By Sebastien Robillard

Twitter: @fashionbpm

Email: fashionbpm@gmail.com

I’m not a technology expert but I’ve enjoyed my gadgets for as long as I can remember. I didn’t have the time or the interest to sit through the Apple Live presentation “Hey Siri” yesterday but I’m still interested in what is coming out in a few weeks. I did a little bit of research yesterday and here are the major points that came out from it. I apologize in advance if I forgot some and please correct me or add in the comments if I’m mistaken.

New iOs 

iOS9 will be available from September 16th.  Under-the-hood refinements bring you more responsive performance, easier updates, better battery life and tighter security. So your device works that much better — for everything you do with it. Also capacity for iCloud from 50GB for $0.99 per month.

Apple Tv

Apple TV features a 64-bit A8 chip, and power, HDMI and ethernet connections. The remote communicates by Bluetooth, and can also control TV volume so no need for another remote. There’s a built-in accelerometer and gyroscope, and 3-month battery life. TV OS is available for developers today. Apple TV gives access to prime time TV shows from Hulu, as well as games – including Disney Infinity and Guitar Hero and it will cost $149.

Apple Watch

There are now 10,000 Watch apps on the app store. Now Facebook Messenger is coming to the watch, as well as iTranslation, GoPro and AirStrip. A new watch in partnership with Hermes is also coming out.

iPad

The new iPad Pro has a 12.9-inch retina display, an A9X chip, 4-speaker audio, 10-hour battery life, a 8MP camera. It comes in silver, gold and space grey and starts at $799 for 32GB, version. Oh and there’s a stylus!! It’s called Apple Pencil. Steve Jobs will be turning in his grave. The pencil costs $99 and the keyboard costs $169, available from September.  iPad Pro has a 4-speaker audio system which balances left and right. Despite having a larger spcreen area, it only weighs 3lbs more than the iPad Air. The 12.9-inch display, which is the same as the Macbook. It has 5.6 million pixels. There will aslo be a new iPad mini 4, It’s got the specs of the iPad Air 2 in a smaller form factor.

iPhone

The new phones are called the iPhone 6s and 6s Plus. Pricing will be the same as iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, that’s $199 up to $399 for the 6s, and $299 to $399 for the 6s Plus. Meanwhile, the 6 and 6 Plus both decrease by $100. You can preorder from Sepetember 12th and they’ll be available from September 25th. iPhone 6s and 6s Plus will use the A9 chip, which is “optimised for real-word use.  The new phones will have a 12-megapixel rear camera and 5-megapixel HD front camera for the selfie lovers and the Live Photo feature. You can also now shoot 4K videos on the iPhones which according to Apple is 8 million pixels. You can also edit them directly on the iPhone. The phones will also be using the 3D touch technology.