Thoughts on the Apple Watch and iPhone event (2023)

With no explanation, here are the notes that I took on the event today. Overall I found it a little ho-hum, even though I will need to upgrade my iPhone.

Watch

• 25% more accurate Siri on watch 9?

• 2000 nits (2x Series 8)

• Double tap

• Siri health questions

The Environmental skit with Octavia Spencer

• The Curb your Enthusiasm ending with Tim and Octavia stare-off

Lisa Jackson in the solar power field

• 0 CO 2 emissions!

• All Apple products to carbon neutral by 2030

• Leather is out, starting today.

• Finewoven is in.

Watch Ultra

• More of the same

iPhone 15 and 15 Plus

• Dynamic Island on all models

• 2000 nits

• 6.1 and 6.7 inch display

• 48 MP main camera

• Dog portraits!

• Night mode getting better

• Satellite services free for two years

• USB-C (finally!)

iPhone 15 Pro

• Titanium build, lightest Pro models ever

• Thinnest borders ever

• Customizable Action Button

• A17 Pro chip

• Entire camera system

iCloud Plus

• two new storage tiers