Apple to unveil iPads and Macs; Expected specifications, features, etc...

Apple is hosting an event in Brooklyn on Tuesday where it's expected to unveil   updates to its Mac computers and iPads by announcing new iPads and Macs.

The standard 9.7-inch iPad was refreshed in March of this year, but Apple so far hasn't updated last year's 12.9-inch iPad Pro or the 10.5-inch iPad Pro.

According to analysts, Apple will launch a new iPad Pro with an 11-inch screen to replace the 10.5-inch model and a new 12.9-inch model could be coming, too. They also expect updates to the firm's Mac lineup such as redesigned MacBook Air, Apple's $999 entry-level laptop.

The new iPads are expected to offer Face ID, which lets you unlock the iPad by looking at it, instead of a home button with a fingerprint sensor.

Apple might announce the AirPower wireless charging system which was originally announced in September 2017. It's a pad that will allow people charge an iPhone, AirPods and the Apple Watch wirelessly at the same time.

Apple introduced new iPhones and Apple Watches last month, but the older product lines accounted for $45 billion in sales in the most recent fiscal quarter. In comparison, iPhones brought in revenue of $141.3 billion.

But some of that dip in Mac sales was explained by timing - Apple waited to release new Macs until July, when it had in previous years offered them in June. More broadly, Macs sales growth has outpaced the PC market and the iPad has been the most successful tablet in a market that simply turned out to be smaller than Apple hoped when it released the device in 2010.

While Apple has held prices down on some items like its entry-level iPads for schools, analyst do not expect it to do so with iPad Pros or Mac laptops. With Mac laptops in particular, consumers increasingly use phones or tablets for quick computing tasks and only reach for a full-fledged computer when they need extra horsepower. Apple is unlikely to cut corners to drop the price of its entry-level laptops, analysts said.