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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by baybal2 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:19AM (#22616290)
Take a notice: it doesn't seem to be any contact pads on the new ipad.

If there is indeed no contact pads, then it's likely they had to develop some custom rf connection just to support the type-c without contact pads (usb 3.0 needs a ton of bandwidth,) and that ain't cheap.

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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by saagarjha on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:23AM (#22616335)
They’re on the back.
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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by baybal2 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:25AM (#22616349)
Can you point to a picture?
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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by tartrate on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:31AM (#22616412)
http://apple.com/v/smart-keyboard/j/images/overview/smart_co...
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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by saagarjha on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:29AM (#22616397)
Here’s some at the top of the page: https://www.apple.com/ipad-pro/specs/
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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by baybal2 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @09:32AM (#22616433)
Three dots on the bottom? Just 3 conductors? Then, very likely some custom IC is still involved to send 3.0 over them.
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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by wlesieutre on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @10:15AM (#22616859)
I wouldn't expect that port to support USB data at all unless explicitly stated. They call it out as "a USB‑C port for passthrough charging."
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Re:New iPad Pro with LiDAR Scanner and trackpad support by baybal2 on Wednesday March 18, 2020 @12:02PM (#22618108)
Aaah, then everything is clear
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