Live Blog: Apple's September 9, 2015 'Hey Siri' Event

Below is the AppleVis live blog for the September 9, 2015 special event. Information has been taken directly from the @AppleVis Twitter timeline, as well as quoted from the Twitter timelines of [Mac Rumors LiveLive](http://www.twitter.com/Mac Rumors Live). All external information is indicated as such with a source name, and all external tweets are in quotes.

Apple Watch

• Tim Cook: Apple Watch customer satisfaction is 97%.
• There are over 10,000 Watch apps in the App Store.
• Mac Rumors Live: "AirStrip lets physicians see details on upcoming patients and get data like lab results right on their wrists."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Can get live cardiac waveforms and watch them over time using Time Travel in watchOS 2."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Can send HIPPA-compliant messages right to a patient's care team from the watch. It's all secure because it's still on the wrist."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Apple is partnering with Hermes for a new Apple Watch band collection."
• New finishes available for Apple Watch: Gold, Rose Gold, and anodized Aluminum. Will be available at same price as rest of Sport lineup.
• Space Black stainless steel Watch now available with a black Sport band.
• Stainless steel Watch also available with a Product (RED) band.
• New Watch models shipping today to 24 countries.
• watch OS 2 to be released on September 16th

iPad

• Apple announces the NEW iPad Pro.
• iPad Pro screen is 12.9 inches diagonal.
• Mac Rumors Live: "New iPad Pro is 12.9 inches diagonal. 5.6 million pixels."
• Mac Rumors Live: 2732 x 2048 pixels. More pixels than a Retina MacBook Pro.'It's the most advanced display we've ever built.'"
• iPad Pro has an A9X processor. 1.8 times faster than the A8X it replaces. "Desktop-class performance."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Graphics performance has doubled with the A9X over the A8X in the iPad Air 2."
• iPad Pro is faster than 80% of the portable PCs that shipped in the last 12 months.
• Mac Rumors Live: "iPad Pro will support Split Screen multitasking, was built for it."
• iPad Pro will include a 4-speaker audio system. Left/right automatically balanced depending on device orientation.
• iPad Pro has twice the audio volume level of an iPad Air 2.
• iPad Pro just 1.5 pounds, 6.9MM thick.
• Apple introduces the Smart Keyboard, exclusively for the iPad Pro.
• iPad Pro will have a "Smart Connector" for power, data, and keyboard connections.
• Apple introduces the Apple Pencil, a new drawing tool for iPad Pro.
• Mac Rumors Live: "The Apple Pencil is pressure sensitivity with a ton of built-in sensors."
• Mac Rumors Live: "When using the Pencil, the iPad detects position twice as fast. Pencil detects position, force and tilt."
• Mac Rumors Live: "It charges via a Lightning connector on the bottom, which plugs into the iPad Pro."
• Apple Pencil can be used with built-in apps in iOS; Notes, Mail (markup feature given as examples). New apps on from developers on the way.
• iPad Pro to come in silver, gold, and Space Gray.
• Mac Rumors Live: "iPad Pro, keyboard, and pencil will be available in November."
• Mac Rumors Live: Pricing starts at $799, 32GB. iPad Pencil is $99, Smart Keyboard is $169."
• Apple announces iPad Mini 4. Power and performance of iPad Air 2 in an iPad Mini package.

Apple TV

• Over 60% of paid streaming TV video is consumed on an Apple device.
• Interactions with the new Apple TV are via voice and touch.
• Mac Rumors Live: "Siri will search across multiple content apps and give all your viewing options on a single screen."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Apple TV includes an App Store. Interface looks similar to existing interface, but revamped and cleaner."
• Mac Rumors Live: "New Apple TV has animated screen savers Apple created exclusively for the Apple TV. 'Stunning locations around the world.'
• Siri seems very robust on the Apple TV. Has huge potential for #blind users with VoiceOver. ^MH
• Mac Rumors Live: "If you ask Siri 'What did she just say?' Siri will skip back 15 seconds and temporarily turn on captions. Awesome!"
• Mac Rumors Live: "'Show that Modern Family episode with Edward Norton' is an example of how you can search for content on the new Apple TV."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Siri understands contextual requests. 'Show me some action movies.' 'The James Bond ones.' 'Just the ones with Sean Connery.'"
• MH: Sounds like the remote is touchscreen. Would expect a full set of customized VoiceOver gestures if the past is any indication.
• New Apple TV operating system: tvOS; it's based on iOS.
• Mac Rumors Live: "'The future of the Apple TV is apps.' We're talking about the Apple TV App Store and tvOS now, which is the new OS for the Apple TV."
• Mac Rumors Live: "All of the Apple apps for the Apple TV have been redesigned, and there's now an Apple Music app."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Some developers have already been working on apps and games for the Apple TV. Hulu, Netflix, GBO, Galaxy on Fire, Rayman Adventures."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Multiplayer Crossy Road is coming to the Apple TV. Can play using iPhones or iPads as controllers."
• Mac Rumors Live: "With Beat Sports, you can hold the Apple TV remote and move your arm to hit a ball. Remote has a built-in accelerometer to detect movement."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Gameplay looks a lot like a Wii game, with lots of swinging to hit balls back and forth."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Full HD video, streamed at 60FPS. Can click remote to get live data when watching TV broadcasts."
• Developers can create universal apps; one purchase for access on iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV.
• Mac Rumors Live: "New Apple TV is thicker than the existing model, with Power, HDMI, and Ethernet ports."
• Apple TV will have a Lightning connector on the bottom.
• 32GB Apple TV sells for $149, 64GB $199.
• tvOS will be available for developers today.
• The new Apple TV will be released in over 80 countries in October.

