WEBVTT 00:00:00.880 --> 00:00:04.840 Apple did something unprecedented at this year's September event. 00:00:04.840 --> 00:00:08.880 They added a button to the iPhone. They never had buttons. 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:13.700 I still remember when they removed the home button from the iPhone and iPad seven years ago. 00:00:13.700 --> 00:00:17.640 But look, below the side button resides a brand new button 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:21.400 designed to turn the new 16 and 16 Pro iPhones more 00:00:21.400 --> 00:00:26.240 into the cameras we've come to treat them as. There is, of course, more, a lot more, 00:00:26.240 --> 00:00:31.720 so let's just get into it. With the release of the iPhone 4S, 00:00:31.720 --> 00:00:36.240 the volume up button functioned as the shutter release on the camera app. 00:00:36.240 --> 00:00:41.580 It was handy, but felt unnatural as the camera would end up being on the bottom right. 00:00:41.580 --> 00:00:45.040 The new camera control fixes that, plus more. 00:00:45.040 --> 00:00:48.680 It's a physical button that can be lightly or firmly pushed. 00:00:48.680 --> 00:00:51.720 It has a capacitive sensor that can register swipes 00:00:51.720 --> 00:00:54.800 and the functions pop in from the side of the screen. 00:00:54.800 --> 00:00:59.940 It looks like it'll be handy and it might get more people to take landscape photos and video more often. 00:00:59.940 --> 00:01:03.480 The camera control can also access Apple intelligence's vision 00:01:03.480 --> 00:01:09.160 to give you information about what you're looking at and even add event posters straight to your calendar. 00:01:09.160 --> 00:01:13.120 But here's the big miss. There's no touch ID. We've been waiting for touch ID 00:01:13.120 --> 00:01:17.360 to be brought back to the iPhone and this button looks like it could just be the thing. 00:01:17.360 --> 00:01:19.800 It isn't, though, at least not in this year's model. 00:01:21.080 --> 00:01:26.080 After a couple of lackluster years, I'm pleased to see the non-Pro iPhone 16 catch up 00:01:26.080 --> 00:01:30.680 to the Pro phone in a substantial way. It really feels like a compelling iPhone option 00:01:30.680 --> 00:01:33.720 in the lineup even next to the Pro's improvements. 00:01:33.720 --> 00:01:39.000 Regular iPhone 16 users will appreciate that the ultra-wide camera now supports autofocus, 00:01:39.000 --> 00:01:43.520 enabling the cool macro shots Pro users have been getting since the 13. 00:01:43.520 --> 00:01:47.280 One thing that I'm a little confused about is that they are dubbing the main camera, 00:01:47.280 --> 00:01:50.760 a 48 megapixel fusion camera, despite the fact that on paper, 00:01:50.760 --> 00:01:56.520 the specs are identical to last year's. However, the Pro iPhones get upgrades 00:01:56.520 --> 00:02:00.600 to the cameras across the board. 5X Zoom is now available on the smaller model 00:02:00.600 --> 00:02:03.920 and there's a 48 megapixel ultra-wide camera too. 00:02:03.920 --> 00:02:09.200 Videographers can shoot at 4K 120 now, which I don't care about, do you? 00:02:09.200 --> 00:02:14.400 Let me know in the comments. As for the processors, the non-Pro gets a win there too. 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:19.880 It no longer has a chip that's a generation behind. Both new iPhones have an A18. 00:02:19.880 --> 00:02:23.560 That said, the iPhone Pro's chip is an A18 Pro 00:02:23.560 --> 00:02:28.440 that gets one more GPU and a larger cache. The A18 is on both phones to enable 00:02:28.440 --> 00:02:32.440 the Apple Intelligence features they re-announced throughout today's presentation. 00:02:32.440 --> 00:02:37.560 And it also should mean that the mainstream iPhone should have the same eight gigabytes of memory 00:02:37.560 --> 00:02:41.560 found on a base Mac these days, which sounds wrong. 00:02:41.560 --> 00:02:44.680 Apple Intelligence is coming next month to Americans, 00:02:44.680 --> 00:02:49.760 coming in December to us Canadians. They need some time to add the U to color. 00:02:49.760 --> 00:02:54.760 And these colors are more vibrant. Apple replaced their ink cartridges. 00:02:54.760 --> 00:02:59.080 I'm excited to see Teal, and the Pro gets a new Desert Titanium. 00:02:59.080 --> 00:03:04.120 While the new phone is pretty great, what I'm most excited about are the AirPods 4. 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:09.360 As someone who finds silicone tips annoying, I prefer the third gen AirPods to the AirPods Pro. 00:03:09.360 --> 00:03:13.760 These look even more compelling as the price has dropped down to $130. 00:03:13.760 --> 00:03:17.640 And now for $50 more, you can get them with a wireless charging case 00:03:17.640 --> 00:03:21.840 and active noise cancellation. I'll be curious to hear how that works 00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:25.800 because the lack of silicone tips means getting a proper seal is challenging. 00:03:25.800 --> 00:03:30.080 Though they did talk a lot about how hard they work to get the right ear shape. 00:03:30.080 --> 00:03:35.040 My guess is that they won't cancel as much as the pros, but it's nice to have the option 00:03:35.040 --> 00:03:40.360 as active noise canceling is trickling down to even inexpensive wireless headphones these days. 00:03:40.360 --> 00:03:46.280 But what about expensive headphones? Well, AirPods Max get USB-C, 70s colors, 00:03:46.280 --> 00:03:50.800 and nothing else. Please remember these exist. 