Here is the AirTag and accessory availability for the evening of Wednesday, May 26th, 2021.

The Single AirTag and 4-Pack of AirTags have improved by a couple days, even though it has been five days since the last posting.

Both of the Bleu Indigo Hermès Key Ring and Bleu Indigo Hermès Bag Charms have gone from "Currently Unavailable" to "Sold Out", which is a status I was not aware was even possible with a new product like this.

Changes for the Accessories

• AirTag - Single has changed from Jun 23 - Jun 30 to Jun 21 - Jun 28
• AirTag - 4 Pack has changed from Jun 23 - Jun 30 to Jun 21 - Jun 28
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - Baltic Blue has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - Saddle Brown has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - PRODUCT(RED) has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Leather Loop - Saddle Brown has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Leather Loop - PRODUCT(RED) has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Loop - Electric Orange has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Loop - Sunflower has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Loop - Deep Navy has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Loop - White has changed from Wed, May 26 to Tue, Jun 1
• AirTag Hermès Key Ring - Bleu Indigo has changed from Currently Unavailable to Sold Out
• AirTag Hermès Bag Charm - Bleu Indigo has changed from Currently Unavailable to Sold Out
• AirTag Hermès Bag Charm - Fauve has changed from Currently Unavailable to Jul 6 - Jul 13
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - White has changed from Jun 15 - Jun 22 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Black has changed from Jun 23 - Jun 29 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Blue has changed from Jun 23 - Jun 29 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Pink has changed from Jun 23 - Jun 29 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - White has changed from Jun 15 - Jun 22 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Black has changed from Jun 23 - Jun 29 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Blue has changed from Jun 23 - Jun 29 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Pink has changed from Jun 23 - Jun 29 to Jun 18 - Jun 25

iPhone Accessories - Apple

Here is the iPad Pro availability for the evening of Wednesday, May 26th, 2021.

The availability has not changed much. The lower storage sizes of the 11-inch iPad Pro has a 1 to 2 week shipping, while 12.9-inch iPad Pro still has a 6 to 8 week delivery range.

Changes for Apple

• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 15 - Jun 22 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 22 - Jul 7 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 22 - Jul 7 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 4 - Jun 11
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 15 - Jun 22 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 22 - Jul 7 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 22 - Jul 7 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 30 - Jul 15 to Jul 6 - Jul 20
• Pro 11-inch Magic Keyboard - White has changed from Tue, May 25 to Fri, May 28
• Pro 12.9-inch Magic Keyboard - White has changed from Tue, May 25 to Fri, May 28
• Pro 12.9-inch Magic Keyboard - Space Gray has changed from Tue, May 25 to Fri, May 28

iPad Pro 11-inch

iPad Pro 12.9-inch

There is an update to wwriteLite, to version 7.2.2. This is another minor bug fix. This time it fixes an issue where the platform would be detected properly.

As always this is a free wwriteLite and it is available now. You can view the full list of changes by checking out the Change Log on the wwriteLite website.

Version 7.2.1 Notes
This is a minor bug fix that fixes an issue where you could not see the Markdown Preview text when using Dark mode and when the file being previewed is not using a template.

Version 7.2.0 Notes
It looks like Bill Lumbergh and Dom Portwood have finally decided to jump into the 21st century. They have decided that all TPS reports needs to be submitted in Markdown for easy conversion to HTML so they can be viewed on the Initech, LLC intranet, called Ininet. Therefore, wwriteLite now needs to be able to support Markdown.

With version 7.2.0, you can now write Markdown, preview it by tapping on the Document icon in the toolbar. Once you have previewed your markdown you can import a CSS file from the Document Picker or via URL. Once used, the file will be downloaded and stored so you can use it on other files as well. You may also delete the CSS files by tapping on the “trash” icon in the menu bar.

Also added in this version is a new "Open Source" screen which lists the open source libraries used within wwriteLite. This is accessed via the "About" screen.

There is one tweak as well, the "Drag" icon has been removed and replaced with the Markdown Preview.

Here is the iPad Pro availability for the morning of Friday, May 21st, 2021, and the first day that the 3rd Generation 11-inch iPad Pro and 5th Generation 12.9-inch iPad Pro are available.

The 12.9-inch iPad Pro is definitely popular with a delivery date range of 6 to 8 weeks. The higher-end 11-inch Wi-Fi + Cellular models have a 5 to 7 week delivery range. The White Keyboards are in-stock and available.

