TechSmartwatchesApple Watch Series 8 suddenly looks even more appealingImportant new capabilities are coming to the Apple Watch this yearWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
TechSmartwatchesApple Watch Series 8 suddenly looks even more appealingImportant new capabilities are coming to the Apple Watch this yearWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Important new capabilities are coming to the Apple Watch this year
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
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There’s a new feature reportedly coming to theApple Watch Series 8, and I wish I had it in myApple Watch Series 7: a new sensor will be able to detect elevated body temperatures and let you know if you appear to have a fever.
Now, as someone who’s luck in avoiding COVID has finally run out, that would have given me enough warning to cancel a few catch-ups over the weekend that I now feel very guilty about.
Temperature sensors were also rumoured for the next generation ofApple’sbest true wireless earbuds, theAirPods Pro 2, but apparently those plans have been put back.
This information comes courtesy of Bloomberg’sMark Gurman, who says that the rumoured heart rate and body temperatures aren’t coming to anyAirPodsanytime soon.
(Image credit: Apple)
(Image credit: Apple)
What to expect from the Apple Watch Series 8
It seems that we need to curb our enthusiasm for this year’sApple Watch: unlike previous years Apple won’t be putting in a more powerful system on a chip or making significant redesigns – although we do know there will be a new, more rugged model. Otherwise the next Apple Watch should look very much like theSeries 6and the Series 7.
The body temperature sensor might not be the only upgrade, however. Gurman suggest that there may be updated displays in the higher end models, although there are no details of what that might entail beyond Gurman’s hopes that they’re a little brighter.
One of the most interesting things in Gurman’s latest newsletter isn’t hardware; it’s his reporting on tensions within Apple’s chip-making division, which is apparently dealing with tough targets and incredible workplace stress. Gurman suggests that Apple’s chipmakers are spread too thinly, and the emphasis on making more powerfulM2 MacBook Proshas meant that this year, Apple has been in maintenance mode with theiPhone 14,iPadand Apple Watch. That would explain why the new A-series silicon isn’t coming to the more affordableiPhone14s, and why the Series 8 Apple Watch appears to be such a minor upgrade.
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