Apple unveils new products, upgrades at annual keynote
As per tradition, Apple held their yearly keynote yesterday and unveiled a couple of new products. If you were unfortunate enough to miss the live stream, or you just didn’t care enough to watch, here’s what you missed.
Apple’s new phone, the iPhone 6s and 6s plus, was unveiled yesterday. New features include:
3D touch: Which makes the phone able to detect the force of your finger touching the screen, similarly to the iWatch
New 12-megapixel iSight camera
50% ppi increase (which allows 4k video quality)
The new iPhone comes in two models, the 6s and the 6s plus, with a base price of $649 and $749 respectively. Both can come in:
Grey
Space Grey (black)
Gold
Rose Gold
Pre-Orders start 9/12.
iPad Pro is a new member of the iDevice family. Features include:
12.9in display
64-bit A9X chip (it’s fast and efficient)
Four-speaker audio system
8-mexapixel iSight camera
Touch ID
iPad mini 4 is the new generation of the iPad family; it’s roughly the same size as the previous iteration, but its insides are more like the iPad Air making it faster and more efficient.
The iPad mini 4 is available now and iPad Pro is set for a November release.
Apple TV:
Apple also unveiled the next generation of the Apple TV with a new redesigned OS (called tvOS in case you couldn’t figure it out). Features include:
A full App Store with games
Siri integration
More voice-controlled actions
This product is set to release in late October.
New Apple Sport Model
2 New Colors
A new OS for the iWatch. Features include:
New Watch faces
New features that you can do without your iPhone:
Respond to Emails
Watch videos
Facetime
Apple Sport is available now Watch OS 2 is will be available September 16.
New OS X 10.11: El Capitan
Not a major update. Features include:
New gestures
Safari update
Multi-Tasking features
New SDK to improve games and apps on its desktop
The system is currently available to developers, with a full rollout coming 9/30.
iOS 9
With a new phone comes a new iOS update. Main features in this update include:
Improved Siri making it more context sensitive
General improvements to apps like Notes and Maps
New “News” app via “Filpboard” style
Some iPad exclusive features:
New Gestures
Multi-Window Support
Just like El Capitan, iOS 9 is currently available to developers and full release can be expected 9/16.