Apple Announces 'Let Us Loop You In' Event For March 21st (theverge.com)

An anonymous reader writes: The official Apple Events page has been updated in advance of the newly announced media event. Invitations were sent out earlier Thursday inviting members of the press to "let us loop you in." The event will be streamed using Apple's HTTP Live Streaming technology and will require an iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch running iOS 7.0 or later. The company is expected to announce a new, smaller iPhone SE, that will be the same size as the iPhone 5 but with improved specs like a A9 processor and 8-megapixel rear camera. In addition, Apple is expected to announce a new, smaller iPad Pro. It is rumored to feature a 9.7" display and a Smart Connector to support Smart Keyboard -- it may even be compatible with the Apple Pencil. We can expect some kind of update for the Apple Watch, most likely new Apple Watch bands. A black version of the Milanese Loop may be in the works to match the Space Black Apple Watch. Of course, Apple will talk encryption as the event is scheduled one day before the next hearing between Apple and the FBI on March 22. Apple may surprise us with new MacBooks or OS X updates but we will most likely have to wait until Apple's developer conference in June.

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[pushing-robot]

The event can also be streamed from second-, third- and fourth-generation Apple TV set-top boxes. On a Mac, users must be running Safari 6.0.5 or later on OS X 10.8.5 or later, and PC users must use the Microsoft Edge browser in Windows 10.

In any case Pen support for the regular iPad would be nice, but unless there's some surprise addition this looks like another boring event. Apple has been busy this past year with the MacBook, Watch, iPad Pro, Apple TV, etc, but right now their entire product lineup is either too old or too new to tempt me.

looking for 1 of 3:

[Anonymous Coward]

1 midtower

2 mac pro that isn't a garbage can (and garbage design, frankly)

3 mac mini with quad core, actually capable of ooomph and a couple drives, the mini old server format.

What I'm going to get is another shitty iphone.

sigh

Re:Apple SE Price: $599

[Kjella]

You do realize that for some folks, even the 4.7" Phone6 and 6s are too big? Not everyone wants a large phone or phablet.

This. The iPhone 4 (that I had, broken now) is:
115.2 x 58.6 x 9.3 mm
iPhone 5:
123.8 x 58.6 x 7.6 mm
iPhone 6:
138.1 x 67.0 x 6.9 mm

Even the Xperia Z5 Compact, pretty much the only other "mini flagship" is up to:
127 x 65 x 8.9 mm

It's getting thinner, fine... but it's getting taller and wider because obviously with more space you can put in more CPU, more GPU, more RAM, more cameras, more battery, more misc chips like touch id etc. but I liked how pocket friendly it was. If Apple pulls of a high quality "mini" phone they might at least get one sale and that's me. It's pretty clear the mainstream market is more willing to compromise on size than me though.