The Apple Watch Series 12 is the start of a new wearable era

The Apple Watch Series 12 introduces internal hardware upgrades, specifically the S11 chip, to support new AI-driven health and information features. While the design remains consistent with previous models, the device aims to integrate AI more deeply into the user's daily health tracking experience.
Why it matters
It highlights the shift in the wearable market toward AI-integrated health monitoring and the consolidation of Apple's ecosystem.
You wouldn’t know that the Apple Watch Series 12 is a big deal just by looking at it. It has the same design, buttons, sizes, and sensor types as generations of Apple Watches before it. But under the hood, the Series 12 builds in major changes that lay the groundwork for big ideas about the future of health and wearables.
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