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Apple announces Apple Watch

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Volotaire

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More details incoming

- Two watch sizes: small (38mm height) and big (42 mm height)
- Customisable: Multiple bands plastic and metal
- Six different straps (easily interchangeable)
- Sports band has range of colours, Leather loop, Modern leather buckle, Leather classic buckle, Stainless steel link bracelet , Milanese loop?
- Has a Crown called Digital Crown
- This is the main input for the Watch
- Turning it makes the screen Zoom in/out (fluid)
- Scrolling
- Press Digital Crown returns the device to home screen al la iPhone home button to applications
- Watch senses raises of wrists, which can turn on screen
- Digital Touch button under Crown can get to Friends (can phone/message)
- Adjustments are attuned to small movements of crown
- Haptic feedback) Has touch and force inputs i.e. can tell difference between tap and force (
- Retina display
- Swiping on screen pans on the applications screen
- Tapping can bring you to a neighbourhood of apps
- Customise watch faces with dates, times, etc...
- Rotating crown on watchface can display different info like stocks, etc
- Can check music playing on your Apple devices and control what is playing on them
- Can edit emojiis sent to people by by touching
- Siri in built
- Photo app zoom with crown, pan with screen
- Maps application , crown zooms in/out, touch pans around
- Force touch brings up context menus
- With friends you can swipe and draw pictures, choose colours and send the picture drawn messages
- The other friends heartbeat is sent to your watch and you can feel it (vice versa)
- Inductive charging plug that uses a similar magnetic catch and aligns perfectly
- Apple Pay works with Apple Watch
- Waterproof

WatchKit

- Can have third party apps on Apple Watch
- WatchKit Apps (the name for apps on the Watch)
- You can create apps for homescreen

Three editions:
-Apple Watch
-Apple Watch Sport
-Apple Watch Edition

- Apple Watch requires iPhone
- Works with iPhone 5, 5C, 5S, 6, 6 Plus
- $349 starting point
- Available early next year
 

Radec

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Apple has lost it in design department.

The touchscreen and functionality will probably the best of all smart watches though.
 

Enduin

No bald cap? Lies!
I guess we should be happy it's not called the iWatch because that would be an incredibly creepy name for a product. Don't understand the smart watch craze though, seem redundant.
 
Square face = no buy. Looks ugly as hell. It doesn't seem like any smart watch is one I want at the moment. Get some real watch makers in on the design phase and then we'll talk.
 

squadr0n

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So the bendable screen that was supposed to be like the band was just a spoof? Apple even patented the technology. This isnt the iWatch I was promised apple!
 

Bboy AJ

My dog was murdered by a 3.5mm audio port and I will not rest until the standard is dead
WTF, I just bought a Moto 360 yesterday and they come out with something new? This is such bullshit.
 
Looks kinda of bland, but I love the idea of a dial to interact with it. Fits the idea of a watch and helps control the tiny screen. I remember having a similar idea in the past, glad it's been thought of.
 
Looks cool to me, in black at least. As for why someone would want it, better than taking the phone out of the pocket for things like email, texts, checking the time, etc. It's a convenience that works in conjunction with a phone (at least that's how I see it).
 

neoism

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Never understood the appeal of a watch in this day and age.

yup same you have one on your phone I would never buy one. Mainly because I try and not look at the time at work.. Hell I wish I could take the clock off my phone :/
 

Kevin

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Since Steve passed away, Apple has turned into, "Just another tech company" to me. Nothing unveiled today really stands out compared to products already on the market by other companies.
 
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