The MacBook Neo isn’t an iPad replacement, but it might be the best iPad accessory Apple has ever made.

https://slatepad.org/2026/03/22/macbook-neo-perfect-ipad-companion/

The Swift Playground app for iPad now supports the iOS 26 SDK.

Only a short seven months after its release 🫤.

Better than nothing, I guess.

But only slightly.

https://slatepad.org/2026/03/17/swift-playground-ipad-ios-26-sdk-liquid-glass/

While people are debating the price and features of the Studio Display XDR, as the iPad guy, I’m over here just trying to figure out how the M5 iPad Pro can drive a 5k display at 120Hz.

Because last I knew, it couldn’t.

https://slatepad.org/2026/03/05/m5-ipad-pro-studio-display-xdr-120hz/

My friends, I come to you with a deep and shameful confession.

I’ve actually been using Image Playground.

And not the ChatGPT style.

Turns out for creating a simple background for a social post or blog post image, it can do the job.

By the end of 2026, the iPad will have faced a cheaper laptop, a folding phone with an iPad-sized inner screen, and a MacBook Pro with a touchscreen. All from Apple.

Here’s what I think this means for iPad.

https://slatepad.org/2026/03/01/ipad-identity-crisis-apple-2026-lineup/

It turns out the tablet market actually grew 10% in 2025, and unsurprisingly, the iPad continues to dominate the competition.

https://slatepad.org/2026/02/05/the-tablet-market-grew-10-in-2025-with-ipad-in-the-lead/

That’s a wrap on Metroid Prime 4, the only game from last year I was engaged enough to finish.

I don’t know what it says about me that I cared enough to finish this game but couldn’t get into the Metroid Prime 1 remaster no matter how many times I tried.

Biggest complaint: Can we be done with the silent protagonists, Nintendo?

CapCut has released a new iPad-optimized video editor called CapCut Pad, bringing multi-track timelines, AI tools, and 4K exports to iPad.

Unfortunately, it is not currently available in the US app store.

https://slatepad.org/2025/12/16/capcut-pad-ipad-not-available-us/