Welcome to the Tech Mem Ride Home for Friday, March 16th. Today Apple takes a road trip, a small town bans Bitcoin, Riana doesn't accept Snapchat's apology, Adobe

transforms itself, and Lift test subscriptions. Here's what you missed today in the world of tech.

Apple this morning sent out media invitations to a March 27th event in Chicago, which it said will focus on quote

creative new ideas for teachers and students. The event will be held at 10 a.m.

Central Time at Lane Tech College Prep High School in Chicago.

This of course set off a flurry of speculation as to what Apple might be announcing.

Apple has been rumored to be working on cheaper... to what Apple might be announcing.

Apple has been rumored to be working on cheaper Macbooks

and iPads recently.

And Apple has been trying to position the iPad

as a classroom tool for several years now and some rumors have

suggested that Apple wants to bring the entry-level model of the iPad down to a

250 dollar price point which iPads currently begin at.

Additionally, the graphic on the announcement certainly has a hand-drawn feel to it, possibly hinting at the

Apple pencil. Current entry-level iPad models do not support Apple pencil use.

Aside from the graphic, the only information that can be gleaned from the announcement

was the statement, Let's Take a Field Trip,

and the invitation to, quote,

join us to hear creative new ideas for teachers and students,

to which Casey Newton tweeted

creative ideas including buy a Macbook and Buy an iPad.

Mac Rumors noted that Apple hosted a similar education focused event

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