世界开发者大会：苹果连放六个大招

本周一，苹果公司（Apple）在其史上最热闹的活动之一世界开发者大会（Worldwide Developers Conference）上，发布了多项新功能和产品。

其中一些是对硬件和软件的增量变化，而其他内容则可以让我们一窥苹果认为计算的未来将走向何方。

以下为苹果公司在2017年全球开发者大会上发布的最重要的内容。

新iPhone功能

与往常一样，苹果用主题演讲的大部分时间来介绍iPhone和iPad的新软件功能。

iOS 11系统为iPhone用户提供了一种类似于Venmo的新选项，用户可通过苹果支付向朋友转账。另外，新系统重新设计了控制中心，更新后的Apple Music应用增加了更多社交功能，新款Siri的语音听起来更自然，另外新系统还改进了请勿打扰功能，用于防止驾车时受到干扰。

此外苹果还宣布改进摄像头性能，增加长曝光模式等更多照片特效和升级，可实现更出色的低亮度拍照效果。

HomePod音箱

苹果正在与亚马逊（Amazon）和谷歌（Google）争夺客厅的控制权。其推出的HomePod音箱内置Siri，采用了与旧款iPhone手机相同的处理器。该产品将于12月份上市，售价349美元，远高于标准款Echo 179美元和Google Home 129美元的售价。

与前面提到的两款竞争产品一样，用户可以语音控制HomePod，比如要求Sir查看天气、提供路况信息、控制智能家庭设备和发送信息等。苹果称HomePod是专用家庭助理与高端音箱的结合体，可以根据房间面积调整音频输出。

iPad

虽然iPad的出货量连续多个季度下滑，但苹果还是在周一明确表明，其不会放弃iPad。

苹果发布的新款iPad包括10.5英寸和12.9英寸两个版本，这也是其首次发布10.5英寸的平板电脑。较小版本的起售价为649美元，较大版本的起售价为799美元； 这两个型号的iPad均将从下周开始发货。

两款新iPad的新屏幕采用了ProMotion技术，苹果称该技术支持最高达120Hz的更快刷新率，在执行滚动屏幕等任务和使用Apple Pencil时，可以为用户提供更流畅的体验。另外，新iPad搭载新款A10X Fusion处理器，苹果称这款处理器将使新iPad的运行速度，比搭载A9X芯片的旧款iPad提高30%。

另外，软件方面也有一些值得关注的变化。iOS 11系统的新功能，使iPad Pro可以更好地作为笔记本电脑的替代品，如新文件管理应用，可自定义的屏幕Dock栏，更快的多任务处理以及拖放功能。

增强现实

苹果CEO蒂姆•库克几个月来一直在开玩笑称，苹果对增强现实非常认真。周一的发布会提供了第一个真实证据，证明了他的说法。苹果发布了一款开发者工具ARKit，用于帮助开发者为iPhone和iPad开发增强现实应用。

苹果在会上演示的软件，可以通过iPhone的摄像头，将虚拟物品放置在现实当中的桌子上。在演示中打开和关闭光源，甚至可以让虚拟的电灯和咖啡杯生成阴影。Facebook与微软等公司也一直在大力开发增强现实。

Mac

苹果在全球开发者大会上更新了所有Mac硬件，包括令人炫目的新款iMac Pro，拥有最多达18个核心的处理器、每秒22万亿次浮点运算的图形处理性能，配备更强大图形处理器和更迅捷处理器的iMac，以及速度更快的MacBook和MacBook Pro笔记本电脑。

软件方面，苹果公司发布了对Mac操作系统的下一次重要升级——MacOS High Sierra。MacOS High Sierra有着全新的苹果文件系统，可提升文件复制等任务的速度，并升级了 Metal应用程序接口，照片应用中增加了一个侧边栏，可以快速访问编辑工具和相簿。

Apple Watch

Apple Watch很快将迎来一次升级，此次升级将带来新的表盘、更多的健身功能等。其中一款表盘将使用Siri，根据不同时间显示其认为相关的信息。对于健身爱好者，新Apple Watch可以与健身设备实时交换数据，以收集更准确的数据。（财富中文网）

本文最初发表于Time.com。

译者：刘进龙/汪皓

In one of its most jam-packed events ever, Apple made a slew of announcements during its Worldwide Developers Conference on Monday.