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:53.920 They did kind of make it sound like there were new AirPods Pro, 00:03:53.920 --> 00:03:57.720 but there are none either. Rather, a new software update to the Pro 00:03:57.720 --> 00:04:02.240 meant to protect your hearing. When it gets rolled out, you'll be able to conduct a hearing test 00:04:02.240 --> 00:04:05.600 to see what sort of hearing loss life has incurred for you. 00:04:05.600 --> 00:04:08.800 To avoid that, the pros will also act as hearing protection, 00:04:08.800 --> 00:04:13.200 suppressing damaging noises in loud settings. Does this mean that I didn't need to splurge 00:04:13.200 --> 00:04:16.840 on special earplugs and a headset for my motorcycle helmet? 00:04:16.840 --> 00:04:20.520 It's too late, I already did. I am impressed and interested 00:04:20.520 --> 00:04:24.040 with what Apple's VP of Health, Dr. Sumil Ahmed Desai, 00:04:24.040 --> 00:04:28.640 is trying to do with Apple's hardware. Up until now, it's been advised 00:04:28.640 --> 00:04:32.760 to not use AirPods Pro as hearing protection, but it looks like they've done the studies 00:04:32.760 --> 00:04:36.520 to get it to work. And if you have sustained any hearing loss, 00:04:36.520 --> 00:04:41.800 the AirPods Pro can be your hearing aid. The Biden administration's FDA enabled hearing aids 00:04:41.800 --> 00:04:45.720 to now be sold over the counter. It uses the results of your hearing test 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:49.960 to enhance the frequencies you're struggling to hear. It seems like the technology in the AirPods Pro 00:04:49.960 --> 00:04:53.240 was always primed for this capability. What is a hearing aid, 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:56.240 but a tailored and louder form of transparency mode? 00:04:56.240 --> 00:04:59.600 Sumil also announced that the new Apple Watch Series 10 00:04:59.600 --> 00:05:03.800 will be able to detect if you might have sleep apnea. I'm very much pro sleep 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:07.320 and love how the Apple Watch has been tracking my good and bad sleeps. 00:05:07.320 --> 00:05:11.520 But sleep apnea is no joke, and the sooner one is able to get diagnosed and treated, 00:05:11.520 --> 00:05:14.920 the better their life will be. Though, what if the Apple Watch tells me 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:20.240 that I have sleep apnea? Oh no, that'll mean I've had bad sleeps this whole time. 00:05:20.240 --> 00:05:23.800 If you look closely, you'll see that the new Apple Watch Series 10 00:05:23.800 --> 00:05:28.320 is a complete redesign. Yep, we were all laughing in the office 00:05:28.320 --> 00:05:32.120 as Apple showed off a watch that looks exactly like the old one. 00:05:32.120 --> 00:05:36.580 But that doesn't mean it's the same. The new watch is thinner and the display even bigger. 00:05:36.580 --> 00:05:41.620 They made hay about the display being a wide angle OLED, but I never thought that the viewing angles 00:05:41.660 --> 00:05:46.160 on the old displays were a problem. Also, the always on display will now show 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:51.380 the second hand, pretty nifty. They also devoted a whole section to the Apple Watch Ultra. 00:05:51.380 --> 00:05:56.180 But the only thing actually new for that model is the satin black colorway and some bands. 00:05:56.180 --> 00:06:00.980 Many of the workout features the executive talked about are available on the regular old Apple Watch 00:06:00.980 --> 00:06:05.100 in the next update, which contributes to my feeling that this event was messy. 00:06:05.100 --> 00:06:08.220 There was something to the writing in the organization that felt confusing. 00:06:08.220 --> 00:06:12.060 They went from talking about the camera to the gaming, to the 911 video messages, 00:06:12.060 --> 00:06:16.500 to the bigger battery, all at the end of the iPhone 16 section. 00:06:16.500 --> 00:06:20.860 I can understand the desire to hold the reveal of the iPhone Pro hardware till the end, 00:06:20.860 --> 00:06:26.020 but like, I wonder if it might be easier to follow if they simply devoted a section to cameras. 00:06:26.020 --> 00:06:30.340 For instance, they talked about the next generation photographic styles in the Pro camera section, 00:06:30.340 --> 00:06:35.340 even though it appears in the news release that it's available on the mainstream phone. 00:06:35.340 --> 00:06:39.420 I hate how I keep repeating this, but they need to go back to the live stage show. 00:06:39.460 --> 00:06:43.540 Live brings a different energy to things, and it means the executives will have to be more focused 00:06:43.540 --> 00:06:47.220 on what they want to talk about. I'm gonna bang this drum after every event 00:06:47.220 --> 00:06:51.420 until they demolish Steve Jobs Theater, which they're clearly not using anymore. 00:06:52.340 --> 00:06:56.500 Thanks for repeating the features in this Mac Address. I'm curious in the comments below 00:06:56.500 --> 00:07:01.020 what devices you're most excited about from this announcement. And if you wanna watch another video we've done, 00:07:01.020 --> 00:07:06.140 you might as well watch last year's event coverage. I mean, sure it's old news, but what's a view?