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- The line Journalists and guests of Apple crowd in front of the California Theater an hour before the event.
- Setting the stage A large Apple logo illuminates the stage before the event begins.
- And we're off Tim Cook enters to applause from the crowd.
- High praise indeed Tim Cook notes praise for the new iPod touch.
- Schiller in the wings Phil Schiller waits just off stage while a new Apple ad plays for the audience.
- Goofing around Phil Schiller sticks his tongue out after a joke draws laughs from the crowd.
- iMac, revisited Apple's new iMac appeared to be impossibly thin... until Phil spun it around to reveal the aggressively curved back panel.
- The reveal The crowd broke into huge applause and cheers for the new iPad mini.
- Assessing the competition Schiller compared the new iPad mini directly to the competitive Nexus 7 — a rarity for Apple.
- Job well done Phil smiling at the thunderous response to the new iPad mini.
- Thank you Tim Cook salutes the Apple employees sitting in the theater's balcony.
- Hands-on frenzy Journalists crowd into Apple's small demo area to try the new iPad mini.
- iMac alone The new iMac tempts members of the media as an Apple employee stands by to explain its features. It drew no interest until the end of the event, though — most everyone rushed to the iPad mini.
- Retina revealed An Apple employee gestures at the new 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina Display during the hands-on period.
- The iPad mini By all appearances, Apple has another hit on its hands — the crowd was captivated by the iPad mini in the demo area.