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Upgraded Apple Watch is waterproof, has Global Positioning System

Apple giveth, Apple taketh away.

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Apple Watch, once expected to catch up with the popularity enjoyed by iPhone, has extended its working with luxury brand Hermes and sports brand Nike by highlighting features of the two brand names. And fans can’t wait to get their hands on the shiny new toys.

The Belkin Lightning Audio + Charge RockStar costs $40, which is $10 cheaper than Apple’s $50 iPhone Lightning Dock that includes a headphone jack for your old wired headphones.

If you want an iPhone 7 sooner, you might want to settle for another color.

How do you charge your phone while listening to headphones that will now be connected via the Lightning connector?

“Apple doesn’t appear to have additional adapters ready for this, and the only option available is the existing $49 lightning dock”, Warren says.

Eliminating the headphone jack is a controversial move for Apple, and the reaction was decidedly mixed.

“You’re increasingly locked into the decisions of the company whose platform you use”, he told NPR’s Audie Cornish.

One solution to this new dilemma is obvious – wireless Bluetooth headphones. “And I think it’s a little disturbing to people because it’s a reminder that they’re really not in control of their media lives”.

Apple Inc. announced on Wednesday the upgrade of its flagship product, the smartphone known as iPhone, with new features such as water resistance, double-lens camera, stereo speakers and wireless headphone.

“Overall, we thought that the phone was an improvement over previous models, but not a game changer that will reignite a significant upgrade cycle”, Deutsche Bank analyst Sherri Scribner wrote in a note. “The headphone adaptor helps bridge the gap, but suggests a lack of commitment to something touted as a courageous step”, Ernest Doku, telecoms expert at price comparison service uSwitch, was quoted as saying.

Great, now there’s another thing we need to check our pockets for before we leave the house, just in case we want to listen to music and charge our phone.

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And some fans wish Apple had added a wireless charging feature, like some of its competitors.

7 2016 Apple product launch shows the new iPhone 7 and the new wireless earphones called AirPods