SAN FRANCISCO: Apple is holding one of its famous product announcement events today in San Francisco. Event is expected to focus on the Apple Watch, which will go on sale in April, and is an important bet for the company.
The full Apple Watch rundown
Apple will likely reiterate the basic watch features it has been promoting, timekeeping, communication, fitness tracking, navigation, and Apple Pay. But executives will probably also highlight more features, such as remote controlling movies or music on an iPhone or Apple TV.
Apple also to reveal its watch pricing as it starts at $349 and availability across different markets, especially the US and China. It will also probably go into more detail about what makes the watch special from design, fashion, and engineering perspectives.
A wide selection of Watch apps
Apple hasn’t been keeping the watch to itself. App developers have had access to a kit for making simple watch apps for a while, and its possible Apple could announce that a big number of apps perhaps more than 1,000 will be available for launch.
Apple has been “hosting over 100 third-party developers and designers” at its headquarters to test watch apps for the past month, long-time company watcher John Gruber reports. Expect a significant portion of the event to focus on non-Apple apps they are crucial to its long-term success.
