Apple Intelligence
3 stories filed under Apple Intelligence on Spoot: Spotted Early. The newest of them: “Apple Watch Ultra 4 drops to $699.99, its lowest price yet”, “The Apple TV 4K discount arrived before the box did”, and “Amazon's October sale nibbles Apple prices without asking if you really need a new iPad”. Fifty hours of battery on a smartwatch is the kind of number that makes you check the spec sheet twice. Amazon just did something weird: it discounted an Apple product that isn't even out yet. Spoot: Spotted Early New things, caught while they're still new and a little weird. Spoot finds fresh gadgets, clever inventions, crowdfunding campaigns,… The list below is every Apple Intelligence story on Spoot: Spotted Early, newest first.
Apple Watch Ultra 4 drops to $699.99, its lowest price yet
Fifty hours of battery on a smartwatch is the kind of number that makes you check the spec sheet twice. Apple's Ultra 4 promises exactly that, double the Series 12, and right now it's $699.99 at Amazon, a $100 drop that matches its lowest price yet. The S11 chip brings Sound Recognition and a Live Rewind feature that replays the last 15 seconds of a conversation you were physically present for, which is either wonderful or mildly terrifying depending on the conversation. The Readiness score crunches sleep and activity into a zero-to-10 verdict on whether to push or rest. It's still rugged, still bright, still IP6X. If you're weighing the upgrade, our hands-on impressions are worth a read before you commit.
The Apple TV 4K discount arrived before the box did
Amazon just did something weird: it discounted an Apple product that isn't even out yet. The new Apple TV 4K, landing November 13th, normally costs $299, nearly double the 2022 model's launch price, and Amazon is already shaving off $9 for preorders. Tiny? Sure. But when a box costs this much, you take the crumbs. The real story is what that extra cash buys: a far-field microphone array so you can shout "find me a nature documentary" from across the room, plus Siri AI that knows your context if you've got an iPhone nearby. The remote now chirps when you lose it, thanks to Find My precision tracking. Missing: audio passthrough, 120fps output, and the sense that $300 for a streamer doesn't still feel like a lot.
Amazon's October sale nibbles Apple prices without asking if you really need a new iPad
Amazon's October Big Deal Days are nibbling Apple prices, and the M5 MacBook Air at $1,099 is the thing I keep tab open on. Double the base storage, Wi-Fi 7, Bluetooth 6, it's the spec-sheet razor clam that makes the $200 discount feel like a win instead of a trap. But the 15-inch version also lands at $1,299, and that's where my focus drifts. If your sights are set beyond Cupertino, the main roundup has 100+ deals and we're chasing price matches as they appear. Some of this is Prime-only, but other retailers are biting back. Meanwhile, over at our AirPods Pro 3 coverage, I dug into why $179 is the number that actually matters this week. Stay spooty.