The Apple Watch was launched in April and is predicted to disrupt the smartwatch sector. The Apple Watch has been designed to act both as an all-day fitness tracker and a highly advanced sports watch.
The Apple Watch aims to change the way we communicate by sending and receiving messages, answering calls made to your iPhone, and sharing personalised health information.
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1. What is it – The Apple Watch is a smartwatch with a rectangular display, it can be paired with an iPhone through Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.
2. Three versions – appeal to different audiences and budgets.; the standard Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport and the luxury Apple Watch Edition available in 18 carat gold.
3. Side-winder – users will navigate the interface with a side-winder called a Digital Crown, this allows the user to zoom in and out, as well as scroll and navigate.
4. Cost – prices range from $349 in the US, £279 in the UK top of the range watch could cost $10,000 and it has a battery that lasts up to 18 hours’ and is easy to charge.
5. Display and design – each version is available in two display sizes, 38 mm and 42mm and can be used on either the left or right wrist, each can customised through a choice of straps of differing materials.
6. Digital assistant – Siri can be used more quickly and conveniently to dictate longer messages into text or to be sent as a voice message, alongside searching.
7. Force touch – the Apple Watch is a first for being sensitive enough to be able to tell the difference between a light tap to a deep press to trigger access to different controls.
8. Apps for that – apps are designed for ‘light interaction’, already there are 264 health apps, one health app reminds people to exercise during the day and gives the credit for exercise done.
9. Heart focused – by pressing two fingers on the screen it enables the Apple Watch to capture and send your heartbeat to a specified recipient, connecting people in a new way, it will monitor the heart rate every 10 minutes and store the data.
10. Functionality – there is a push to use it for electronic payments in the US ‘ApplePay’ it can also be used as a remote control and car key.
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