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Early Prime Day deal discounts the Apple Watch Series 9 to $300

An early Prime Day deal has the Apple Watch Series 9 for $100 off. Several color options are available for Apple’s latest model from last September, Engadget’s pick for the best overall smartwatch.

Great for when you’re holding something like a dog leash or bag of groceries, Double Tap will get more valuable in watchOS 11, as Apple is giving third-party developers an API to customize what the gesture does in individual apps. That starts with a new S9 SiP that enables Double Tap, on-device Siri processing (great for privacy and when you’re offline) and zippier navigation of watchOS. It unlocks a new precision interface for pinging your paired phone if you aren’t sure where it is: The watch will show how many feet away it is as it guides you to the buried (in a couch cushion) treasure.

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