Shock! Apple’s obtained another occasion to go this 12 months. Phrase is that varied provide chain points kiboshed plans to announce extra {hardware} finally month’s iPhone 15 occasion. Whereas in previous years the corporate has opted to do a last spherical of bulletins by press releases, this trip it’s holding a standalone occasion—taking place tonight at 5PM PT/8PM ET.

The corporate despatched out invitations for Scary Quick October 24, resulting in hypothesis that an October Apple occasion like this might sign the long-awaited launch of latest desktop silicon. The caveat, nevertheless, is that not like the previous few, there isn’t an in-person element. So, substantial information, however maybe not substantial sufficient to ask of us to fly out from all over the world.

The occasion can be uncommon in its begin time. Reasonably than the customary 10AM PT Tuesday morning, kickoff time is 5PM PT/8PM ET Monday evening — All Hallows’ Eve eve, if you’ll. As ever, the quickest and best option to observe alongside (apart from bookmarking TechCrunch, after all) is visiting Apple’s occasions web page. As typical, Apple will even make the stream out there through YouTube. That one tends to lag the opposite a bit, if such issues matter to you.

As for what we’re anticipating this trip, along with the apparent Halloween overtones, “Scary Quick” is most definitely a reference to new chips. In the meantime, each the silver Apple emblem on the invite and the AR impact that transforms it into the Finder widget are robust indicators that we’re coping with new Macs right here.

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So, probably the most logical headliners in the mean time are a brand new 24-inch iMac, together with a MacBook Professional refresh, powered by the M3 and M3 Professional chips, respectively. Now, Apple can be reportedly engaged on a 32-inch iMac/iMac Professional, although phrase is that received’t launch till subsequent 12 months, on the earliest. However Apple does appear poised to belatedly rejoice macOS Sonoma’s arrival with some new {hardware}, regardless.

iPad might definitely get some love this trip. The Professional seems to be the most definitely in the mean time, however frankly the whole line is up for grabs this trip. This is able to even be an important alternative to refresh a variety of units with USB-C connectors, simply forward of the vacations. It’s been practically three (extraordinarily lengthy) years for the reason that AirPods Max debuted.

Heck, any member of the road might observe within the footsteps of final month’s AirPods Professional 2 refresh. I’m additionally nonetheless holding out hope that standalone USB-C circumstances shall be out there in some unspecified time in the future. Both manner, it’s honest to anticipate that the occasion shall be extra than simply Macs. Amongst different issues, the Imaginative and prescient Professional barely obtained any stage time on the iPhone occasion. With its imminent arrival early subsequent 12 months, this might be the time to speak demos and debut extra content material.

We’ll see you — and Tim — tonight.