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New Apple Watches feature hypertension detection, satellite comms, more
Groundbreaking health insights, better connectivity, more upgrades
Apple has launched the Watch Series 11, Watch Ultra 3, and Watch SE 3 alongside the latest iPhones.
Preorders are now available for all three new watches with availability in stores starting on September 19.
The new Apple Watch Series 11 features groundbreaking new health insights, as well as longer battery life, 5G connectivity, and and a more durable cover glass.
Among the standout new features on the Watch 11 is its possible hypertension detection. This can alert users if signs of chronic high blood pressure (or hypertension) are detected.
The Apple Watch uses data from the optical heart sensor to analyze how a user’s blood vessels respond to the beats of the heart.
This algorithm works passively in the background, reviewing data over 30-day periods. It will then notify users if there are consistent signs of hypertension.
The feature was developed with advanced machine learning and training data from multiple studies totaling over 100,000 participants.
Apple expects the new feature to help notify over a million people with undiagnosed hypertension within the first year. Clearance for hypertension notifications from the FDA and other regulators is likewise expected soon.
Moreover, the feature will be available in more than 15 countries and regions, including the United States and Europe. Through watchOS 26, hypertension notifications will eventually be available on Apple Watch 9 and Watch Ultra 2.
Sleep Score
The Apple Watch Series 11 also introduces Sleep Score with watchOS 26. This allows users to track sleep with powerful sensors.
Several data are captured, including heart rate, wrist temperature, blood oxygen, and respiratory rate. This feature can even discover possible sleep apnea.
Sleep Score helps track each of these categories to assign transparent and easy-to-understand metrics.
After each night, sleep score provides an overall score and classification in the Sleep app, motivating users to develop better sleeping habits.
The Apple Watch Series 11 starts at US$ 399.
Apple Watch Ultra 3: Most advanced Apple Watch
Meanwhile, the Apple Watch Ultra 3 delivers expanded health, fitness, safety, and connectivity features.
It combines being a powerful sports watch, an elegant smartwatch, and a comprehensive health companion.
The watch now supports built-in two-way satellite communications. This allows users to text emergency services, message loved ones, and share location even when they’re off the grind.
Users can access Emergency SOS via satellite to text emergency services and notify contacts with a few taps. Find My via satellite also sends location once every 15 minutes to contacts previously added to Find My.
In addition, if the Watch Ultra 3 detects a severe car crash or hard fall and the user is unresponsive while off the grid, it can automatically send situation and location information to emergency services.
The watch also features the largest screen on any Apple Watch with LTPO3 and wide-angle OLED. Such materials partly also allow for an extended battery life of up to 42 hours (72 hours in low power mode).
Like the Watch Series 11, the Watch Ultra 3 also features hypertension notifications and sleep score.
Upgrades in fitness features will also benefit runners, cyclists, swimmers, hikers, divers, and golfers.
The Apple Watch Ultra 3 starts at US$ 799 and is available in natural and black titanium.
Apple Watch SE 3: Numerous upgrades, incredible value
Lastly, the Apple Watch SE 3 introduces several upgrades across health capabilities and more aspects.
With an S10 chip, the Watch SE 3 now features Always-On display, faster on-device Siri, and even media playback through its speakers.
It also has up to an 18-hour battery life and charges up to 50% faster than the previous model. The cover glass is four times more resistant to cracks too, thanks to Ion-X glass.
The wearable now likewise features sleep score, as well as wrist temperature sensing, sleep apnea notifications, and retrospective ovulation estimates. These features join the core set of health features available on the Watch SE 3.
The Apple Watch SE 3 starts at US$ 249.
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OBSBOT launches AI-powered 4K Tiny 3 series webcams
Professional-grade audiovisual features in compact bodies
OBSBOT has announced the global launch of two new AI-powered 4K webcams: the Tiny 3 and Tiny 3 Lite.
Designed for content creators, streamers, podcasters, remote professionals, educators, and more, the Tiny 3 series sets a new benchmark for professional webcams.
