Tuesday was a big day for Apple products, with the company's announcement that it will soon be selling a smartwatch and the iPhone 6. That's cool and all, but what if you want a crisp and portable snack that's both tart and sweet? An iPad's not going to help you.

For that, you need another core product of New York State: apples. The eating kind.

According to the New York Apple Association, the industry employs 10,000 people annually in the state, mostly seasonal workers who harvest 30 to 32 million bushels of apples per year. Apple Corporation, which makes products you can't eat, wouldn't reveal how many workers it has in the state but says it has more than 50,000 employees nationwide. 

Gustavo Rafael-Villa, who sells apples and other fruit at a greenmarket on the mezzanine of the Staten Island Ferry Terminal, pointed out that his product requires much less of an investment than, say, purchasing a MacBook. "A Honeycrisp apple costs $3.50 a pound and it's a beautiful apple to eat," he said. "An iPhone is more expensive and when you've lost it, you've lost all the money. But a Honeycrisp, after you eat it, you're having it in your belly."

Jim Allen, a spokesman for the New York Apple Association, said his industry is like Apple Corporation in one respect: it regularly updates its product line. "We've had two new varieties in the last two years out of Cornell University," he said. "Ruby Frost for those who like a sweet apple with a little bit of a zing, and Snapdragon, an offspring of the Honeycrisp apple."

Allen conceded that consumers aren't able to use either variety to text photos to their family or Snapchat a friend. "But the good news with an edible apple is the battery doesn't go dead," he said. "And they're tasty and nutritious."

Apple Corporation says the new iPhone, which starts at $199 dollars, will go on sale Sept. 19. The season for apples that are tasty and nutritious will continue for a few months.

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