5 things we want from the Apple iWatch
Rumours are mounting that Apple is working on a wrist-mounted iOS device, which has been unsurprisingly dubbed the iWatch. So what's it going to do, other than sit on your wrist and look pretty? Here are five things we'd love to see it bring to the table.
Remote security
Losing your phone is a nightmare few of us would ever willingly face. But rather than panic and try to reach your nearest internet provider to register your phone as lost, just think how cool it would be to hunt down the thief using your iWatch or find which sofa it fell down the back of? Better still, the iWatch could even remote wipe or lock your phone, giving the thief a pointless brick in a matter of seconds.
Directions
If you ignore the Apple Maps saga, the iPhone is a great tool for you giving directions. But walking around with an expensive iPhone in a busy area may have you worried it will be half-inched by a thief – and getting your phone out of your pocket every five seconds can be a pain. The solution? Turn-by-turn directions on your iWatch, keeping your phone safely in your pocket.
Siri voice control
Smartphones are awesome because they allow you to access just about anything wherever you are – providing you have a signal. So for the iWatch to offer that same level of dependability, it would make sense to give it a Siri-powered search engine – just hold it up to your you can ask to Google stuff for you. No messing around typing, just the answers you need fast.
NFC
NFC still has't caught on but just imagine how handy it would be in a watch you always have about your person. Want to jump on the Tube? Just use your iWatch as an Oyster card, and check your balance on the go. Want to pay for that coffee? Just touch your iWatch on the payment machine. Transfer your contact details? Just touch the iWatch against a phone and voila.
Facetime
Come on, don't say you haven't thought about it – stick a front-facing camera in the iWatch and it could be the Dick Tracy videophone we've always dreamt about. Prepare to see Apple fans blundering into lampposts while peering at their wrists – as Google Glasses wearers look on in amusement.
iWatch images by ADR Studio
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Comments
chewie
13 weeks ago
How about actually being waterproof - most of these so called mobile/watches aren't. quite frankly how soon before you go in shower etc and forget....and be serious, you cannot have half the apps you want, batteries wouldn't last 5 mins especially with gps/google maps. It is what it is a watch and a mobile, leave it at that.
brackvakic
13 weeks ago
Something that you could plug headphones into and stream music from your phone and use to take calls would be quite useful...but not that useful. I can't really see much of a use for this. Anyway, somebody's already done it. There's the Sony smartwatch and the Pebble, which being e-ink makes far more sense than a phone style display.
mudboy9
13 weeks ago
I love all these ideas with technology coming together on to my wrist/forearm, but I may just wait for my Mass Effect Omni-tool!
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Drums sums and ...
13 weeks ago
It's 'iTime' Apple got on with releasing something cutting edge again. Hope this is it.
slimtt
13 weeks ago
Once again, Apple will produce something similar to an existing product (pebble) and ipeople will buy it as it's Apple. However, these new form of digital watches are a good idea but not as stand alone devices, more as addition to your smartphone like the pebble. something that uses the phones GPS and Navigation as shows the directions on the watch. Also, I agree with Chewie and brackvakic. The battery wouldn't last long with a colour display, e-ink is the best for this technology until they improve batteries . I wouldn't want headphones plugged into something on my wrist as the wire will fly about everywhere when you move your arm (wireless headphones could work though).
RMCKIE
13 weeks ago
I've always wanted a TV watch.
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