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APPLE By Will Fastie Most observers were expecting an Apple event in October. They were wrong. Which is not to say there was no surprise. On October 1
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What is Apple doing this week?
Beats me.

Looking into the crystal ball :

New MacBook Pro with M4
New iMac with M4
New Mac mini with M4
New Magic Mouse USB-C
New Magic Trackpad USB-C
New Magic Keyboard USB-C

No new iPads

YouTuber made a Mac event video so Apple doesn’t have to

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https://support.apple.com/en-us/121563

AI (iOS 18.1) is out.  But remember, the ability to get AI is not available on all platforms.

iOS 18.1 and iPadOS 18.1	iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 3rd generation and later, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 7th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later	28 Oct 2024
iOS 17.7.1 and iPadOS 17.7.1	iPhone XS and later, iPad Pro 13-inch, iPad Pro 12.9-inch 2nd generation and later, iPad Pro 10.5-inch, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st generation and later, iPad Air 3rd generation and later, iPad 6th generation and later, and iPad mini 5th generation and later	28 Oct 2024
macOS Sequoia 15.1	macOS Sequoia	28 Oct 2024
macOS Sonoma 14.7.1	macOS Sonoma	28 Oct 2024
macOS Ventura 13.7.1	macOS Ventura	28 Oct 2024
watchOS 11.1	Apple Watch Series 6 and later	28 Oct 2024
tvOS 18.1	Apple TV HD and Apple TV 4K (all models)	28 Oct 2024
visionOS 2.1	Apple Vision Pro	28 Oct 2024

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New iMacs with M4 released

New Magic Mouse USB-C
New Magic Trackpad USB-C
New Magic Keyboard USB-C

Released

HomePod 18.1 released

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Redesigned Mac mini and M4 Pro leaks: up to 14-core CPU, 20-core GPU, 64GB RAM, front-facing ports like Mac Studio

* The Mac Mini will be announced on Wednesday. Today is the MacBook Pro day.

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The other thing missing from the new iPad mini is a true depth camera for face ID. I have the last gen iPad mini and love it as an eReader for books and magazines, for web browsing and for basic gaming. Bigger than my iphone and smaller and lighter than a tablet or laptop – a sweet spot for carrying around the house or around the world. However, I have don’t have discernable fingerprints, which means that the touch to unlock feature doesn’t work for me (it also means I have trouble clearing background checks, but that’s another story). I’m constantly entering my six character passcode…it’s so 2016. If they’d included a true depth camera in the latest mini to support face ID I’d snap up a new one even though my current iPad mini is otherwise meeting my needs.

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Bob wrote:

The other thing missing from the new iPad mini is a true depth camera for face ID

You do have Touch ID.

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Bob wrote:

However, I have don’t have discernable fingerprints, which means that the touch to unlock feature doesn’t work for me

Er, you didn’t read his post?

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Alex5723 wrote:

Bob wrote:

The other thing missing from the new iPad mini is a true depth camera for face ID

You do have Touch ID.

Without fingerprints?

Bob wrote:

I don’t have discernable fingerprints,

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I don’t have discernable fingerprints either. Sometimes it’s a result of age. Mine have essentially been gone for several years, and what’s left is crossed by creases/wrinkles so they no longer work on fingerprint readers. Not ANY of the ten!

Maybe you should research that before questioning it.

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PKCano wrote:

Maybe you should research that before questioning it.

I did, so I didn’t.

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Bob wrote:

However, I have don’t have discernable fingerprints

Also a problem for those of us who regularly play a guitar, banjo, or most other “stringed instruments” where you have to strum the strings and/or press on the frets with your fingers to control the musical tones!

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The Mac Mini with M4 and M4 Pro has been announced

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New MacBook Pro with M4, M4 Pro, M4 Max Announcement

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