Macworld Podcast: MacBook Neo, iPhone 17e, M5 Pro and M5 Max, and more new Apple products

March 9, 2026•3 minute read

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Are you experienced? This past week, Apple released the new iPhone 17e, M4 iPad Pro, new MacBooks, and more, and held its Apple Experience event. We’re covering it all on this episode of the Macworld Podcast.

This is episode 973 with Michael Simon, Jason Cross, and Roman Loyola.

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New Apple products

Click the links below for more information on the new products.

This Week in Apple History

The very first Apple Studio Display was introduced on March 17, 1998, at the Seybold Seminars keynote in New York City. It was Apple’s first flat panel display, and Steve Jobs called it “very hot.” It was a 15-inch LCD with a maximum 1024 by 768 resolution, a 200 to 1 contrast ratio, and 180 nits of brightness. It came in a translucent blue case. Watch the introduction of the display below.

Comment Corner

It will be interesting to see what external display support is available with the new cheap MacBook with the “iPhone chip” and ports. I’m not expecting it to be good but am willing to be surprised.

Neil M. via email

I could give a rats ass about anything to do with the new [entry-level] ipad EXCEPT if it has to use the dongle to charge the pencil. I have been on the verge of snapping that bastard in half many times over the pencil and that stupid, stupid dongle. I’m mad just typing this.

Phil V. via email

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