Apple CEO Tim Cook and a team of Apple executives will host the company’s “Wonderlust” special event today, Tuesday, September 12th, at 10am PDT / 1pm EDT.
Apple’s event will be webcast from the Apple Park campus in Cupertino, California.
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Live notes from Apple’s “Wonderlust” special event in reverse chronological order:
• End of event
• AAPL: $174.93, -$4.43 (-2.47%) @ 02:22PM
• Cook reviews today’s announcements
• Reminder: iPhone SE starts at just $429
• iCloud+ offers 6TB and 12TB storage options
• Available: September 22nd
• Order: This Friday, September 15th
• Up to %1000 off with trade in of iPhone 11 Pro or newers
• iPhone 15 Pro Max starts at $1199 (256GB)
• iPhone 15 Pro starts at $999
• iPhone 15 Pro can now capture spatial 3D videos for Apple Vision Pro
• Supports ACES for filmmakers
• USB-3 cable offer much faster transfer speeds – shoot from iPhone directly to Mac; shoot video directly to external drive 4K60 ProRes
• Macro photography
• Unmatched OIS autofocus
• iPhone 15 Pro Max: 5X optical Telephoto camera (120mm focal length)
• iPhone 15 Pro: 3X optical Telephoto camera
• Improved Smart HDR
• 2X better low light performance
• 24 MM, 28 MM, and 35 MM focal lengths
• 24MP photos
• Main camera can capture unbelievable detail
• 48MP Main camera – larger sensor
• Pro camera system: Equivalent to having 7 camera lens in your pocket
• High level gaming performance: Welcome to the next level of mobile gaming
• Hardware-accelerated ray tracing
• Mesh shading
• Pro class GPU: 6-core design; up to 20% faster for peak perfomance
• Brand new GPU: Biggest redesign in the history of Apple GPUs
• New USB-3 capable controller
• Neural Engine now up to 2X as fast as A16 Bionic
• Fastest smartphone ever; challenges even high-end desktop PCs
• 2 high-performance cores
• 6-core CPU
• 19 billion transistors
• Industry’s first 3nm chip
• Powered by Apple’s all-new A17 Pro SoC
• Standby stays on persistently
• Always-On Display
• Extreme Dynamic Range
• ProMotion
• Dynamic Island
• Assign your own uses to the Action button
• Mute switch now becomes the Action button
• 100% recycled aluminum substructure
• Apple-designed coatings: Black Titanium, White Titanium, Blue Titanium, Natural Titanium
• 6.7-inch iPhone 15 Pro Max
• 6.1-inch iPhone 15 Pro
• Ceramic Shield
• New contoured edges; thinnest bezel ever
• Lightest Pro models ever
• The most premium material ever used in an iPhone enclosure
• iPhone 15 Pro and iPhone 15 Pro Max now in brushed Grade 5 titanium case (same alloy used on the Mars rover)
• Up to $800 off (iPhone 11 or newer) in the U.S. via carrier partners
• iPhone 15 Plus starts at $899
• iPhone 15 starts at $799
• “Finewoven” cases replace leather
• iPhone 15 continues use of MagSafe
• AirPods Pro Charging Case and EarPods get USB-C
• USB-C comes to iPhone 15 (no mention of EU forcing this change)
• Satellite services free for two years with iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
• Apple intros Roadside Assistance via satellite; launching in US with AAA; AAA members get it as part of their membership
• Emergency SOS via satellite and Find My via satellite coming to Spain and Switzerland this month
• Machine Learning dramatically improves voice calls
• iPhone 15 connectivity: Ultra-wideband second-gen (just like the new Apple Watches); precision finding
• AAPL: $177.01, -$2.35 (-1.31%) @ 01:45PM EDT
• iPhone 15: A16 Bionic
• iPhone 15 makes it easy to take great-looking photos and videos every day
• Advance Computational Photography
• Smart HDR improved
• Focus and Depth Control – switch focus after photo has been taken
• Portrait Mode can be captured automatically; works with dogs and cats
• Next generation Portrait Mode
• Sensor-shift OIS
• 2X telephone option – optical quality (like having a third camera)
• Incredible image quality and double the resolution
• New camera system: 48MP main camera
• 75% recycled aluminum
• Ceramic Shield – built to last
• Texture matte finish
• 6.1-inch for iPhone 15; 6.7-inch for iPhone 15 Plus
• Super Retina XDR OLED display offers thinner borders, Dolby Vision, peak HDR brightness hits 1,600 nits; up to 2,000 nits in bright sun
• All-new design: Dynamic Island comes to iPhone 15 and iPhone 15 Plus
• iPhone 15 video being shown
• Cook: “Now, let’s talk about iPhone”
• Available Sept. 22nd
• Apple Watch Series 9 starts at $399 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 – $799
• Apple Watch SE 2 – $249
• Apple Watch Ultra 2 features 95% recycled titanium (“Carbon Neutral” with Alpine Loop or Trail Loop)
• Great for running, cycling, diving, etc.
