Apple’s Oct.16 Special Event Recap: What You Need to Know [VIDEO]

Apple today announced the iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3, Retina 5K iMac, a refreshed Mac mini and also released OS X Yosemite for download.

Here’s a recap of the day’s coverage from the October 2014 special event.

• Apple To Live Stream Today’s iPad and Mac Event on the Apple TV
• New iPads Expected to Support NFC for Apple Pay, Come in Gold: NYT
• Apple Says OS X Yosemite Download Will Be Available Today
• Apple to Release iOS 8.1 for Download on Monday
• Apple Announces iPad Mini 3 with Touch ID
• Here are Apple’s New iPad Air 2, Retina iPad mini 3 Prices in Canada [LIST]
• Apple Unveils the World’s Thinnest Tablet, The New iPad Air 2 [FULL DETAILS]

• Here’s the Download Link for ‘Replay’, the iPad Video Editing App Shown on Stage
• Apple Updates the Mac Mini, Starting at CDN $549
• Apple Announces 27-Inch iMac with Retina 5K Display Starting at $2,749 CAD

• Apple’s Oct. 16 Special Event Replay Now Available for Streaming
• First Impressions: iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3 in Gold [PICS]
• Apple Pay Launching Oct. 20 in the USA, Supported by Over 500 New Banks
• Apple’s New ‘WatchKit’ SDK Coming to Developers in November
• First Impressions of the 27-Inch Retina iMac [VIDEO]
• iPad Air 2, iPad Mini 3 Get New Smart Covers and Smart Cases
• LTE iPad Air 2 Includes ‘Apple SIM Card’ to Choose US/UK Carrier Plans–Canada Too?
• Apple Uploads iPad Air 2 Reveal, Retina 5K iMac Videos to YouTube [WATCH]
• OS X Yosemite Download Now Live in the Mac App Store [u]
• Must-Have: 1Password 5.0 for Mac on Sale for 30% Off at $34.99
• iTunes 12.0.1 Download Now Available; Security Update for OS X Mavericks
• iWork for iOS and Mac Updated for OS X Yosemite and Continuity
• iOS 8 Adoption Reaches 48%, After 26 Days of Availability [PICS]
• Bell Confirms Cellular iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 Sales “Later in October”
• Online iPad Air 2, iPad mini 3 Pre-Orders Now Live in Canada

Here’s a video recap of the event by our Kris Meador: