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iPhone 17, AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch — our reactions! (CultCast #716)
This week: Thrilling rumors that the updated Vision Pro will have more unified memory — no, just kidding. It’s ALL about the Awe Dropping event: iPhone 17, AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch Series 11, Ultra 3 and SE 3. Plus: Our prediction results!
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This week’s stories:
Super-slim iPhone Air brings radical new design
- Super-slim iPhone Air launches at Apple's Awe Dropping event as Plus replacement — and the biggest iPhone redesign in years.
iPhone 17 Pro debuts bold new design that’s engineered for performance
- Apple’s iPhone 17 Pro debuts with big changes: a new design, the largest iPhone battery yet, and an upgraded telephoto camera.
iPhone 17 boasts larger, ProMotion screen and Center Stage selfie camera
- iPhone 17 offers features previously preserved for pricier models, including a larger, always-on ProMotion display.
AirPods Pro 3 add heart rate monitoring, live translation and audio upgrades
- Apple updated AirPods Pro 3, improving noise cancellation, battery life while adding heart rate monitoring and live translation.
Apple Watch Series 11 adds hypertension alerts and 24-hour battery life
- Blood pressure monitoring, sleep score, 5G and longer battery life.
Apple Watch Ultra 3 brings bigger screen, better battery and new health tricks
- The Apple Watch Ultra 3 packs all the right upgrades, including a bigger and brighter display, longer battery life and new health features.
Apple Watch SE 3 adds plenty of pro features
- The Apple Watch SE 3 boasts a lengthy list of features new to Apple’s most affordable smartwatch, including an always-on display.
The CultCast ‘Awe Dropping’ Predictions
- Congratulations to the three listeners who scored 16 points: Lee Cox, and three-time winners Michael Dennis and Shane Lother.