• Modular Ultra offers myriad complications – the most ever
• 3,000 nits display – the brightest display Apple has ever created
• Ultra 2 features S9 and U2 chips
• The most advanced Apple Watch
• Apple Watch Ultra 2
• Nike bands use recycled materials
• Hermes bands will now be woven or rubber
• Apple “Finewoven” is Apple’s leather replacement – feels like suede
• Apple will no longer use leather in any Apple product including Watch bands
• Apple Watch Series 9 is Apple’s first “carbon neutral” product
• Smaller packaging for Apple Watch Series 9
• Apple Watch Series 9 charging, Apple will match expected energy use by investing in renewable energy worldwide
• All Apple Watch manufacturing powered by 100% clean electricity
• Sport Loop band now made with 82% recycled yarn
• 100% recycled cobalt in the battery
• 100% recycled aluminum and more
• Apple Watch Series 9 maximizes recycled materials
• Apple VP Lisa Jackson continues with environmental commitment review
• AAPL: $177.61, -$1.75 (-0.98%) @ 01:21PM EDT
• Mother Nature says, “Good.”
• Review of Apple’s environmental initiatives
• Phasing out leather in iPhone cases
• Mother Nature (Octavia Spencer) visits Apple to talk “carbon footprint”
• AAPL: $177.17, -$2.19 (-1.22%) @ 01:16PM EDT
• Double Tap video being shown; available next month
• New Apple Watch Series 9 gesture: Double Tap – just tap your index finger and thumb together twice on Watch hand to answer a call, end a call
• Edge-to-edge Always-On Retina Display – 2,000 Nits
• Apple Watch close to HomePod – media suggestions automatically appear
• Precision finding of iPhone via Apple Watch
• Name Drop shares contact info among Watch users
• Siri can now access Health data
• Siri Dictation is up to 25% more accurate
• 4 Core Neural Engine, up to 2X as fast as previous S8
• 60% more CPU transistors
• Apple S9 SIP is the most powerful Watch chip, yet
• Apple Watch Series 9 introduced
• Jeff Williams: Apple Watch
• Big news of the day: Apple Watch and iPhone
• “Response to Apple Vision Pro has been amazing” – Cook
• Cook covers Apple Vision Pro features
• Cook reviews recent Mac updates
• Apple CEO Tim Cook begins his pre-taped presentation
• Cases being shown that prove Apple Watch saves lives
• Apple Watch promotional video being played
• Apple’s “Wonderlust” pre-taped videostream begins
• AAPL: $177.07, -$2.29 (-1.28%) @ 12:55PM EDT
• AAPL: $177.02, -$2.34 (-1.30%) @ 12:44PM EDT
• AAPL: $176.32, -$3.04 (-1.69%) @ 11:10AM EDT
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