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Apple announced new chips, new MacBook Pros, new HomePods

October 19, 2021 It's October 19, 2021. It's National Seafood Bisque Day! You know what that means! Relax and treat yourself to a nice bowl of Seafood Bisque full of your favorite seafood. We like Shrimp in our's.     ⏰ Today's Big Stories... in 30 Seconds Today We Watched, Read, and Listened to (so you don't have to): 433 articles, 8 podcasts, 1511press releases, 228 tweets, and 6 YouTube videos 1. Apple Unveils New MacBook Pros Apple showed off a two new MacBook Pros on Monday with a 16- and 14-inch model both designed for new Apple silicon (see below). The new MBP features more ports than before, the return of MagSafe and a higher-rez webcam. Powerful stuff, Apple! 2. Apple Reveals Two New Chips: M1 Pro and M1 Max Those new MacBook Pros need something to power them, and the new M1 Pro and M1 Max are set to do just that. They're crazy powerful and Apple claims they use far less power (up to 70%) than competing high-end PC processors, which is probably a good thing when you're out and about.  3. New AirPods Come Out Next Week The latest version of Apple's famous wireless earbuds have the Adaptive EQ and spatial audio of their Pro sibling, but none of the noise canceling. They're also set to last you up to six hours on a charge, which is a lovely number when you're wanting to listen all day.  🦑 Go Deeper While we're here talking about Apple gear, the new Apple Watch Series 7 has a few small improvements that our own Sascha Brodsky details in his first look at Apple's new wearable. Bigger screen, anyone?      🎱 By the Numbers Poor HP Data: Gartner Sure, Apple doesn't sell as many computers as Lenovo, HP, or Dell, but it's definitely on the rise. The company from Cupertino shows a 31.3% growth in units sold from Q4 in 2019 to Q4 in 2020, which incidentally is the time period when the new M1 chip came out. Coincidence? Probably not.    🔥 Today's Hot Deal Looking to upgrade your Zoom presence at a discount? This Logitech C920x HD Pro webcam has full HD 1080p and 30fps video and HD light correction to make you look great at those endless virtual meetings, so grab one today for $60 now - a lovely $10 off the normal price.  Don't Miss This Deal 🤓 Nerd Out "Finally, more uses for blank walls!" —Tim Fisher, General Manager For most of us, staring at a blank wall isn't worth our time. But for new tech bring developed by M.I.T. researchers, a blank wall can show how many people are in a room, what they're doing, and more. (Share on Twitter) 💎 You Know You Want It  Play, talk, laugh Image: Amazon If you want your kids to have more interactive video calls with friends and family, the upcoming Amazon Glow projector and video-calling device may be for you. Full of games, children's books, and more, it should be just the thing to make your kids feel closer to their loved ones, even when they're far apart. 🙈 Wait, What? Of course it works there, too For one reason or another, some people think Zoom doesn't work on Chromebooks? It would certainly be an odd omission, but Zoom has since explained the video meeting app does, in fact, work on Chromebooks, much like it does on Windows and Mac.     🗞 Extra! Extra! We've got you covered with the best in daily tech news! See the latest on our site or follow us on Google News. Did someone forward this to you? Sign up here. Have something you'd like us to write about? We're always open for suggestions, too. You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to the Tech Today newsletter. If you wish to unsubscribe, please click here .   Our editors independently research, test, and recommend the best products; you can learn more about our review process here. We may receive commissions on purchases made from our chosen links. A Dotdash Brand 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10005 2020 Dotdash • All rights reserved. Privacy Policy.   [View in Browser]