It’s GlowTime !!!
On the September 10th edition of The South Shore's Morning News with Ron Hakala, David shared insights on Apple's latest event and the new features of the Apple 16. The article provides a link to view Apple's announcements on YouTube.
Apple’s “It’s Glowtime” event has just concluded. While the iPhone 16 was the headliner of yesterday’s showcase, Apple had several other announcements to share, including some exciting new additions to its smartwatch and AirPods lineups.
Here are some announcements from the event. The iPhone 16 adds two new buttons. In addition to inheriting the iPhone 15 Pro’s Action Button, the iPhone 16 and 16 Plus now come equipped with a handy new DSLR-like button that you can use to take pictures and videos and adjust settings. They also have rear cameras stacked atop one another that support spatial video recording for viewing on the Apple Vision Pro.
The new iPhones have a faster A18 processor to handle new AI features coming to the device. The 6.1-inch iPhone 16 starts at $799, and the 6.7-inch Plus version is $899. They are available in white, black, green, pink, and blue and will start shipping on September 20th.
The iPhone 16 Pro has bigger displays and better cameras. The iPhone 16 Pro and Pro Max come with slightly bigger displays, with the base Pro model featuring a 6.3-inch display (instead of 6.1 inches), while the Pro Max has a 6.9-inch display (instead of 6.7 inches). Like the base iPhone 16, the Pro lineup also comes with a new capture button. They also have an upgraded A18 Pro chip, with the Pro Max version possessing the “best iPhone battery life ever,” according to Apple.
Both phones are getting the same 5x telephoto camera, an upgraded 48-megapixel ultrawide sensor, and a 48MP “Fusion camera.” The Pro-level iPhones come in gold, black, white, and “natural” titanium (gray). The iPhone 16 Pro costs $999, while the Pro Max costs $1,199 and will both be available for preorder this Friday and in stores on September 20th.
The iPhone 16 gains Visual Intelligence All of the iPhone 16 models are ready for Apple Intelligence — the new AI features Apple is launching in beta next month. These features include searching for images in your picture library by describing them and then creating custom emojis.
Apple is also outfitting the iPhone 16’s Camera Control button with a new feature called Visual Intelligence, which will automatically search for things you take photos of. This seems to be Apple's answer to Google Lens.
Some of the other items announced: 1: The Watch Series 10, which comes with a bigger display and thinner profile
2: Next-gen AirPods add better audio and ANC and a smaller USB-C-Compatible charging case with a speaker
3: AirPods Pro 2 will soon become an over-the-counter hearing aid, including a feature designed to protect hearing and a clinical-grade hearing test. These features will become available in a free software update in more than 100 countries and regions this fall. The AirPods Max will also have USB-C charging.
Finally, something that we should ALL be pleased about… Apple didn’t make big news of it—but the Lightning cable is finally dead. Every device at the event on Monday used a USB-C charging port, completing the process of Apple aligning with European Union regulations. It will be a huge convenience that one cord can charge almost all of your devices.
Pam and I both have older iPhone 11s; we haven’t upgraded them in a while. Maybe a couple of iPhone 16’s are in the cards for us…
Special thanks to Mashable and the Verge https://mashable.com/article/apple-event-2024-everything-announced-iphone-16-watch-10
https://www.theverge.com/24239739/apple-iphone-16-event-announcements-watch-series-10-airpods
Nothing special on your schedule for the next hour and 45 minutes? Here’s the entire recording of Apple’s GlowTime event: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZWS3-Lb86E
