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It is rumored Apple is set to release the iWatch before the end of 2014, according to KGI Securities analyst Ming Chi Kuo. This is first product that Apple will have launched since the iPad launch in 2010, which invented tablet computing as we know it. Even more significantly, this will be the first new Apple product launched since the passing of Steve Jobs. The question is, will it have the same impact as the iPad? Ipad app templates
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WillApple iWatch changethe world? It isrumoredAppleisset torelease theiWatchbeforetheendof2014, according to KGI SecuritiesanalystMingChi Kuo.This is firstproductthatApplewillhavelaunchedsince the iPadlaunchin2010,whichinvented tablet computingasweknowit.Evenmoresignificantly, thiswill be the firstnewAppleproductlaunchedsince thepassingofSteveJobs.Thequestion is,will ithave thesameimpact as theiPad? Ipadapptemplates AlthoughdetailsoftheiWatcharehavenot beenconfirmeditisbelieved thatthe watchwill comeintwoseparatesizes1.3inchesand1.5inches, andwillnaturally integratewith the iPhone,iPad,andMac. IPhoneuserinterfacedesign Speculationstill surroundsother detailsoftheiWatchsuchas thesapphirecover lens, biometric recognitionandNFC chip.GivenApplesresistance toadopt NFC todateandinstead focuson iBeacon,NFC adoptionseemsunlikelytous. However, iftheydidadoptNFC,then likelyall otheriOS devices fromthispointwouldalsoadoptNFC,whichwouldherald the “mainstreaming”ofNFC. IPhoneappdesign With thewholeworldwatching for the first“post-Jobs”newAppleproduct,it’sclearthatApple areonlygoing toreleaseaniWatchifit isamazing.Theyarereportedlyworkinghard to overcomesomeoftheearlycomplaintswithsmartwatch’ssuchas the Samsung’s GalaxyGear whichsuffered frompoorbatterylifeandchargingissuesbyincorporatingwirelesschargingand a200 to250mAhbatterypowerthat willpoweranenergyefficient chip. Appdesigntemplate Alargecriticismof SamsungGalaxygear line,andthecomingAndroidWear watches,is that they’reeffectively just expensivenotificationscreens thatrequireanAndroiddevicetopiggy backoff . SoifApple doreleaseiWatch, are theygoing tosolve thisbyhavingitfunctionasa standalonedevice that doesn’t needaniOS device tolink to? AnalystKuopredicted thetopof thelineiWatch totosell for thousandsofdollars,which tous thisseemsexcessive,comparedto thetopof theline iPhone. KuopredictediWatchtobe releasedlatethisyear,soI guessonly “timewill tell”(punintended). Ipadapptemplate
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