本周一，蘋果公司（Apple）在其史上最熱鬧的活動之一世界開發者大會（Worldwide Developers Conference）上，發布了多項新功能和產品。

其中一些是對硬件和軟件的增量變化，而其他內容則可以讓我們一窺蘋果認為計算的未來將走向何方。

以下為蘋果公司在2017年全球開發者大會上發布的最重要的內容。

新iPhone功能

與往常一樣，蘋果用主題演講的大部分時間來介紹iPhone和iPad的新軟件功能。

iOS 11系統為iPhone用戶提供了一種類似于Venmo的新選項，用戶可通過蘋果支付向朋友轉賬。另外，新系統重新設計了控制中心，更新后的Apple Music應用增加了更多社交功能，新款Siri的語音聽起來更自然，另外新系統還改進了請勿打擾功能，用于防止駕車時受到干擾。

此外蘋果還宣布改進攝像頭性能，增加長曝光模式等更多照片特效和升級，可實現更出色的低亮度拍照效果。

HomePod音箱

蘋果正在與亞馬遜（Amazon）和谷歌（Google）爭奪客廳的控制權。其推出的HomePod音箱內置Siri，采用了與舊款iPhone手機相同的處理器。該產品將于12月份上市，售價349美元，遠高于標準款Echo 179美元和Google Home 129美元的售價。

與前面提到的兩款競爭產品一樣，用戶可以語音控制HomePod，比如要求Sir查看天氣、提供路況信息、控制智能家庭設備和發送信息等。蘋果稱HomePod是專用家庭助理與高端音箱的結合體，可以根據房間面積調整音頻輸出。

iPad

雖然iPad的出貨量連續多個季度下滑，但蘋果還是在周一明確表明，其不會放棄iPad。

蘋果發布的新款iPad包括10.5英寸和12.9英寸兩個版本，這也是其首次發布10.5英寸的平板電腦。較小版本的起售價為649美元，較大版本的起售價為799美元； 這兩個型號的iPad均將從下周開始發貨。

兩款新iPad的新屏幕采用了ProMotion技術，蘋果稱該技術支持最高達120Hz的更快刷新率，在執行滾動屏幕等任務和使用Apple Pencil時，可以為用戶提供更流暢的體驗。另外，新iPad搭載新款A10X Fusion處理器，蘋果稱這款處理器將使新iPad的運行速度，比搭載A9X芯片的舊款iPad提高30%。

另外，軟件方面也有一些值得關注的變化。iOS 11系統的新功能，使iPad Pro可以更好地作為筆記本電腦的替代品，如新文件管理應用，可自定義的屏幕Dock欄，更快的多任務處理以及拖放功能。

增強現實

蘋果CEO蒂姆?庫克幾個月來一直在開玩笑稱，蘋果對增強現實非常認真。周一的發布會提供了第一個真實證據，證明了他的說法。蘋果發布了一款開發者工具ARKit，用于幫助開發者為iPhone和iPad開發增強現實應用。

蘋果在會上演示的軟件，可以通過iPhone的攝像頭，將虛擬物品放置在現實當中的桌子上。在演示中打開和關閉光源，甚至可以讓虛擬的電燈和咖啡杯生成陰影。Facebook與微軟等公司也一直在大力開發增強現實。

Mac

蘋果在全球開發者大會上更新了所有Mac硬件，包括令人炫目的新款iMac Pro，擁有最多達18個核心的處理器、每秒22萬億次浮點運算的圖形處理性能，配備更強大圖形處理器和更迅捷處理器的iMac，以及速度更快的MacBook和MacBook Pro筆記本電腦。

軟件方面，蘋果公司發布了對Mac操作系統的下一次重要升級——MacOS High Sierra。MacOS High Sierra有著全新的蘋果文件系統，可提升文件復制等任務的速度，并升級了 Metal應用程序接口，照片應用中增加了一個側邊欄，可以快速訪問編輯工具和相簿。

Apple Watch

Apple Watch很快將迎來一次升級，此次升級將帶來新的表盤、更多的健身功能等。其中一款表盤將使用Siri，根據不同時間顯示其認為相關的信息。對于健身愛好者，新Apple Watch可以與健身設備實時交換數據，以收集更準確的數據。（財富中文網）

本文最初發表于Time.com。

譯者：劉進龍/汪皓

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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