No surprise but plenty of shine

About this episode

In this week's episode: • • At Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” special event this week, there weren’t many surprises, but there were plenty of shiny new products.  • We’ll be discussing the all new iPhone Duo, with its beautiful crease-less display. • Plus the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, with its new burgundy paint job. • And Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which look exactly the same, but boast a brand new Health Sensing System that supports two new metrics: readiness and Health Age. • Are these new metrics scientific, or gamified wellness fluff?  Comments: Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is an easy-to-digest roundup of the week’s top stories. Sign up at newsletters.cultofmac.com. Links: • iPhone Duo avoids the crease and merges iPhone and iPad into one brilliant device • iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone 17 Pro: How much better is the new Pro? • Apple Watch Series 12 is the upgrade long-term users have been wa