118-586: The Apple Watch is a brand of smartwatch products developed and marketed by Apple . It incorporates fitness tracking , health-oriented capabilities , and wireless telecommunication , and integrates with watchOS and other Apple products and services. The Apple Watch was released in April 2015, and quickly became the world's best-selling wearable device : 4.2 million were sold in the second quarter of fiscal 2015, and more than 115 million people were estimated to use an Apple Watch as of December 2022. Apple has introduced
236-972: A mobile operating system , Bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity, and the ability to function as portable media players or FM radios . Some high-end models have cellular capabilities, allowing users to make and receive phone calls. While internal hardware varies, most smartwatches have a backlit LCD or OLED electronic visual display and are powered by a rechargeable lithium-ion battery . They may also incorporate GPS receivers , digital cameras , and microSD card readers, as well as various internal and environmental sensors such as thermometers , accelerometers , altimeters , barometers , gyroscopes , and ambient light sensors . Some smartwatches also function as activity trackers and include body sensors such as pedometers , heart rate monitors , galvanic skin response sensors, and ECG sensors. Software may include maps , health and exercise-related apps, calendars , and various watch faces . The first digital watch
354-429: A waterproof rating of 5 atm , which means it can be submerged down to 40 metres (130 ft) and has been tested in both fresh and salt water, allowing one to shower, dive or swim while wearing the watch. In 2013, startup Omate announced its TrueSmart watch via a Kickstarter campaign, claiming it was the first smartwatch to capture the full capabilities of a smartphone. The campaign raised over $ 1 million, making it
472-489: A 320 × 240 QVGA monochrome touch sensitive display and runs Linux 2.4. It also features calendar software, Bluetooth , 8 MB of RAM and 16 MB of flash memory. Citizen was hoping to market the watch to students and businessmen, with a retail price of around $ 399. Epson Seiko introduced their Chrono-bit wristwatch in September 2000. The Chrono-bit watches have a rotating bezel for data input, synchronize PIM data via
590-465: A 38mm or 42mm size options, with the larger size having a slightly larger screen and battery. The Series 4 was updated to 40mm and 44mm models, respectively. The Series 7 has been updated to 41mm and 45mm models. The Series 10 has been updated to 42mm and 46mm models. Each model has various color and band options. Featured Apple-made bands include colored sport bands, sport loop, woven nylon band, classic buckle, modern buckle, leather loop, Milanese loop, and
708-467: A December 2013 interview that his company was working on a smartwatch. Woodside further discussed the difficulties that other companies had experienced with wrist-wearable technologies. In April 2014, the Samsung Gear 2 was released, one of few smartwatches to be equipped with a digital camera. It has a resolution of two megapixels and can record video in 720p. At the 2014 Consumer Electronics Show ,
826-602: A Fuqua Scholar in 1988. Later, he was the chief operating officer of the computer reseller division of Intelligent Electronics. In 1997, he became the vice president for corporate materials at Compaq , but took up his position at Apple six months later. In 1998, Steve Jobs asked Cook to join Apple. In a commencement speech at Auburn University , Cook said he decided to join Apple after meeting Jobs: Any purely rational consideration of cost and benefits lined up in Compaq's favor, and
944-554: A Kickstarter campaign for its HOT Watch smartwatch in September 2013. This device enables users to leave their handsets in their pockets, since it has a speaker for phone calls in both quiet and noisy environments. In a September 2013 interview, Pebble founder Eric Migicovsky stated that his company was not interested in any acquisition offers. Two months later, he revealed that his company has sold 190,000 smartwatches, most of which were sold after its Kickstarter campaign closed. Motorola Mobility CEO Dennis Woodside confirmed during
1062-447: A Swatch Touch with smartwatch technologies in 2015. In the UK, London's Wearable Technology Show debuted several new models from smartwatch companies. Samsung's Gear S smartwatch was launched in late August 2014. The model features a curved Super AMOLED display and a built-in 3G modem. TechCrunch ' s Darrell Etherington said that "we’re finally starting to see displays that wrap around
