1 iPad Air 2

The biggest news was the iPad Air 2. At 6.1mm thick, it’s slimmer than any iPhone. It’s so skinny that two together are still slimmer than the original iPad, which shows how far things have come since 2010.
The home button has TouchID, so you can unlock the device and buy things online using fingerprint recognition. Which could be dangerous for shopaholics. The anti-reflective coating means the screen should be more visible in bright sun, and it has all-new imaging skills: an 8-megapixel camera with f/2.4 aperture that can video in 1080p HD, take slow-mo vids, and burst selfies. It also comes in gold. Gold!

2 iPad Mini 3

Apple’s tiny tablet also got a refresh. Like the iPad Air 2, the new model has TouchID and comes in a natty new gold version. The Mini 3 starts at £319 for the 16GB Wi-Fi-only model, and goes up to £579 for the 128GB Wi-Fi plus 4G model. The iPad Air 2, meanwhile, starts at £399 for the 16GB Wi-Fi-only, rising to £659 for the 128GB Wi-Fi plus 4G. If you’re a little strapped, the original iPad Mini has been slashed to just £199, which is the first time an iPad has sold for under £200. Bargain. Both new iPads go on sale on Wednesday, 22 October.

3 Apple SIM

Apple didn’t mention this during the presentation, but it’s made its own SIM card that comes preinstalled on the iPad Air 2 and iPad Mini 3. This lets you choose a short-term plan from a network as and when you need it, rather than signing up to a lengthy and expensive contract. So far EE is the only network on board in the UK, but expect others to follow suit. It will mean you can take out a short plan when you’re abroad, or switch between networks at home when a better deal pops up. And if it takes off, it surely won’t be long before we see Apple’s own SIMs in new iPhones too. Apple’s taking the fight to the networks!

4 27-inch iMac with 5K display

4K displays? Pah! Apple leapfrogged them and went straight to 5K on its new 27-inch iMac. That means a resolution of 5,120x2,880 pixels, which is 67% more pixels than 4K, and an incredible seven times more than a 1080p HD TV. Which should be stunning. Despite cramming in all these pixels, the screen actually uses 30% less energy than the previous model, and the whole package manages to only be 5mm thick. Quite a feat. It’s available now, starting at £1,999.

5 Mac Mini

The Mac Mini was updated too. Apple’s standalone compact computer now packs a fourth-gen Intel Core processor, 90% faster integrated graphics, Thunderbolt 2, and 802.11ac Wi-Fi. It costs just £399 for the 1.4GHz dual-core Intel Core i5 model, £569 for the 2.6GHz i5, and £799 for the 2.8GHz i5 with 8GB of memory and a 1TB fusion drive. Though remember you will need a monitor as well.

6 iOS 8.1

The first proper update to iOS 8 brings a few new features, and sees the return of a couple of old ones. Camera Roll is back for starters. The feature was originally dropped in iOS 8. Apple Pay is enabled, as is iCloud Photo Library in beta, which will back up photos from all of your devices into the cloud. The iOS 8 rollout has been far from smooth, though its uptake of 48% of Apple users still shames the adoption rate for Android KitKat. iOS 8.1 is available as a free download from Monday.

7 OS X Yosemite

It’s here now, and it’s free! That’s right, Apple has made Christmas come early for Mac users, gifting us all a copy of OS X Yosemite, the latest upgrade to its Mac OS X operating system. Yosemite brings a flatter, more translucent design, and Continuity, which allows cross-compatibility with iOS devices. (If someone rings your iPhone, for example, you can take the call on your iMac.)

8 Apple Pay

Apple’s mobile payment service goes live on Monday in the US. That means our cousins Stateside will be able to pay for goods and services using their iPhones (and, soon, their new iPads). Just touch your handset against an NFC reader and the payment will go through, or use TouchID to buy something online. CEO Tim Cook also revealed Apple had signed up another 500 banks to the service. Though he stopped short of announcing a UK launch date.

9 WatchKit

This is the SDK (software development kit) for the Apple Watch. Tim Cook announced it will roll out next month, and will allow developers to get busy making apps for the Cupertino company’s first wearable device. ‘Selected third-parties’ have already been tinkering with it, Cook said, but this will open it up to all and sundry. Which should mean there are plenty of apps available at launch. The Apple Watch will launch early next year, though Apple is yet to name an exact date.