It’s Official: Apple’s MacBook Refresh Event Will Take Place Oct. 27th, Here’s What to Expect

It’s official; Apple will be holding a media event within the company’s campus in Cupertino, California on Thursday, October 27^th. Invitations were sent out to select members of the media on Wednesday afternoon.

In what seems like last minute notice, Apple sent out the invitations only eight days before the exposé. However the event has been highly anticipated, with rumors floating around for quite some time that October 27^th would in fact be the date Apple would unveil their new line of MacBooks.

The new MacBook Pro will allegedly see a total redesign – it will, of course, be “thinner and lighter”, and will feature updated internals and Touch ID built into the power button, as well as several USB-C ports for charging, peripherals, data transfer, etc. The most exciting feature in the new line of MacBooks, however, is the rumored addition of a touch-sensitive OLED bar in place of the traditional function keys above the keyboard. The OLED touch bar, which was originally predicted by Ming Chi Kuo and subsequently reiterated by several trusted sources, will feature a row of touch-sensitive buttons that users can customize and re-arrange, including shortcuts and context-sensitive controls that change depending on which app the user is currently using.