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- Jul 3, 1997
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- Real Name
- Ronald Epstein
APPLE TV
* HBO Now added to Apple TV $14.95 per month (First month free)
* Apple TV now $69 (Formerly $99)
APPLE PAY
* 2500 Banks Supporting Apple Pay
* 700,000 Locations Support Apple Pay
* Coca-Cola vending machines will support Apple Pay
iPhone 6
* Every major car brand committed to CarPlay for iPhone
* 900 apps that help you manage and track your fitness
* Research kit is a software framework made especially for medical researchers. Anyone with an iPhone can contribute to Parkinson's, Breast Cancer, Asthma and Cardiovascular Disease research. Five of these apps are available TODAY.
MacBook
* 13.1mm thin compared to 17.3mm for the Air
* Weighs only 2 pounds
* All metal enclosure
* All new keyboard (full size). Butterfly mechanism which makes keys more precise and accurate.
* 12-inch screen
* Retina 2304x1440 resolution
* Panel is .88mm thin
* Force Touch trackpad with taptic engine to provide feedback of clicking
* Force clicking provides a range or pressure that provides different gestures pending application you are in.
* First fanless Macbook
* Powered by Intel Core M. 1.3GHz Turbocharged up to 2.0GHz
* Terraced, contoured battery cells. 9 hours wireless web browsing. 10 hours iTunes movie playback
* 802.11ac Wifi Bluetooth 2.0
* USB-C: USB, HDMI, Power, DisplayPort, VGA - all in one connector. The cable is 1/3 the size of standard USB cable
* MacBook available in silver, space gray and gold
$1299 or $1599 for faster processor and twice the storage
On Sale April 10th
Macbook Air and Pro models are getting upgrades and are shipping TODAY
The 13" Macbook Pro is getting upgrades and the force tracking trackpad
APPLE WATCH
* Most advanced timepiece ever created
* Accurate within 15 milliseconds of the UTC
* Glances: check quick information such as heart rate
* You can receive calls on your watch
* Read full emails (delete and mark as well)
* You can sketch on your watch and have it show it up, animated, on your friend's Apple Watch
* Has a wealth of health feature. Sitting too long? It will tell you. At the end of the week you receive a health report for the prior week and suggest new target goals.
* New workout app keeps track of running and cycling, distance and time traveling and calories burned.
* Any notification you receive on your iPhone is received on your Apple Watch
* You can use Apple Pay on Apple Watch
* You can integrate with Siri through watch. Push crown or say "Hey Siri...."
* Breaking news, social media, keep track of daily news and sport scores the moment it happens
* You can use watch to phone someone as well as answer calls
* Press crown and a list of your friends pops up that you can select to send messages to
* Use Shazam on your phone to identify songs
* Send text or audio messages through Apple Watch
* Alarm.com controls home automation such as garage doors, alarms, locks, etc.
iOS 8.2 available today
18 hours Battery Life (typical day)
Three collections of watches:
Apple Watch Sport (Aluminum): Silver or Space Gray ($349 for the 38mm Sport $399 for the 42mm)
Apple Stainless Steel: $549-$1049 for the 38mm
$549-$1049 for the 38mm
Apple Watch Edition Prices start from $10,000
Preorders Start April 10th
You can experience Apple Watch in person on that date
Available on April 24th
