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@jarrod "iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods" today. There goes a few of my my Bingo squares for iPad and Apple TV.
@jarrod Wow, just the three colors for the Apple Watch this year? The polished black is nice, but that's not a wide range to meet people's fashion needs.
@jarrod Sleep Apnea detection is gonna be really good for people. Gotta have that fast charging and good battery life to convince people to wear them overnight though!
@jarrod Have we had any mention of a smaller size yet? I can't imagine they're going for just one case size this year, but all they're talking about is the big screen.
@jarrod The satin black color looks sick, but not as sick as that sick-as-hell titanium Milanese loop. Bummed that there's not a bump to Ultra 3 though...I was hoping to upgrade from Ultra 1 for refreshed battery life.
@jarrod Here's hoping the refined shape fits at least as well as the AirPods (2nd gen). I'll try them out!
@jarrod Let's gooooo! Active Noise Cancellation without the in-ear tips in this special version of AirPods 4! Please please please let them fit my ears! 🙏
@jarrod Wait wait wait. That AirPods Max segment flew by. They can't have only added new colors and USB-C, right? No refreshed materials, design, or audio quality?!
@jarrod Hmm. She said for "AirPods Pro 2." Is this going to be the third iteration of the AirPods Pro 2 model? Or maybe they're just software updates?
@jarrod iPhone time! With a camera button and back to a vertical camera bump for iPhone 16. Nice color too.
@jarrod I'd be happier to see a camera bar like the Pixel phones, but moving away from the large square camera bump is a nice change.
@jarrod Ooh interesting. The capture button isn't just for photos, it also offers access to Intelligence features.
@jarrod Whoa, Craig's hair looks fresh. And he got to go on his own road trip this time. To Rome maybe?
@jarrod Alright, Visual Intelligence via the Camera Control looks handy. But coming "later this year".
@jarrod I've said it before, but the satellite messaging features are a huge part of my pull toward upgrading my phone this year. It might let me ditch my $25/month Garmin satellite messaging plan. That's a notable portion of a new phone's cost over two years!
@jarrod That's a pretty good upgrade for the non-Pro iPhones. Let's see what they're gonna do for Pro, though. I actually thought the Camera Control was gonna be a Pro-only feature.
@jarrod Woohoo! I'm unreasonably excited that the titanium frame isn't super shiny. That'd be too gaudy for 2024.
@jarrod 6.3" screen on the smaller Pro. I already know it's going to feel huge, but hopefully I can get used to it. I think my last iPhone Pro had a 6.1" screen.
@jarrod I'll be honest, I kinda zone out during the Apple silicon segments like I do during the game segments. I trust they've made a killer chip, but the "speeds and feeds" goes over my head.
@jarrod That multi-layer feature for Voice Memos sounds like it would have been perfect for Music Memos, which I still don't understand why they killed.
@jarrod The Weeknd must really like working with Apple. A photoshoot, video shoot, and upcoming Immersive Video project.
@jarrod I’m so mad about music memos. It just started fully crashing for me on the iOS 18 beta. I’ve been holding on.
@jsonbecker Oh no! Hopefully it'll get sorted out for the final release. But I'm not holding my breath.
@jarrod Via apple.com, macOS Sequoia, iPadOS 18, iOS 18, watchOS 11, and visionOS 2 are all coming out not only in the same week but all on the same day: September 16. tvOS 18 doesn't seem to have a page, but I'm going to assume it's getting released then, too. That's a double Bingo, y'all!
