Apple to Livestream iPad Mini Launch For Mac and iOS Users

In a surprise reversal of a longstanding policy on livestreaming, Apple has announced it will let you watch Tuesday's iPad Mini launch event from San Jose -- so long as you already have an Apple device with an Apple browser to watch it on.

"Live streaming video requires Safari 4 or later on Mac OS X v10.6 or later; Safari on iOS 4.2 or later," reads the livestream page that just went up on Apple.com.

Translation: you'll need a Mac, an iPhone, an iPad or an Apple TV.

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You can also watch on an Apple TV -- so long as it's a second- or third-generation device, upgraded to version 5.0.2 or later.

The livestream will start at 10a…
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