Apple hasn't even got the Apple Watch out of the door yet, but the Chinese knockoffs are already on the scene, and they aren't afraid to shout about it.
We don't know precisely when, but Apple Watch is certainly en route to market, and having been treated to an extensive preview alongside the iPhone 6's launch back in September, many prospective owners of Apple's first major wearable will be keen to test it out. If the innovative, circular interface has piqued your interest and you cannot wait to give it a try firsthand, then a new interactive demo will allow you to do so online.
CES has already delivered an abundance of weird and wonderful products, and whilst the inaugural tech event of 2015 will not see the launch of any Apple products directly, third-party accessory and peripheral makers look to be very much on their games. Although no specific date has been revealed for launch nor retail, Apple Watch is undoubtedly one of the most eagerly anticipated tech releases of the year, and one company has used this week's big trade show as the platform for its neat-looking Apple Watch stand.
Apple's new smartwatch doesn't even have a proper release date yet and the war is already well and truly underway between the Apple Watch and the plethora of Android-powered alternatives that continue to beat it to market. Unsurprisingly though, the Apple Watch has already made some friends in the technology space and one notoriously outspoken figure is sounding the battle cry in Cupertino's favor.
TAG Heuer, the luxury watch maker, has unveiled its plans for its first smartwatch, contrary to earlier dismissive statements made about the Apple Watch in particular following its announcement.
Consumers are anxiously waiting for the release of the Apple Watch, but it seems that right at this minute in time it's a twenty-year-old timepiece that's attracting the most attention. It's a little known fact that the intelligent timepiece announced by Apple in September of this year isn't actually the first watch to bare the famous Apple logo. In fact, over the course of the Cupertino company's history there have been numerous watches offered by Apple, although they have usually been created as part of a promotional push for other products. As they wait patiently for the modern Apple Watch to drop, customers are keeping themselves busy by snapping up one of those aforementioned creations, dating way back to 1995, before most of Apple's product range as we know it even existed.
Apple Watch may remain a few months away, with speculation suggesting that the wearable mightn't manifest itself until April at the earliest, but the fascination with the device doesn't seem to be dying out. Since being announced in September alongside the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, horophiles and techies alike have heaped praise on the design as well as the user-interface, and the circular, fluid home screen icon layout looks a master stroke as Apple seeks to offer interactive experiences on the smaller display. Having seen a bunch of tweaks seek to bring this look and feel to the current fleet of iOS devices - such as Aeternum and WatchSpring - a long-serving member of the jailbreak scene has just come through with the most complete tweak yet, and if you're looking to replicate the Apple Watch UI on your iPhone, look no further.
We want the end of 2014 to fill you with wonder and amazement, like the climax to any year should, so we've taken a look at TIME Magazine's annual round-up of the year's best inventions in an attempt to reassure the technology loving world that innovation and creativity has been present throughout 2014.
As we've already mentioned, Apple has today seeded its first Apple Watch Software Development Kit to developers. Called WatchKit, the tools included will allow developers of iOS apps to incorporate the watch as they see fit, so long as they stick within the hardware limitations on offer as well as the limitations that Apple will no doubt apply via its App Store review process.
We still don’t know exactly when the Apple Watch will be available to buy, but today developers got their first look at the tools that they will use when creating apps for the wearable. Released via the same Apple Developer Center as iOS and Mac SDKs, the new WatchKit is available to all iOS developers as part of their existing developer subscription.