1180-587: A button. On 29 October 2014, Microsoft announced the Microsoft Band , a smart fitness tracker and the company's first venture into wrist-worn devices since SPOT (Smart Personal Objects Technology) a decade earlier. The Microsoft Band was released at $ 199 the following day. In October 2015, Samsung unveiled the Samsung Gear S2 . It features a rotating bezel for ease of use, and an IP68 rating for water resistance up to 1.5 meters deep for 30 minutes. The watch
1298-408: A computer or online in order to create a log of activities for analysis or sharing. Some watches can provide full GPS support, displaying maps and current coordinates, recording tracks, and bookmarking locations. With Apple, Sony, Samsung, and Motorola introducing smartwatch models, 15 percent of tech consumers use wearable technologies, which has attracted advertisers. Advertising on wearable devices
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#17328455856381416-479: A delegation of Apple staff. On October 30, Cook publicly came out as gay in an editorial for Bloomberg Business , saying, "I'm proud to be gay, and I consider being gay among the greatest gifts God has given me." He consulted with Anderson Cooper , who had publicly come out himself, on aspects of the statement, and cleared the timing to ensure it would not distract from business interests. Cook had been open about his sexuality "for years", and while many people at
1534-462: A faster processor, the dual-core S3 , Bluetooth 4.2 (compared to 4.0 on older models), a built-in altimeter for measuring flights of stairs climbed, increased RAM size, and is available in a variant with LTE cellular connectivity. Siri is able to speak through the onboard speaker on Apple Watch Series 3 due to the increased processing speed of the Watch. Series 3 features LTE cellular connectivity for
1652-567: A fundraising record for the site, raising $ 10.3 million between 12 April and 18 May 2012. The watch has a 32-millimetre (1.26 in) 144 × 168 pixel black and white memory LCD, using an ultra low-power " transflective LCD " manufactured by Sharp . It features a backlight, vibrating motor, magnetometer , ambient light sensors, and three-axis accelerometer . It can communicate with an Android or iOS device using both Bluetooth 2.1 and Bluetooth 4.0 ( Bluetooth Low Energy ) via Stonestreet One's Bluetopia+MFi software stack. Bluetooth 4.0 support
1770-520: A large number of new smartwatches were released from various companies such as Razer Inc . Archos , Some called the show a "wrist revolution". At Google I/O on 25 June 2014, the Android Wear platform was introduced and the LG G Watch and Samsung Gear Live were released. The Wear-based Moto 360 was announced by Motorola in 2014. At the end of July, Swatch's CEO Nick Hayek announced that they will launch
1888-510: A letter to Cook that read, "Apple's decisions last week to accommodate the Chinese government by taking down HKMaps is deeply concerning. We urge you in the strongest terms to reverse course, to demonstrate that Apple puts values above market access, and to stand with the brave men and women fighting for basic rights and dignity in Hong Kong." Cook explained in an internal letter why the company removed
2006-446: A link bracelet. The 1st generation Apple Watch (colloquially referred to as Series 0) uses the single-core S1 system-on-chip . It does not have a built-in GPS chip, instead relying on a paired iPhone for location services. It features a new linear actuator hardware from Apple called the "Taptic Engine", providing realistic haptic feedback when an alert or a notification is received, and
2124-406: A more liberal style and implemented a collaborative culture at Apple. Since 2011 when he took over Apple, to 2020, Cook doubled the company's revenue and profit, and the company's market value increased from $ 348 billion to $ 1.9 trillion. In 2023, Apple was the largest technology company by revenue , with US$ 394.33 billion. Cook is also on the boards of directors of Nike, Inc. and
2242-461: A nearby smartphone connection. In 2018, Samsung introduced the Samsung Galaxy Watch series . In its September 2018 keynote, Apple introduced a redesigned Apple Watch Series 4. It featured a larger display with smaller bezels, as well as an EKG feature which is built to detect abnormal heart function. In Qualcomm's September 2018 presentation, it unveiled its Snapdragon 3100 chip. It is
2360-543: A new generation of the Apple Watch with improved internal components each September – each labeled by Apple as a 'Series', with certain exceptions. Each Series has been initially sold in multiple variants defined by the watch casing's material, color, and size (except for the budget watches Series 1 and SE, available only in aluminum, and the Ultra, available only in 49 mm titanium), and beginning with Series 3, by
