Where to Watch Livestreams of Tomorrow’s Apple Event

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Our long national nightmare is nearly over. Before you know it, we’ll have all the details about Apple’s next-generation iPhones, and perhaps even the company’s first-generation smart watch. We’ll know how much these items cost and what colors they’ll be available in. We’ll even know what’s inside that mysterious structure Apple built for the show. Piles of cash? A sapphire mine? E.T. Atari cartridges? Could be all three.

Whether you’re legitimately interested in Apple’s new stuff or just want material for your next parody video or jackanapesing around on Twitter, here’s how to watch it live.

What Time Does the Apple Event Start?

It starts at 10 am Pacific/1 pm. Eastern on Tuesday, September 9. If you want to know exactly how many days, hours, minutes, and seconds that is from right now, refer to Apple’s handy countdown clock.

Can I Watch a Live Stream of the Event?

Yes, you can do that right here: http://ift.tt/1t4I2sK .

But here’s the thing: You’re must use specific pieces of software and hardware. You need to use Safari as your browser, and Apple doesn’t officially support streaming of the video to Windows PCs, Android phones, or anything other than Apple-made hardware. If you’re using a computer, the fine print on Apple’s livestream page says the video stream will only work on Safari 5.1.10 or later, and that tje browser must be running on Mac OS X 10.6.8 onward.

If you want to use a mobile device, Apple’s event page says that you’re restricted to using mobile Safari on an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch running iOS 6 or later.

You can also watch it on your Apple TV, just as long as it’s a second- or third-gen unit running firmware version 6.2 or later.

Safari and an Apple Device are Mandatory? That Seems Unnecessarily Restrictive

I know, right? I guess if you’re pondering a switch to an Apple device, Apple doesn’t want you to see the new devices you’ve considered switching to. Live video of Apple’s new products are only for existing Apple-product owners, capisce?

That’s just one great reason to follow WIRED’s live coverage from the show floor, which is platform-agnostic and available in several speeds. For rapid-fire play-by-play, keep your browser pegged to our live blog. We’ll post the link at the very top of the WIRED homepage on Tuesday morning — really, you won’t be able to miss it. There, you can follow the illustrious Christina Bonnington (@redgirlsays) and Mark McClusky (@markmcc) as they bring you live updates from Cupertino. We’ll also post links to in-depth stories on GadgetLab’s Twitter feed (@gadgetlab), WIRED’s Twitter feed (@wired), and WIRED’s homepage.

And there’s no guarantee that it’ll work, but you can also try a user-agent-string spoofer for Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Opera to make it seem like you’re using Safari. There are also iPhone and iPad user-agent spoofers available for Chrome on Android.

Ha Ha, Suckers! I Received an Invitation to the Event

Take an Uber, drive your Tesla, or program a self-driving car to deliver you to the Flint Center in Cupertino, California. While attending, be sure to live-tweet which songs are playing before Tim Cook takes the stage. Also, use phrases such as “fit and finish” to describe Apple’s new products. “Chamfer” earns you a +1.