Apple Watch Series 9 becomes carbon neutral and more accessible

THE new Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 they are friends of the planet. Or at least they can be if at the time of purchase we choose the models with the “Carbon Neutral” stamp. In fact, among the new additions to the Apple Watch family, four specific watch-strap combinations have been produced without greenhouse gas emissions: all aluminum Apple Watch Series 9 or SE models with the new Sport Loop band are carbon neutralas well as Apple Watch Ultra 2 paired with the new Trail Loop strap or the new Alpine Loop strap.

How does it work? Every carbon neutral Apple Watch model must be made using 100% clean electricity for manufacturing or using products, 30% recycled or renewable materials by weight and 50% of shipments without using air freight. Each carbon neutral Apple Watch is certified by SCS Global Services, a leading company in the field of environmental certification and standards.

With a view to producing in an increasingly sustainable way, Apple has also announced that will no longer use leather as a material for your device accessories, including iPhone accessories and Apple Watch straps. In its place, the company uses FineWoven, a new silky and robust fabric made with 68% post-consumer recycled materials. The FineWoven will be available for iPhone and i MagSafe cases and wallets Magnetic and Modern mesh Apple Watch straps. Working in close quarters collaboration with Nike and Hermès Apple has created a collection of straps that are more environmentally friendly but still cool and valuable. The straps Nike Sport now contain at least 32% recycled fluoroelastomer and colored bows obtained from the recovery of recycled straps that create random patterns and make each strap unique; while the Nike Sport Loop strap with multicolored motif was made with textile fibers from previous collections.

Apple Watch Series 9, all in one gesture

The new Apple Watches are not only eco-friendly but now even more accessible. Those who already use the Apple Watch know how useful it is for monitoring their health, physical activity or responding to messages and phone calls at any time, even while doing sports. And those who cycle also know how not easy it is sometimes let go of the handlebars to answer a phone call. It is not certain that the Cupertino engineers introduced the new “Double Tap” gesture with cyclists in mind, but this innovation will certainly help them too.

With the new Series 9 and Ultra 2, a new gesture: the Double Tap. Doing meet the tip of the index finger and the tip of the thumb twice of the hand on which the watch is placed, without touching the display they can be performed comfortably many one-handed actions. The double tap check the main apps button and, in addition to allowing us to answer a call when we don’t want or can’t use the other hand, it can be used for stop a timer (for example if we are cooking and our hands are dirty)play and pause a song or snooze an alarm and even for take a photo with the Camera app on Apple Watch.

The new double tap gesture is made possible by the faster Neural Engine in Apple Watch Series 9, which processes data from the accelerometer, gyroscope, and optical heart rate sensor using a new machine learning algorithm. The algorithm detects the most subtle unique wrist movements and changes in blood flow when the user double-taps with the index finger and thumb. Double tap will be available with the software update coming next month.

The new Smart Collection and more attentive Siri

With a double tap it is also possible to open the new one Smart collection on the dial. The new iOS10 operating system in fact, it allows you to create a list with direct access to the widgets that you always want at hand. Accessible by rotating the digital crown or on the latest models with Double Tap.

Interactivity with Siri and Home Pods has also been enhanced and improved. For the first time on Apple Watch, Siri requests can be processed on-device. For those that don’t involve looking for information on the internet, like starting a workout or setting a timer, Siri no longer relies on the cellular or Wi-Fi network, therefore providing more reliable and faster answers. Additionally, the Neural Engine improves dictation accuracy by 25% compared to Apple Watch Series 8.

And if we don’t know where we left our iPhone, now we can use the proximity location from the Watchadding to the sonic discovery too a search for precision same as the one that uses iPhone with AirTags, capable of tell us the distance and direction to follow to find the phone.

And then there’s Snoopy

Without prejudice to all these technological innovations that make the most of the Neural Engine and iOS10, the most adorable and fun news is one: Snoopy’s square. Without taking anything away from the new beautiful chromatic and multi-functional dials, the one with the beagle created by Charles M. Schulz it has no rivals. Every time the screen turns on (which thanks to the energy-efficient S9 SiP chip and advanced screen architecture has increased the maximum brightness of the Apple Watch Series 9 up to 2000 nits) Snoopy does something different: sleeps on his little house, plays Woodstock, digs a hole, dances, types at the typewriter, and so on. There is not a moment of the day when, looking at the time you don’t smile. And these days, it’s a nice gift.

More and more attention to health

If you then wanted to keep track of these flashes of joy, the app Mindfulness now allows you to record your mood several times a day to monitor the state of our mental health. As well as the ambient light sensorwhich can measure the time spent in daylight, reduces the risk of developing myopia and brings further benefits for psychophysical health at all ages.

Apple Watch for athletes

Those who use watches mainly for sports will be happy to know that on Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2 bike workouts can be displayed automatically as real-time activity on iPhone full screen when selected, and who loves the trekking will have access to new waypoints in the Compass app and Map functions for outdoor activities.

For professional athletes, Apple Watch Ultra 2 can now reach even the most extreme altitudes: from 500 meters below sea levelfor diving in the deepest waters, up to 9,000 metersto climb the highest peaks in the world.

And for those who practice freediving there is the updated app Oceanic+ by Huish Outdoors and the integrated Depth app now saves a log of each session so users can analyze their most recent sessions on Apple Watch Ultra or see full dive history with GPS entry point in the Fitness app on iPhone .

Now all that remains to be seen is who will be the first to take Snoopy to Everest.

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