In a rare interview, Apple Inc. (NASDAQ:AAPL) designers provided insights into what went behind the scenes when introducing new features for Apple Pencil, and the thinnest product by the company ever, the iPad Pro.
What Happened: The new Apple Pencil Pro, which was introduced alongside the latest iPad Pro with an M4 processor, has a unique design feature that was not explicitly highlighted by Apple.
When used for handwriting, the Apple Pencil Pro casts a shadow resembling a fountain pen, and when used for painting, the shadow resembles a paintbrush. Steve Lemay, who oversees human/machine interaction at Apple, explained that the “digital shadow” was not just for aesthetic purposes.
It was designed to help users remember which tool they had selected, creating the sensation of holding a real pencil and convincing the user that they are working on a sheet of paper, reported AppleInsider citing French technology site Numerama.
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