{"id":740362,"date":"2013-03-04T10:06:38","date_gmt":"2013-03-04T15:06:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/?p=616414"},"modified":"2013-03-04T10:06:38","modified_gmt":"2013-03-04T15:06:38","slug":"ticking-down-to-an-iwatch-debut-reports-say-device-to-arrive-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/740362","title":{"rendered":"Ticking down to an iWatch debut: Reports say device to arrive this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The drumbeat of rumors regarding an Apple-made smart watch continues this week. This time it&#8217;s The Verge and Bloomberg saying that an iOS-based &#8220;iWatch&#8221; should arrive some time before the end of 2013.<\/p> <p>After reporting last month that<a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/12\/more-details-emerge-about-scope-of-apple-smart-watch-project\/\"> a team of 100 people <\/a>were working on a smart watch at Apple, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/2013-03-04\/apple-s-planned-iwatch-could-be-more-profitable-than-tv.html\">Bloomberg <\/a>is back with a few more details about the device&#8217;s capabilities. It says Apple is considering adding caller ID to the iWatch (or whatever the device is called), a pedometer and heart rate monitor, and the ability to make calls and check points on a map.<\/p> <p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2013\/3\/4\/4062448\/apple-watch-will-run-ios-and-arrive-later-this-year-say-sources\">The Verge also reports a few more details<\/a> about the current state of the project:<\/p> <ul> <li><span style=\"font-size:13px;line-height:19px;\">That battery life is a big concern: Apple wants the battery to last four to five days on a single charge, but the current prototypes are only lasting &#8220;a couple of days.&#8221;<\/span><\/li> <li>The operating system would likely be the full version of iOS scaled down to fit on a watch-size display.<\/li> <li>But iOS isn&#8217;t properly equipped for that just yet, and needs more work to make it adaptable to an iWatch.<\/li> <\/ul> <p>Buzz surrounding an Apple-made smart watch spiked early last month when several publications reported simultaneously that the company was working on such a device. A former Apple interface designer also laid out a case for why Apple is prepared to develop a device now, and<a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/02\/08\/ex-apple-designer-explains-why-its-just-a-matter-of-time-for-the-iwatch\/\"> speculated on what such a device could do<\/a>.<\/p> <p>This enthusiasm surrounding a new product category is welcomed by <a href=\"http:\/\/gigaom.com\/2013\/01\/23\/tim-cook-to-apple-investors-keep-calm-and-stop-listening-to-rumors\/\">Apple investors, who are becoming impatient <\/a>for Apple to enter a brand new product category three years after it introduced the first iPad.<\/p> <br \/> <img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?resize=1%2C1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" \/><p><a href=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/jump?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&%23038;c=181742\"><img src=\"http:\/\/pubads.g.doubleclick.net\/gampad\/ad?iu=\/1008864\/GigaOM_RSS_300x250&#038;sz=300x250&%23038;c=181742\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><strong>Related research and analysis from GigaOM Pro:<\/strong><br \/>Subscriber content. <a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=616414+ticking-down-to-an-iwatch-debut-reports-say-device-to-arrive-this-year&utm_content=ericaogg\">Sign up for a free trial<\/a>.<\/p><ul><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2012\/07\/the-wearable-computing-market-a-global-analysis\/?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=616414+ticking-down-to-an-iwatch-debut-reports-say-device-to-arrive-this-year&utm_content=ericaogg\">Analyzing the wearable computing market<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2011\/12\/carrier-iq-and-the-continued-erosion-of-operator-trust\/?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=616414+ticking-down-to-an-iwatch-debut-reports-say-device-to-arrive-this-year&utm_content=ericaogg\">Carrier IQ and the continued erosion of operator trust<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"http:\/\/pro.gigaom.com\/2011\/09\/the-future-of-mobile-a-segment-analysis-by-gigaom-pro\/?utm_source=apple&utm_medium=editorial&utm_campaign=auto3&utm_term=616414+ticking-down-to-an-iwatch-debut-reports-say-device-to-arrive-this-year&utm_content=ericaogg\">The future of mobile: a segment analysis by GigaOM Pro<\/a><\/li><\/ul><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/gigaom.feedsportal.com\/c\/34996\/f\/646446\/s\/2930142a\/mf.gif?resize=1%2C1\" border='0'\/><div class='mf-viral'><table border='0'><tr><td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/share.feedsportal.com\/viral\/sendEmail.cfm?lang=en&title=Ticking+down+to+an+iWatch+debut%3A+Reports+say+device+to+arrive+this+year&link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F03%2F04%2Fticking-down-to-an-iwatch-debut-reports-say-device-to-arrive-this-year%2F\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/emailthis2.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><td valign='middle'><a href=\"http:\/\/res.feedsportal.com\/viral\/bookmark.cfm?title=Ticking+down+to+an+iWatch+debut%3A+Reports+say+device+to+arrive+this+year&link=http%3A%2F%2Fgigaom.com%2F2013%2F03%2F04%2Fticking-down-to-an-iwatch-debut-reports-say-device-to-arrive-this-year%2F\" ><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/res3.feedsportal.com\/images\/bookmark.gif?w=780\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/table><\/div><br\/><br\/><a href=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/159490118536\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/2930142a\/a2.htm\"><img src=\"http:\/\/da.feedsportal.com\/r\/159490118536\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/2930142a\/a2.img\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><img width=\"1\" height=\"1\" src=\"http:\/\/pi.feedsportal.com\/r\/159490118536\/u\/49\/f\/646446\/c\/34996\/s\/2930142a\/a2t.img\" border=\"0\"\/><div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?a=2PXFvfW6drk:8X3H-9RoiMU:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/OmMalik?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div><img src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/OmMalik\/~4\/2PXFvfW6drk\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The drumbeat of rumors regarding an Apple-made smart watch continues this week. This time it&#8217;s The Verge and Bloomberg saying that an iOS-based &#8220;iWatch&#8221; should arrive some time before the end of 2013. After reporting last month that a team of 100 people were working on a smart watch at Apple, Bloomberg is back with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4791,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4821],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-740362","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9NivD-36Bk","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740362","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4791"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=740362"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/740362\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=740362"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=740362"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=740362"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}