Apple Keynote 2017 – What You Missed
INTRODUCING THE APPLE WATCH SERIES 3
- Built-in cellular support, allowing you to be more fit without lugging around your
- Stream music directly from your Apple Watch and pair wireless headphones to it
- Apple W2 Chip, giving 50% more power and increased bluetooth functionality
- The display is actually the antenna and integrated an electronic SIM
- Don’t worry, you don’t need a new case if you’re already a Apple Watch Series 2 user!
- Sports Loop Wristband
- Price $329 without cellular, $399 with cellular
- Series 3 will be available on September 22nd
APPLE WATCH ENHANCEMENTS
- Apple Watch has grown over 50% within the last year and has become the number one Watch in the world with a customer satisfaction rating of 97%
- Heart-rate is now displayed on the face, including resting and recovery rate
- Heart-rate also alerts you when your heart-rate is high, yet you’re not doing any fitness
- Redesigned music face
INTRODUCING APPLE TV 4K
- Updated UI which enhances for sharper text and clearer images
- CPU is now 2x faster and graphics processing is now
- Apple TV 4K will be the same price as Apple TV HD
- All movies purchased in HD that are available in 4K will be upgrade at no charge
- You’ll get notification on sports games that you specifically follow and bring the teams that you follow straight to the front
- Sports sections also allow you to disable scores so you don’t spoil the game
INTRODUCING APPLE iPHONE 8 & 8 PLUS
DESIGN
- Glass is now on the front and back
- Glass is reinforced by steel
- Available in grey, space grey, and gold finishes
- Sealed for water and dust resisteance
- 5.5″ Plus, 4.7″
- Built in 3D Touch
- 25% louder speakers with deeper bass
- A11 bionic chip
- Two high performance cores
- Four high-efficeny cores
- 2nd Gen Apple Designed Performance Controller
- Apple-designed GPU that’s 30% more faster than the A10
- Design for 3D Games and Machine Learning Apps
- Apple designed ISP
CAMERA
- 12MP camera, 83% more light and more power efficent
- Two new sensors, f/1.8 and f/2.8 with Optical Image Stabilization
- Enhance low light photos
- Portrait lighting (Beta) – Compose a photo
- Highest quality video capture in a smart phone
- Faster video frame rates
- 1080p 240 FPS
AUGMENTED REALITY
- Cameras are calibrated for AR
- Low-light and 60 fps
- New gyro and accelerator
WIRELESS
- LTE Advanced support
- Wireless charging, no more cables
- Hundreds of companies will start bringing wireless charging stations in-house
- Belkin and Mophie will be releasing charging stations
iPhone 8 – $699
iPhone 8 Plus – $799
Preorders will be available on September 18th and will be available on September 22nd
INTRODUCING iPHONE X
DESIGN
- Surgical grade stainless steel
- Water and dust resistant
- Space Gray and Silver availability
- 5.8″ Super Retina Display
- OLED Technology, giving great contrast, high resolution, better brightness, and color accuracy.
- Tap to wake screen
- Removal of the home button – now just swipe up from the bottom
- Want to multi-task? Swipe up from the bottom, but hold it mid-screen
FACE ID
- How do you unlock your phone? You simply look at it and it unlocks your phone with Face ID
- Neural engine
- Dual-core design
- 600 billion operations per second
- Face ID knows your face, not your hair, it learns you, you start growing a beard, it recognizes this
- Face ID gives you 1 and 1,00,000 chance of someone else being able to unlock your phone
- Animoji – Animated emojis that are controlled by utilizing your facial expressions
- SnapChat has never been better, with Face ID it helps images wrap around your face better!
CAMERA
- Dual 12MP cameras
- New color filters
- f/1.8 and f/2.4 apertures
- Better low light zoom
- Quad-LED True Tone Flash
Frontside Camera
- TrueDepth Camera
- Portrait mode and Portrait Lighting support
- Increased battery life giving you two additional hour
Wireless Charging
- Built-in wireless charging with Qi certified devices
- Wireless charging mat works with iPhone 8, 8 Plus, X, Watch Series 3, and Ai
- AirPower – Wireless changing mat that’s compatible with with iPhone 8, 8 Plus, X, Watch Series 3, and AirPod Case
iPhone X is available in 64GB & 256, starting from $999
Preorders will be available on October 27th and will start shipping November 3rd
APPLE RETAIL
- Today at Apple – Featuring new classes led by ‘Creative Geniuses’. Classes will include things like photography
- Teacher Tuesday – Help keep teachers up-to-date on latest technologies and how to utilize them
- Stores are now called “Town Squares”
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