iWatch

Apple Wants to Make a Way to Share Files With High Fives

Remember how fun Bump was in the early days of iPhones? Probably not because it was silly and kind of dumb, but based on a new Apple patent application, you could soon be exchanging any kind of data with any type of gesture, from hugs to high fives—and it actually makes sense. The very adorable…

The Apple Watch’s Smallest Parts Are Its Biggest Bet

The Mac had the mouse. The iPod had the clickwheel. And the iPhone had the touchscreen. So what does the Apple Watch have? Something called the “digital crown,” a tiny knob replacing the conventional crown on traditional watches, and a “Taptic engine” that helps it communicate. They didn’t get the most play in today’s big,…

iWatch Rumor Roundup: Everything We Think We Know (Updated)

If it feels like the promise of an Apple smartwatch has been looming forever, that’s because it has. And its shadow helped birth the army of other smartwatches that we have today. But now, finally, the near mythical iWatch is rumored to arrive very soon. We’ll be covering today’s announcement live right here, but in…

Report: iWatch Will Have Unique Apps And a Dedicated App Store (Update)

Ahead of Tuesday’s big reveal of the much-anticipated Apple smartwatch, 9to5Mac brings us new details of what that iWatch might have on its homescreen: Wearable-optimized apps (Update: including Facebook), downloadable from an iWatch section of Apple’s App Store. Hope the icons are legible on that tiny screen. Over at 9to5Mac, the steadfastly reliable Mark Gurman…

Report: Apple Has Already Lined Up CVS and Walgreens for Mobile Payments

We’ve heard tell of Apple’s plans to embrace mobile payments in a big way. And now, according to a new report from Recode, not only will the iPhone 6 come packing a payment system, but Apple has even lined up some major partners for announcement day. Citing “a person briefed on the plans”Recode notes that…

Report: iWatch Might Face Battery Life Issues

We’re already well aware that no matter how great a gadget might seem, none of that means anything if it dies almost as quickly as it turns on. And according to a new report from The Information, the long-awaited iWatch’s battery power is going to be “disappointing.” The Information says that “People who have talked…

12 Visions of Apple Products That Were Fantastically Wrong

With only four days to go before Apple unveils a handful of brand-new products, the rumor mill is churning at full speed. Now seems like a good time to recall the various dream concepts, predictions, and leaks we’ve seen over the years—all of which were more artful than accurate. The world of Apple concept designs…

NYT Confirms Two iPhones, New iWatch Details

The New York Timesjust published a very authoritative and fairly exciting report on what Apple will be announcing next week. You guessed it: two new iPhones with larger screen sizes and a wearable computer (a.k.a. an iWatch.) But there are plenty of details we hadn’t heard yet. It was already a big day for Apple…

WSJ: The iWatch Will Come in Two Sizes and Have NFC

Most of the rumors about Apple’s upcoming product launches have swirled around the iPhone 6, which will reportedly have near-field communication capabilities. But today, a report from theWall Street Journal claims that the soon-to-launch iWatch will also feature NFC, allowing your wearable to act like your wallet. And there’s more. The iWatch—official name forthcoming—will allow…

Our iPhone 6 Liveblog Starts Right Here Right Now

Welcome friends! Today, Apple’s going to take the wrapping off of the iPhone 6, possibly a larger iPhone 6L, and even more possibly the fabled iWatch. We’ll be covering it all live, right here. Join us! The keynote kicks off at 1PM EDT/10AM PDT, but we’ll be firing up the ol’ liveblog machine as early…

Report: Apple “Considering” iWatch Prices Up to $400

There’s been a whole lot of rumors swirling over the smartwatch Apple will assumedly announce during the iPhone event on September 9th. Now, Re/Code says that Apple execs have hinted there will be multiple models of the device, the priciest of which could hit $400. That’s on the very high end for smartwatches—most come in…

Report: Apple Won’t Ship Its iWatch Until 2015

You know that rumored iWatch we’ve heard is debuting at Apple’s September 9 event? We might see it, but according to Re/Code, the thing won’t actually ship until next year. https://gizmodo.com/apples-iphone-event-will-be-sept-9th-1627957216 That’s not great news in that Apple would be leaving a ton of holiday sales on the table, and it gives room for people…

Report: Apple Will Announce Its Watch at the Sept. 9th iPhone Event

The ever-reliable John Paczkowski is reporting that Apple will announce a wearable at the previously reported event on September 9. That wearable is almost surely that “iWatch” thing everyone has been talking about, though an announcement wasn’t expected until later this year. But why wait when you have billion of dollars to make by disrupting…

Report: Apple Will Begin Making a Jewelry-Classified Gadget This Month

We’ve been following the emergence of Apple’s sapphire production plant in Arizona closely this year, since it tells us a lot about the products coming down the line. Now, Mark Gurman reports, filings from Apple indicate that not only is the company manufacturing a new sapphire product this month—it’s being classified as “jewelry.” And no,…

Report: Apple’s Next iPhone Coming September 9

Re/code’s John Paczkowski is reportingthat Apple will hold an iPhone event on September 9. This is presumably when the company will announce the iPhone 6. The event also falls almost exactly one year after the last iPhone event. Although Paczkowski is one of the most reliable sources of Apple news, we’ve seen all kinds of…

Watch Jimmy Kimmel Trick People Into Thinking a $20 Casio Is the iWatch

Apple’s iWatch is a wonderful amazing revolutionary product that does not exist. But it feels like it’s just around the corner, doesn’t it? Like it’s hiding in plain sight. Which is why it’s hilarious to watch Jimmy Kimmel dupe people into thinking a dummy Casio is Apple’s rumored smartwatch. Some of these poor credulous people…

iTime: Smartwatch Patent Shows Apple’s Broad Ambitions

This morning the folks over at AppleInsider discovered that Apple was granted a patent today for the iTime, which can only be described as a device-connected smartwatch that offers advanced functionality like arm and wrist gestures, as well as advanced proximity sensing, through a sensor-laden smart strap. But unlike the all-in-one smartwatch devices already revealed…

It Would Be Amazing if This iWatch Concept Was Real

The iPhone 6 is said to be bigger than its forebears, and, if the latest rumoursare to be believed, the iWatch won’t exactly be petite either, with a screen said to measure 2.5-inches diagonally. Armed with that snippet of possible information ,SET Solution has put together a (fairly) plausible-looking iPhone concept. Measuring 2.5-inches diagonally, the…

Pocketnow saysApple’s forthcoming iWatch will come in two styles: “Sports,” rectangular with a rubber strap, and “Designer,” round and stainless steel. Pocketnow says both models are “hard to distinguish” from a regular watch—which seems unlikely with a 2.5 inch face we reported last week. [Pocketnow]

WSJ: Apple’s Smartwatch Will Come in Different Sizes, Pack 10 Sensors

Hot on the heels of a Reuters report yesterday, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that Apple is planning to launch a smart watch that will be available in multiple screen sizes. https://gizmodo.com/report-apple-smartwatch-production-starts-in-july-1593352240 The new report is at odds with yesterday’s from Reuters, which claimed that the new wearable would be available only with a…