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#Apple just announced: #iPhone 17 Air, #AirPods Pro 3, #AppleWatch Series 11 and more! [details]

Everything you need to know about Apple’s launch:

  • Apple launched new iPhonesApple Watches and AirPods on Tuesday. They will hit store shelves and ship to homes on Sept. 19.  
  • Apple announced four new iPhone models, including the newest model, called the iPhone 17 Air. It is thinner and lighter than Apple’s other devices, and it’s based on a new titanium body. It starts at $999. 
  • The entry level iPhone, called iPhone 17, is still $799, and it got an improved display with a higher refresh rate, and camera. The phone’s screen is also slightly larger, while the phone itself has stayed the same size. 
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#BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #JohnAlbertBurr PERFECTED the lawn mower! [Details]

If you have a manual push mower today, it likely uses design elements from 19th Century Black American inventor John Albert Burr’s patented rotary blade lawn mower.

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#BlackHistoryMonth Moment: #AlexanderMiles PERFECTED the modern-day elevator! [details]

Black History is EVERYBODY’S history!!

Alexander Miles was an African-American inventor who was best known for being awarded a patent for an automatically opening and closing elevator door design in 1887. Contrary to many sources, Miles was not the original inventor of this device. In 1874, 13 years before Miles’ patent was awarded, John W. Meaker was awarded U.S. Patent 147,853 for the invention of the first automatic elevator door system.

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Techie Wednesday: #AppleEvent 2022! New #iPhone14 #AppleWatchUltra #AirpodsPro2 ANNOUNCED and MORE! [vid]

The Apple Event 2022 was held TODAY and APPLE has a lot of exciting NEW products coming this FALL!

As ever, many of the new products were entirely expected, including the iPhone 14 and Apple Watch Series 8. But with the Apple Watch Ultra, we were given the first truly rugged Apple wearable. And the iPhone 14 Pro’s ‘notch’ replacement turned out to be much more interactive than we expected. Here are the highlights, and check out our roundup of everything there is to know about the iPhone 14, and AirPods Pro 2.

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