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The newest Apple wearables are now available for preorder.
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The Apple Watch Series 8
The Apple Watch Ultra and Apple Watch Series 8 have been unveiled at an event at the company's headquarters in California.
The Apple Watch Series 8 offers new features such as improved temperature sensors, crash detection and a larger, always-on screen. The Series 8 is available for $399 (GPS) or $499 for the cellular version. It is available for preorder from Apple.com.
The company also updated its Apple Watch SE ($249 for GPS, $299 cellular) and detailed the new Apple Watch Ultra ($799). Both are available for pre-order now, with the SE arriving at the same time as the Series 8 while the Ultra arrives on Sept 23rd.