Far Out Event: New products and announcements
iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus: Features and hands-on Apple Watch Ultra: Features and Practice iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max: Features Apple Watch Series 8 and SE 2: Features AirPods Pro
Far Out Event: Live Updates
12:55 p.m. ET: The live stream kicked off with a sea of stars and Milkblood’s ‘Dream Slow’ followed by Kislo’s ‘Who Are You’. 1:00 p.m.: The footage cuts to Apple Park and Tim Cook is out but not on stage. 13:02: Apple presents three new products: iPhone, AirPods and Apple Watch. 1:03 PM: Upload the first Apple Watch! 1:07 PM: Today we’re introducing the best Apple Watch lineup yet—by far! 1:08 pm: Apple Watch Series 8 has a temperature sensor for women’s health as part of a series of advanced cycle tracking features. It detects changes as small as 0.1 degrees. apple 1:12pm: Female users will be notified of cycle deviations. 1:12 PM: All data is end-to-end encrypted. 13:13: Apple Watch Series 8 will have collision detection with. new accelerometer to accurately detect the moment of impact. It can detect if you’ve been in a serious car accident, alert emergency services, provide location information and alert your loved ones. apple 1:16 p.m.: Same 18-hour battery life, but low-power mode can deliver 36 hours of battery life by disabling some features. Available for all Series 4 watches and later. 1:19 PM: Same starting price of $399. Colors: Midnight, Starlight, Silver, Product Red. Available September 16. 1:20 PM: Apple Watch SE 2: Basically the same with collision detection, S8 chip, new colors, $249 lower price. 1:25pm: APPLE WATCH ULTRA: 49mm titanium case, shock resistance, action button, larger digital crown, designed to be worn while wearing gloves. Second speaker for increased volume, three air resistance microphones, cellular only. Battery life up to 36 hours. Up to 60 hours with new battery optimization setting coming soon. 13:26: New Alpine Loop, Ocean, Trail Loop bands. 1:29 PM: New Dual Frequency Precision GPS (L1+L5) to provide the most accurate GPS of any smartwatch. 13:31: Redesigned compass with precision faces and new features. Built-in 86db siren for emergencies. 1:32 pm: Twice the water resistance of the 8 Series. EN 13319 certified for diving. Oceanic Plus app. 1:36 PM: The most rugged and capable Apple Watch ever, starting at $799, available on September 23. 13:41: Next AirPods Pro 1:43 pm: New H2 chip, higher bandwidth connectivity for ‘revolutionary audio experiences’, personalized spatial audio. 1:45 pm: Touch control with capacitive sensing layer for multi-touch scanning. Same price of $249 13:49: iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus apple 13:55: A15 chip with 5-core GPU, improved camera system with faster aperture and larger sensor on the main camera, 49 percent improvement in low-light images. It also has a new TrueDepth camera with autofocus for better low-light shots. 1:57 PM: eSIM only in the US 2:01pm: Emergency SOS via satellite to US and Canada. Free for two years with all iPhone 14 purchases. apple 14:05: iPhone 14 and iPhone 14 Plus, $799 and $899. The iPhone 14 Plus doesn’t ship until October 7th. 2:11 pm: iPhone 14 Pro: Space Black, Silver, Gold, Deep Purple. 2:12pm: Dynamic Island: new camera bar expands and collapses to show notifications and updates. apple 2:16 PM: The always-on display shows the time, widgets, and a blurred lock screen photo. 2:17 pm: A16 processor: 16 billion transitions, 4 nm process 2:20 pm: 48MP camera with quad-pixel sensor, 2nd generation optical image stabilization, 2x zoom option. 2:23pm: 2x brighter flash, improved ultra-wide camera with bigger sensor 2:30 p.m.: iPhone 14 Pro: $999, iPhone 14 Pro Max: $1,099, pre-order September 9, ships September 16 2:34pm: Wrapping up, that’s all guys!
Far Out Event: How to Watch
The Far Out keynote will start at 10am. PT (1 p.m. ET) at the Steve Jobs Theater. It will be held in front of a live audience for the first time since September 2019, although it is unclear whether parts of the presentation will be pre-recorded. You can watch the event live on YouTube or Apple’s website and watch it again after it’s over.
Far Out Event: Latest News and Rumors
Here and wow: Apple’s new Far Out event tagline suggests some impressive announcements are on the way. Apple Store Down: As always, Apple has taken down its online store in anticipation of new products launching today. The message says: “We’re making updates to the Apple Store. Check back soon.” with an image of the Far Out logo. We expect the new products to launch around noon PT. CEO Tim Cook tweeted that he’s “looking forward to an amazing Apple event.” Apple Watch Pro: Apple’s new high-end Apple Watch is expected to be 49mm in diameter and have a protruding tab for the Digital Crown and side button. There is also rumored to be a new second button on the right edge. You can see renders created by Ian Zelbo below. Apple Watch Pro: Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman reports that “wide-range” bands for the larger Apple Watch will “play into the extreme sports theme.” iPhone 14: Apple’s new iPhone could cost up to $200 more in some countries due to the discontinuation of the mini and a price increase. iPhone 14: The Wall Street Journal reported that the iPhone 14 will get an “enhanced version” of the A15 processor, possibly the 5-core GPU variant found in the iPhone 13 Pro. iPhone 14: The Camera app may be redesigned on the new phones, so “most controls move to the top of the screen.” AirPods Pro: Gurman has predicted that Apple’s high-end headphones will finally be updated after three years.
Far Out Event: Keynote Preview
While you wait, check out a minute-by-minute preview of all the big announcements Apple will be making today.
