Apple has sent out their invites to a special event to be held next Tuesday, October 23. This is widely expected to be their unveiling event for a new smaller iPad – the iPad Mini or iPad Air or whatever name Apple chooses to give it.

The only text on the invitation sure seems to tie in with the smaller iPad theme:

We’ve got a little more to show you.

And of course we’ve already heard from a number of reliable sources that manufacturing has already started for the iPad Mini. There are even several leading Apple accessory vendors who are already promoting accessories for the new smaller iPad.

The Apple event is set to start at 10AM Pacific next Tuesday and will be held at the California Theatre in San Jose.

You’ll be shocked to hear that I’m more than a tad excited and anxiously awaiting the iPad Mini event.