The brand new watch is offered in a positively mouthwatering modern jet black model that has been polished with silicon nanoparticles, making it reflective. Amongst different rejiggerings to make it thinner, the speaker system has been redesigned so that you could play podcasts instantly via the Apple Watch’s audio system. There’s additionally a extra environment friendly charging coil that helps the watch cost as much as attain 80 p.c battery in half-hour. (No phrase although on how significantly better the battery life is, if in any respect.)
This yr, the standout well being function coming to watchOS is sleep apnea detection, which detects respiratory exercise that stops and begins once more when you sleep. The monitoring occurs via the watch’s accelerometer. Whereas it was anticipated that Apple would add blood stress monitoring on the watches this yr, the corporate didn’t do that. The choice was doubtless associated to current authorized motion that compelled Apple to take away blood-oxygen sensing from the brand new watches earlier this yr after a patent dispute was introduced by Masimo Corp.
Apple Intelligence is obtainable on the Watch, largely by way of new updates to the Well being app that got here by way of WatchOS 11 earlier this yr. There’s additionally a complete new slew of water-related health options, which incorporates some new maritime watch faces for if you spontaneously determine to go crusing or kayaking.
The Watch Extremely 2 did not get any massive updates, nevertheless it did get a brand new black end, with a Milanese loop designed particularly for water sports activities.
The Collection 10 is offered for preorder at present for $399 and can ship on September 20. The refreshed Watch Extremely 2 can also be obtainable for preorder at present at $799 and is offered on September 20. —Adrienne So
New AirPods
Apple has added a number of new choices for its AirPods. For the primary time, Apple has made energetic noise canceling obtainable in common AirPods—albeit in a dearer model than the bottom mannequin. There are new AirPods 4 that price $129 with out energetic noise canceling, and a model of AirPods 4 that price $179 and do have energetic noise canceling.