Changes for Apple

• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 10 - Jun 17 to Jun 15 - Jun 22
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 17 - Jul 1 to Jun 22 - Jul 7
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 17 - Jul 1 to Jun 22 - Jul 7
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Jun 1 - Jun 8
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 10 - Jun 17 to Jun 15 - Jun 22
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 17 - Jul 1 to Jun 22 - Jul 7
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 17 - Jul 1 to Jun 22 - Jul 7
• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jun 25 - Jul 12 to Jun 30 - Jul 15
• Pro 11-inch Magic Keyboard - White has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Tue, May 25
• Pro 12.9-inch Magic Keyboard - White has changed from May 26 - Jun 3 to Tue, May 25

iPad Pro 11-inch

iPad Pro 12.9-inch

Here is the AirTag availability for the morning of Friday, May 21st, 2021. The AirTag and its accessories have the same general availability. The single AirTag and 4-pack of AirTags both have an availability of June 23rd to June 30th. Most of Apple's AirTag accessories can be delivered next week, except for the Hermès accessories which are all "Currently Unavailable".

Changes for the Accessories

• AirTag - Single has changed from Jun 18 - Jun 25 to Jun 23 - Jun 30
• AirTag - 4 Pack has changed from Jun 18 - Jun 25 to Jun 23 - Jun 30
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - Baltic Blue has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - Saddle Brown has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - PRODUCT(RED) has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Leather Loop - Saddle Brown has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Leather Loop - PRODUCT(RED) has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Loop - Electric Orange has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Loop - Sunflower has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Loop - Deep Navy has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Loop - White has changed from Thu, May 20 to Wed, May 26
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - White has changed from Jun 10 - Jun 17 to Jun 15 - Jun 22
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Black has changed from Jun 18 - Jun 24 to Jun 23 - Jun 29
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Blue has changed from Jun 18 - Jun 24 to Jun 23 - Jun 29
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Pink has changed from Jun 18 - Jun 24 to Jun 23 - Jun 29
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - White has changed from Jun 10 - Jun 17 to Jun 15 - Jun 22
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Black has changed from Jun 18 - Jun 24 to Jun 23 - Jun 29
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Blue has changed from Jun 18 - Jun 24 to Jun 23 - Jun 29
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Pink has changed from Jun 18 - Jun 24 to Jun 23 - Jun 29

Apple has announced that they are providing even more features for those with disabilities. There are a couple of things to highlight including SignTime, Assistive Touch, eye-tracking hardware support, support for bi-directional hearing aids, and improved voiceover support.

SignTime

SignTime is a new service, available starting today, May 20th, 2021 which will allow users to communicate with Apple Retail and Customer Care representatives through a Sign Language interpreter. This is accessible right from within the browser. If a customer is in an Apple Store and needs an interpreter, they will be able to use SignTime to communicate as necessary. There are three different languages available for users, American Sign Language (ASL) in the US, British Sign Language (BSL) in the UK, and French Sign Language (LSF) in France.

There is another new feature, for those with limited mobility called AssistiveTouch.

AssistiveTouch

AssistiveTouch is a feature for the Apple Watch that will detect subtle differences for the Apple Watch that will allow users to be able to interact with the Apple Watch. This is done by the Apple Watch detecting differences in muscle movements and tendon activity to be able to sense the intension. 

This will be a significant leap in terms of inclusivity for those who may have limb differences so that they can be able to use the Apple Watch, the same as anybody else.

Those who have limb differences are not the only ones seeing some improvement. 

Eye-Tracking Support for iPad

There are those who may have motor issues and these issues would still want to be able to control an iPad. Later this year the iPad will support hardware eye-tracking devices through the Made for iPad, or MFI, program.

With the Eye-Tracking support users will be able to move the point on the iPad, solely use the eye-tracking hardware. This, like AssistiveTouch, will allow users with limited mobility to use an iPad, just like other users.

Bi-Directional Hearing Aids

There are different types of people throughout the world. There are some users who may have difficulty hearing certain things. Apple has provided some features, like “Listening Mode”, which allows you to use your iPhone or iPad as a way to increase volume.

While this may work for some users, there are those users who need other types of auditory assistance. Those users may need hearing aids. Apple has updated their MFi program to support bi-directional hearing aids. According to Apple, “The microphones in these new hearing aids enable those who are deaf or hard of hearing to have hands-free phone and FaceTime conversations”.

