Photos: New Apple iPad

A journalist tries out the iPad Mini with Retina display and the 67-bit A7 chip borrowed from the newest iPhone. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)

Chicago Tribune

Oct. 22, 2013 10:02 AM PT

Apple on Tuesday introduced the iPad 5 and new iPad Mini, along with the next-gen MacBook and operating system. Here’s a look:

A member of the media tests the iPad Air at a satellite launch event in London Tuesday. (Carl Court/AFP/Getty Images)

CEO Tim Cook shows off the iPad Air, faster and innovative enough that it deserved a new name, Apple execs crowed. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)

Schiller shows off the family of iPads, including the long-awaited Mini with Retina display, which starts at $399. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)

An A7 chip will power Apples’ newest iPads, making them 72 times faster than the originals. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)

It’s 20 percent thinner. Weighs just 1 pound and is the lightest full-size tablet. It’s the iPad Air. Phil Schiller does the honors. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Cook speaks with the new iPad as a backdrop. It goes on sale Nov. 1 in silver, white, space gray and black. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)

CEO Tim Cook kicks off the main event with a recap of iPad sales. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)

A person who attended the Apple introductions in San Francisco gets a close look at the Mac Pro, the company’s new desktop system. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple SVP Phil Schiller discusses the much anticipated cylindrical MacPro desktop that will be made in the U.S. and bow later this year from $2,999. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)

With the wraps off Mavericks, Philip W. Schiller, senior vice president of worldwide marketing, shows off Apple’s latest hardware to run it, including a 13-inch MacBook Pro. Priced from $1,299, it will feature a 2.4 GHz dual core i5 and retina display. The 15-inch Pro will start at $1,999 with the MacBook Air starting at $999. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)

Craig Federighi, senior vice president of Software Engineering, introduces OS X Mavericks, Apple’s newest desktop operating system. Available for free download from the Apps Store, brings iBooks and Maps to the Mac and beefs up multidisplay support with Finder Tabs and Tags. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Apple CEO Tim Cook takes the stage in San Francisco. Before beginning the product launches, he notes that the iOS7 operating system introduced last month in running on two-thirds of iPhones. (Robert Gailbraith/Reuters)