Apple exec dives into the iPad Air in new interview with Brian Tong

Brian Tong Ipad Air 5 Interview
Brian Tong Ipad Air 5 Interview (Image credit: Brian Tong)

What you need to know

  • Brian Tong sat down with Katie McDonald to talk about the new iPad Air.
  • McDonald is Apple's iPad Product Marketing Manager.
  • Content creators Noah Herman and Abigail Bixler also joined the two for the interview.

Katie McDonald, Apple's iPad Product Marketing Manager, recently sat down to talk about the new 5th generation iPad Air with Brian Tong. Noah Herman and Abigail Bixler also joined the two to discuss what the latest iPad enables for students and creators.

You can watch the interview between Tong and McDonald below:

Apple's iPad Product Marketing Manager, Katie McDonald, joins me to talk about if the M1 was always the plan for this year's iPad Air. Plus, content creators Noah Herman and Abigail Bixler show off what's possible and new creative ways of using the iPad Air. Plus, any hints for what we can expect to see with the next iPad Pro?

The new iPad Air, which Apple announced at its "Peek Performance" event earlier this month, was upgraded to include the M1 processor, the same chip that powers a range of Macs as well as the iPad Pro. The latest iPad Air also got the latest ultra-wide camera featured in the iPad Pro and iPad mini, which enables Center Stage on video calls.

If you want to dive deep into the latest iPad Air, check out our review.

Joe Wituschek
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Joe Wituschek is a Contributor at iMore. With over ten years in the technology industry, one of them being at Apple, Joe now covers the company for the website. In addition to covering breaking news, Joe also writes editorials and reviews for a range of products. He fell in love with Apple products when he got an iPod nano for Christmas almost twenty years ago. Despite being considered a "heavy" user, he has always preferred the consumer-focused products like the MacBook Air, iPad mini, and iPhone 13 mini. He will fight to the death to keep a mini iPhone in the lineup. In his free time, Joe enjoys video games, movies, photography, running, and basically everything outdoors.

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