iPhone 15 launch and more: 5 biggest announcements from the Apple event 2023

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After a long period of anticipation, the Apple event is finally over and now we have the iPhone 15 series, as well as the Apple Watch Series 9 and the Apple Watch Ultra 2 before us. The event was fast-paced and filled with awe-filled moments as some never seen before features and components were announced, validating the tagline of ‘Wonderlust'. CEO Tim Cook took the stage and took us on a 90-minute journey unveiling new products, revealing new features, and talking about the company's commitment to carbon neutrality. If you missed the event, quickly take a look at the 5 biggest announcements from the Apple event.

1. Apple Watch Series 9 gets S9 SiP and Double Tap gesture: The first big announcement of the night came with the Apple Watch Series 9. The new generation of Apple Watch has been equipped with the all-new Apple S9 SiP, which the company claims to be its most powerful watch chip yet. The chipset enables the Apple Watch to process machine learning tasks via the Neural Engine twice as fast and improves the efficiency and battery life of the device.

But more importantly, it enables a cool new gesture control to the Apple Watch Series 9, called the Double Tap. With this, users can easily control the smartwatch using just one hand and without touching the display. Users can tap the index finger and thumb of their watch hand together twice to quickly and conveniently perform many of the most common actions on the Apple Watch Series 9. It starts at $399.

The company stated in a press release, “Double tap controls the primary button in an app so it can be used to stop a timer, play and pause music, or snooze an alarm. The gesture can be used to answer and end a phone call, and even to take a photo with the Camera Remote on