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Apple’s ‘Peek Performance’ event: 5 rumored products that aren’t coming

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<body><section class="wp-block-bigbite-multi-title"><div class="container"></div></section><p>Over the next few days, you&rsquo;re going to read a lot of reports about what&rsquo;s coming at Tuesday&rsquo;s &ldquo;Peek Performance&rdquo; event, but don&rsquo;t be fooled by all of the false rumors floating around. While we&rsquo;re expecting a new iPhone SE, iPad Air, and a Mac or two, there are some rumored products that just aren&rsquo;t a fit for this event.&nbsp;</p>



<h2 id="airpods-pro">AirPods Pro</h2>



<p>We&rsquo;re definitely getting a second-generation AirPods Pro sometime in 2022, but they won&rsquo;t be arriving at this event. While Apple did launch the second-generation AirPods in March 2019, all other AirPods releases have arrived in the fall and that&rsquo;s when we expect the AirPods Pro to arrive. When they do land, expect a new &ldquo;flush&rdquo; design without their trademark stems, better battery life, and lossless audio. But you&rsquo;ll have to settle for <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/549094/airpods-3rd-generation-review.html" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.macworld.com/article/549094/airpods-3rd-generation-review.html">third-gen AirPods[/url] with your new iPhone SE.</p>



<h2 id="airtag-2">AirTag 2</h2>



<p>OK, these aren&rsquo;t exactly rumored, but the original AirTag was announced at the spring event in 2021. But we don&rsquo;t expect an update just yet, even though there are several issues that need to be corrected, including a battery that&rsquo;s too easy to remove, a speaker that&rsquo;s easy to disable, and a design that makes it too difficult to attach it to anything. We&rsquo;re not sure how long it will be between AirTag updates, but based on the way Apple has updated its previous accessories, it could be a while.</p>



<h2 id="mac-pro">Mac Pro</h2>



<p>Another product that is almost certainly going to launch this year, a <a href="https://www.macworld.com/article/347010/2022-mac-pro-design-apple-intel-silicon-processor-design-ram-graphics-storage-pro-display-price-release.html" data-type="URL" data-id="https://www.macworld.com/article/347010/2022-mac-pro-design-apple-intel-silicon-processor-design-ram-graphics-storage-pro-display-price-release.html">redesigned and revamped Mac Pro[/url] is the wrong fit for the spring event. Tuesday&rsquo;s keynote will be consumer-focused and the Mac Pro is anything but. The last several models have been previewed at WWDC and we expect that trend to continue this year.&nbsp;It&rsquo;ll be a big deal once it is announced, with an even higher-end processor and more compact design.</p>



<h2 id="standalone-monitor">Standalone monitor</h2>



<p>We&rsquo;d love for this one to be wrong, but we&rsquo;re betting against a standalone monitor making its debut at this event. Apple will hopefully launch one this year&mdash;it&rsquo;s first since the Thunderbolt Display was retired in 2016&mdash;but we&rsquo;re not expecting it to arrive until the fall. We&rsquo;re hearing it&rsquo;ll have a 27-inch mini-LED screen with ProMotion, so we&rsquo;re hoping it arrives sooner than later. Maybe we&rsquo;ll get a peek at it at WWDC.</p>



<h2 id="homepod-with-display">HomePod with Display</h2>



<p>Apple is reportedly working on a new kind of HomePod to rival the Amazon Echo Show and Google Nest Hub that could arrive in 2022, but don&rsquo;t expect it at this event. In fact, don&rsquo;t expect anything related to the HomePod. Apple has typically announced HomePod devices in the fall&mdash;like last year&rsquo;s HomePod mini colors. A HomePod with a display is an overdue addition to Apple&rsquo;s smart speaker family, but we&rsquo;re betting it&rsquo;ll be a bit longer before we get a look at it.</p>
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