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Apple announces entry-level Apple Pencil with USB-C charging

Picture of the new Apple Pencil’s USB-C port.
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Apple has announced a cheaper Apple Pencil that comes with USB-C. The iPad accessory will cost $79 and comes with a sliding cap that reveals the USB-C port. It also attaches magnetically to the side edge of an iPad — even the 10th-generation model Apple released last year.

The cheaper price means that the Pencil doesn’t come with some of the more advanced features as the first- and second-generation accessories. The device doesn’t support pressure sensitivity, wireless pairing and charging, or the double-tap feature that lets you switch between tools. However, it still supports hover with M2 models of the iPad Pro.

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The first Apple Pencil model used a Lightning connector that jutted out of it to plug…

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Author: theverge.com. [Source Link (*), The Verge – All Posts]

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