Apple AAPL -3.52% chief executive officer Tim Cook said that the Apple Watch is “right on schedule” during the quarterly earnings report on Tuesday. Specifically, Cook mentioned that the Apple Watch should start shipping in April.
“My expectations are very high on [Apple Watch]. I’m using it every day and love it and can’t live without it,” said Cook during the call. Cook added that the number of developers writing apps for the Apple Watch has been impressive too.
When Apple Watch was announced in September, Apple said that it would be arriving in “early 2015.” Based on that quote, there was speculation that Apple meant March 2015. Reports suggest that there was a slight delay due to low components and supply-chain bottlenecks. KGI Research analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasted that Apple will ship 2.8 million units in the first calendar quarter of 2015.
Most of the details about the Apple Watch are already known, except for the battery life and cost. The Apple Watch battery life is rumored to have 19 hours of “mixed use” or 2.5 hours of active use. The cost is $349 for the lower-end version of the Apple Watch, but the prices of the higher end versions are unknown.
Apple reported a 30% jump in Q1 revenues to $74.6 billion with a net income increase of 38% to $18 billion, primarily due to high demand of the larger-sized iPhones. Sales of the iPad declined since consumers seemed to prefer larger-sized smartphones rather than tablets. Sales of the iPhone rose 46% to 74.5 million units — which beat analyst expectations of 64.9 million, according to Bloomberg.
Apple Watch / Credit: Apple
Apple Watch / Credit: Apple
Apple Watch Features
The Glances feature in the Apple Watch lets you see real-time views of pertinent information like weather, stocks and calendar events. When you receive alerts and notifications, the Apple Watch will send you gentle taps through its Taptic Engine.
In terms of fitness, the Apple Watch shows you a dashboard containing your all-day physical activity since it measures your movement like the number of steps that you take. There are three rings of activity that shows your progress and motivates you to move around more. There are photodiodes on the back of the Apple Watch to detect your heart rate. The Apple Watch also has a Workout app for your cardio sessions.
The Apple Watch keeps time within 50 milliseconds of the definitive global time standard. It also adjusts to the local time when you travel. The Apple Watch will send you notifications and alerts that are relevant to your schedule based on the time.
Apple Pay now accounts for about $2 out of every $3 spent using contactless payments across Visa V -2.16%, Mastercard and American Express AXP -1.08%. In fact, Whole Foods saw a 400% increase in mobile payments since Apple Pay launched in October. The Apple Watch will also support Apple Pay when it ships in April. If you have an iPhone 5, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, then you will be able to start using Apple Pay in conjunction with the Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch can be controlled through the Digital Crown on the side of the device. In mechanical watches, the crown is generally used for setting the time and date or winding the mainspring. The Digital Crown in the Apple Watch can be used for panning, magnifying content and scrolling.
“My expectations are very high on [Apple Watch]. I’m using it every day and love it and can’t live without it,” said Cook during the call. Cook added that the number of developers writing apps for the Apple Watch has been impressive too.
When Apple Watch was announced in September, Apple said that it would be arriving in “early 2015.” Based on that quote, there was speculation that Apple meant March 2015. Reports suggest that there was a slight delay due to low components and supply-chain bottlenecks. KGI Research analyst Ming-Chi Kuo forecasted that Apple will ship 2.8 million units in the first calendar quarter of 2015.
Most of the details about the Apple Watch are already known, except for the battery life and cost. The Apple Watch battery life is rumored to have 19 hours of “mixed use” or 2.5 hours of active use. The cost is $349 for the lower-end version of the Apple Watch, but the prices of the higher end versions are unknown.
Apple reported a 30% jump in Q1 revenues to $74.6 billion with a net income increase of 38% to $18 billion, primarily due to high demand of the larger-sized iPhones. Sales of the iPad declined since consumers seemed to prefer larger-sized smartphones rather than tablets. Sales of the iPhone rose 46% to 74.5 million units — which beat analyst expectations of 64.9 million, according to Bloomberg.
Apple Watch / Credit: Apple
Apple Watch / Credit: Apple
Apple Watch Features
The Glances feature in the Apple Watch lets you see real-time views of pertinent information like weather, stocks and calendar events. When you receive alerts and notifications, the Apple Watch will send you gentle taps through its Taptic Engine.
In terms of fitness, the Apple Watch shows you a dashboard containing your all-day physical activity since it measures your movement like the number of steps that you take. There are three rings of activity that shows your progress and motivates you to move around more. There are photodiodes on the back of the Apple Watch to detect your heart rate. The Apple Watch also has a Workout app for your cardio sessions.
The Apple Watch keeps time within 50 milliseconds of the definitive global time standard. It also adjusts to the local time when you travel. The Apple Watch will send you notifications and alerts that are relevant to your schedule based on the time.
Apple Pay now accounts for about $2 out of every $3 spent using contactless payments across Visa V -2.16%, Mastercard and American Express AXP -1.08%. In fact, Whole Foods saw a 400% increase in mobile payments since Apple Pay launched in October. The Apple Watch will also support Apple Pay when it ships in April. If you have an iPhone 5, iPhone 5c and iPhone 5s, then you will be able to start using Apple Pay in conjunction with the Apple Watch.
The Apple Watch can be controlled through the Digital Crown on the side of the device. In mechanical watches, the crown is generally used for setting the time and date or winding the mainspring. The Digital Crown in the Apple Watch can be used for panning, magnifying content and scrolling.
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