One of the most anticipated devices by all Apple users was its smart watch, that everyone called iWatch, but they were wrong, the big apple decided to give it the name of Watch Apple. We saw a lot of things about this device in the keynote on September 9th, but a lot of other important things, Tim, left in the pipeline. In this post we want to collect the most important things you should know about Apple Watch.
Designed to be personal, the finishing touch
The big apple stressed the word a lot commitment in the presentation of his Apple Watch, and it is that, an iPhone or an iPad can be used by several people according to the apple, but this device is designed to be personal, or according to them, super-personal.
Each person can personalize their watch in different ways: different straps, different watches, completely different models ... Everyone's tastes come into play.
Digital Crown, the roulette that does everything
Until now, in all Apple devices to zoom, scroll and other actions we moved our finger on the screen either in one way or another ... Well, in the Apple Watch it won't be like that, since we have a special roulette: the Digital Crown, which is intended to be an element that will control the zoom, scroll, time changes or settings, launcher applications such as Siri ... Everything will revolve around the Digital Crown.
Sensors to measure our heart rate and more
On the back of the Apple Watch we have LEDs that act as a heart rate meter, among other things. When we want to know the number of beats per minute that we have at a certain moment, those LEDs will light up and detect our pulse through those sensors.
In addition to those LEDs, the device has an accelerometer, a gyroscope, Bluetooth 4.0 (to connect with the iPhone) and GPS, to detect our location at all times.
Apple Watch, aimed mainly at health and sports
As we saw in the keynote when Tim took the stage, the device is mainly oriented to health and sports since it has two applications that, in the first place, they will control our health; And in second place, They will help us create goals to lose weight or stay in shape thanks to the application which includes the Apple Watch for free.
It will be compatible with third-party applications
If we like the inside of the clock ... and they tell us which will be compatible with third-party applications… we are in luck! With all the sensors that the device includes, developers will be able to get the most out of the device… yes, the applications will have to pass a rigorous control, like all the apps that are uploaded to the App Store on a daily basis. We remember that the package to develop applications for the Apple Watch is called WatchKit.
Will integrate with Apple Pay
Another thing they presented in the keynote the other day was Apple's payment system, with which just by bringing the iPhone to a machine and identifying with the fingerprint, we can buy anything. Well, the Apple Watch will also be compatible with Apple Pay, but beware! there will be security measures such as, If we remove the device from our wrist we will have to enter a PIN, since it could have been stolen from us and bought many things with our identity.
Will only work with iPhone
Yes, as you read, The Apple Watch will only be compatible with the iPhone 5, 5S, 5C, 6 and 6 Plus. Will connect through Bluetooth and you will always have to be connected, otherwise, it will stop working ... or so we think.
Battery seems to be a taboo word
In the keynote, Tim did not tell us anything about how long the Apple Watch battery would last or how many times we would have to charge it at the end of the day ... We will have to wait for another event for more information about the battery, That seems to be a taboo word for Apple.