I-Apple iveze ipensela ye-Apple entsha, ethengekayo, enembobo ye-USB-C nokusekelwa kazibuthe, kodwa ishoda ngeminye imisebenzi imodeli yangaphambilini, manje esineminyaka engu-5 ubudala, enayo.
Ukufika kwe-iPad 10 entsha kubangele inkinga ngePencil ye-Apple. Yayisahambisana nesizukulwane sokuqala se-Apple Pensela, nesixhumi sombani, kodwa i-iPad ayisenalokho kuxhumana, kodwa i-USB-C. Ulikhokhisa kanjani ipensela le-Apple? Yebo, ngama-adaptha, njengoba i-Apple ivame ukuxazulula lezi zinhlobo zezinkinga. Kuthathe isikhathi eside kodwa ekugcineni kufika isixazululo esibonakala siwufanelekela kakhulu uhlobo lwe-Apple: Ipensela ye-Apple entsha, eshibhile, ngaphandle kwezici ezithile kodwa nge-USB-C ukuze sikwazi ukuyishaja kabusha ngentambo efanayo esishaja ngayo i-iPad yethu, into enengqondo kakhulu.
Idizayini yale Pencil entsha ye-Apple icishe ifane neyemodeli yesizukulwane sesibili, futhi ihlanganisa ukuqiniswa kazibuthe ohlangothini lwe-iPad, kodwa kulokhu ibamba kuphela, akukho ukushajwa kabusha, njengoba ingenakho ukushaja okungenantambo noma ukubhanqa okungenantambo. ngokusebenzisa ukuxhumana kazibuthe phakathi kwamadivaysi. Isixhumi se-USB-C sifihlwe ngaphansi kwesiphetho esibhekene nesihloko sepeni, esikhishwa ukuze sibonakale futhi sixhume ikhebuli. I-Apps ePencil entsha inenzwa yokutsheka, kodwa Ayinayo inzwa yokucindezela, futhi ayinawo umsebenzi wokuthinta kabili wethiphu ukushintsha amathuluzi. Ngamafuphi, iPencil entsha ye-Apple ezogcina ingena esikhundleni sesizukulwane sokuqala, esathengiswa, kodwa lokho akufinyeleli ekusebenzeni kwesizukulwane sesibili, okuyinto ngendlela engu-5 ubudala.
Le Penseli entsha ye-Apple ayikatholakali, nakuba usuvele uyibone ku-Apple Store, futhi kulindeleke ukuthi yethulwe ngoNovemba. Intengo yayo ingu-€95, ishibhile kakhulu kunesizukulwane sesibili esibiza u-€149, ishibhile ngisho kunesizukulwane sokuqala esinenani elingu-E119.. Ihambisana nawo wonke amamodeli e-iPad ane-USB-C, ngisho namamodeli we-Pro, nakuba usuyazi ukuthi ayishajeli kabusha ngozibuthe.