Tomorrow is the big day. Below is a brief synopsis of what your pal Ender expects to see released:
iPad Mini:
Seeing a new smaller iPad is an absolute certainty. I believe at this point virtually everything we've heard is accurate. The leaks regarding the new smaller iPad are so plentiful and consistent it's highly unlikely they are all unfounded. Tomorrow's iPad mini will have a 7.85 inch display, lightning connector, thinner enclosure (than the current iPad), and same 16/32/64 memory allocations of other products.
Still up in the air at this point, colors, retina display, processor. We've seen a few reasons to believe the iPad Mini may come in colors beyond black and white - including possibly the color scheme of the announcement. However, 9to5mac posts this week pricing lists making multiple colors less accurate. Retina display is something I really want to happen, but most information is saying 1024x768 is more likely. As for the chip, I'm imagining an a5x at minimum - this chip ought to have plenty of oomph for the smaller screen size, especially if it's non-retina.
New, New iPad:
Rumors have been popping up lately regarding the possibility of a newly redesigned iPad. Rumors on this have been late in coming relative to those on the Mini. This has pushed most to speculate changes will be very minor (basically just the addition of a lightning port).
I'm going to go a step farther than any of our peers in the industry and say this - if there is a new, new iPad tomorrow it's going to be a full upgrade. I'm not sold at all that we'll see one tomorrow, but if we do I'm going out on a limb and saying expect at minimum an a6, better camera (possibly being confirmed this evening at Appleinsider), obviously a lightning connector, and better battery life (largely as a result of the upgraded chip).
13" Macbook Pro:
There will be a 13 inch Macbook Pro with a retina display - and everything else upgraded from the current version as well. This will bring it inline, though less powerful, than the 15" model I use and love.
Mac Mini:
A better spec'd Mac Mini will be announced tomorrow. We're expecting minor internal upgrades across the board. A redesigned enclosure is possible, but not likely. These minor upgrades leave us thinking it's possible this upgrade might miss the announcement entirely and happen as a silent upgrade on store.apple.com.
iMac:
The current iMac has grown a little long in the tooth, and at this point upgrades are certain to come tomorrow. I believe there will be specification upgrades across the board - this is a given. I also believe the tear drop unibody redesign is highly likely. Also likely is an iMac with a highly upgraded screen, possibly retina.
Final verdict, newly upgraded iMacs are certain. A new iMac design and higher resolution screen is probable.
iBooks Store:
Tomorrow's announcement is going to be largely centered around books and education. In short, expect the iBooks store to be completely redesigned with a greater focus on text books as well as integrating iPads in the classroom.
AppleTV:
We don't have any specific information on an AppleTV. I haven't seen anything anywhere regarding component leaks for a new set top box, nor any other real reason whatsoever to believe there will be an upgrade to Apple's 99 dollar hobby. That said, I think there is a very real possibility that we might see an AppleTV released tomorrow with at least some modest upgrades (especially on the software front) over the current model.
That just about sums it up. We're all very excited to see everything unfold tomorrow morning.
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