Apple on Monday held one of its flashy media events. The event was used to unveil the next round of iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches. Those are three of its biggest products, and all the design changes feel very familiar to the current Apple world. But Apple also rolled out a few recent tricks, like sleep apnea detection on the Apple Watch and a recent feature that instantly turns a pair of AirPods Pro into hearing aids. And of course, the company is also very keen to get customers excited about the iPhone’s recent Apple Intelligence features — even if those flashy AI tricks don’t become available until next month.
This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED Product Reviews Editors Adrienne So and Julian Chokkattu join us after Apple’s “Glowtime” event to discuss all the biggest news coming out of Cupertino.
Program Notes
Our roundup of everything Apple announced this week. Read WIRED’s Julian on how the iPhone 16 includes AI and which iPhone 16 model is right for you. Dive into Lauren’s piece on whether Apple’s AI promises will actually translate into more iPhone sales. Read Christopher Null’s piece on how the AirPods Pro could revolutionize the hearing aid industry. Follow all of WIRED’s Apple stories.
Recommendations
Adrienne recommends a book Status and culture by W. David Marx. Julian recommends Dev Patel’s action movie Monkey Man. Lauren recommends that you recommend a good chair to assist her with her back pain. Mike recommends Fireworks showrecent album by musician MJ Lenderman.
Adrienne So can be found on Threads @ad_sheehan. Julian Chokkattu is @julianchokkattu. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode.Michael Calore is @snack fight@heads.social. Call the main hotline at @GadgetLab.The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is Solar Keys.
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