苹果发布iphone 6s、6s plus、apple watch、ipad

New iPhones, Watches, TVs, Big iPads Offer Better Selfies 苹果发布iphone 6s、6s plus、apple watch、ipad

Apple announced new products and upgrades Wednesday.

Apple Watch

Tim Cook, chief executive of Apple, reported that 97 percent of customers said they were satisfied with the new Apple Watch. It was launched in April, and Cook said Apple is looking to improve the Watch even better.

New updates to the Watch include: 

New watch faces

Features called "complications"

Time Travel

Transit² for Maps

"Complications" show battery life, temperature, calendar appointments and other information on the watch face. Third-party "complications" can update flight information and news reports.

"Time Travel" allows the user to see weather or calendar events in the past or future.

Apps will be able to show videos and use the Watch’s health sensors³. For example, iTranslate -- a new app coming to the Watch -- will be able to translate spoken words into other languages.

An app called Airstrip allows doctors to see patient data in real time. Pregnant moms can see and hear their baby’s heartbeat.

Apple is also introducing new styles of the Apple Watch, including an Hermès  version. Hermès is an upscale French company that has been in business for 150 years, mostly in leather goods. A less expensive Sport model will be available in gold and rose gold.

New models are available today in 24 countries. The price is the same as earlier models. Watch OS2 will be available September 16.

iPad Pro¹

Cook called the iPad “our clearest vision of the future of personal computing⁴.” He said the iPad Pro was “the biggest news in iPad since the iPad.” 

The iPad Pro has an improved display and processes information faster than earlier iPads. For comparison, the iPad Pro performs faster than 80 percent of new portable PCs, according to Apple.

The iPad Pro is larger than other iPads. The screen measures 12.9 in, or 32.8 cm, and has more capabilities⁵ than other models. The Pro comes with a full-sized on-screen keyboard, and an optional Smart Keyboard.

Apple also introduced a stylus, called the Apple Pencil, that senses force, pressure and tilt⁶.

Apple demonstrated how the iPad Pro can use Microsoft Office apps. It also showed new Adobe⁷ apps for iPad Pro. The apps can be used with pencil features.

iPad Pro will be available in November.

Pricing:

$799 -- 32GB

$949 -- 128GB

$1049 -- 128GB with cellular⁸

Apple Pencil  $99

Smart Keyboard $169

Apple TV

Apple introduced a new generation Apple TV. It will be able to run apps and use Siri, the voice feature that speaks back to your questions.

The “wow” feature of the Apple TV may be how Siri  finds and navigates⁹ videos. You can command Apple TV to find recent  “kids’ movies.” Or “classic James Bond movies.” Siri will search iTunes, HBO, Netflix and Hulu, to show viewing options.

While watching a movie, you can ask Siri, “What did she say?” The video will skip back 15 seconds and add closed-captions.

The Apple TV remote has been upgraded with a touch screen. It is easier to follow menus, apps and videos, Apple said.

Gaming has been added to Apple TV. The remote as a controller of video games. You can start a game on your iPhone and continue playing it on your Apple TV.

Other new features include sports statistics shown at the bottom of the screen. You can shop for clothes or a home using apps on the Apple TV.

Apple TV will be available in over 80 countries in October, and 100 countries by the end of the year. The price is $149 for 32GB and $199 for 64GB.

iPhone 6s and 6s Plus

Apple introduced the iPhone 6s and the 6s Plus. The phones come in a new rose gold color. The phone size remain the same, 4.7 in, or 11.9 cm for the 6s and 5.5 in, or 14 cm for the 6s Plus. The phones are powered by chips that work faster. Connecting to networks around the world will be easier.

These phones have "3D Touch" that can tell the difference between firm and soft touch. 3D Touch is used for new gestures such as "Peek¹⁰ and Pop" that work with apps.

Faster chips and 3D Touch gives iPhone 6s and 6s Plus owners more options in gaming.  You can control games using 3D Touch and see more advanced graphics¹¹ while you play.

