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Apple Watch Introduction
Apple has been making electronic devices for nearly 40 years. Chances are you've owned
a few of them. From computers and mice, to audio players and tablets, there's a staggering
breadth of product variety in Apple's portfolio. In 2015, the company launched the Apple
Watch. It's a brand new category of device for the company, and it brings with it a number
of unique challenges that meant rethinking how hardware and software interact with the
user. Apple Watch needs to be light and comfortable, but sturdy enough to survive
everyday wear and tear. It needs fit snugly on a number of wrist sizes, and work for both
right and left-handed users. It needs to be splash proof, and work in both hot and cold
climates. It needs to charge wirelessly, and have enough battery to make it through the day,
and it needs to be personal, and beautiful, and easy to use. That's a lot to ask for a device
that's mere inches in size.
Smart watches have been with us for quite some time. During the 1970s, Pulsar and
Hewlett Packard introduced watches with built-in calculators, while recently a number of
companies including Samsung and Sony have released watches that integrate with mobile
phones to alert users of notifications, give directions and even take photos. Apple Watch is
the first to make technology more accessible, relevant and personal. It melds technology
with fashion to create a device that you'll actually want to wear on your wrist, and one that
compliments your attire, whether that's a suit, dress, jeans or beach wear.
There are three models of Apple Watch, one made from aluminium, another from stainless
steel and a third made from 18-karat solid gold. These are available in two sizes, work on
either your left or right wrist, and come with various straps and bands that can be swapped
at will. All these variations make Apple Watch the most personal device in Apple's history.
Apple Watch is an incredibly precise timepiece. It uses multiple technologies to keep time
down to 50 milliseconds of the definitive global time standard, and as you travel the globe
it automatically adjusts to the local time zone. Apple Watch also presents time in a more
meaningful, personal way by notifying you of alerts and events relevant to your lifestyle.
