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WWDC 2019: A quick visual recap of Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference keynote

Big changes arrived for the iPhone, iPad, Mac Pro and Apple Watch.

Lori Grunin
I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but previously spent many years concentrating on cameras. I've also volunteered with a cat rescue for over 15 years doing adoptions, designing marketing materials, managing volunteers and, of course, photographing cats.
Lori Grunin
I've been reviewing hardware and software, devising testing methodology and handed out buying advice for what seems like forever; I'm currently absorbed by computers and gaming hardware, but previously spent many years concentrating on cameras. I've also volunteered with a cat rescue for over 15 years doing adoptions, designing marketing materials, managing volunteers and, of course, photographing cats.
Sarah Tew Senior Editor / Photography
I'm a visual storyteller, working primarily in the medium of photography and photoshop. I listen to more podcasts than I can keep up with and enjoy gardening, cooking, reading, and am striving for a sustainable lifestyle. A big-picture thinker, I am always trying to put the pieces together, and though things are scary these days, I believe humanity will pull through.
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Lori Grunin
Sarah Tew
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WWDC 2019

The WWDC keynote took place at San Jose's McEnery Convention Center and brought us tons of new product news, including a bonkers Mac Pro and Pro XDR display, iOS 13, iPadOS, new Apple Watch features and more.

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For All Mankind

We got a preview of a new Apple TV Plus show called For All Mankind, which explores an alternate universe where the Soviets made it to the moon before the US.  

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Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR

A redesigned return to the cheese-grater Mac Pro can house some of the most powerful desktop components on the market and the new monitor is the brightest wide-gamut model at a peak 1,600 nits.

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MPX module

The Mac Pro supports up to two MPX modules which support Thunderbolt up to 500 watts of power draw.

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Afterburner

Apple developed its own video accelerator to handle high-res professional video real-time rendering.

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1.4 kilowatt power supply

That's ... a lot.

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Pro Display XDR

Apple's new 32-inch display is intended to replace both reference and working displays for video editors. It's a true HDR 10-bit panel at 6K resolution that can hit 1,600 nits at peak brightness and sustained 1,000 nits. Because it must be named, the 6,016x2,284 resolution version is now "6K Retina." It's still about 215 ppi, though.

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Pro Display XDR

Apple increases the brightness by boosting the blue backlight and using local dimming.

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Pro Display XDR stand

Apple also made an overdesigned stand that you can buy for $1,000, but at least you can raise, lower, swivel and rotate the display.

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Project Catalyst

Sort of like the earlier project called "Marzipan," Catalyst is a far more built-out interface for porting iPadOS apps to MacOS.

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Expanded controller support for Apple TV

PS4 and Xbox One controller support finally arrived in Apple's TVOS.

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Dark mode for the iPhone

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Apple Maps

Apple's homegrown Maps app is getting more detailed.

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Maps

Apple Maps also incorporates more personalization.

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More info

Features such as real-time transit and flight status info beef up Apple's navigation tools.

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Sign in with Apple

Instead of logging in to accounts via third parties, you can now sign on to them via Apple using your Face or Touch ID.  

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Anonymous random email addresses

Now you don't have to create fake email addresses for everything -- Apple can now do it for you and forward them to your active email account.

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HomeKit

HomeKit security support comes to cameras and routers.

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Memoji personalization

You have tons more options for making your Memoji look more like you -- or less.

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Memoji stickers

So you can use your new personalized Memoji in other services.

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Photos editing refined

Editing in photos is more streamlined than before.

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Apple iOS 13 video editing

You can now rotate videos in Photos.

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Photo editing

The updated list of adjustments in Photos.

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Photos

Apple put a little more smarts into the way it displays photos and albums.

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Photos

The new Year view.

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CarPlay dashboard

Music playback view.

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Handoff

Handoff between the HomePod and your iPhone -- think continuing music playback when you leave the house -- is now a thing.

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AirPod music sharing in iOS 13

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iPadOS

Apple split its mobile operating systems into iOS (iPhone) and iPadOS so that it could take better advantage of the extra screen real estate on the iPad.

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iPadOS download manager

Apple significantly beefed up Files capabilities, turning it into a more standard file system, which enabled features like a download manager.

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iPadOS USB drive support

Another capability made possible by beefing up Files.

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Safari on iPadOS

It pulls the desktop site, but formats it appropriately for the tablet.

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Home screen

Now you can park shortcuts on the Home screen.

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Connected camera-to-iPad image transfer

Files also makes it possible to physically connect a camera to browse and download photos.

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ARKit

ARKit gets motion capture, which is really cool.

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Minecraft

The updates to ARKit make truly AR Minecraft possible.

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New Apple Watch OS apps

Apple has also expanded the things it tracks in its Health App.

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Third-party apps

There's expanded support for other developers to create Watch apps.

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Streaming on Watch

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Install on Watch

The Watch OS 5 update adds the ability to install apps directly on the Watch.

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Menstrual tracking

Women's health tracking is now available for the Watch.

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Noise tracking

Linked to the AirPods, this iOS app monitors the sound level.

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New bands and faces

Spiff up your Watch.

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App Store on Watch

Finally, an onboard app store for the Apple Watch. You can browse, buy and install from it.

Check out the rest of CNET's complete WWDC coverage.

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