Apple AirTags and a new iPad Pro tipped to launch in March

And Touch ID really is making a return, apparently

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It looks like being anothervery busy yearforAppleon the hardware front, and some new information from one of the most well-known tipsters in the business gives us some indication about what’s coming over the next few months.

Seasoned leaker Jon Prosser hastaken to Twitterto predict that the long-awaitedApple AirTagswill finally see the light of day in March – there are apparently now no further delays to the product that we thought might appearlast November.

These little tracking tags are going to work much like the Tile products currently on the market, and like theGalaxy SmartTagsthatSamsungrecently launched. They’ll help you locate your lost gadgets and other stuff, essentially.

Prosser also dropped a hint that a couple of products will be unveiled alongside the Apple AirTags in March, which probably wouldn’t justify a launch event of their own. Last March Apple announced a new iPad Pro and a newMacBook Air, though it didn’t host an event.

AirTags are still on for March. Haven’t heard of any further delays this time. 🤞February 12, 2021

Follow-up tweets from Prosser suggest that an iPad Pro refresh is once again scheduled for March, based on what he’s heard – we have previously covered plenty of rumors about what theiPad Pro 2021might bring with it, and a March launch hasalready been mooted.

The final nugget of info from this particular Twitter thread is that Touch ID is still going to make a return to the flagship iPhones this year. Again, that’s something that has been the subject ofplenty of speculationin recent months, with quite a few sources predicting that the iPhone 13 will have a fingerprint sensor embedded in its display.

New iPhones are scheduled to make their debut in September as usual, but Apple should have quite a few gadgets to share before then – including the Apple AirTags and refreshed iPad Pro tablets, if Prosser’s sources end up being correct about what’s in store.

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We’re also patiently awaiting the arrival of theApple Glasses, which are said to focus on augmented reality applications that blend the physical and digital worlds. However, it’s unlikely that the smart specs will arrive before 2022.

Dave is a freelance tech journalist who has been writing about gadgets, apps and the web for more than two decades. Based out of Stockport, England, on TechRadar you’ll find him covering news, features and reviews, particularly for phones, tablets and wearables. Working to ensure our breaking news coverage is the best in the business over weekends, David also has bylines at Gizmodo, T3, PopSci and a few other places besides, as well as being many years editing the likes of PC Explorer and The Hardware Handbook.

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