Today is iPhone 17, iPhone 17 Pro, and iPhone Air pre-order day, a day that is always a combination of exciting and stressful for Apple fans.

The first pre-orders are scheduled to arrive on September 19, but shipping estimates have already started to slip for some of the new iPhone models …

AirPods Pro 3 debuted this week with new heart rate monitoring features. This follows the debut of Powerbeats Pro 2, which launched in February as Apple’s first pair of earbuds with heart monitoring capabilities.

Now, Beats has confirmed that the implementation of heart rate tracking on Powerbeats Pro 2 is getting a big upgrade to mirror the functionality offered by AirPods Pro 3.

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.

Benjamin and Chance react to the September Apple event, with opinions in keynote order. Chance was there in person, so that includes some early hands-on thoughts of these new devices. That includes Apple’s unveiling of the new AirPods Pro 3, Apple Watch Series 11, iPhone 17, iPhone Air and the unmistakably orange iPhone 17 Pro series. 

And in Happy Hour Plus, the pair talk about what products they are buying from this week’s announcements, and some more on Chance’s experience at Apple Park. Subscribe at 9to5mac.com/join.

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Apple just announced its new iPhone lineup, including the iPhone 17 Pro and iPhone Air. I just got out of the Steve Jobs Theater after getting a quick hands-on look at the new devices. Head below for some real-world pictures.