Ep. 2 — Apple Keynote, September 2018

Techmanity Talks

Techmanity Talks

Ep. 2 — 27 September 2018

Apple Keynote, September 2018

Timestamps

Fancy an expensive ECG? Buy a new Apple Watch

• 00:15 — Apple Watch redesign and Series 4
• 00:53 — First-party vs. third-party Apple Watch straps
• 04:36 — New Watch “complications”
• 05:50 — “Breathe” app
• 08:25 — Using the watch for health-and-fitness reasons
• 16:26 — New ECG feature
• 25:27 — New fall detection feature

New phones! iPhone XS, XS Max, and XR

• 26:42 — The iPhone XS is big! Our thoughts on phone sizes
• 32:00 — A brief tangent on phone contracts vs. pay as you go, and phone tariffs
• 33:43 — New iPhone design and specs
• 41:17 — Our thoughts on high-end phone pricing
• 45:04 — New camera with post-focus
• 48:15 — Dual-SIM (Physical SIM + eSIM; dual physical SIM in China) and a discussion of carrier locking
• 52:40 — Pricing for the new phones

A minor improvement to the HomePod

• 62:51 — Multiple timers

Closing

• 69:40 — Closing remarks

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