Gear News of the Week: Apple's iPhone Event Gets a Date, and Plaud Upgrades Its AI Note-Taker
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Apple scheduled its iPhone launch event for September 9 at the Steve Jobs Theater on its Cupertino campus. The company is expected to introduce the iPhone 17 range, including the new iPhone 17 Air as its thinnest and lightest model, alongside the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and AirPods Pro 3. Invitations used the tagline "Awe dropping" and a blue-green Apple logo that may signal Pro color options or thermal improvements, possibly tied to an aluminum return. Oura plans a Fort Worth, Texas manufacturing facility to support Department of Defense needs and U.S.-based smart ring production.
Apple has officially set a date for its iPhone September event, which is due to take place on September 9. This year's launch will be held at the Steve Jobs Theater on Apple's campus in Cupertino, California. The company is expected to unveil the iPhone 17 range, which for the first time will include the iPhone 17 Air-though that name could change-Apple's thinnest and lightest iPhone to date. We're also expecting the Apple Watch Series 11, Apple Watch Ultra 3, and the AirPods Pro 3.
The invitations included the tagline "Awe dropping," along with the Apple logo in shades of blue and green. These are rumored to be color choices for the iPhone 17 Pro devices. The logo also moves like a heat map on Apple's website, which could allude to potential thermal improvements in the upcoming devices, or the rumored switch back to aluminum instead of titanium on the iPhone Pro models (which would also improve thermals, anyway).
Oura, the leading global manufacturer of smart rings, announced this week that it has plans to build a manufacturing facility in Fort Worth, Texas. Oura's largest enterprise customer is the Department of Defense, and US-based manufacturing operations will support its needs. Oura has sent tens of thousands of rings to optimize performance across all branches of the US armed services.
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