Meet the newest Apple Watch: Series 8

From CNN’s Aditi Sangal

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK – Tim Cook introduced the Apple Watch Series 8 on Wednesday, the first big hardware product unveiled at the event. (Editor’s Note: Apple is widely expected to announce the Apple iPhone 14 lineup at the event, which is being livestreamed on the company’s YouTube channel and the company’s website, here, though Apple CEO Tim Cook said in the introduction that the event was pre-recorded. The Apple Watch was expected, as well, as WRAL TechWire previously published.)

“We’re previewing our best Apple Watch lineup yet,” Cook said.

Like prior versions of Apple’s smartwatch, the product is intended to motivate users to stay active and fit, Apple executives said.

Apple also noted the Watch’s emphasis on women’s health, with revamped period cycle tracking tools that can predict ovulation. The tracking data is on each device and only accessible through a passcode or face ID, according to the company. Apple does not have key to encrypted data and so it cannot access it without your express permission.

The announcement comes as data security for women has become a major flashpoint in the wake of the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe vs. Wade.

The watch will cost $399 for GPS model and $499 for cellular model.

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