--- title: "Product Roundup: Summarizing releases from Apple, Google, and Samsung - The Hustle" description: "ICYMI: Apple, Google, and Samsung all announced new products and features this week." image: https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/773211631-News-Brief_2021-10-22T003630.323Z.webp --- # Product Roundup: Summarizing releases from Apple, Google, and Samsung ![Juliet Bennett Rylah](https://53.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/53/assets/hubspot.com/web-team/WBZ/HubSpot%20Media/Blog%202021/Images/Nav/Optimized/TheHustle_Icon_Dark.svg) [Juliet Bennett Rylah](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/author/juliet-bennett-rylah) [Juliet Bennett Rylah Twitter profile ](https://twitter.com/JBRylah) Published: October 22, 2021 Updated: October 11, 2023 This was a big week for consumer tech, with [Apple](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=exM1uajp--A), [Google](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNarpiGz3Kk), and [Samsung](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tzO8CYD2kuQ) all making product announcements. ![Product Roundup: Summarizing releases from Apple, Google, and Samsung](https://hs-sbup.thehustle.co/hs-fs/hubfs/The%20Hustle%20News/Assets/Images/773211631-News-Brief_2021-10-22T003630.323Z.webp?width=595&height=400&name=773211631-News-Brief_2021-10-22T003630.323Z.webp) If you didn’t have time to watch, here’s a little recap. **Apple Unleashed focused largely on music and MacBooks:** - The new Voice Plan ($4.99/month) uses Siri to access Apple Music songs, playlists, and stations across all Apple devices. - The sweat- and water-resistant AirPods 3 feature spatial audio ($179). - There are 2 new MacBook Pros: the 14-inch for $1,999 and the 16-inch for $2,499 (neither has a Touch Bar, but ports are back!) **Google had kind of a disastrous Pixel 6 event…** … considering its store [crashed](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-10-19/google-store-crashes-for-users-seeking-to-buy-new-pixel-phone) immediately. Still, the Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro have some cool features, including: - Google’s new Tensor processor, which uses machine learning for better speech recognition, translations, and photos. - A 50-megapixel camera and an ultra-wide camera. Other features include face unblur and a magic eraser to remove photobombers. - Especially cool is Google’s Real Tone tech, which takes better photos of people with darker skin tones. **Samsung’s Galaxy Unpacked Part 2…** … showed off the Bespoke edition for the Galaxy X Flip 3 foldable phone and the Galaxy Watch 4. - The Bespoke phone ($1,099) will come in 49 color combinations. - The Galaxy Watch 4 ($199+) will get a foxy limited edition collab with French-Japanese fashion/music label ​​Maison Kitsuné. - Other Watch features [include](https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/samsung-unpacked-2-live-blog) live wallpaper, new gestures, and better fall detection. 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