Apple Watch: Features, Variants and Price Details Here
Moments after unveiling <a href="https://www.crazyengineers.com/threads/iphone-6-and-iphone-6-plus-price-specs-and-features-unveiled-at-grand-launch.76566">iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus - Price, Specs And Features Unveiled At Grand Launch</a>, Apple took the covers off its smartwatch at its star studded launch event. The Apple Watch will be available in three collections in two sizes. Depending on your preference you can choose a 38 mm or a 42 mm Apple Watch from Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch Edition collections. The Apple Watch will be available in early 2015 with prices starting at $349 (21,293 INR). Apple Watch will hook up with iPhone 5, iPhone 5c, iPhone 5s, iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus running the latest version of iOS 8 using Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 4.0. All Apple products have a few characteristics that make them rise about the competition and the Apple Watch is not an exception to this rule. In this article we shall discuss the features in detail starting with build quality.
Build Quality
As expected from Apple all the three collections have been crafted out of premium materials and offer many customisation options. The 18 models of the #-Link-Snipped-# are made out of highly polished stainless steel and space black stainless steel and their displays are protected with sapphire crystals. Band options include a link bracelet, a Milanese loop, and a band made from high-performance fluoroelastomer.
The 10 models in #-Link-Snipped-# as evident from the name are available in silver and space gray cases made out of lightweight anodized aluminium. For tough conditions, Apple has protected the displays by adding a strengthened Ion-X glass and claims that the fluoroelastomer band which is available in 5 different colours is soft and durable as well as sweat and chemical resistant.
Finally you have 5 #-Link-Snipped-# which have cases made out of 18-karat gold. Apple claims that their metallurgists have made the gold twice as strong as standard gold. The display is protected with sapphire and the bands look quite beautiful.
Of course you get the option of changing the style of the watch anytime you like by switching the bands which are easy to remove and install.
Hardware
Apple has always been known for innovation and the Apple Watch houses many examples of Apple ingenuity. The Apple Watch has a flexible Retina Display whose tiny electrodes can differentiate between a tap and a press. This gives Apple and other app developers an additional input feature. For example on the music app, a tap on the play button pauses the song and a press invokes the music player menu. On the back of every Apple Watch you find a Zirconium back cover that has four sapphire lenses. Infrared and visible light LEDs along with photo sensors detect your heart rate. The Cupertino tech giant has built a S1 SiP (System in Package) which handles the computing tasks on the Apple Watch. The new Taptic Engine (vibration alerts) on the Apple Watch along built-in speaker makes notifications more discreet. The back also houses an inductive charging solution inspired by the company’s MagSafe technology.
X-Factors
The best design aspect of the Apple Watch is the Digital Crown. The Digital Crown allows you to scroll, zoom and navigate through your Apple Watch without obstructing the display. It also acts as the Home button and a convenient way to access Siri, Apple digital personal assistant.
Next we have time keeping. We previously used to brag about how our conventional watches show the accurate time depending upon what went into making them. Apple knows the foremost thing about a watch is time keeping and it takes the task very seriously by employing various technologies that maintain the time between 50 milliseconds of global standards. If you travel to a new country the Apple Watch knows your location and changes the time zone accordingly. Apple has also put additional effort in designing 11 watch faces that range from traditional watch faces, to timelapse face, astronomy face, sundial, real-time 3D model of earth and much more.
Finally we have the Digital Touch conversation that allows you to communicate with other Apple Watch wearers. You can share a message, doodle, tap and even your heartbeat with your near and dear ones. You can talk with them via Wi-Fi too.
Software
Instead of having different screen with app logos, Apple uses the entire screen with the help of responsive logos that change in size. Important apps are shown in big icons and as you scroll to any direction other apps begin to appear. Various apps of the Apple Watch include Calendar, Maps, Passbook, Music, Apple TV and iTunes, Remote Camera, Stopwatch, Timer, Alarm, World Clock, Stocks, Weather, Photos and more. You can overview all your notifications and important information with Glances.
