Apple announces new cheaper iPad with support for Apple Pencil

As predicted, Apple announced a new, cheaper 9.7-inch iPad at its education-focused event in Chicago on Tuesday. And yes, it supports the Apple Pencil.

The new iPad will cost $299.

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"The iPad is a magical sheet of glass that can be anything we want it to be," Greg Joswiak, Apple's vice president of product marketing, said on stage.

Joswiak played up the iPad's strengths in schools, emphasizing the tablet has almost 200,000 apps made for education.

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