2478-415: A nightmare in progress based on heart rate monitoring and body movement. Smartwatches rose in popularity during the 2010s. Today, they are often used as fitness trackers, and smartphone "companions". According to a study from statista , smartwatch revenue was estimated to reach $ 44.15 billion by 2023, and revenue per year was expected to continue to grow to $ 62.46 billion by 2028. The top contributors to
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#17328455856382596-599: A possible successor to Cook. On February 28, 2014, Cook made headlines when he challenged shareholders to "get out of the stock" if they did not share the company's views on sustainability and climate change. In May 2016, Cook traveled to China to meet with government officials there after the Chinese government closed Apple's online iTunes Store and Apple Books store. In 2016, some analysts compared Cook to former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer , claiming that innovation had died down since he replaced Jobs, similar to when Ballmer became Microsoft CEO in 2000. In December 2017, Cook
2714-454: A prototype for the WatchPad , a wristwatch that ran Linux . The original version had only 6 hours of battery life, which was later extended to 12. It featured 8 MB of memory and ran Linux 2.2. The device was later upgraded with an accelerometer, vibrating mechanism, and fingerprint sensor. IBM began to collaborate with Citizen Watch Co. to create the "WatchPad". The WatchPad 1.5 features
2832-559: A senior vice president for worldwide operations, and then as vice president for worldwide sales and operations. He was appointed chief executive on August 24, 2011, after Jobs, who had cancer and died later that year, resigned. During his tenure as the chief executive of Apple and while serving on its board of directors, he has advocated for the political reform of international and domestic surveillance, cybersecurity , national manufacturing, and environmental preservation . Since becoming CEO, Cook has also replaced Jobs's micromanagement with
2950-506: A serial cable, and can load custom watch faces. In 2003, Fossil released the Wrist PDA , a watch that ran the Palm OS and contained 8 MB of RAM and 4 MB of flash memory. It contained a built in stylus to assist in using the tiny monochrome display, which had a resolution of 160×160 pixels. Although many reviewers declared the watch revolutionary, it was criticized for its weight (108 grams) and
3068-687: A smartphone app to execute their functions. They are paired to a smartphone, usually via Bluetooth . Some of these only work with a phone that runs the same mobile operating system ; others use an OS that is unique to the watch, or otherwise is able to work with most smartphones. Paired, the watch may function as a remote to the phone. This allows the watch to display data such as calls, SMS messages, emails , calendar invitations, and any data that may be made available by relevant phone apps . From about 2015, several manufacturers began to release smartwatches with LTE support, enabling direct connection to 3G / 4G mobile networks for voice and SMS use, without
3186-937: A smartwatch powered by Android Wear. On 31 August 2016, Samsung unveiled the Samsung Gear S3 smartwatch, with improved specifications. There are two models of the watch: the Samsung Gear S3 Classic and the LTE version Samsung Gear S3 Frontier. The top smartwatches that debuted at the 2017 Consumer Electronics Show included the Casio WSD-F20, the Misfit Wearables Vapor and the Garmin Fenix 5 series. On 22 September 2017 Apple released their Apple Watch Series 3 model which offers built in LTE cellular connectivity allowing phone calls, messaging and data without relying on
3304-555: A smartwatch with a long life cycle. Ruputer and onHand PC applications are fully compatible with each other. This watch is sometimes considered the first smartwatch, as it was the first to display graphics (albeit in monochrome), and third-party applications (mostly homebrew). In 1999, Samsung launched the world's first watch phone, the SPH-WP10. It had a protruding antenna, monochrome LCD screen, and 90-minute talk time with an integrated speaker and microphone. In June 2000, IBM displayed
3422-424: A stable supply of what became the iPod Nano , then iPhone and iPad . Competitors at Hewlett-Packard described their cancelled HP TouchPad tablet computer and later said that it was made from "cast-off, reject iPad parts". Cook's actions were recognized for keeping costs under control, and combined with the rest of the company, generated huge profits. In January 2007, Cook was promoted to lead operations and
