Apple Watch
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| Developer | Apple Inc. |
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| Manufacturer | Apple Inc. |
| Type | Smartwatch |
| Release date | Early 2015 |
| Introductory price | From $349 |
| Operating system | Watch OS[1][2] |
| CPU | Apple S1 |
| Display | Sapphire crystal, strengthened Ion-X glass |
| Connectivity | Bluetooth, NFC, Wi-Fi |
| Dimensions | Two case sizes: 38 mm and 42 mm |
| Website | https://www.apple.com/watch/ |
The Apple Watch is a smartwatch created by Apple Inc., announced by Tim Cook on September 9, 2014. It has activity tracking capabilities similar to other wearable technologies, such as Jawbone Up, Nike+ FuelBand and Fitbit. The Apple Watch must be used in conjunction with the iPhone 5 or a newer iPhone model. It is scheduled to be released in early 2015.[3]
Features
The Apple Watch will work with Apple Pay, a mobile payment service introduced at the same event as the Watch. It can control the Apple TV, as well as act as a walkie-talkie and a viewfinder for an iPhone camera.[4]
Design
The watch has three collections, featuring two sizes (38 mm and 42 mm) spread across 34 individual models. It has a pressure-sensitive touchscreen that can distinguish between a tap and a press, and features a dial called a digital crown, which can be turned to scroll or zoom and pressed to return to the home screen. The Watch also has a dedicated button that displays a list of contacts on-screen.[4]
The Watch is charged by means of inductive charging, using a cable similar to the MagSafe cable for Apple's MacBook family of laptops.[3]
Technology
The Apple Watch uses Apple's new S1 chip, advertised by Apple as "an entire computer architecture on a single chip". It also uses a linear actuator called the "Taptic Engine" to provide haptic feedback when an alert or a notification is received. The watch is equipped with a built-in heart rate sensor, which uses both infrared and visible-light LEDs and photodiodes.[5]
The watch is compatible with the iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus running iOS 8, connecting via Wi-Fi or Bluetooth.[6]
Collection comparison
| Collection | Apple Watch | Apple Watch Sport | Apple Watch Edition |
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| Processor | Apple S1 | ||
| OS | Watch OS (iOS-based) | ||
| Display | Flexible Retina Display,
38 millimetres (1.5 in) or 42 millimetres (1.7 in) | ||
| Other outputs | Taptic Engine, speaker | ||
| Dimensions (estimated)[7][8] | 38 mm: 38 mm × 35.8 mm × 12.6 mm (1.50 in × 1.41 in × 0.50 in) (17.1 mL),
42 mm: 42 mm × 36.4 mm × 12.6 mm (1.65 in × 1.43 in × 0.50 in) (19.3 mL) | ||
| Back | Ceramic | ||
| Screen | Sapphire crystal | Strengthened Ion-X glass | Sapphire crystal |
| Models | 18 models Cases: |
10 models Cases: |
6 models Cases: |
| Input methods | Digital crown, multi-touch, force touch, microphone, Siri, connected iPhone | ||
| Connector | MagSafe inductive charging | ||
| Connectivity | NFC, Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g | ||
| Sensors | Accelerometer, heart rate sensor, barometer | ||
| Compatibility | iOS 8 running on: iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, iPhone 5S, iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus | ||
References
- ^ "Apple Watch - Overview". Apple Inc. Retrieved 2014-09-09.
- ^ "Apple Watch - Technology". Apple Inc.
- ^ a b "The Verge live blog". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ a b "The Verge: The 15 most important announcements from the Apple Watch, iPhone 6 event". The Verge. 9 September 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "- Apple - Apple Watch - Technology". Apple. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ "Press Release - Apple Unveils Apple Watch". Retrieved 10 September 2014.
- ^ Sprangers, Paul (2014-09-10). "Apple Watch dimensions".
checked the 42mm with this image of a Watch next to an iPhone 6 of which we know the height (138.1 mm)
- ^ Introducing Apple Watch. Apple Inc. 2014-09-10. Event occurs at 8m00s.
the stainless steel link bracelet has a slim deployment clasp that is contained within a 2.6mm band
External links
See also
- Android Wear
- iPod Nano (sixth-generation) – an iPod popularly used as a watch
- Pebble (watch) – a popular smartwatch
- Samsung Gear – a competing wrist device from Samsung
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