The iWatch brings a number of feature on September 9! It has much more power than a normal watch. What can iWatch do? Well, it is amazing watch in this world!!! These are the things iWatch can do!
The user interface isn't simply a smaller version of iOS, but an entirely new system designed for the small display size. The OS pulls key phrases from messages to create quick replies, or you can add an emoji, and also dictate a longer reply. The emoji’s are completely customizable on the device, using the touchscreen. They’re even animated. Siri can be accessed with a long press of the Digital Crown, and you can talk to the Watch just like you do with your iPhone.
Favorite photos stored in iCloud can be viewed on the mini display, Apple Maps can be accessed and then controlled using the Digital Crown and the touchscreen in tandem, while Force Touch opens up contextual menus. Options include walking and driving directions, the chance to call your end destination, and estimated time of arrival. Direction-specific vibration alerts keep you heading the right way.
Developers haven’t been left out, and apps can send notifications to the Watch, which can be branded to match the phone app. It doesn’t end there, because apps can use the Watch in some very interesting ways. These include unlocking Starwood hotel doors (only your own, we hope), link up with BMW’s new electric cars to show battery charge and location details, and you can even challenge friends to go for a run through a Nike+ app. Apple says that in the future, developers will be able to write native apps for the Watch too.
Other features include using it as a viewfinder for camera, and an Apple TV control. A Friends app keeps your favorite people in an easy to use list, while Handoff sees messages started on the Watch transfer over to the iPhone. Passbook is ready to show your boarding pass and other tickets, while the new ApplePay wireless payments system works with the wearable device too.
Apple hasn’t forgotten this is a watch either, and claims it’ll always be within 50 milliseconds of the global time standard, plus it’ll automatically adjust to the local time when you swap timezones. On the smartwatch side, it’ll deliver notifications, alerts, calendar entries, and let you answer calls, emails, and messages, all on your wrist. By using Glance, an upward swipe shows the weather, upcoming appointments, and your location on the map.
It’s a motivational fitness tracker too
The Watch takes fitness seriously, and Apple has included several new apps to help your reach your goals. The Activity app is at the center, and uses a brightly colored ring to visualize how much you’ve moved, stood, and run around during the day. The more you use it, the more it’ll learn, and will set different goals each week to motivate you into getting fitter. The rings show how close you are to reaching a daily target, which at its most basic, can be met by having 30 minutes of exercise each day. It’ll even remind you to get out of the chair and move about, right down to prompting you to just stand up once every hour.
When you’re ready for something a little more vigorous, you’ll want the Workout app. This tracks a specific activity, and keeps a record of calories, pace, time, and distance traveled, depending on what you’re doing. Like the Activity app, it’ll set goals for you, and there are awards and achievements to collect. All this syncs up with the new Fitness app installed on the iPhone, which shows historical data. Finally, all this data can be shared with Apple’s Health app, and in turn, other health and fitness apps too.
You’re going to have to wait for it
Apple may have shown us the Watch, but it’s not quite ready to release it just yet. All we know right now is it’ll be out in early 2015, and the price starts at $350. The good news is, the Apple Watch will happily link up with the iPhone 5, 5C, 5S, and the new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. It’s an iPhone exclusive though, and won’t work with any other operating systems, and it requires iOS 8 to be installed.
Resources: Digital Trends , Apple
