Apple's "It's Been Way Too Long" Event
Apple's second media event of the fall is expected to feature new iPads, OS X Yosemite, and perhaps new Macs. Fast Company's Harry McCracken will provide live coverage of the news from Apple headquarters in Cupertino starting at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT on Thursday, October 16, 2014.
Here's what Apple announced today.
Hardware
iMac Retina with 5K display, ships today starting at $2499.
The iPad Air 2 is introduced, and it now comes in gold.
- It will cost $499/$599/$699.
- The $599 and $699 models have double previous storage.
iPad Air is now $399, iPad Mini 2 is $299.
Original non-retina iPad Mini is now $249.
Mac Mini ships today for $499.
Software
Apple Pay goes live on Monday.
Yosemite is available today, for free.
- iWork also gets an update today.
iOS 8.1 available on Monday.
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More reading material on products we're assuming will be announced on Thursday.
Initial iPad Air 2 Supplies May Be Limited, 27-Inch Retina Display iMac Launching by End of 2014
Just about a day before Apple's October 16 media event, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has issued a new report, saying that he expects... -
Here's where Apple will be livestreaming video from today's event.
It’s been way too long.
AppleJoin us here at apple.com/live on October 16 at 10 a.m. PDT to watch our special event live. -
A child born today will never see a pixel or hear a computer.by BenedictEvans via twitter 10/16/2014 6:08:30 PM -
A couple mentions of oxide thin film transistors making this 5K Retina display possible. Here's some background on that technology, which uses less power and has higher refresh rates than existing displays.
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"Only Apple" is Cook's go-to summation. See:
