We caught some early and quite impressive $99 price drops on the brand new Apple Watch Ultra 3 as part of the major early Black Friday offers. At the time that was largely just for Costco members or only on the new Ocean Band configurations elsewhere, but this morning Amazon has put a number of the Alpine and Trail Loop at $99 off as well.
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Update: Sadly, the price has now jumped back up on the Midnight model – only the Starlight case options are still marked down. We will keep an eye out.
We already caught some notable price drops on the new Starlight Apple Watch SE 3 that just released, but this morning is delivering the first solid discount on the Midnight model at Amazon. You’ll now find the 44mm variant at nearly $50 off the list for the lowest price we have tracked.
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One of the headlining features of watchOS 26 is Sleep Score, which provides a nightly score and classification of your sleep on Apple Watch.
With today’s release of the first betas of watchOS 26.2 and iOS 26.2, Apple has a few changes in store for Sleep Score.
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Amazon has now dropped a couple of the Ocean Band Apple Watch Ultra 3 configurations down to the best price yet at $99 off. We did see this deal over at Costco yesterday, but it also comes along with a $5 delivery fee.
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This morning ushered in some particularly notable discounts on Apple Watch Ultra 3 – but you’ll need to be a Costco member or pay a $5 shipping fee to get them delivered. Amazon, however, just dropped the Black Titanium Apple Watch Ultra 3 with the matching black Titanium Milanese Loop to the best price it has ever offers at $99 off.
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Update: Amazon has now dropped theBlack Titanium Apple Watch Ultra 3 with the black Titanium Milanese Loop down to its best price ever at $99 off as well.
Thus far, deals on the brand new Apple Watch Ultra 3 have been light and really only for folks who must have one right at launch. We recently delivered some expert insight on why buying one right now might not be the best idea with Black Friday around the corner, but the early Black Friday deals start today and Costco is now offering Apple’s latest flagship wearable at a very enticing price – black and natural models are now nearly $100 off there.
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Wish your Apple Watch would always show your watch face when you glance at it? Be default, Apple Watch will launch certain apps or show the Smart Stack based on your activity. If you prefer to always see your watch face, however, there are a few things to tweak.
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Update 10/23: The 42mm Natural Titanium Apple Watch Series 10 with the matching Milanese Loop just dropped again down to a new $553 shipped Amazon all-time low – that’s $196 off the original list price.
We have featured a few notable chances to land some particularly deep deals on the now previous-generation, but still quite compelling Apple Watch Series 10 over the last month or so. Most recently it has been the elevated titanium models and we just spotted another configuration dropping lower than ever today. Head below for more details and up to nearly $200 in savings on Series 10 models.
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While much of the Prime Day Apple deals have now come and gone, there are still some Apple Watch Series 11 launch deals live including the best one yet – the $50 price drop on the Titanium Milanese config.
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Amazon is still offering some light $20 price drops on a range of the brand new Apple Watch Ultra 3 configurations in brand new condition. But we just spotted a notable chance to save as much as $98 on the new Apple Watch Ultra 3 with the Natural Titanium case and the Anchor Blue Ocean Band courtesy of Best Buy.
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Apple Watch recently gained the ability to alert users to potential hypertension. From today, the high blood pressure detection feature will be available for more international users.
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When Apple announced the new Apple Watch Series 11 and Apple Watch Ultra 3 this week, it unveiled its latest health feature: hypertension notifications. At the time, the company said it expected clearance from the Food and Drug Administration in the United States “soon.”
As of Thursday night, that clearance has officially been granted, and the hypertension notifications feature is set to launch next week.
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Apple is sometimes accused of deliberately withholding new features from older devices for no good reason. For example, eyebrows were raised when dual capture video recording was restricted to the iPhone 17 when the same feature has been supported by third-party apps all the way back to the iPhone 11, so is clearly nothing to do with hardware capabilities.
When it comes to the latest health features, however, the company is wisely taking a far more inclusive approach …
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Apple Watch Ultra 3 is official. Headlining features include a larger and brighter display, 42-hour battery life, and satellite connectivity.
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[UPDATE 4/27: Now available through Nike.com for $369–$399 in the U.S.]
Apple and Nike are expanding their collaborative Apple Watch collection with a new entry: Apple Watch NikeLab. The limited edition version features a Space Gray Apple Watch Series 2 with a unique Light Bone/Black Nike Sport band with the NikeLab Innovation x Innovators logo stamped inside.
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One feature that has been available for a number of years on Android has long been expected to come to iPhone too: reverse wireless charging. A leaker yesterday suggested that it’s coming to the two iPhone 17 Pro models.
If true, this would be good news for three reasons, but there is reason to suggest that may not be possible – due to MagSafe …
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Apple Watch users can mark their calendars for the next activity challenge. The 2025 National Parks Challenge is set for this Sunday, August 24.
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Apple is out with iOS 26 beta 7 and watchOS 26 beta 7 today for developers. Most notably, the updates include the redesigned Blood Oxygen feature that Apple announced last week for Apple Watch Series 9, Series 10, and Ultra 2 users in the United States.
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Apple has announced that it will release a software update for iPhone and Apple Watch later today with a “redesigned Blood Oxygen feature” for Apple Watch users in the United States. This comes over 18 months after Apple began selling the Apple Watch without the Blood Oxygen feature in America due to a patent dispute.
The new feature will be made available as part of iOS 18.6.1 and watchOS 11.6.1 updates.
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No, I get it: round watches are a very inefficient use of space, and there is likely a reason that the Apple Watch continues to dominate the market.
But what a new piece argues for is not to replace the existing Apple Watch design, but instead to offer us a greater range of options …
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Apple at one time considered adding a camera to the Apple Watch, but it looks like Meta may get there first. A new report suggests the company may unveil the upcoming wearable at its September event.
A Meta smartwatch with a camera was spotted in development back in 2021, but was said to have been put on pause the following year. However, a new supply-chain report says the project was revived and is now close to launch …
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Apple is now offering the first public beta of watchOS 26, the next major update for Apple Watch, ahead of its official fall release. While the biggest visual update may appear to be the limited Liquid Glass elements, the substance of watchOS 26 exists in how it integrates with Apple Intelligence for smarter workouts and more context-aware communication. After some hands-on time with the update, here’s what stands out so far.
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Earlier today we saw iOS 26 code suggesting that an Apple Watch sleep score feature is in development, with a percentage score indicating your readiness to tackle the day ahead. The feature also provides a more condensed graphical representation of your sleep stages than is currently available.
What is shown and described looks like a very close match for two features provided by the Oura smart ring, so here’s a look at how those work …
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August 18 update: 921 backers have pledged over $190,000 to Avelo Running! The campaign ends in just four days on Friday at noon ET in case any readers wanted to back the project and hit the ground running as early as possible.
Avelo Running is a fitness-focused startup that recently came out of stealth to unveil their first product. What the company is building has the potential to be the perfect running companion for Apple Watch. Any runner with a smartphone can benefit, though, without bringing a phone or watch along for the run.
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