I got no new specs! Where is the specs chief? Still trying to catchup on ios7 on my apps!!!!! Then today my feed has a mention on a new ipad announcement...did I miss something? my developer account mention nothing...Anyone else? I guess in an hour will know....humph.... http://www.apple.com/apple-events/october-2013/

New shape, bigger screen, probably retina on the mini, probably fingerprint scanner, colors that match the iPhone 5, blah blah blah... I'll take one. Tim

Here's the info I found... obviously we'll have to wait for the official announcement to get all the details, but here's what's expected: October 22 | 10:52 - Top Rumors Ahead of Announcement Apple Store was taken offline this morning in preparation for today's announcement. While Apple may have a few surprises in store for the public, leaks and media speculation have identified a number of possible changes. 1. iPad getting smaller - According to multiple sources, the iPad is expected to shed a few pounds, likely getting 25% lighter and 15% thinner. Smaller bezels and rounded edges may help with the size. Adopting the iPad mini’s GF2 thin-film screen may help with the weight. 2. iPad mini gets bigger battery - While the iPad may be getting smaller and lighter, the iPad mini may be adding a few millimeters. A modest increase in size may be necessary to accommodate a bigger battery that will offer longer life. 3. Faster chips for iPad and iPad mini - The iPad will be updated with a faster A7X chip, a variation of the iPhone 5S A7 chip that was just released. iPad mini may get the same A7 chip as the iPhone. The 64-bit design will permit more RAM which would accommodate more memory-intensive applications. Think better video games. 4. iPad mini to get retina display - The fourth generation iPad’s retina display offered resolution of 2,048x1,536, pixel density the human eye cannot detect. While the iPad resolution may not improve much -- not particularly necessary if the screen isn’t getting bigger -- the iPad mini 2 will now feature the popular retina display tech. 5. Better camera for iPad and iPad mini - The iPhone 5S was recently equipped with a new camera chip that’s more sensitive and faster. It’s likely that the iPad and iPad mini 2 will get an upgrade to an 8MP front-facing camera with a faster shutter speed. 6. New Color Options - According to BGR, the full-size iPad will abandon the previous color scheme to match the iPhone 5’s -- white and silver, or “space grey” and black. The Mini is also rumoured to be available in white and gold. 7. Fingerprint sensor - While there’s rumors going both ways on this one, a number of sources expect that the iPad and iPad mini will adopt the iPhone 5S Touch ID, the company’s fingerprint identity sensor that works on more than just fingers.

@Ninja Thanks! Sounds about right. Any bets? @Tim Whatever it is I want one for sure....for testing of course...somewhat of a business expense. :)

iLife tickles me so far! Excellent! I want to be a rock star :) This girl is playing at the Apple Store after "work" tonight!---> wait don't have to because they are free!!! 170 Million Ipad SOLD!!!

Spend that app money before the year ends. Definitely a business expense !

I love the Ipad Air and New Ipad Mini (retina) But what a designer's nightmare on all these image sizes :( App Idea: Make one image into all ios Images.....hurry someone do it! I will buy it!

my head hurts from image sizes lol.. i think i should just start at 5000px from now on!

A nice surprise to get Mavericks for free!

@mysps there you go!

The image sizes aren't any different than the current Retina pixel dimensions for iPad. If you've been designing for Retina iPads, using the @2x already, then you're all set.

http://www.gsmarena.com/apple_ipad_air-5797.php full specifications and some pictures,

yeah Stobe true. I was kidding about the future :) It's 10x better than Android so I'm far from worried!