Last year, Apple held special events for new products in September, October and November.

This year, the rumor is that the company will hold multiple events in September instead -- which is just a few weeks away.

Better start saving, there's not much time!

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

Apple could host multiple events in September for a bunch of new products — www.cultofmac.com

Cupertino has previously staggered its fall events over September, October and November. But according to some sources, it will unleash a barrage of hardware within just a few weeks this time around.

Design concept dreams of ‘HomePod TV’ and ‘HomePod Show’ — www.cultofmac.com

A new design concept imagines the HomePod coming back in two new forms. Swiss website Handy Abovergleich collaborated with designer Eric Huismann to dream up a series of conceptual images of two future HomePods filling different roles.

Bluetti Power Week showcases 5 new products plus sale items and freebies — www.cultofmac.com

Worried about blackouts and looking for a sturdy power pack? Check out Bluetti's Power Week, running between August 20 and August 30. Many of the company’s products are deeply discounted. Plus, you can take advantage of some freebies.

Laut stand gives AirPods Max the perfect place to rest — www.cultofmac.com

Don’t leave your pricey AirPods Max lying around, waiting to be sat on when you’re not using them. Pick up Laut’s aluminum Free Stand and give your headphones the perfect place to rest. It’s sturdy, stylish, and nicely priced.

Steve Jobs planned low-cost iPhone nano back in 2010 — www.cultofmac.com

Rumors circulating way back in 2011 said Apple was planning an iPhone nano, its first budget iOS device. The handset didn’t come out for years and it used a different name, but new evidence proves the early leaks were 100% accurate.

Future iPad could boast super-strong titanium chassis — www.cultofmac.com

Apple is exploring putting a titanium chassis in its iPads. And it’s not just iPadOS devices. An analyst predicted recently that high-end iPhone 14 models will have a titanium body in 2022.

Going from a tricked-out 27-inch iMac to an M1 MacBook Air [Setups] — www.cultofmac.com

Redditor 1st_thing_on_my_mind posted about replacing the main machine in his computer setup. He swapped out a 2017 27-inch iMac stacked with 64GB of RAM in favor of a 2020 MacBook Air flexing 16GB of integrated memory. “THATS A DOWNGRADE” hollered one commenter. And yet the switch pretty much worked out for 1st_thing.

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"I met Woz when I was 13, at a friend's garage. He was about 18. He was, like, the first person I met who knew more electronics than I did at that point. We became good friends, because we shared an interest in computers and we had a sense of humor. We pulled all kinds of pranks together." -- Steve Jobs.