SlideShow: Highlights from the 'Hey Siri,' Apple Event

Text and photos by Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco: In terms of coverage, scale, and number and variety of announcements, yesterday's two-hour "Hey Siri" Apple Special Event in San Francisco was unprecedented.

Cramming in enough product and feature announcements for two events, we saw new iPhone 6s smartphones, a larger iPad Pro, some sexy new Apple Watch editions and bands, plus a whole new Apple TV powered by apps and Siri voice control. 

To top it all, we got to see Apple CEO Tim Cook's favourite band OneRepublic take to the stage for a surprise set of their well-loved hits. All-in-all, one of the most memorable Apple Events yet.

Video: First look at Apple's iPad Pro, keyboard case and Apple Pencil

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco: After supersizing the iPhone last year, Apple has followed suit and made an even bigger iPad. The 12.9-inch iPad Pro is the Indominus Rex of Apple tablets, as well as the company's first bona fide 2-in-1 PC.

Sure, it is a large iPad with over 5 million pixels as well as loud orientation-sensing quad speakers and various refinements, but the real surprise is how iPad Pro effortly blends the best upcoming features of Mac OS El Capitan (better windowing, multitasking) with the best that iOS 9 has to offer.

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iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus updated with user-requested features

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco - Apple addressed many of the perceived deficiencies of the iPhone 6 line with their updated iPhone 6s models revealed today.

They've made the thin and light iPhone stronger, with a 7000 series Alumium as well as reinforced glass. The camera has been bumped up to 12-megapixels (from the long-standing 8 megapixel sensor). iPhone 6s can shoot 4K video, a feature that other smartphones have had for years but which Apple took its time to develop properly. It can shoot highly-detailed and color-accurate photographs.

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Apple re-introduces Apple TV now with apps and Siri Remote

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

San Francisco – Apple is trying to revolutionize TV, just the way it has revolutionized the music industry with iTunes and the iPod and is doing so with a completely revamped Apple TV.

The new AppleTV comes in October, Apple sees this as the foundation for TV’s future and will have it out in 80 countries by the end of the year. The new Apple TV looks similar to the previous version but is taller and seems larger. It features an all new remote control that has a touch pad for quick navigation and gaming and it is now fully integrated with the Siri voice assistant.

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