Friday’s kickoff of pre-orders for the latest iteration of the Apple Watch quickly pushed out shipping dates beyond the October 15th release date. Pre-orders for the stainless steel models of the watch quickly got pushed back to November. Bloomberg reports that some of the higher-priced versions of the device are “currently unavailable” while others have a delivery date pushed back to December.
Some Apple Watch Series 7 pre-orders won’t ship until December
Apple increased the screen size by 1mm on both Apple Watch Series 7 variants
We could see a thermometer and possibly a blood pressure monitor on the Apple Watch Series 8
Even if you are a glass is half-filled type of guy, only a few pre-orders might arrive Wednesday or Thursday while the vast majority will have to wait until Friday the 15th to strap on their new Apple Watch Series 7. But what if you aren’t sure whether to go after the Apple Watch Series 7 or hold off until next year’s model.
Perhaps not quite ready for the Series 8 model, a non-invasive blood glucose sensor is considered the Holy Grail for smartwatches. That’s because it would be used by the millions of insulin-dependent diabetics worldwide to replace the current painful and expensive tests that they subject themselves to at least three times a day. The results of the test determine how much insulin a diabetic needs to inject before a meal.
