Apple supposedly wants to put a FaceTime camera in its next smartwatch, along with more wireless support, 9to5Mac sources say. Although its original Apple Watch has only been on the market for a couple of months, the company may have plenty of reason to focus on the next generation device already....
Welcome to the wild new world of third-party watch bands for the Apple Watch, one that will encompass everything from design accessories to straps that attempt to add new functions to Apple's smartwatch—at least one via a "hidden" port in the watch itself.Apple just formally welcomed accessory makers to the...
Maybe Apple didn’t mean to insult other companies in Wired’s feature story on how it developed the Apple Watch. Nonetheless, some of the details that came out of the conversation between writer David Pierce and his subjects—Apple’s Kevin Lynch and Alan Dye—seem to throw a little shade at wearable tech...
Apple has just set a date and time to reveal more about the Apple Watch.See also: What To Expect From The Apple Watch—The Good, The Bad And The UnknownThe company Thursday sent out invitations to an event on March 9 at the Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater in...
The Apple Watch arriving in April may have lost some features along the way. (Image: Apple)Unsurprisingly, Apple appears to have big plans for its new Apple Watch. Unfortunately, it may have left some of the smartwatch's most compelling features on the cutting-room floor.See also: The Apple Watch Is Coming In...
Swatch, a giant in plastic wristwatches circa 1983, has a plan to recapture our hearts and wrists, but in a distinctly newfangled way. According to a recent Bloomberg report, the Swiss watchmaker will release its first smartwatch this spring.The launch window would seem to pit the Swatch wearable against the...
Apple CEO Tim Cook revealed that developers will be able to start working with WatchKit next month. The software development kit for the new Apple Watch will let app makers tie new functions to the company's new wearable unveiled last month. Cook also re-confirmed that the new wristworn gadget will debut...
On Thursday, October 16, Apple may be taking the wraps off its latest tablets and Mac computers—and you can be there to watch the action.Well, at least virtually. The venue, in Apple’s Infinite Loop campus, can only hold so many people. But the company will be transmitting a live stream...
ReadWriteBody is an ongoing series in which ReadWrite covers networked fitness and the quantified self.It's as if no one at Apple has ever gone jogging before. Launched to much fanfare this week, Apple's new watch proclaims itself a jack of all trades, doing everything from showing text message alerts to...
At this point, Apple's iWatch—or whatever it decides to call its forthcoming smartwatch device—had better be utterly breathtaking. Whether it's Apple's intention or not, the level of hype is starting to get a just a little out of hand.See also: Why Smartwatches Could Stand Some Old-School WatchmakingOur latest example comes...
ReadWriteBody is an ongoing series where ReadWrite covers networked fitness and the quantified self.When Apple first unveiled HealthKit, its software for weaving together fitness apps, wearables, and iPhones, there were more breathless exclamations than you'd find in your average SoulCycle workout.I was quick to deflate the hype around HealthKit, pointing...
See also: Why We Didn’t Get An iWatch From AppleApple watchers disappointed about the lack of iWatch news at the iPhone maker's presentation Monday have new reason to hope: According to Recode, the tech giant has big plans to reveal a wristworn gadget this fall.Citing "people familiar with Apple’s plans,"...
In the weeks leading up to Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference, the big event taking place this week in San Francisco, the question I kept getting was whether Apple would unveil a smartwatch, a device popularly dubbed the “iWatch."My take: I didn’t think it was coming. And sure enough, Apple CEO...
If you didn’t get an invite to Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in San Francisco, Calif. next week, here’s some good news for you: Apple has announced—a full week early, no less—a way for you to watch the WWDC 2014 keynote address on June 2.Here’s how: Make sure you have an approved...
The race to build the modern smartwatch started in earnest thanks to two major events in the past two years: Pebble's über-successful run on Kickstarter in early 2012, and a steady drumbeat of reports in 2013 about Apple's alleged plans to build its own iWatch (or whatever the company decides to call...
If and when Apple ever comes out with a wearable computer, the term “watch” may not necessarily apply.According to reports, Apple is going whole hog into health and fitness for its long-rumored wearable device. This morning, a new job listing on Apple’s website called for a “User Studies Exercise Physiologist”...
Today Apple is expected to launch two new iPads to its tablet lineup along with several other new products. For consumers that want to follow along with the announcement, Apple is making a live stream video available on its website and through its Apple TV set-top box.See also: 5 Things To...
Guest author Greg Roberts is co-founder and chief designer of dSky9.com.In the upcoming battle of wearable computing, it's Google Glass vs. iWatch. Google vs. Apple. Clash of the Titans.(See also Google Glass: What Do You Want To Know About Google's Internet Eyewear?)These two companies attack the challenge of wearable computing...
The happy greeters at the Apple Store always make me feel welcome, though never special. Maybe they should. After all, if I start to add it all up, I spend a fortune on Apple gear. I suspect I'm not alone among the Apple faithful in that.Apple is the richest tech...
Apple is working on a smart watch. Any lingering doubts about that notion took a further hit yesterday when a patent filing for such a device surfaced, adding more fuel to an already frenzied fire of speculation. According to the filing, Apple has conceived a watch-like device with a flexible, touchscreen...
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