Apple on Friday announced through its website plans to live stream an upcoming special media event to be held on Oct. 16, at which the company is expected to unveil revamped iPad and, possibly, iMac models.
According to Apple's website, the Oct. 16 event will be streamed live through a special webpage usually reserved for hosting webcasts of major product launches, the most recent being the iPhone 6 debut in September.
Apple's live stream begins at 10 a.m. Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern with coverage piped to Macs, iOS devices and Apple TVs. The company sent out invitations reading "It's been way too long" to press outlets on Wednesday.
At the event, Apple is widely expected to launch next-generation iPad models with Touch ID fingerprint recognition, upgraded A8-series processor and minor aesthetic enhancements. Photos of a supposedly "leaked" iPad Air dummy unit hit the Web earlier this week showing recessed volume control buttons, porthole speaker grilles and a slimmed-down 7-millimeter profile.
Along with the hardware adjustments, recent rumors suggest a new gold color will be added to the current silver and Space Grey options, bringing the iPad in line with Apple's latest iPhone offerings.
Apple is also expected to launch OS X 10.10 Yosemite, the next-generation Mac operating system that supports iOS 8 Continuity features like app handoffs and voice calling through a connected iPhone, alongside a host of other improvements.
Less certain are new iMac and Mac mini models. Apple's all-in-one desktop is rumored to feature refreshed hardware highlighted by a new 5K Retina display for the 27-inch version. As for the Mac mini, rumblings have pointed to a possible update, though reports regarding the headless desktop are few and far between.
AppleInsider will be providing live, comprehensive coverage of the event starting at 10 a.m .Pacific, 1 p.m. Eastern.
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Hmmm... will it work this time? Me hopes so... 'cause I can't deal with another Apple-gate right now... unless it's watching reruns of Married With Children... :D
“Way too long” could just be sarcastic self mocking because they just had a Keynote recently. And sorry to read that many had trouble with the stream; over here it worked just fine after about 20 minutes. All without any Chinese voice over. Strangely, in my neighbouring country [@]ThePixelDoc[/@] did experience trouble with the stream, so who knows...sure hope they at least did some higher level of 'IT Lessons Learned' and done something about it. lol, you mention the guy and there is his post, a mere 36 seconds apart.
Cue 65 comments about how it better work this time, last one was terrible, Tim Cook should be fired, etc.
[quote name="PhilBoogie" url="/t/182748/apple-to-live-stream-oct-16-ipad-event-on-web-and-apple-tv#post_2616478"]“Way too long” could just be sarcastic self mocking because they just had a Keynote recently. And sorry to read that many had trouble with the stream; over here it worked just fine after about 20 minutes. All without any Chinese voice over. Strangely, in my neighbouring country [@]ThePixelDoc[/@] did experience trouble with the stream, so who knows...sure hope they at least did some higher level of 'IT Lessons Learned' and done something about it. lol, you mention the guy and there is his post, a mere 36 seconds apart.[/quote] If you haven't noticed already... you and I have been in sync up-voting posts here and the like since around 9:00 this morning... :smokey:
[quote name="TheWhiteFalcon" url="/t/182748/apple-to-live-stream-oct-16-ipad-event-on-web-and-apple-tv#post_2616479"]Cue 65 comments about how it better work this time, last one was terrible, Tim Cook should be fired, etc.[/quote] I don't think they've live streamed an event from the campus auditorium. So perhaps the keynote won't be as low key as originally thought?