By Brandon Russell |
Apple’s Area 51 stable of mysterious gadgets gets more nebulous everyday, with conflicting rumors and analysts predictions all over the map. An iTV might exist, or not. Likewise, Apple is maybe prepping a smart watch, but a new report suggests the device is still a…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is reportedly already testing its first smart watch, frequently dubbed the iWatch, and it has a 1.5-inch OLED display according to fresh reports from Economic Times. RiTdisplay has reportedly been tapped to provide the screens and touch sensors for the device. Apparently Apple had to settle…
By Brandon Russell |
At this juncture, even with tireless rumors and analyst Pin the Tail on the Donkey, we have no idea what Apple’s alleged iWatch will look like. Sure, it’ll be a watch—something you wear on your wrist—but how Apple-y the Cupertino company makes it look remains…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is a secret company. The firm never discusses future products that it may or may not be working on and only ever provides a glimpse into its product portfolio when it takes the stage for new hardware and software announcements. Apple has been quieter…
By Todd Haselton |
ChangeWave recently conducted a survey that shows there’s a real consumer interest in an iWatch. The survey found that 5 percent of consumers are “very likely” to buy a smartwatch from Apple and 14 percent are “somewhat likely” to do the same. That might not…
By Todd Haselton |
The argument can be made that Apple has been so quiet recently because it’s working on new technology that could create an entire industry shift. One only needs to look at the past and at the launches of the iPhone, iPad and iPod to see…
By Todd Haselton |
The smartwatch wars are about to begin but, even before they do, ABI Research is offering its predictions on smartwatch unit shipments for 2013. The research firm believes that more than 1.3 million such devices will ship this year, thanks to existing models and to…
By Todd Haselton |
Several reports have already suggested that Apple’s iPhone 5S will launch with a fingerprint scanner under the home button. The idea is what users will be able to securely lock and unlock their phone with a quick fingerprint scan, and it’s a feature that we’ve…
By Todd Haselton |
It’s a bit hard to say there’s a delay to a product that doesn’t officially exist, but that’s exactly what one analyst is saying about Apple’s oft-rumored iTV. Jefferies analyst – and oftentimes hilariously wrong Apple pundit — Peter Misek recently said that Apple has delayed its…
By Todd Haselton |
We’ve seen several iWatch concepts, but this might be our favorite one yet. The latest mock-up from artist Martin Hajek, the same guy that brought us the beautiful iPhone 5S renders, shows off the iWatch on a leather band. Indeed, it’s the first one we’d…
By Adriana Lee |
For years, the Apple iWatch has been a much-desired fantasy item. But with the rumors heating up, all eyes are on Cupertino to finally give the masses what they want this year. The big question is, which stories will pan out? The spiral UI? Custom…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple is reportedly working to launch its iWatch smart watch later this year, but the team of more than 100 Apple employees is running into some issues that are limiting the watch’s battery life. The Verge said it has learned that Apple has tasked the…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple’s iWatch smart watch may launch as early as this year according to a new report. Bloomberg on Monday that that its sources recently said Apple hopes to get the iWatch out to consumers before the year is up, and that it may allow users…
By Todd Haselton |
Let’s get this out of the way first: just because a company owns a patent doesn’t necessarily mean that a product based on that patent is in the works. It does, however, mean that a company has at least thought about the technology that was…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple hasn’t confirmed that it’s working on an iWatch smart watch, but that isn’t stopping anyone from speculating on what such a device might look like or offer the public. We published a really cool looking concept a few days back, and now The Guardian’s The…
By Adriana Lee |
In “Apple’s About to Shake Up the Tech Industry Again,” Todd Haselton makes a good point about the company’s knack for taking new or fledgling niches and rocketing them into the mainstream consciousness. There’s a solid history of proof to back this up: MP3 players…
By Brandon Russell |
An Apple smartwatch might be the company’s next big move, and sources say the project is “beyond the experimentation phase.” According to Bloomberg, the Cupertino company has about 100 people—engineers, managers, marketing—working tirelessly on the iWatch, leading sources to believe an actual product is on…
By Todd Haselton |
What will Apple’s smart watch, currently dubbed the iWatch, look like? We have absolutely no idea, but thankfully there are plenty of artistic minds out there with drawing boards to give us an idea of what to expect. Possibly. In any case, the above watch…
By Todd Haselton |
Whether your like Apple or not, the company has very clearly stirred up the tech industry with several innovations over the past several years. It totally revamped and spurred a revolution in the smartphone market with the iPhone. It did so again in the tablet…
By Todd Haselton |
The entire tech industry is on high alert surrounding Apple’s iWatch and the potential for creating an entire new ecosystem on wearable technology. In fact, the CEO of Pebble, a new smart watch company, was recently asked if his company has been approached by Apple…
By Todd Haselton |
Apple has a ton of cash on hand and the tech community has been furiously trying to find out what it plans to do with all of it. Is there a new product in the pipeline, such as the iTV? Or something entirely different? AppleInsider has learned…
By Todd Haselton |
I wear a watch every day, and it’s mostly a mix between an affordable Nixon I purchased a while back and a new WeWood watch my fiancé purchased for me this past Christmas. Both are cool watches, and both have one thing in common: they…
By Sean P. Aune |
Rumors are circulating once again that Apple is looking into the possibility of launching an iOS-based wristwatch. Citing anonymous sources at Apple’s offices in Cupertino, The New York Times reports that Apple is experimenting with a wrist watch that would be powered by iOS. This…
