# No surprise but plenty of shine

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Podcast: [Cult of Mac](https://stenobird.com/podcast/cult-of-mac-7630056)
Published: 2026-09-11T03:37:37+00:00
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## Resource

In this week's episode: At Apple’s “Surprise and Shine” special event this week, there weren’t many surprises, but there were plenty of shiny new products. We’ll be discussing the all new iPhone Duo, with its beautiful crease-less display. Plus the iPhone 18 Pro and Pro Max, with its new burgundy paint job. And Apple Watch Series 12 and Ultra 4, which look exactly the same, but boast a brand new Health Sensing System that supports two new metrics: readiness and Health Age. Are these new metrics scientific, or gamified wellness fluff? Comments: Send us a text with comments, questions, feedback or a video to play on the show: cultofmacpodcast@icloud.com Sponsors: The Cult of Mac Today and Weekender newsletters. Cult of Mac Today is a rundown of the top daily news, plus reviews and how-tos, with commentary by Leander himself. And the Weekender is an easy-to-digest roundup of the week’s top stories. Sign up at newsletters.cultofmac.com . Links: iPhone Duo avoids the crease and merges iPhone and iPad into one brilliant device iPhone 18 Pro vs. iPhone 17 Pro: How much better is the new Pro? Apple Watch Series 12 is the upgrade long-term users have been waiting for Are Apple Watch’s new readiness and Health Age metrics scientific? Yes, but …

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