Logitech iPad Pro CREATE keyboard, first of many accessories

The company showcased some of the next-gen Creative Cloud applications, including the brand new Photoshop Fix, along with Adobe Comp CC and Adobe Photoshop Sketch.

Pricing for the iPad Pro starts at $799 and goes up to a whopping $1079 – plus the Pencil costs $99 and the keyboard $169. The device can be recharged by plugging the lighting connector directly into the iPad device.

The company touts that the new iPad is thin enough to hold all day and buoyant enough to be used as a flotation device. It’s not that there’s anything wrong with the Apple Pencil.

The good news for Apple users is the free iOS 9 update being available from next Wednesday for iPhone 4s and later, iPod touch fifth generation and later, iPad 2 and later and iPad mini and later.

Apple has not only managed to deliver products meeting and even exceeding its customers’ standards, but has also diversified into various other product lines to ensure it can excel in various segments of the market for smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets.

THE new iPad Pro has the power and capabilities to replace a laptop computer, Apple said. It’s a pressure-sensitive stylus.

During the keynote, Adobe demonstrated some of the iPad Pro apps built to use along with the specially designed stylus, called Apple Pencil.

The new models ship today, Watch OS 2 available Sept 16th. The iPad Pro will have a 12.9 inch screen with more than five million pixels.

With AppleCare, you get protection whenever your iPhone suddenly fails, like the battery dying quicker than normal or a button no longer works.

The best comparison is between the iPad Pro’s top, 128GB, $1525 model and a similarly priced Surface Pro 3 that costs $1849 running Intel Core i5 with 256 GB.

Apple let the cat out of the bag already in terms of US prices during the earlier launch, but aren’t yet stating prices for Australians.