The September 9th Apple Event was filled with many cool announcements for exciting new products and updates. The whole event can be re-watched at http://www.apple.com/apple-events/september-2015/.
Below is our quick recap of all the major things announced at the event. This included the new Apple TV, the iPad Pro, and iPhone 6s & iPhone 6s Plus.
Apple Watch Update:
- Over 10,000 apps for watch in the App Store
- Gold and Rose Gold anodized aluminum finishes for the sport edition
- New watch bands:
- Apple Watch Hermès
- Pink, brown, various blues, and Product(RED) sport bands
- Watch OS 2:
- Native apps on the watch
- Time-lapse watch faces
- Comes out September 16th
- Showcase of the new GoPro, iTranslate and AirStrip apps for watch
- Apple Watch great for notifications and fitness
iPad Pro:
- Brand new iPad with a 12.9 inch display
- 5.6 million pixel display
- Most powerful iPad ever (faster than many portable PCs)
- 360x faster GPU then original iPad
- 1.8x faster CPU from last iPad Air
- Can edit 3 streams of 4k video at once
- 1o hour battery life
- 4 speaker sound system
- Accessories:
- Apple Pencil (Stylus for iPad Pro)
- Smart Keyboard Cover (a keyboard part of a smart cover)
- Microsoft and Adobe demonstare new redesigned apps for the iPad Pro
- iPad Pro joins iPad line up including new iPad Mini 4. Prices:
- Lanches in November
Apple TV:
- New Remote and user OS
- Runs on A8 chip (64-bit architecture)
- An App Store to get third-part apps
- Games now for the TV
- Siri Integration:
- Siri can search for content in all apps
- Ask Siri questions (ex. weather or sports scores) without pausing movie
- Remote:
- Apple TV Specs:
- HDMI 1.43
- 802.11ac Wi‑Fi with MIMO
- 10/100BASE-T Ethernet
- Bluetooth 4.0 wireless technology
- IR receiver
- USB‑C for service and support
- Built‑in power supply
- Available late October. Pricing:
iPhone 6s and 6s Plus:
- A new Rose Gold aluminum finish (in addition to existing gold, space grey, and silver)
- Made from a stronger aluminum to reduce chance of bending
- 3D Touch (Force Touch)
- A new 12 MP iSight camera
- The new iPhones shoot 4K video
- Screen flashes for selfies with 5 MP FaceTime camera
- Live photos:
- You still get a full quality 12MP picture
- When taking picture it records a little before and after shutter click to create a 2-3 second video
- Features:
- Preorders start September 12, release date September 25
- Pricing starts $650 for 6s and $750 for 6s Plus
- For $32 a month you can get the new iPhone every year (new service from Apple)
- Ships with iOS which releases on September 16
The special event ended with a small performance by One Republic.
The event had many new cool things that many had been waiting for. Time will tell how well they perform. Be sure to follow @FandaGearLive to never miss any information on future events relating to aviation and technology.
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