The products combine studio-grade spatial audio, flagship-level imaging, and industry-leading AI intelligence.
The two variants also come in ultra-compact aluminum-alloy bodies while delivering premium sight and sound.
Both the Tiny 3 and Tiny 3 Lite feature industry-leading triple silicon MEMS microphone array. This system combines one omnidirectional and two directional microphones powered by Sisonic MEMS technology.
The architecture is commonly found in premium TWS earbuds and professional audio equipment. Such technology enables:
- ultra-low distortion up to 130 dB SPL
- exceptional 69dB signal-to-noise ratio
- full spectrum 50Hz-20kHz frequency response
- consistent unit-to-unit studio quality
This way, users can expect immersive sound that rivals dedicated microphones without the need to buy an extra product.
In addition, the Tiny 3 series features five dedicated audio profiles so users can tailor fit the webcams for various needs:
- Pure Audio Mode — zero processing, studio-grade capture
- Spatial Audio Mode — enhanced left-right stereo separation for vlogs, storytelling with soundscape
- Smart Omni Mode — AI-powered 360-degree pickup with balanced vocals, ambient sound
- Directional Mode — focuses on voice in front while cutting surrounding noise
- Dual-Directional Mode — clear audio capture from front and rear while rejecting side noise
Moreover, the Tiny 3 series comes with Voice Locator. This feature lets the product find users, smoothly rotating the gimbal and tracking them automatically.
They can also leverage voice commands or the OBSBOT Vox SE wireless lavalier for cable-free audio.
Flagship imaging
Picture wise, the Tiny 3 features 4K@30fps video and up to 120fps high-frame rate capture. The system also uses advanced DCG HDR for balanced highlights and shadows, as well as ultra-fast dual all-pixel PDAF autofocus.
And powered by OBSBOT’s AI algorithms, the series introduces AI Tracking 2.0. Key capabilities include:
- accurate tracking of subjects like individuals, groups, hands, objects, and more via Only Me mode
- auto zoom, customizable composition lines, Face Framing
- Voice Tracking
- Multiple AI modes, including dedicated Desk Mode, Whiteboard Mode
- Intuitive gesture and voice controls
For further control, users can use the OBSBOT Center and OBSBOT live for creative controls. These cover exposure and gamma curve adjustments, manual white balance tuning, and more.
Furthermore, the Tiny 3 products support remote interaction and VR features powered by the OBSBOT Toolkit.
They also integrate effortlessly with the OBSBOT ecosystem for livestreams, gaming handheld capabilities, and more.
Price, availability
The Tiny 3 starts at US$ 349 while the Tiny 3 Lite starts at US$ 199. The Vox SE, meanwhile, retails for US$ 59.
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Soundtrack for the city: HIDDEN.NY x AIAIAI TMA-2 headphones
Living in a big city like New York makes you want to have music on a lot: on the subway, walking between meetings, sitting in a café with your laptop, zoning out on a long walk home, or romanticizing the smallest things. Headphones have become an essential part of my life.
That’s why the HIDDEN.NY x AIAIAI collaboration makes sense. The TMA-2 HIDDEN Edition headphones are reminiscent of early-2000s tech. It’s nostalgic but with New York City character, at least the kind that I encounter and not the one you see in movies.
If you follow either brand, the partnership feels natural. HIDDEN.NY started as an Instagram mood board and grew into a full lifestyle platform rooted in street culture and design. AIAIAI is a Danish company that’s long been part of music culture, known for modular gear that artists use.
The first thing you notice is the colorway. The transparent design with green highlights is subtle. It’s not loud but still stands out.
You can see the structure of the headphones, which makes them feel more like an accessory than just another piece of black plastic tech. Bonus points that they are a conversation starter, too.
In daily use, the headphones are easy to live with. They are light and comfortable, which is important when you’re wearing them for long stretches. They don’t clamp too hard nor do they feel bulky.
Sound-wise, they’re clean and balanced. While it doesn’t have active noise cancellation, it works well for all the ways people actually listen in a big city. I like that you don’t have to think about the sound much.
