Most of us expected to
appear the Apple clock in 2015, but it is a (semi) Surprise start with
the iPhone 6 iPhone and made 6 Plus.
It is not available to
view until next year though, which means that it is a deliberate ploy by
Apple, to ensure that you are not buying a Samsung, LG or Moto 360
option during the festive season.
But it's a pretty good reason for most to hang - this is a very stylish portable indeed.
Apple's clearly aiming
this at the fashion market as much as the person who loves to be an
early adopter - given the smartwatch market is still yet to take off, it
makes sense to focus further afield in terms of consumer targeting.
The Apple Watch is
coming in six different versions: there's the Apple Watch, the Apple
Watch Sport and the Apple Watch Edition. And each of these comes in two
sizes, for those that like a larger or smaller device for their wrist.
You can't call it a lady or man's watch, but there will be those that do, and it's opened Apple up to a new market in doing so.
While I expected it to
be rounded, the fact is the Apple Watch looks like a small fusion
between iPhone 6 and iPod Nano. It's not unattractive, but it is on the
chunkier side of things.
It's rounded, which
works in its favour, and the curved back makes it feel nice, if a little
heavy (depending on the band) on the wrist.
The interface is
curious, but I really think Apple has done better than most with the way
it's approached interacting with a wrist-dwelling device.
The Digital Crown is
essentially a scroll wheel that lets you zoom in and out of the
interface, so for apps (with a fun new home screen that looks NOTHING
like the iPhone's version, more a spherical look at all the apps
available on the watch).
Tapping it in sends you back to the home screen, but you can also use the touchscreen on the Watch to to interact with apps.