Apple Announces Ipad Air

KRON 4 NEWS. >> CATHERINE: APPLE UNVEILED NEW I=PADS TODAY KRON 4'TECH REPORTER GABE SLATE WAS THERE AND JOINS US NOW. GABE, ANYTHING GOOD? >> REPORTER:THE NEW FULL SIZE 9-POINT-7 INCH I=PAD HAS A NEW NAME THE "I=PAD AIR". THEY NAMED IT THAT BECAUSE IT'S SO LIGHT AND THIN. >> REPORTER:LET'S ROLL THE VIDEO >> REPORTER:- THE IPAD AIR IS THE WORLD'S LIGHTEST FULL SIZE TABLET >> REPORTER:- IT WEIGHS JUST 1 POUND. - IT IS 20% THINNER. >> REPORTER:- I GOT MY HANDS ON IT -- IT'S REALLY THIN IT FEELS LIKE THE IPAD MINI >> REPORTER:- SUPER LIGHT SUPER THIN - IT WOULD BE VERY EASY TO KEEP THE IPAD AIR IN YOUR BAG AND CARRY IT ALL DAY. >> REPORTER:CARRY IT AROUND ALL DAY - AND APPLE UNVEILED A NEW IPAD MINI THAT FEATURES THE HIGH RESOLUTION RETINA >> REPORTER:SCREEN THAT THE I=PHONE AND FULL SIZE I=PAD HAVE. >> REPORTER:- THE NEW I-PADS HAVE APPLE'S NEW SPEEDY A7 CHIP BUILT IN, SO THEY WILL BE A LOT >> REPORTER:FASTER THEN EXISTING MODELS. >> REPORTER:- THIS SURPRISED ME AND A LOT OF JOURNALISTS THERE >> REPORTER:- APPLE DID NOT BUILD IN THE NEW FINGER PRINT TOUCH ID SECURITY FEATURE INTO THESE >> REPORTER:NEW I=PADS. THAT IS A DISSAPOINTMENT. AND THEY ARE KEEPING THEIR HIGH PRICES FOR THEIR TABLETS... >> REPORTER:- THE NEW IPAD MINI WITH RETINA STARTS AT $400 AND THE IPAD AIR STARTS AT $500. >> REPORTER:- THE IPAD AIR HITS THE MARKET NOVEMBER 1ST.