This will be a great way of allowing those with hearing issues to have Hearing Aids that will allow them to natively use their phone hands-free and participate in FaceTime conversations. 

Exploring Images with VoiceOver

Over the last few years Apple has been improving their object detection through machine learning. While this has been great for object detection, facial recognition, and much more. One benefit that all of this work has is a new feature that Apple will be releasing is the ability to explore images with VoiceOver. 

For those who are visually impaired, you will be able to use VoiceOver to detect objects within an image. This goes beyond what users have experienced thus far by being able to describe details about people, like their position with a photo. Beyond this, for things like receipt VoiceOver will be able to go column by column, row by row. This includes being able to provide header information. 

Closing Thoughts

These new initiatives for Apple will be great additions to be more inclusive of additional people who may mobility, hearing, and movement issues. It is good to see Apple add this, but I hope that Apple adds more assistive technologies over time.

Source: Apple

Here is the iPad Pro Availability for the mid-afternoon of Tuesday, May 18th, 2021.

The 12.9-inch iPad Pro has improved from July 6th to June 25th. The 1TB and 2TB 11-inch iPad Pro has slipped from June 10th to June 17th.

Changes for Apple

• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 3 - Jun 10 to Jun 10 - Jun 17
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 10 - Jun 24 to Jun 17 - Jul 1
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 10 - Jun 24 to Jun 17 - Jul 1
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 3 - Jun 10 to Jun 10 - Jun 17
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 10 - Jun 24 to Jun 17 - Jul 1
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 11-inch has changed from Jun 10 - Jun 24 to Jun 17 - Jul 1
• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi Only - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Silver iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 128GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 256GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 512GB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 1TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12
• Wi-Fi + Cellular - 2TB Space Gray iPad Pro 12.9-inch has changed from Jul 6 - Jul 19 to Jun 25 - Jul 12

iPad Pro 11-inch

iPad Pro 12.9-inch

Here is the AirTag availability for the mid-afternoon of Tuesday, May 18th, 2021.

Availability has remained the same, except for the single AirTag. This has slipped by a couple of weeks to June 18th, from May 20th.

Changes for the Accessories

• AirTag - Single has changed from May 20 - May 24 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag - 4 Pack has changed from Jun 11 - Jun 18 to Jun 18 - Jun 25
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - Baltic Blue has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - Saddle Brown has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - PRODUCT(RED) has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Leather Loop - Saddle Brown has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Leather Loop - PRODUCT(RED) has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Loop - Electric Orange has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Loop - Sunflower has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Loop - Deep Navy has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Loop - White has changed from Fri, May 14 to Thu, May 20
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - White has changed from Jun 3 - Jun 10 to Jun 10 - Jun 17
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Black has changed from Jun 11 - Jun 17 to Jun 18 - Jun 24
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Blue has changed from Jun 11 - Jun 17 to Jun 18 - Jun 24
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Pink has changed from Jun 11 - Jun 17 to Jun 18 - Jun 24
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - White has changed from Jun 3 - Jun 10 to Jun 10 - Jun 17
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Black has changed from Jun 11 - Jun 17 to Jun 18 - Jun 24
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Blue has changed from Jun 11 - Jun 17 to Jun 18 - Jun 24
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Pink has changed from Jun 11 - Jun 17 to Jun 18 - Jun 24

Today Apple announced that a new music service will be coming to the Apple ecosystem in June, one that provides a couple of new features. These features are Spatial Audio and Lossless encoding.

Spatial Audio with support for Dolby Atmos

The way that recorded audio sounds is dependent on a number of factors. For most of the last century the primary factor has been the source of the audio. Typically, the more speakers, the better sound can be handled between all of the speakers and the more immersive and realistic it can sound. However, Apple developed a feature called "Spatial Audio". Spatial Audio can computationally change the audio coming out of an iOS device so that it seems more life-like.

According to Apple, "By default, Apple Music will automatically play Dolby Atmos tracks on all AirPods and Beats headphones with an H1 or W1 chip, as well as the built-in speakers in the latest versions of iPhone, iPad, and Mac."

This means that if you have some modern Apple headphones, you will be able to take advantage of Spatial Audio, when it is available. In terms of availability, not all tracks in Apple Music will support Spatial Audio. Initially, "[t] housands of tracks will be available in Spatial Audio with Dolby Atmos at launch, with more added regularly."

