At its “Surprise and Shine” event in Cupertino, Apple unveiled the Apple Watch Series 12 and Apple Watch Ultra 4, focusing primarily on software enhancements rather than significant hardware changes. The standout feature is the introduction of “Audio Intelligence,” which includes “Live Rewind” allowing users to review the last 15 seconds of a conversation as a text snippet via a double press of the Digital Crown. Additionally, the “Siri Recap” function uses ambient listening to generate summaries of key moments from daily conversations, automatically titling and highlighting points in the new Siri app.

Complementing these AI-driven features, both watches incorporate an upgraded health-sensing system with a larger electrode surface area for improved ECG readings and redesigned photodiodes for more efficient optical sensing. This system provides continuous heart rate data at a frequency 60 times higher than before, with background readings taken every five seconds. New metrics such as readiness scores and “Health Age” offer users insights into their daily preparedness and how their health metrics compare to their chronological age. The Apple Watch Series 12 is priced at $399, while the Apple Watch Ultra 4 is available for $499. Source

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