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Apple unveils latest watch at live event
Technology: Gadget set to cost £300
Apple has unveiled its latest watch which allows users to make calls, send messages and stream music without a connection to a smartphone.
The Apple Watch Series 3 will launch exclusively with EE on September 22, costing $399 (£300) the technology giant announced.
The company unveiled its latest gadget at a live event at its new California headquarters yesterday.
It is the first Apple Watch to contain its own mobile phone signal in a small electronic SIM, with the screen acting as the antenna.
Apple said the new watch will be able to stream music, as well as take and receive calls directly when the wearer is away from and not connected to a smartphone.
The watch will run Apple’s latest smartwatch software, watchOS4, which can send notifications to users when unexpected raised heart rates are detected. The widely rumoured Apple TV 4K was also unveiled, which will support better quality 4K resolution and high dynamic range (HDR) on the streaming box for the first time.
The new iPhone 8 and 8 Plus were also announced by Apple boss Tim Cook, who called the phones a “huge step forward”.
The 12 megapixel cameras on both devices also come with a new photo mode called Portrait Lighting which can be used to add extra lighting.
Mr Cook also used Steve Jobs’s favoured “one more thing” line to announce special edition smartphone, the iPhone X.
The Apple boss called the device the “future of the iPhone”, and said it will feature new facial recognition technology called Face ID.
“It is the first Apple Watch to contain its own mobile signal”