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Apple Watch Release Reportedly Set for February

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While the Apple Watch doesn’t have a solid release date yet, other than at some point in 2015, a new report suggest that Apple will launch its smartwatch in February.

According to Chinese site Feng, Apple is aiming to release the Apple Watch sometime in February, although a more thorough release date in February is still unknown.

Furthermore, it’s said that the sapphire production for the Apple Watch’s display is seeing constraints, which would mean that the device will most likely launch in limited quantities.

However, the low-end Apple Watch Sport does not use a sapphire screen, which will most likely result in that model having the most units in stock come launch day. As for the Apple Watch and Apple Watch Edition, those are models that will likely see stock shortages.

It was rumored last week that the Apple Watch wouldn’t launch until after Valentine’s Day, or at least Apple employees said that it would be a miracle if that happened. This puts the Chinese rumor right on par with this statement, so a February release for the Apple Watch seems about right so far.

Apple Watch

Apple is usually known for launching big new products ahead of an upcoming shopping season, but the Apple Watch will be an exception, releasing at some point early next year. Valentine’s Day would be the only other shopping season alternatives, but if these new reports are correct, Apple won’t even have its watch out by then.

The Apple Watch will start at a steep $349 and will come in three different styles: Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport, and Apple Watch Edition. There are still quite a few details about the device that we don’t know about yet, including the release date. Also, no word on battery life or connectivity options, which is a bit odd, but we’re guessing we’ll hear about that soon enough, possibly at Apple’s iPad event next month.

While the company has taken the “i” prefix out of the name, that doesn’t mean it loses its Apple value. The device’s design is very similar to that of Apple’s other iOS products, and it even runs a modified version of iOS.

However, Cook has said that the company didn’t just shrink down the iPhone’s user interface and strap it to your wrist. Instead, the touchscreen UI is much different on the Watch than on an iPhone.

For example, instead of using pinch-to-zoom on the tiny touchscreen on the Watch, you use a small dial that you turn in order to zoom in and out while viewing maps or otherwise. Pressing the dial, which Apple calls the “digital crown,” will take you back to the home screen.

Apple Watch features

The touch screen is a rather unique one. For starters, it uses sapphire glass, which was rumored in the past of course, but the display also senses pressure, which means that it can tell the difference between a “tap” and a “press,” and it’s essentially like the difference between a left-click and right-click on a computer mouse.

The Apple Watch is quite the fitness device as well, as it has a myriad of sensors on the bottom to record your heart rate and other vitals, and it borrows the GPS signal from your iPhone for running or cycling apps to use. It looks like it’ll track your fitness activities better than most wearable devices can, but we’ll have to test it out first before we make such claims.

What’s perhaps most impressive is that the Watch will analyze the text of a message and will provide you with pre-determined answers to allow you to easily answer back with just a tap. Otherwise, you can talk to the device and have it translate that into text.

Other features include the ability to tweet from the Watch and even unlock hotel room doors with a quick wave at select SPG hotels. A ton of apps are getting support for the device, so you’ll be able to do a ton of stuff, like look up scores, browse Pinterest and even adjust your Nest thermostat.

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  1. TOMAsa

    10/06/2014 at 10:58 am

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