Monday, September 15, 2014

GADGET GIZMO SPECIAL................ Apple Watch: 10 must-know details of the smartwatch

 Apple Watch: 10 must-know details of the smartwatch





NEW DELHI: After much-talk Apple has finally forayed into the smartphone arena, with the Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch, which will come in two sizes (38 mm and 42 mm), has a sapphire screen. The smartwatch boasts of a 'taptic engine', which gives a subtle vibration each time the user has a new notification. Apple Watch is available in three collections—Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch Edition. We take a look at 10 must-know facts about the Apple Watch:

1) For Apple Watch to work, it needs to be tethered to an iPhone. The Apple Watch will work with the iPhone 6, iPhone 6 Plus, iPhone 5, iPhone 5C, and iPhone 5S.

2) Digital Crown: The 'crown' on the Apple Watch is a dial called the 'digital crown'. Cook said that the user can turn the crown to zoom in and out or scroll a list on the touchscreen. The Watch turns on the display when you raise your wrist. 
The Digital Crown also serves as the Home button and a way to access Siri.

3)
 Force Touch: The Retina display on Apple Watch features Force Touch, a technology that senses the difference between a tap and a press.

"The force touch allows the user to choose or customize the face of the smartwatch," said Apple.

4) 
Taptic Engine and Built-in speaker: The two work together to enable alerts and notifications the user can both hear and feel.

5)
 Specs: Apple has custom-designed its own S1 SiP (System in Package) to miniaturize an entire computer architecture onto a single chip.

6) 
11 watch faces: Apple Watch comes with 11 watch faces ranging from traditional analog faces to new faces like Timelapse face; Astronomy face with its interactive, real-time 3D model of the earth, sun, moon and planets; and the Solar face, a contemporary sundial.

Apple Watch can be personalized in appearance. 
7) Smart Replies and dictation: According to Apple, the user can reply to texts via voice reply or emoji. "The Apple Watch understands questions in messages and then offers preselected answers."

The feature lets the user respond to messages, and with Handoff, he can start a message on the Apple Watch and continue on the iPhone.

8) 
WatchKit: Apple has introduced the WatchKit, which provides new tools and APIs for developers to create experiences designed for the wrist.

"With Apple Watch, developers can create WatchKit apps with actionable notifications and Glances that provide timely information. Starting later next year, developers will be able to create fully native apps for Apple Watch," Apple says.

9) 
Apple Pay: The mobile wallet Apple Pay will also work with Apple Watch. Apple Pay allows consumers to use iPhones linked to credit cards for more secure, convenient payments. Apple Pay is built into all the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus phones and all the devices will have a secure element chip, for apple pay service.

10) 
Other details: Apple Watch has infrared and visible-light LEDs, along with photosensors, to detect pulse rate.

The price of Apple Watch starts at $349. 

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