MBW 886: That'll Be 800 Bucks Chachi - Apple Watch Series 9, Ultra 2, iPhone 15 Pro
MacBreak Weekly (Audio)
Leo Laporte
3.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 12 September 2023
⏱️ 124 minutes
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Summary
It happened: Apple officially switches from lightning to USB-C on the new iPhone 15 & 15 Pro lineups! Plus, USB-C the AirPods case as well? Apple announces the new Series 9 and Ultra 2 watches with a new 'Double Tap' gesture. And the panel talks in-depth about the new camera system on the iPhone 15 Pro lineup.
- Apple Watch Series 9 unveiled with S9 chip, 'Double Tap' gesture, and more.
- Apple - A major step toward being carbon neutral by 2030.
- Apple announces iPhone 15: USB-C port, 48-megapixel camera, Dynamic Island, new colors.
- Apple announces iPhone 15 Pro and 15 Pro Max with titanium case, USB-C, Action button, A17.
- Use AssistiveTouch on your Apple Watch.
- Apple unveils Apple Watch Ultra 2.
- Apple launches new USB-C charging case for AirPods Pro 2.
- iPhone 15 Pro is powered by new industry-leading 'A17 Pro' chip.
- Apple introduces new 6 TB and 12 TB iCloud storage tiers, priced at $30 and $60 a month.
- iPhone 15 Pro Max Now Starts at 256GB of Storage for $1,199.
- iPhone Mini is dead.
- In lieu of Picks of the Week, the panel share what colors they would order for the new iPhone 15's and Apple watches.
Hosts: Mikah Sargent, Leo Laporte, Alex Lindsay, and Andy Ihnatko
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| 0:00.0 | It's time for Mac Break Weekly. It's the hour after the Apple iPhone event and Alex is here, |
| 0:07.1 | Andy is here. We brought in Micah Sargent who joined me for the event. And of course I am not here. |
| 0:12.8 | I'm in Rhode Island, but we're going to talk about Apple's new phones, their new watches, |
| 0:18.2 | and a whole lot more next on Mac Break Weekly. |
| 0:23.3 | Podcasts you love. From people you trust. |
| 0:26.7 | This is Mac Break Weekly Episode 886 recorded Tuesday, September 12th, 2023. |
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| 1:59.3 | MAC watchers of the world. Yes, I'm choosing to use that as the introduction. I am Micah Sargent |
| 2:05.7 | who is fresh off watching the Apple September iPhone Wonderlust event joining us from all around |
| 2:13.7 | the world at this point. We've got in the far left court. Wow, let's go to the right. |
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