Did you find the Apple event "awe-dropping"?

[Jeeve Stubbs]

Apple likes hyperboles. Sometimes they're justified, sometimes they're exaggerated. What's your take on this September 2025 event?

 

[me55]

I thought the iPhone Air was pretty interesting.

 

[SnowPenguin]

It was interesting, but nothing awe-dropping for sure.

 

[TechRunner]

Is this a trick question? 🤣

Seriously, the last time I dropped an awe at an Apple event was when Steve slipped that MBA out of the interoffice envelope.

 

[maflynn]

We're well past "awe inspiring" with phone technologies, and air buds. Its not like we didn't know what was coming given the leaks. My opinion is that its just more of the same, minor updates to apple's product line. I'm not knocking the phone, air buds or watches, but the newer models are not awe inspiring.

 

[ratspg]

iPhone Air looks cool. Not interested in all the trade-offs for that look though.
iPhone 17 Pro's - incremental.
iPhone 17 - Awesome features, has ProMotion and many similar features from the Pro's, the one to get for 99.999%.
AirPods - Cool? Happy that Live Translation is coming to the AirPod Pro 2's.
Apple Watches - Incremental, same chip from last year.

Well I think they were correct, if you drop the awe from awesome, you're left with some. Just some iPhones. So, yes it was "awe-dropping".

 

[navaira]

I was slightly awe-dropped when I saw the Live Translation. Not so much when I saw the list of languages. And then not at all when I found out today it’s not coming to the EU.

 

[Sammael]

I am still in an iDevice coma, doctors say it’s a miracle I survived.

 

[Euroamerican]

I forgot to "attend". So I guess it was not exciting enough for me to watch, from a "what will they reveal" standpoint.

 

[Tozovac]

This is not 100% specific to the awe dropping event, but: Am I the only one who felt that certain new features were very misleadingly advertised as being specific to the new hardware being offered?

Sleep score. AirPods’ active language translation. Apple Watch hypertension.

Intentional vagueness, or did I just not pay close enough attention?

I still haven’t let Apple off the hook for not informing consumers that a new battery could refresh their lagging phone. Now, I am questioning their tactics about not being transparent enough that certain new features are going to be offered by updated operating systems and usable even on older hardware.

 

[BigMcGuire]

It was a bump. I liked the Apple Event. I was surprised how short and quick it went. Usually they're too long.

I don't get outraged at these things. I think we're at peak tech maturity for phones, earbuds, watches, etc. Wasn't expecting jaw dropping anything.

Apple does a good job with privacy, longevity/support of products - they have my $ for now.

We are keeping our 15 PMs for another year ... at least. We did spring for 2 AirPod Pro 3s...

 

[dasmb]

Yeah man, I still can't find my awe. It might have rolled under the couch.