Some involved incremental changes to hardware and software, while others provided a glimpse at where Apple believes the future of computing is headed.

Here's a recap of Apple's most important announcements at WWDC 2017.

New iPhone features

As per usual, Apple dedicated a significant portion of its WWDC keynote to the new software features coming to the iPhone and iPad.

In iOS 11, iPhone owners will be getting a new Venmo-style option for sending money to friends via Apple Pay, a redesigned control center, a refreshed Apple Music app with more social features, a new Siri with a natural-sounding voice, and an improved Do Not Disturb feature designed to prevent distracted driving, among other additions.

Apple also announced camera improvements, including more photo effects like long exposure mode and upgrades for better low-light photography.

HomePod

Apple is now battling with Amazon and Google for control of your living room. The company unveiled the HomePod, a speaker with Siri built-in that's powered by the same processor found in older iPhones. It will launch for $349 in December, making it noticeably more expensive than the standard $179 Echo and $129 Google Home.

As is the case with these aforementioned rivals, owners will be able to control the HomePod with their voice, asking Siri to check the weather, provide traffic updates, control smart home devices, and send text messages. Apple is promoting the HomePod as a cross between a dedicated home assistant and a high-end speaker, saying it can adjust its audio output depending on the size of the room it's in.

iPad

Despite consecutive quarters of slumping shipments, Apple made it clear on Monday that it remains dedicated to the iPad.

The company is releasing new iPad Pro models in both 10.5 and 12.9-inch sizes, marking the first time Apple has released a 10.5-inch tablet. The smaller version will start at $649, while the larger starts at $799; both will start shipping next week.

The two new iPads will feature a new screen with ProMotion technology, which the company says should offer a faster refresh rate of up to 120Hz to make tasks like scrolling and using the Apple Pencil feel smoother. Both tablets are also getting a new A10X Fusion processor that the company says makes them 30% faster than older iPads running on the previous A9X chip.

There are also noteworthy changes coming on the software side. Apple's iOS 11 will bring new features that could make iPad Pro tablets function much better as a laptop replacement, such as a new app for managing files, a customizable on-screen dock, faster multitasking, and drag-and-drop capabilities.

Augmented reality

Apple CEO Tim Cook has teased for months that the company is serious about augmented reality. Monday's presentation provided the first real evidence of that as the company debuted ARKit, a new suite of tools for developers to help them create AR apps for the iPhone and iPad.

During a demo at WWDC, Apple showcased software that could place virtual objects on a real-world table via the iPhone's camera. A digital lamp and coffee cup even generated shadows when the light was turned on and off during the demonstration. The announcement comes as companies like Facebook and Microsoft have been aggressively pushing into the augmented reality space as well.

Mac

Apple refreshed its entire Mac hardware line at WWDC, introducing a flashy new iMac Pro with an 18-core processor and 22 teraflops of GPU performance, an iMac with better graphics and faster processors, and MacBook and MacBook Pro laptops with speed boosts of their own.

On the software side, Apple announced the next big update to the Mac, called macOS High Sierra. It supports the Apple File System, which should make tasks like duplicating files much speedier, a new version of the Metal API, and a new sidebar in the Photos app for quicker access to editing tools and albums, among other enhancements.

Apple Watch

The Apple Watch will soon be getting an update that brings new watch faces, additional fitness features, and other changes. One such watch face will use Siri to serve up information it thinks is relevant based on the time of day. For fitness fanatics, Apple is adding the ability for the Watch to exchange data with gym machinery in real time to gather more accurate data.

This article was originally published at Time.com