Apple’s developers have found an interesting way to make Fitness apps for all. The Fitness app on the Apple Watch is catered to your needs. Fitness goals vary for sedentary workers and athletes. You get your daily data of Move, Exercise and Stand. Details of these operations are explained in the video below.
Before we wrap up the article we would like to inform developers that Apple has released the WatchKit which provides tools and APIs for you to create applications for its smartwatch. Readers are requested to go through the video and source links below before initiating a discussion in the comment section below.
Source: #-Link-Snipped-#, <a href="https://www.apple.com/watch/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Watch - Apple</a>
Build Quality
As expected from Apple all the three collections have been crafted out of premium materials and offer many customisation options. The 18 models of the #-Link-Snipped-# are made out of highly polished stainless steel and space black stainless steel and their displays are protected with sapphire crystals. Band options include a link bracelet, a Milanese loop, and a band made from high-performance fluoroelastomer.
The 10 models in #-Link-Snipped-# as evident from the name are available in silver and space gray cases made out of lightweight anodized aluminium. For tough conditions, Apple has protected the displays by adding a strengthened Ion-X glass and claims that the fluoroelastomer band which is available in 5 different colours is soft and durable as well as sweat and chemical resistant.
Finally you have 5 #-Link-Snipped-# which have cases made out of 18-karat gold. Apple claims that their metallurgists have made the gold twice as strong as standard gold. The display is protected with sapphire and the bands look quite beautiful.
Of course you get the option of changing the style of the watch anytime you like by switching the bands which are easy to remove and install.
Hardware
Apple has always been known for innovation and the Apple Watch houses many examples of Apple ingenuity. The Apple Watch has a flexible Retina Display whose tiny electrodes can differentiate between a tap and a press. This gives Apple and other app developers an additional input feature. For example on the music app, a tap on the play button pauses the song and a press invokes the music player menu. On the back of every Apple Watch you find a Zirconium back cover that has four sapphire lenses. Infrared and visible light LEDs along with photo sensors detect your heart rate. The Cupertino tech giant has built a S1 SiP (System in Package) which handles the computing tasks on the Apple Watch. The new Taptic Engine (vibration alerts) on the Apple Watch along built-in speaker makes notifications more discreet. The back also houses an inductive charging solution inspired by the company’s MagSafe technology.
X-Factors
The best design aspect of the Apple Watch is the Digital Crown. The Digital Crown allows you to scroll, zoom and navigate through your Apple Watch without obstructing the display. It also acts as the Home button and a convenient way to access Siri, Apple digital personal assistant.
Next we have time keeping. We previously used to brag about how our conventional watches show the accurate time depending upon what went into making them. Apple knows the foremost thing about a watch is time keeping and it takes the task very seriously by employing various technologies that maintain the time between 50 milliseconds of global standards. If you travel to a new country the Apple Watch knows your location and changes the time zone accordingly. Apple has also put additional effort in designing 11 watch faces that range from traditional watch faces, to timelapse face, astronomy face, sundial, real-time 3D model of earth and much more.
Finally we have the Digital Touch conversation that allows you to communicate with other Apple Watch wearers. You can share a message, doodle, tap and even your heartbeat with your near and dear ones. You can talk with them via Wi-Fi too.
Software
Instead of having different screen with app logos, Apple uses the entire screen with the help of responsive logos that change in size. Important apps are shown in big icons and as you scroll to any direction other apps begin to appear. Various apps of the Apple Watch include Calendar, Maps, Passbook, Music, Apple TV and iTunes, Remote Camera, Stopwatch, Timer, Alarm, World Clock, Stocks, Weather, Photos and more. You can overview all your notifications and important information with Glances.
Apple’s developers have found an interesting way to make Fitness apps for all. The Fitness app on the Apple Watch is catered to your needs. Fitness goals vary for sedentary workers and athletes. You get your daily data of Move, Exercise and Stand. Details of these operations are explained in the video below.
Before we wrap up the article we would like to inform developers that Apple has released the WatchKit which provides tools and APIs for you to create applications for its smartwatch. Readers are requested to go through the video and source links below before initiating a discussion in the comment section below.
Source: #-Link-Snipped-#, <a href="https://www.apple.com/watch/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Watch - Apple</a>
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