Confirmed: Apple’s Sept. 7 iPhone event is official

August 24, 2022

It's always fun to parse Apple's event invites for clues.

The latest invite -- for a hybrid recorded/live event on Sept. 7 -- has the tagline "far out" and a celestial theme.

Does it imply the iPhone 14 will get a periscopic zoom lens, which has been rumored?

Nah, that's most likely for the iPhone 15, due next year.

Perhaps it indicates satellite communications coming to iPhone, also long-rumored?

That seems unlikely, too.

Maybe it portends that the iPhone 14 Pro will be a total black hole for your money. (Completely plausible, as we expect price hikes for the high-end models.)

Still, my best guess is that "far out" is hippie-speak for something fantastic, which is totally in line with Apple's California counterculture roots.

Tim Cook will dress up as a '60s pothead with a long wig and bell-bottoms and say "far out" every time a new product or feature is announced.

Now that'd be far out.

-- Leander Kahney, EIC.

Apple sent out invitations Wednesday to a “far out” event scheduled for September 7. There’s nothing in the invite to indicate what’s on the agenda, but this will almost certainly be the debut of the iPhone 14 lineup and Apple Watch Series 8. Unlike such events for the past couple of years, members of the tech press are being invited to attend in person.

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One more thing ...

"Nike makes some of the best products in the world -- products that you lust after, absolutely beautiful stunning products. But you also make a lot of crap. Just get rid of the crappy stuff, and focus on the good stuff." — Steve Jobs offers advice to Mike Parker, president and CEO of Nike

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