iWatch Features Release date and price

iWatch Features Release date and price.

IWATCH FEATURES

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A report has claimed Apple is working on a feature for the iWatch which aims to predict heart attacks before they happen. The technology would work by listening to the sound blood makes as it flows through the users arteries and then send notifications to the wearer if something goes awry.

The report was picked up by San Francisco based newspaper SFGate. It stated Apple is working with audio engineer Tomlinson Holman, famed for creating THX and 10.2 Surround sound, to develop the technology.
There have been rumours of Apple focusing on the health market with iOS 8 with the release of the Healthkit API and Health app, which will help keep track of the number of steps and calories burned each day. This wouldn’t necessarily be exclusive for the iWatch though, it’s likely to feature on the next iPhone once iOS 8 rolls around.

Step Detection

A patent has been filed by Apple with the US Patent and Trademark Office, it appears to be associated with wearable tech.

The patent in question describes a wrist-based pedometer "step detection" technology. While of course all pedometers detect steps, this one is quite clever as it factors in location technology.
According to Appleinsider, the move in pedometer technology from primaryily body-mounted trackers to wrist-based gadgets has an adverse effect on accuracy - limb movement creates a lot of "noise" for the pedometer which can mess up step-keeping.
"Since readings from on-board sensors reflect detected changes in magnitudes of forces, including gravity, software analysis now plays a large part in outputting accurate movement data," the site reports. "As far as the hardware is concerned, spikes in directional magnitude can be masked by arm swings, jolts of taking a step or a bump against a keyboard."  
"Further, current algorithms based on peak magnitude and step frequency data fail to sufficiently take into account possible missed steps."
This is where Apple's location-data based patent comes in, the algorithms can intelligently use location data to calculate the number of steps made by the user during travel. Allegedly the tech can also tell when it is being worn on the wrist and when a user breaks into a run.

iWatch Concept Sticks An Entire iPhone On Your Wrist

With nothing else to go on, iWatch concepts are getting an awful lot of attention at the moment. Awful is the optimum word with this one, this iWatch concept believes Apple is aiming to put an entire iPhone straight onto your wrist.
The idea for a wearable features a large flexible touchscreen which has over 12 different applications all on one page. It pretty much has all the iOS features available which would be a really big ask in such a thin device. The screen seems to be big enough to even text on, it’s an interesting idea but Apple isn’t going to be that brave.
The concept even features the iconic Apple home button alongside volume rockers and the standby button. SIM support is shown in the video suggesting the brains behind it really do want to put an entire iPhone on your wrist.

IWATCH BATTERY

The Korean Herald has some details from industry sources which say Apple is planning to use LG and Samsung batteries for the iWatch. According to the sources, Apple is looking into using traditional Li-ion batteries and not – as previous reports have claimed – curved ones.
The sources also said Apple is looking into LG Chem’s “stepped” batteries which use the entire handset to fill the battery, taking up a lot of room. This is the same technology the manufacturer used to give the LG G2 an excellent battery life.
The insiders also claim Apple will not used a curved display on its SmartWatch. Apparently, the wrist band would be too uncomfortable to wear for long hours at a time, which is exactly what you need from a smartwatch.
Apple is said to be testing two prototype designs right now. According to the report both units use a rather paltry 100mAh battery – Samsung’s Galaxy Gear uses a 300mAh unit, for instance – and support wireless charging capabilities.

Solar Power & Magnetic Induction

Rumours suggest Apple is testing various charging methods for the long awaited iWatch. Apple seem to be looking toward a charging method which doesn’t need the user to plug the watch in.

According to The New York Times, Apple is testing three main charging methods for the smartwatch. The information comes from a former Apple executive who claims the company experimented with the technology on the iPhone and various iPods.
The first method the company is looking into uses magnetic induction, the watch would be placed on a charging plate and a magnetic field would create voltage to charge the battery.
Another method is using movement which in a way is similar to traditional watches. Apple filed for a patent in 2009 which used technology where the user flung their arms around to charge up the battery. Of course conventional non-smart watches have used gyros to charge with natural body movement for some time, but it'll be interesting to see whether this could produce sufficient charge for a smartwatch.
The final method is a little more sensible and involves solar cells embedded in screens. The handset would charge up power during the daylight to run the watch throughout the evening. Solar charging would take up a big portion of the smartwatch but maybe Apple have found a way to narrow the technology down.
Recent rumours about the iPhone 6 have suggested Apple is looking at embedding solar panels in the Sapphire Glass display - it's not a huge leap for Apple to use the same tech in the smartwatch too.
But then there are experiments currently being done to eliminate batteries altogether from portable devices. Researchers at the University of Washington are currently looking for ways where wireless devices use power which is taken from Wi-Fi and phone signals.

