Yesterday Apple unveiled details about their new Apple watch due to go on sale 24 April, as well as a new range of Macbooks. If you’re thinking about getting a phone for your wrist, or upgrading your laptop, then here’s everything you need to know about the tech giant’s latest schemes to push us into a weird futuristic robo-world.
There’s a huge range of watches to choose from
Ranging from £299 to a whopping £13,500, you can pick from the larger 42mm watches, which cost a bit more than the smaller 38mm, and the price vastly increases due to the materials used. The stainless steel edition is the mid-range, and costs between £479 and £949. Check out all the watches that are available here.
You can customise it
From adding the date, the weather, and your next meeting to getting fit, the Apple watch does everything but offer to make you dinner. And there are actually, probs, some recipe apps that will technically do that too.
You swipe up to go through various screens containing different widgets, can allow notifications from your iPhone to come directly to your watch, use Apple Pay, post to Instagram, unlock certain hotel doors and the built-in mic and speaker allows you to make calls. When there’s an incoming call, your wrist vibrates. It’s sort of freaking us out, tbh.
The battery life is all right
It boasts all-day battery life, lasting around 18 hours, and charges via a magnetic connector that attaches to the back of the watch. But after a few months, will the battery life be halved? Will pubs be full of people trying to find sockets for their watches? Only time will tell.
**It will make you fit **
The fitness capabilities of the watch were really pushed at the event. CEO Tim Cook spoke about how the watch tracks your movements, letting you know how long you’ve been exercising or if you’ve been sitting too long. Like a personal trainer.
There’s also a workout app that includes different types of cardio exercise: running, cycling as well as elliptical, rower and stair-stepper training. Jeez.
The new Macbooks are the thinnest ever
Simply called ‘the Macbook’, it weighs just 2lbs and will start at £1,049. Plus, you can buy it in a gold colour, and pretend it’s made of solid gold, like you’re some sort of Russian oligarch.
Other cool things include 35% longer battery life (THANKS) and the screen consumes 30% less energy for fans of the environment. It’s basically the sexiest laptop ever, but we won’t be able to justify buying one until they unveil a new one and this one goes down in price.
Also, no word on whether it’ll use the same charger as the Pro which is the main thing. Because Apple’s technique of introducing new chargers for every model drives us – and everyone who has had to put up with people saying, ‘DOES ANYONE HAVE AN IPHONE 5 CHARGER’, ‘AW NO, I’VE ONLY GOT A 4S’ – totally insane.
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This article originally appeared on The Debrief.