On Monday, Apple held one of its fun media events. This one was used to show off the next round of iPhones, AirPods, and Apple Watches. These are three of its biggest products, and all of the design tweaks feel familiar to Apple’s current universe. But Apple has also worked on some new tricks, like sleep apnea detection on the Apple Watch and a new feature that instantly turns a pair of AirPods Pro into a hearing aid. And of course, the company is also keen to get consumers excited about the iPhone’s new Apple Intelligence features—even though those fancy AI tricks won’t start becoming available until next month.
This week on Gadget Lab, WIRED product review editors Adrienne So and Julian Chokkattu join us after Apple’s “Glowtime” event to review all the big news from Cupertino.
Show Notes
Our roundup of everything Apple announced this week. Read Julian’s WIRED stories about how the iPhone 16 incorporates AI and which iPhone 16 model is right for you. Check out Lauren’s story about whether Apple’s AI promises really equate to more iPhone sales. Read Christopher Null’s story about how AirPods Pro could disrupt the hearing aid industry. Follow all of WIRED’s Apple coverage.
Recommendations
Adrienne recommends the book Status and Culture by W. David Marx. Julian recommends the Dev Patel action film Monkey Man. Lauren recommends that you recommend a good chair to help her back pain. Recommended by Mike Manning Fireworksthe new album by musician MJ Lenderman.
Adrienne So can be found on Threads @adso_sheehan. Julian Chokkattu is @julianchokkattu. Lauren Goode is @LaurenGoode. Michael Calore is @snackfight@heads.social. Bling is the main hotline at @GadgetLab. The show is produced by Boone Ashworth (@booneashworth). Our theme music is by Solar Keys.
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