It’s just good in a way that doesn’t get in your way, whatever mood I’m in wherever I am in the city, these headphones are great company.
AIAIAI’s modular approach also means these aren’t built to be tossed when something wears out. The speaker, headband, earpads, and cable are all replaceable.
So much of the tech we use should grow with us, even if they get outdated. So AIAIAI builds systems that can be upgraded over time. That’s part of why artists and DJs use them.
Especially because it’s a collectible, it feels like a piece you’ll want to keep. As someone who uses his prized possessions for a really long time, I love this about these headphones.
In a city where everything moves fast and feels temporary, it’s nice to have gear that doesn’t feel disposable.
The campaign, shot by photographer Gunner Stahl, probably looks familiar if you’re attuned to hiphop culture. What sets his work apart is his portraits feel more raw and relaxed instead of posed and polished. It aligns with HIDDEN.NY’s aesthetic, the kind of everyday style that feels genuine.
At the end of the day, the HIDDEN.NY x AIAIAI TMA-2 Bluetooth headphones make sense for people who live in cities like New York, where music is part of how you move, work, and think.
They sound good, they look interesting and different. They fit into real life without trying too hard.
The TMA-2 Hidden Edition headphones retail for US$220 and is available on aiaiai.audio.
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G-DRAGON is CASETiFY’s first ever Global Brand Ambassador
Right on time with the brand’s 15th-year milestone
One of K-Pop’s most iconic soloists of all time has finally partnered up with the globally-renowned case maker.
And this isn’t like any other CASETiFY’s K-Pop Collab, this is much grander than that.
i-naugural Brand iCON
You heard that right! CASETiFY reveals their first ever Global Brand Ambassador.
Amassing 25 million Instagram followers, over 1.2 Billion YouTube views, and hitting almost 4 Million Spotify listeners, G-DRAGON has truly marked his footprint as the “King of K-Pop” — more than just being the iconic member of the global hit group BIGBANG.
His long overdue comeback (and world tour) with ‘Übermensch’ last 2025 further proves how massive the VIP (and FAM) community is.
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That said, GD’s influence isn’t limited to the music industry alone. Art and fashion have also witnessed his legendary artistry through his PEACEMINUSONE label. That pretty daisy with a fallen petal is the brand’s most iconic emblem you can see around.
The introduction of his fashion line was connected to music as well. It was introduced way back in 2013 during his ‘COUP D’ETAT’ solo promotions which was a true hit. It was totally evident in the album art’s peace symbol minus that one line.
Wesley Ng, CASETiFY’s CEO and Co-Founder (who’s also fashion-savvy), said that “welcoming G-DRAGON as the brand’s first Global iCON is a powerful statement.” This will not only amplify the reach of the already-popular case maker, it will also influence the brand’s creative direction.
After all, one’s artistic expression can be seen easily with the cases we rock out and about.
i-conic CHROMATIC
In line with this milestone also lies a new collection of cases and accessories.
The all-new CHROMATIC Collection is built around two concepts: FORMS & HUES. First, the CHROMATIC: FORMS set is headlined by the premium-made Alloy Ripple Case with an upgraded aluminum material.
Speaking of aluminum, the accompanying accessories are all metallic — from the 2-in-1 cross-body chain to custom cube charms for bespoke personalization.
Meanwhile, the CHROMATIC: HUES adds five new vibrant shades to CASETiFY’s ever-popular Ripple Collection through the Neon Ripple Case. These bold range of colors not only embody users’ creativity and self-expression, it also showcases an individual’s overall aesthetics.
While this isn’t the PEACEMINUSONE collab some of us have initially thought, crossing fingers that will be the next official CASETiFY collab in line.
Pricing and Availability
The brand new CHROMATIC COLLECTION is expected to hit shelves real soon with prices ranging between US$ 10 to US$ 85,
They will be available for purchase on CASETiFY.com and in select CASETiFY Studio retail stores around the world starting on January 26 (Monday).
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