Maybe essentially the most Apple second in today’s keynote at Apple Park was the introduction of Double Faucet, a brand new (sort of) Apple Watch Sequence 9 and Extremely 2 function that allows you to carry out actions on the Watch by double tapping your watch hand’s index finger and thumb collectively.
It is a kind of issues that you must check out your self to understand. Having performed with it for a few minutes, I do not know whether or not it may be helpful long-term, but it surely’s positively actually cool to do issues on the Watch with out even touching it (nicely, not counting the place it touches your wrist). You possibly can reply or finish a name, flick thru the Sensible Stack, or begin and finish a timer. It is very easy to do and it labored each time for me, although I wanted to beat my intuition to do issues the common means.
The Double Faucet can be fairly handy in sure conditions the place you can not use your different hand, for instance when it is advisable to take a photograph or video of stated function in motion. Once more, I am undecided how usually that occurs in actual life — however for me, in that second within the super-busy Steve Jobs theater, it was already a lifesaver.
Each the Apple Watch Sequence 9 and Apple Watch Extremely 2 are in any other case extraordinarily much like final yr’s fashions. The show is brighter, although it was laborious to inform throughout my brief time with the machine. The brand new Modular Extremely watch face on the Extremely 2 could be very busy, but it surely seems nice and it’ll most likely be a success amongst the parents who have to have all the information about all the things round them on their wrists.
Previous to the occasion, rumors stated that the Apple Watch Extremely 2 will include a brand new, darkish titanium case; I’ve seen no point out of it anyplace, and Apple reps instructed me it isn’t occurring (no less than not but).
The watches include Apple’s new S9 SiP (that is brief for System in Bundle) which ought to make them sooner. Each the Apple Watch Sequence 9 and Apple Watch Extremely 2 felt actually quick, although it was laborious to inform simply how sooner they’re than the earlier era with out thorough testing.
Identical goes for battery life, which hasn’t modified; for the Extremely 2, it is 36 hours with common use and as much as 72 hours in Low Energy Mode. For the Sequence 9, it is 18 hours of battery life.
Lastly, the costs are the identical as nicely; with Sequence 9 beginning at $399, and Extremely 2 beginning at $799. I will have to spend some extra time with the brand new Watches to search out out whether or not they’re well worth the value.
