecting at tomorrow's Apple event has reportedly been ready for months. So it seems like their response to the ever present chip shortage is to build up as much supply before launch and kind of hope that that gets you a little bit through that initial launch window. Now, which products are you most excited about? Personally? I'm a Mac fan. So I'm most excited for the Mac's studio that I leaked this morning. That is something that a lot of people have really been wanting from Apple for a long time with the basic Mac mini not really being enough for some and the Mac Pro being too much for others. So this is a new product category that they've never had before and I think that's going to be really, really exciting um in terms of mass market, I think a new iphone S E. Whether that be at this event or released via a press release sometime this month. I think that's going to be a really strong seller. The iphone sc Sorry, go ahead. The iphone is the Yeah, the iPhone SC has been a really strong seller despite being essentially the same enclosure as the iPhone eight, which is now almost five years old. But this apparently will be the last hurrah of that design and allow Apple to get five G at record low prices. My last question for you for those who are not Apple users, what should they be excited about? What kind of incentive do you think Apple will offer in this announcement tomorrow? So usually Apple's spring events tend to be on the more minor side. You know, we're talking about a new color for the iphone, some minor updates to the ipad air. Typically Apple's big, you know, blockbuster events come in the fall, but these are all products that are going to be very useful for students returning in the fall because fall products always come out after Apple's summer student discount and that usually offers some incentive in the form of gift card or airpods. So everything that will be announced tomorrow will be available this summer for students and I think that's what we're seeing in in Apple's positioning of these products. Alright, luke mitrani content created one of my favorite youtubers as well luke. Thank you so much for honoring us and being on our show. We appreciate it sir. Thanks again