There is a small chance that Apple will announce it’s iWatch tomorrow at it’s iPhone centric event. I am not even sure that Apple is developing a watch but it is likely. Either that or iWatch is something that Jobs does from beyond.
I think the iWatch will be a totally closed system like the AppleTV with just a few outside apps that Apple brings in. That way they can use the best ideas from companies like Twitter, 4Square, etc. and keep all the money.
So I thought I would get out in front of the possible announcement and tell you what I think such a watch might do:
Time
- Current time which will auto adjust to local time.
- Via Siri you can ask the time any place in the world (by the way you say “Watch, what time is it in Paris?”for instance.
- Stopwatch and alarm all set via Siri
Calendar
- Full calendar functionality again using Siri
- Integrated with iCloud
Contacts
- Full contact functionality using Siri
- Integrated with iCloud
Messaging
- Full messaging functionality using Siri
- Integrated with iCloud
Map
- Full map functionality using Siri
Health/Fitness
- Heart rate
- Steps/miles
- Calories
Sleep
- Time sleeping
- Snoring
- Movement
Payments/Finances
- Payments system using iWatch
- Check your account balances
Social
- Will let you know when friends are close by
- Let you meet people that meet certain criteria
Weather
- Full weather functionality
Music
- Apple Radio
- iTunes in the Cloud
911 Various emergency functionality
Identification
- Can be used in two step verification processes
- Maybe there will be some really clever biometric way of identifying the person wearing the watch and in this case, the watch will be all you need
Find my Watch
- Or in some countries, it might be “Find my Arm”
Your list of functionality is right on. However, there is one other thing: Appearance. I don’t want a geeky screen strapped to my wrist. I want it to be watch-like, attractive, tasteful. Otherwise, I will opt to have all the functionality, but simply put it in my pocket and not on my wrist.
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