Apple Watch
Apple Watch Bands Will Arrive at Apple Retail Stores This Week
Currently Apple Stores only have Apple Watch units on display and for try-on sessions for customers, but coming this week, extra bands for the smartwatch will make their way into retail stores, according to an internal memo obtained by 9to5Mac: Apple Stores will begin stocking Apple Watch bands later this week in “limited” quantities, according...
Market Demand for Apple Watch Slowing Down, Says KGI Securities Analyst
In a note issued to investors, well-connected KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo has slightly adjusted his Apple Watch sales forecast for 2015. Kuo's forecast was skeptical compared to other analysts, but now, according to his latest note issued to investors, he has adjusted his earlier sales projection and said Apple Watch sales will be lower...
Renowned Cancer Hospital Turns to Apple Watch to Track Patient Behavioural Data
The MD Anderson Cancer Center at Cooper has partnered up with Polaris Health Directions to start using the Apple Watch in a pilot project as a support tool for breast cancer patients, reports mHealth News (via iMore). Built on Apple's HealthKit platform, the program will track behavioural data that could help refine breast cancer treatment...
First Apple Watch OS 1.0.1 Download Released with Improvements
Apple has released it first software update for Apple Watch, iOS version 8.2.1, made available as an over the air update. How to update your Apple Watch? Launch the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, go to General > Software Update and you should find the install there. According to the notes, this update includes...
First Apple Watch Update to Enhance Security, Connectivity, and More [Rumour]
Apple is working on enhancing the security, connectivity, health and fitness, Wi-Fi capabilities, and other features of the Apple Watch, reliable sources have told 9to5Mac. Also, the long-rumoured Apple TV could be unveiled in the near future, which could be the WWDC 2015, as the event it just weeks away. As noted by iDownloadBlog's Jeff...
Apple Watch Milanese Loop Band Unboxing, Plus How It Looks on Aluminum Sport [VIDEO]
As more and more Apple Watch Sport models are making their way to customers, so have extra accessory bands. I ordered the Milanese Loop to go with my aluminum Apple Watch Sport, as a way to dress up the watch for occasions when the blue sport bands just won’t cut it. Here’s my full unboxing...
Apple Watch With Link Bracelet Begins Shipping to Customers
While we've been enjoying our (decidedly less fancy) Apple Watch units for a couple of weeks now (check out Gary's first impressions here and Nick's review here), the brave and bold fanatics that pre-ordered the Apple Watch with Link Bracelet have had their units stuck in 'Processing' for more than a month at this point. After what...
What Happens When ‘Elders React to Apple Watch’ for the First Time [VIDEO]
You’ve seen Kids React to Apple Watch, now YouTube channel TheFineBros has gone to the other end of the spectrum and has unleashed the Apple Watch to a group of elders. It’s interesting to see their honest reactions to the smartwatch’s new interface and design, plus existing knowledge of the device seen through Apple's marketing: https://youtu.be/pSM08bzrxTg...
Hands-On: Apple Watch Gold Plated by Watchplate’s $399 Service [VIDEO]
Do you love goolllldddd? YouTuber TechSmartt has shared a new video of Watchplate’s $399 gold plating service for Apple Watch models in stainless steel. The video below details the results of the $399 USD service which will gold plate an Apple Watch in 24k yellow gold (or rose gold): https://youtu.be/xPN-QGZ6tUo Watchplate claims a three day...
More 42mm Apple Watch Sport Space Grey Preorders ‘Preparing for Shipment’
Did you stay up to preorder your 42mm Apple Watch Sport on April 10 (boy, that feels like ages ago)? A handful were able to get their orders to arrive by the April 24 launch day, while a later batch of orders received theirs the following Wednesday, three business days later (including ours). We're talking preorders...
Apple Watch Review: One Week With Apple’s New Wearable Device
Apple unveiled the Apple Watch last year and everyone has been anticipating the launch of the device. Several months later, on April 24, the Apple Watch finally launched to consumers, two weeks after preorders began. The new wearable from Apple ranges in price from $449 (CAD) to $22,000 (CAD) and is the company’s first new major...
Apple Watch Heart Rate Data Compared vs Mio Alpha Heart Rate Monitor [PIC]
iOS developer Brad Larson has taken heart rate data from the Apple Watch and compared it to a dedicated Mio Alpha heart rate monitor he also had on during a run. Larson was able to compare the data as he made a quick iPhone app “that ran a query for all recent samples and generated CSV...