- Apple Inc (NASDAQ: NASDAQ:AAPL) hosted its fall hardware event today and introduced the new Watch Series 8 wearables, stating the 'best apple watch series lineup so far".
- The new series 8 watch features a new temperature sensor, which the company says will allow for much more advanced cycle tracking, including ovulation information, offering end-to-end Encrypted data. The feature is focused on women's health.
- Apple Watch Series 8 also features new car crash detection that can connect to emergency services and contacts. The feature only runs when users are driving.
- International roaming is enabled on Apple Watch (Series 5 onwards).
- The watch offers all-day 18-hour battery life. Low power mode can give 36 hours of battery life on full charge (available series 4 and later on watch OS9)
- Apple introduced two new Nike (NYSE:NKE) bands and 2 Hermes bands.
- Price points: The GPS model is available from $399 to $499 for the cellular version from 16 September. The SE version will cost $299 for cellular.
- The new apple watch Ultra edition is focused on extreme activity. It has a 49cm titanium case for extreme conditions, is water resistant to 100 feet, has a new action button, second speaker, cellular in every watch, 36 hours of battery life on a single charge, way finder face and precision dual-frequency GPS,
- The Ultra edition will cost $799 and be available on September 23.
Read at Benzinga