IWATCH LAUNCH & RELEASE DATE

An end of year memo from Apple CEO Tim Cook has been leaked claiming the company has a “big plan” for 2014. The message was meant for employees but inevitably made its way onto the internet. The memo included no specifics but said “we think customers are going to love” the new products.

What The Analysts Are Saying...
"Every, about, four years Apple comes out with a new product category. In 2014, we believe it's going to be the iWatch." – Brian White, Cantor Fitzgerald
“Apple only have 60 days left to either come up with something or they will disappear. It will take years for Apple’s $130 billion in cash to vanish, but it will become an irrelevant company… it will become a zombie, if they don’t come up with an iWatch.” – Trip Chowdry, Global Equities Research
"Our working assumption is that iWatch largely will be adopted as an accessory device and, therefore, sold into the existing customer base, like the iPad, rather than to new customers, like the iPod or iPhone" – Katy Huberty. 

There are rumours of a redesigned iPhone, larger iPad and the iWatch all coming in 2014. Cook wrote, 'We have a lot to look forward to in 2014, including some big plans that we think customers are going to love. I am extremely proud to stand alongside you as we put innovation to work serving humankind’s deepest values and highest aspirations.”
Apple recently trademarked the iWatch name, hired former CEO of Yves Saint Laurent, and is now aggressively recruiting engineers in order to get its first iOS-powered wristwatch to market for 2014. According to reports out of China, Apple's iWatch is now being put through pilot production runs by Inventec. Allegedly Quanta and Foxconn have been approached as manufacturing partners.
However, "low yields" have apparently meant that mass production is to be put back from Q1 of 2014 to Q2 instead, meaning we will likely see the device launching later in the year. The FT reports that Apple has run into ‘hard engineering problems that they’ve not been able to solve.’ In a bid to curtail a descent into development hell Apple is now believed to be ‘aggressively hiring’ as well as looking at potential companies – ones with experience of smart accessories – to acquire. 
The most recent snippet of info comes courtesy of KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo, someone with a good track record of accurate predictions.
Kuo published a roadmap of Apple's 2014 product plans based on his findings, and the roadmap details an iWatch launch with two sizes towards the end of the year's third quarter- virtually alongside a new 4.7-inch iPhone 6 and upgrades of both iPad and iPad Mini devices.
A note to investors accompanying the roadmap revealed some other interesting information. Allegedly the iWatch will have a "fashionable appearance" and will be available in both 1.3-inch and 1.5-inch size variants. Kuo says it will use a flexible AMOLED display covered with Sapphire Glass, and alleges it will feature biometric recognition, NFC, wireless charging and a 250mAh battery.
There may also be different variants of each size model at different price points, though how cheaper and more expensive variants will differ in terms of specs and features, but Kuo said the most expensive version could cost more than $1,000.

IWATCH PRICE 

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Apple products don’t come cheap. By the normal standard everyone has kind of assumed the iWatch will come at a high premium compared to other wearable devices. One analyst seems to believe the iWatch will come cheaper than anyone has predicted so far. He believes health insurers may subsidize the cost of the smartwatch.
That’s likely to be in the US only though. Timothy Arcuri, an analyst at Cowen & Co, said, “we continue to believe it is possible the product (iWatch) is backstopped by some sort of insurance subsidization model similar to the carrier subsidization model for the iPhone.”
He also predicted the smartwatch would be released in September to make it a big seller by the time Christmas rolls around. He continued, “We continue to feel this product will differentiate itself with existing wearable products primarily from a health perspective with a number of key innovations including noninvasive blood cell count and blood pressure and other more pedestrian features like heart rate.”
Acrcui believes if these features really do monitor health, US health insurers may sit up and take notice. This way the insurers can monitor your health on a daily basis and put your premiums u