3540-400: A strong partnership, and rescued the company from its death spiral, which took it from $ 11 billion in revenue in 1995 down to less than $ 6 billion in 1998 ... Under their leadership, the company went from its nadir to a remarkable $ 100 billion today". On October 29, 2012, Cook made major changes to the company's executive team. Scott Forstall resigned as senior vice president of iOS after
3658-553: A successor to the Wear 2100, and it includes greater power efficiency, and a separate low power core that can run basic watch functions as well as slightly more advanced functions, such as step tracking. In 2020, the United States Food and Drug Administration granted marketing approval for an Apple Watch app called NightWare. The app aims to improve sleep for people suffering from PTSD -related nightmares, by vibrating when it detects
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3776-445: A watch would provide "that level of engagement [...] in a way that's a little more human, a little more at the moment when you're with somebody". In July 2013, Financial Times reported that Apple had begun hiring more employees to work on the smartwatch, and that it was targeting a retail release in late 2014. The software evolved more quickly than the hardware. To test it, the team created its first prototype, an iPhone strapped to
3894-504: A year, attempting to make them reflect the nature of different notifications. They also added a way to show a contextual menu by pressing the display more deeply, called Force Touch. In contrast with Apple's usually narrow design options, the team thought a watch would need to appeal to users' diverse tastes in fashion, so they opted to give a choice of bands, models (like the gold-plated Apple Watch Edition) and watch faces. In April 2014, Apple CEO Tim Cook told The Wall Street Journal that
4012-533: Is also available to be controlled and accessed from the Apple Watch. Software support for the first Apple Watch ended with watchOS 4.3.2. The second generation Apple Watch has two models; the Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch Series 2 . The Series 1 has a variant of the dual-core Apple S2 processor with GPS removed, known as the Apple S1P . It has a lower starting price than first generation. The Series 1
4130-495: Is charged by means of inductive charging . If the watch's battery depletes to less than 10 percent, the user is alerted and offered to enable Low Power Mode, which allows the user to continually use the watch while some features are disabled. The watch then reverts to its original mode when the battery is sufficiently charged. Apple Watch comes with an included band (strap) to attach it to the user's wrist. The proprietary band attachment mechanism allows swapping models by holding down
4248-528: Is compatible with any given Apple Watch depends on the version of the operating system installed on each device. As of September 2024, new Apple Watches come with watchOS 11 preinstalled and require an iPhone running iOS 18 , which is compatible for the iPhone XR , iPhone XS and later. Apple design chief Jony Ive became interested in building a watch shortly after Steve Jobs 's death in October 2011. That December, The New York Times reported that Apple
4366-502: Is compatible with industry-standard 20 mm straps. At the 2016 Consumer Electronics Show, Razer released the Nabu Watch, a dual-screen smartwatch. The first screen integrates an always-on illuminated backlit display and handles standard features such as date and time. The second OLED screen, activated by raising one's wrist, allows access to additional smart features. Luxury watchmaker TAG Heuer also released TAG Heuer Connected ,
4484-580: Is denied. The user cannot know if information is being stored securely, and it cannot be deleted. There is no control over whether the supplier views it or sells it on, for whatever purpose. In many cases, data collected is not encrypted when transmitted to the supplier. Which? did not specifically test the functionality of ultra-cheap watches, but noticed during their security audit that some could heart rate, blood oxygen measurements, and steps while not being worn or moved. They said that this "suggests [that] they are at best inaccurate and at worst useless". In
4602-464: Is due to the method that smartwatches use to monitor heart rate. An article published by the Healthcare Degree describes the most common method, in which devices use optical sensors to track the presence of blood in the wrist, indicating a heart beat. This type of lighting technique is cheaper and simple to use than other methods; however, because the green light used has shorter wavelengths , it
4720-428: Is less able to penetrate melanin , the pigment which causes darker skin. This can make heart rate tracking for darker-skinned individuals less accurate. Social consequences from the increase in popularity of smartwatches include data collection and data privacy concerns. Smartwatches are capable of collecting personal health data such as activity levels, heart rate , sleep patterns , and other metrics. This user data