The camera has been upgraded to take larger (4K) videos, with a 12MP iSight rear camera and improved sensors. 

The front camera has been upgraded for better FaceTime and selfie images. The phone uses the screen of the phone as a flash so you can use the front camera in low light.

The phone has a new feature -- LivePhotos -- that turns still photos into brief videos by adding a few seconds of video to each photo.

Price with a two-year contract:

iPhone 6s

$199 16GB

$299 64GB

$399 128GB

iPhone 6s Plus

$299 16GB

$399 64GB

$499 128GB

The phones can be preordered September 12. They will be on sale September 25 in the following countries:

Australia, Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Japan, New Zealand, Puerto Rico, Singapore, U.K. and the U.S.

By year end, the phones will be available in over 130 countries with over 400 carriers.

1 pro   

n.赞成，赞成的意见，赞成者

参考例句：

• The two debating teams argued the question pro and con.辩论的两组从赞成与反对两方面辩这一问题。
• Are you pro or con nuclear disarmament?你是赞成还是反对核裁军？

2 transit   

n.经过，运输；vt.穿越，旋转；vi.越过

参考例句：

• His luggage was lost in transit.他的行李在运送中丢失。
• The canal can transit a total of 50 ships daily.这条运河每天能通过50条船。

3 sensors   

n.传感器，灵敏元件( sensor的名词复数 )

参考例句：

• There were more than 2000 sensors here. 这里装有两千多个灵敏元件。 来自《简明英汉词典》
• Significant changes have been noted where sensors were exposed to trichloride. 当传感器暴露在三氯化物中时，有很大变化。 来自辞典例句

4 computing   

n.计算

参考例句：

• to work in computing 从事信息处理
• Back in the dark ages of computing, in about 1980, they started a software company. 早在计算机尚未普及的时代（约1980年），他们就创办了软件公司。

5 capabilities   

n.能力( capability的名词复数 )；可能；容量；[复数]潜在能力

参考例句：

• He was somewhat pompous and had a high opinion of his own capabilities. 他有点自大，自视甚高。 来自辞典例句
• Some programmers use tabs to break complex product capabilities into smaller chunks. 一些程序员认为，标签可以将复杂的功能分为每个窗格一组简单的功能。 来自About Face 3交互设计精髓

6 tilt   

v.(使)倾侧；(使)倾斜；n.倾侧；倾斜

参考例句：

• She wore her hat at a tilt over her left eye.她歪戴着帽子遮住左眼。
• The table is at a slight tilt.这张桌子没放平，有点儿歪.

7 adobe   

n.泥砖，土坯，美国Adobe公司

参考例句：

• They live in an adobe house.他们住在一间土坯屋里。
• Adobe bricks must drived dried completely before are used.土坯砖块使用前一定要完全干燥。

8 cellular   

adj.移动的；细胞的，由细胞组成的

参考例句：

• She has a cellular telephone in her car.她的汽车里有一部无线通讯电话机。
• Many people use cellular materials as sensitive elements in hygrometers.很多人用蜂窝状的材料作为测量温度的传感元件。

9 navigates   

v.给（船舶、飞机等）引航，导航( navigate的第三人称单数 )；（从海上、空中等）横越；横渡；飞跃

参考例句：

• Dolpins also navigates by some kind of echo system. 原来海豚也是借助某种回声系统寻向的。 来自辞典例句
• Navigates in menus, lists, choice screens and into edited texts. 可以操纵菜单、列表、屏幕选项和进入编辑文本。 来自互联网

10 peek   

vi.偷看，窥视；n.偷偷的一看，一瞥

参考例句：

• Larry takes a peek out of the window.赖瑞往窗外偷看了一下。
• Cover your eyes and don't peek.捂上眼睛，别偷看。

11 graphics   

n.制图法，制图学；图形显示

参考例句：

• You've leveraged your graphics experience into the video area.你们把图形设计业务的经验运用到录像业务中去。
• Improved graphics took computer games into a new era.经改进的制图技术将电脑游戏带进了一个新时代。