Apple has announced some of the artists that will have Spatial Audio. Some of the artists include:

•  J Balvin
• Gustavo Dudamel
• Ariana Grande
• Maroon 5
• Kacey Musgraves
• The Weeknd

Apple will be curating a set of playlists that include tracks that support Spatial Audio so people can know which tracks will support the feature. Spatial Audio is not the only thing being added, there is also a new Hi-Resolution Lossless audio option coming.

Lossless Audio

Most music that you listen to is compressed. This means that not all of the fidelity of the audio is within the file. This is generally needed to preserve space, this was particularly true in the early days of the modern internet when bandwidth was limited to 56kbps, or in most cases, less. In order to be able to get your music, you would need to wait to download the song. At the time it could easily take 5 or 10 minutes to download a song. In order to make the downloads as quick as possible, compression was needed.

Imagine having to download a 100 megabyte file at 56 kilobits per second. It would easily take days to finish downloading the entire fire. For many, internet speeds have improved and we can now download 100 megabyte in a matter of moments, even while connected only to cellular data.

All audio needs a codec, and Apple will be using the Apple Lossless Audio Codec, or ALAC. Lossless audio will come to all 75 million songs on Apple Music. You will be able to specify the quality of music that is streamed, or downloaded, separately for Wi-Fi and Cellular. You will have a few options. These will be:

• CD Quality - 16 bit at 44.1 kHz (kilohertz)
• High Quality - 24 bit at 48 kHz
• Lossless - 24 bit at 192 kHz.

This will all be customizable within by going to Settings > Music > Audio Quality on your iOS devices. Per Apple's press release:

Due to the large file sizes and bandwidth needed for Lossless and Hi-Res Lossless Audio, subscribers will need to opt in to the experience. Hi-Res Lossless also requires external equipment, such as a USB digital-to-analog converter (DAC)."

The requirement for a digital-to-analog converter will mean that not everyone will be able to listen to the Hi-Res lossless audio, but for those who will invest in the equipment, it should be a good upgrade to their audio fidelity.

Pricing

You might be curious as to the price for this service. It would not be unreasonable to expect an additional tier of music to be created. However, the price remains the same at $9.99 for an individual subscription, and $14.99 for a family subscription. This will also apply to those who have an Apple One subscription. So, if you subscribe to Apple Music today, you will get this new service for free.

The new higher quality Apple Music service, including both Spatial Audio and Lossless, will be released in June with iOS 14.6.

Closing Thoughts

Overall, I think both of these will be a great addition. More people will be able to hear the Spatial Audio tracks as compared to the number of people who will be listening to the Hi-Res lossless tracks. The best part is that it is not going to cost any extra to get these features.

Source: Apple

Here is the AirTag, and accessory, availability for the evening of Monday, May 11th, 2021. The Hermès accessories continue to be unavailable, while the Belkin accessories all have a June delivery range; specifically June 3rd to June 10th for the White accessories, and a June 11th to June 17th for the colors.

The 4-pack of AirTags have a delivery range of June 11th to June 18th. The Single AirTag can be delivered in a few days.

Changes for AirTag

• AirTag - Single has changed from May 18 - May 20 to May 20 - May 24
• AirTag - 4 Pack has changed from Jun 16 - Jun 23 to Jun 11 - Jun 18
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - Baltic Blue has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - Saddle Brown has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Leather Key Ring - PRODUCT(RED) has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Leather Loop - Saddle Brown has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Leather Loop - PRODUCT(RED) has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Loop - Electric Orange has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Loop - Sunflower has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Loop - Deep Navy has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Loop - White has changed from May 12 - May 13 to Fri, May 14
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - White has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 3 - Jun 10
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Black has changed from Jun 15 - Jun 22 to Jun 11 - Jun 17
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Blue has changed from Currently Unavailable to Jun 11 - Jun 17
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Strap - Pink has changed from Jun 15 - Jun 22 to Jun 11 - Jun 17
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - White has changed from Jun 1 - Jun 8 to Jun 3 - Jun 10
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Black has changed from Jun 15 - Jun 22 to Jun 11 - Jun 17
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Blue has changed from Currently Unavailable to Jun 11 - Jun 17
• AirTag Belkin Secure Holder with Key Ring - Pink has changed from Jun 15 - Jun 22 to Jun 11 - Jun 17