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Hi everyone,
Here is the detailed coverage of apple event held last
night.
The content is in
descending order as it was the live blog, so don’t be confused and enjoy!
Pricing points for
various models of smartphone is between $199 to $499 USD
Apple's mega iPhone 6 and iWatch launch has
started as the company under tim cook's
leadership has created bigger and better products.
Apple's senior vice president of marketing
Phil Schiller explained at the much anticipated event today that the glass
front curves around the side of the phones, meeting the anodized aluminum
backing.
The iPhone 6 Plus is 5.5 inches diagonally and
the iPhone 6 is 4.7 inches, compared to the iPhone 5S size of 4 inches. The
phones are thinner than ever: 6.9 mm for the iPhone 6 and 7.1 mm for the larger
iPhone 6 Plus.
Cook said on-stage that the company is
"launching the biggest advancement in the history of iPhone."
Apple fans have been waiting for weeks for the
company to make its major announcement in Cupertino, California. Much of the
speculation has centered on the possible release of the next iPhone and a
wearable device, however Apple has kept the big news under wraps.
A performance followed post the launch:
This month-long concert is streamed free in
over 100 countries. That’s a lot of mosh pits.
Also, Apple launched Apple watches as well:
Here's how you use them
*Apple Watch requires iPhone. It works with
iPhone 5, 5c, 5s, 6, and 6 Plus.
*We’ve curated Apple Watch into three
collections that consider personal style and taste.
*You can track your progress over time in more
detail with the Fitness app on iPhone.
*The Workout app shows real-time stats such as
calories, time, distance, and pace for your workouts.
*Set goals, chart your progress, and earn
awards as you track specific workouts, such as running, walking, and cycling.
Apple Watch measures three aspects of
movement.
The Activity app shows three rings: one for
Move, one for Exercise, and one for Stand.Apple Watch uses the GPS and Wi-Fi in
your iPhone to help track your distance.
*Any photos you Favorite on your iPhone or Mac
will automatically appear on your Apple Watch.
*Apple Watch comes with the Photos app. Zoom
in on a picture with a turn of the Digital Crown.
*Dictate a message, check your calendar, find
the nearest coffee shop, and more. Siri is at your service.
*Receive and send messages in amazing ways —
from your wrist.
*Send preset phrases, smart responses based on
your conversation, audio messages, your location — even interactive emojis.
*Apple Watch has Siri. Press and hold the
Digital Crown to activate.
*Dictate a message, check your calendar, find
the nearest coffee shop, and more. Siri is at your service.
*You always have complete control of what
information reaches your Apple Watch
The Mickey Mouse watch from Dan Brown's
character Robert Langdon
*Swipe up on the watch face for Glances —
condensed, easily scannable views of the apps you use most.
*To switch between watch face designs, just
use Force Touch and swipe. To choose a watch face, tap it.
*To get to the clock, tap the Clock app icon.
*Tim Cook back on stage. "We've been
working on the watch for a long time. We've assembled an amazing team to do so,
that covers every discipline at Apple."
*There's also a smaller-sized watch for
people who prefer concise versions.
*The first is made of stainless steel;
the Sport comes with a aluminum casing; and the Apple Edition is made of 18k
gold.
* There are multiple versions of
the AppleWatch.
* There's leather, polymer, metal
mesh and stainless steel strap options.
*There are six different straps and a
mechanism that makes those straps interchangeable.
* You can personalize the appearance and
capability of these faces.
*Uses a magsafe inductive charger.
*There are four LED lenses. It detects
your pulse rate. There's also a gyroscope and accelerometer.
*There's a custom-designed S1 chip that
integrates many systems into one chipset.
*It has a flexible Retina Display.
Machine-polished sapphire screen.
*You can send sketches or even something as
personal as your own heartbeat to another person. "This is something
technology usually inhibits, rather than enables."
*We've designed a range of products so
personal, you don't put them in your pocket, you put them on your wrist. We've
developed the Watch as a singular product. You can't see a boundary between the
materials and its software."
*Jony Ive is on screen now, talking
about the watch.The watch's crown is the control interface.
*Scroll, zoom, and getting back to the
home screen - the crown does all this and more
* The crown is digital now.
*"What we DIDN'T do is shrink down
the iPhone interface and put it on your wrist. That'd be a horrible
experience!"
*The designs are very sharp and crisp while
the crown is well-synced and thoughful. The touch screen is smarter and the
sensors on the back are preferred standard ones. The Apple Watch does not look
thinner than the others.
For men:
For casual use:
Funky use
So, now lets check the features of these new
smartphones:
So, Apple CEO Tim Cook is at the event and
says, "These iPhones obviously have bigger displays, but more
importantly, they’re amazing products in every single way.”
Below are the features:
*Justin Timberlake and Jimmy Fallon will be
starring in Apple smartphone advertisements.
One Twitter user tweeted her excitement as
follows: Exciting to see @jimmyfallon and @jtimberlake starring in the new
iPhone ads.
*Apple plans to make wireless payments
possible with ApplePay.
*iPhone has replaced the point-and-shoot
camera. Next up, the video camera.
*New iPhone 6 has capture slo-mo video at 120
fps or 240 fps.
*iPhone 6 has incredible advances in video.
Starting with a new Apple-designed video encoder.
We’ve made incredible advances in video.
Starting with a new Apple-designed video encoder.
*Burst mode detects smiles and blinks, then
recommends the best picture.
*iPhone 6 is better at detecting faces near
and far.The new ISP helps with both shaky hands and low light.
*The A8 chip includes a powerful
Apple-designed image signal processor.
*New software improvements help you take
better pictures.
Faster autofocus, next-generation local tone
mapping, and advanced noise reduction. It’s a mouthful that gives you a real
eyeful.
*The iPhone 6 can judge distance and
elevation, so you can get credit for flights of stairs in all those fitness
apps
*Focus Pixels are a technology previously
found only in professional DSLR cameras.
*With 802.11ac, iPhone 6 Wi-Fi speeds are up
to three times faster than iPhone 5s.
*VoLTE for iPhone 6 is supported by some of
the world’s top carriers. And will continue grow.
*iPhone 6 supports over 200 LTE carriers
around the world. Including all three in China.
*iPhone 6 has faster LTE than iPhone 5s. It
also has more LTE bands than any other smartphone for better roaming.
*iPhone 6 has a barometer that senses air
pressure to measure relative elevation.
*The M8 coprocessor continuously measures
motion data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and compass.
*The barometer is great for fitness apps.
iPhone can now tell if you’re going up molehills, mountains, and everything in
between.
Check out the camera: We were mightily
impressed!
The new landscape view for iPhone 6 Plus.
The new landscape view for iPhone 6 Plus.
Sleek and thinnest iPhone's from Apple:
Apple launched iPhone 6 iPhone 6 plus:
New iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus launched by
Apple
