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Apple preparing initial batch of Apple Watches for shipment

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Apple on Monday began notifying pre-order customers that it is preparing their Apple Watch orders for shipment. Multiple members of the iDB team saw the status of their Watch orders change from 'Processing Items' to 'Preparing for Shipment' this afternoon.

Apple also began charging customer credit cards for their orders on Monday, something that it typically doesn't do for new products until they are ready to be shipped. Combined, these signs bode well for Apple's ability to get Watches out to customers this week.

How Apple Watch measures your heart rate

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 20, 2015

A support document Apple published earlier this month contains a number of interesting tidbits and nice-to-knows regarding the Watch's built-in heart rate monitor. We thought it'd be useful to give you a quick summation of the technologies the wrist-worn device uses to provide accurate readings of your heart rate.

The document also confirms that the Watch can connect wirelessly to external heart rate monitors such as Bluetooth chest straps for even more precise readouts.

All in all, Apple's done a fine job outlining in Layman's terms the tech and the sensors that measure a user's heart rate, a feature many reviewers have described as seamless. In Apple's parlance, it just works and here's exactly how it works.

Android Wear update takes aim at Apple Watch, adding Wi-Fi and gesture support

Jake Smith ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Google announced a sizable update to its Android Wear platform on Monday, days before the Apple Watch lands on the market to much fanfare. Google's update to Android Wear is the platform's largest yet, making it more usable, and even gets rid of the need to use it with a smartphone.

Video suggests Apple Watch may take twice as long to boot as iPhone

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 20, 2015

A new video surfaced on the web Monday, ostensibly showing the Apple Watch booting up to the Clock face in a little more than sixty seconds, or twice as long as the iPhone's average startup time of about thirty seconds, depending on the model.

The clip, first shared by 9to5Mac, was recorded inside an Apple Store by an enthusiast and should be taken with a grain of salt because it shows an in-store unit which runs demo software that may or may not be exactly the same as the actual shipping Watch OS.

The four stages of my Apple Watch purchase: elation, denial, buyer’s remorse and confidence

Oliver Haslam ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

I have an Apple Watch on pre-order. Many of us do. How I got here hasn't been as simple as most though, because I feel like I have been through the four stages of Apple Watch purchasing - elation, denial, buyer's remorse and confidence. And not necessarily in that order and some more than once.

Jony Ive shows off exclusive Apple Watch Sport band colors in Milan

Cody Lee ∙ Updated April 30, 2018

Apple continued its PR push for Apple Watch in Italy this evening, Jony Ive hosting a Design Week event in Milan allowing folks to try on the new wearable. The design chief also used the occasion to unveil what appear to be exclusive new colorways for the Apple Watch Sport band.

The photos you see both above and below, first spotted by 9to5Mac, were posted to Instagram by Umberta Gnutti Beretta, wife of heir to the Beretta firearms empire Franco. In them you can see Ive posing for photos, and a platter with dark blue, red, yellow, and light pink Sport bands.

Athlete shows off Apple Watch with custom red Sport Band and folding charging plug

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 17, 2015

With such a high-profile launch of a new-category (fashionable) gadget on its hands, little wonder Apple is admittedly enlisting help of the world's top fashion editors, celebrities and athletes in an unprecedented attempt to position the gizmo in the public's consciousness.

The latest in celebrity Watch signings came via British professional rugby player and captain turned cyclist, Will Carling.

Earlier today, Carling on Twitter showed off his stainless steel Apple Watch sporting what appears to be a bespoke red Sport band.

Apple shows off Watch at Milan’s Salone Del Mobile Design Fair, with executives on hand

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated May 14, 2017

Apple is showing off the Apple Watch at the Salone Del Mobile Design fair in Milan, Italy, with SVP of Worldwide Marketing, Phil Schiller, and industrial designer, Marc Newson, both on hand at the event.

The device is displayed in rows of glass-topped tables inside the Carlo e Camilla restaurant in Segheria. In addition to using literally the same tables found in its own retail stores, Apple's replicated the U.S. Apple Store try-on experience at the fair.

This despite the device not yet being available for pre-order in Italy. Thankfully, Italian blog Macitynet.it and French site iGen.fr have provided several photographs of Schiller and Newson showing off their device and posing for photographs.

Twitterrific hits Apple Watch

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 17, 2015

Twitterrific developer The Iconfactory last evening announced immediate availability of Twitterrific for Apple Watch.

The company's freemium Twitter client for the iPhone and iPad was refreshed on the App Store with all-new Apple Watch functionality in the form of Glances, Notifications and the recent activity view. Twitterrific's Glances put retweets, favorites and new followers you’ve received over the past 24 hours, in addition to the current unread tweet count, right on your wrist.

But don't you worry, you'll be able to fine-tune which Twitter notifications appear on your Watch so you don't get inundated with unwanted alerts. Interestingly enough, The Iconfactory has opted for an unusual route of by requiring you to upgrade to Twitterrific's push notifications via a one-time $1.99 In-App Purchase in order to unlock the full Apple Watch functionality.

Select Apple Stores now offering Watch workshops

Christian Zibreg ∙ April 17, 2015

In a bid to get new Watch customers up to speed and help them learn how to use their Apple wearable device, select brick-and-mortar stores are now offering a brand new workshop called 'Apple Watch Basics,' MacRumors discovered earlier today.

The program can be booked now and is showing up as a Concierge option on Apple's website, with first in-store workshops slated to begin on April 24. According to Apple's website, select stores both in the United States and in other countries are offering workshops as of today, including locations like Xidan Joy City in China.

J.J. Abrams wears Apple Watch at Star Wars Celebration opening ceremonies

Sébastien Page ∙ April 16, 2015

J.J. Abrams, Director of the upcoming Star Wars Episode VII, is currently sporting what appears to be a stainless steel Apple Watch at the opening ceremonies of Star Wars Celebration, which is currently going on right now in Anaheim, California.

Apple said to adopt Apple Watch Sport’s strong 7000 Series aluminum for next iPhone

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated November 9, 2016

Taiwan's Economic Daily News reported Thursday that Apple will adopt 7000 Series aluminum for the next iPhone, a custom alloy the company developed for the Apple Watch Sport.

The iPhone maker says that the 7000 Series aluminum used to make the entry-level Watch is sixty percent stronger than standard alloys but just as light, meaning the chassis of the upcoming iPhone 6s and iPhone 6s Plus could be significantly more durable than that of the current iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus models.