Apple will live-stream its Tuesday press event, but you must be one of Cupertino's faithful to actually tune in.

"Watch streaming video from this special event and learn more about our exciting announcements," Apple said in a note on its website.

A webcast of the event - which is expected to include the launch of next-gen iPads - will only be available via Apple's Safari browser on machines running OS X 10.6+, Safari on iOS 4.2 or above, and second- or third-generation Apple TV devices with software update 5.0.2 or later.

The event kicks off at 1 p.m. Eastern from San Francisco's Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater. If you don't have access to an Apple gadget this afternoon, PCMag will be live-blogging all the action starting at 12:30 p.m., so check back on PCMag.com then for all the details.

Apple does not always provide live streams for its event. The iPhone 5c and 5s press briefing at its Cupertino headquarters, for example, was not webcast. But the opening keynote for its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in June was broadcast over the Internet, but was again limited to Apple devices.

Last year's iPad mini event, as well as the 2010 "Back to the Mac" event also got the livestream treatment.

Today's event, meanwhile, is expected to include the launch of the second-gen iPad mini, as well as the iPad 5. But we're also expecting a launch date for OS X Mavericks, more details on the Mac Pro, and perhaps and upgrade or two for Apple's MacBook lineup. For more, check out our rumor roundup.

Things will kick off in just a few hours. Until then, see PCMag's wish list of what we hope to see from the Apple event in the slideshow above, as well as our Anatomy of an Apple Event.