iPhone

• The new iPhones are named the "iPhone 6S" and "iPhone 6S Plus."
• The new iPhones will be made of 7000-series aluminum.
• iPhone 6S/6S Plus comes in silver, gold, Space Gray, and Rose Gold.
• Mac Rumors Live: "Incredibly durable with new ion-strengthened glass."
• Mac Rumors Live: "New iPhones have 3D Touch, the "next-generation of multi touch." It recognizes force to enable new gestures."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Works on home screen to get short cuts to the things you do frequently. Press lightly and it gives you a peek at the content."
• Mac Rumors Live: "3D Touch offers distinct tactile feedback. Lets you know what you've done and what to expect."
  • Mac Rumors Live: "New haptic feedback engine for shorter, more distinct feedback events. A mini tap, a full tap."
• Mac Rumors Live: "In Mail, 3D Touch lets you preview a message with a touch. Longer press opens the message."
• Facebook, Dropbox, Instagram (and probably others as yet unannounced) appear to have support for 3D Touch.
• Mac Rumors Live: "In Messages, you can press on a time to open up your Calendar, or press on a flight number to get flight details. All within Messages."
• Mac Rumors Live: "If you get a Safari link in Messages, pressing it will preview it and doesn't require opening Safari."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Can press on apps to take actions without opening them. For example, force press on Phone to call a specific person."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Force press on the camera to open the front facing camera for a selfie."
• iPhone 6S / 6S Plus will have a new A9 chip.
• The A9 processor in the iPhone 6S / 6S Plus is 70% faster at CPU tasks than the A8.
• The M9 motion coprocessor is built right into the A9 chip.
• iPhone 6S will have a new second-generation Touch ID sensor.
• iPhone 6S will have a 12MP iSight camera.
• Mac Rumors Live: "M9 motion coprocessor is always on, which enables a "Hey Siri" feature that lets "Hey Siri" be used any time, even when not plugged in."
• Mac Rumors Live: "All new iSight camera. 12-megapixels. 50% more pixels than before, enabling increased detail."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Autofocus is even faster and more accurate."
• Mac Rumors Live: "Includes deep trench isolation technology to keep color accurate."
• The new iPhones can shoot 4K ("incredibly detailed") video.
• The new iPhones will also have a new 5MP FaceTime camera.
• Mac Rumors Live: "8 million pixels in every frame. Incredibly detailed."
• Mac Rumors Live: "There's a new Live Photos feature. Press on your photos and you can see a quick animation."
• Apple is creating new developer APIs for Live Photos.
• New iPhones have LTE Advanced, twice as fast. 23 bands of LTE networking. WiFi also twice as fast.
• iPhone 6S and 6S Plus will run iOS 9.
• Apple is launching a new app to help people switch from Android to iOS.
• There are new charging docks for iPhone 6S/6S Plus; also new leather and silicone covers.
• The iPhone 6S and iPhone 6S Plus will be priced at the same prices and configurations as the 6 and 6 Plus were previously.
• The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are now $100 less expensive.
• Mac Rumors Live: "New iPhone each year, choose your carrier, unlocked phone, includes AppleCare+, starts at $32/month."
• Pre-orders for the new iPhones start Saturday, September 12, 2015; the phones will be available on Friday, September 25, 2015.
• iOS 9 will be released on Wednesday, September 16, 2015.
• New pricing for iCloud: 50GB of storage $.99 per month, 200GB storage $2.99 per month, 1TB storage $9.99 per month.