4838-664: Is not who we are as a country. I am personally shocked that there is even a discussion of this." In 2018, at a privacy conference in Brussels, Cook expressed his opinions on the stockpiling of personal data by tech firms, suggesting that it amounted to surveillance and should make the public "very uncomfortable." In a meeting for the American Workforce Policy Advisory Board with President Donald Trump in March 2019, Trump referred to Cook as "Tim Apple". Cook leaned into
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4956-646: Is now available in Space Gray, Silver and Gold aluminum case color options, available in Space Black and Silver stainless steel case color options. The Apple Watch Edition Series 3 is the first and only Apple Watch model to add the new Gray ceramic case color option. It is available in White and Gray ceramic case color. The software support for the Apple Watch Series 3 ended with watchOS 8.8.1. The Apple Watch Series 4
5074-512: Is often collected and stored in the cloud, which can sometimes be accessed by companies and researchers, and used for many purposes. There have been many cases of data misuse. One instance published by the Warren Alpert Medical School involved Fitbit facing a lawsuit in 2011 for selling personal health data to advertisers without user consent. Another instance occurred when Strava allowed users to share their routes, which led to
5192-479: Is the first Apple Watch model available as the Nike, Inc. collaborate special option. The Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch Series 2 are the final Apple Watch models available with Yellow Gold and Rose Gold aluminum case color options. They have an advertised 18 hours of battery life. The software support for both Apple Watch Series 1 and Apple Watch Series 2 ended with watchOS 6.3. The Apple Watch Series 3 features
5310-458: Is the first prominent redesign of the Apple Watch, featuring larger displays with thinner bezels and rounded corners, and a slightly rounder, thinner chassis with a redesigned ceramic back. Internally there is a new S4 64-bit dual-core processor, capable of up to double the S3's performance, upgraded 16 GB storage, and a new electrical heart sensor. The microphone was moved to the opposite side between
5428-424: Is used for other purposes by certain apps. The watch is equipped with a built-in heart rate sensor , which uses both infrared and visible-light LEDs and photodiodes . All versions of the first-generation Apple Watch have 8 GB of storage; the operating system allows the user to store up to 2 GB of music and 75 MB of photos. When the Apple Watch is paired with an iPhone, all music on that iPhone
5546-455: The 2016 election , Cook raised funds for the presidential campaign of Hillary Clinton . At one point, Clinton's campaign considered Cook as a candidate for Vice President . In September 2017 at Bloomberg 's Global Business Forum, Cook defended the DACA immigration program . He expressed his dissatisfaction with the direction of Donald Trump 's administration, stating: "This is unacceptable. This
5664-532: The National Football Foundation ; he is a trustee of Duke University , his alma mater. Outside of Apple, Cook engages in philanthropy; in March 2015 he said he planned to donate his fortune to charity . In 2014, Cook became the first and only chief executive of a Fortune 500 company to publicly come out as gay . In October 2014, the Alabama Academy of Honor inducted Cook, who spoke on
5782-504: The Philippines , Indonesia , and South Africa . Each series of Apple Watch is offered in multiple variants, distinguished by the casing's material, color, and size, with special bands and digital watch faces available for certain variants co-branded with Nike and Hermès, which are also sometimes accompanied by other unique extras, like stainless steel charging pucks, premium packaging, and exclusive color basic bands. Originally at launch,
5900-473: The Senkaku Islands dispute by making Chinese-claimed islands appear larger than they actually were. In August 2021, Cook received an approximate $ 750 million payout, selling more than five million shares in Apple, ten years after becoming CEO. As Apple Inc. CEO, Cook regularly begins sending emails at 4:30 am each weekday, and in the past held Sunday-night staff meetings by telephone to prepare for
6018-540: The Sony Ericsson LiveView , a wearable watch device which was essentially an external Bluetooth display for an Android smartphone. Vyzin Electronics Private Limited launched a ZigBee enabled smart watch called VESAG, which featured cellular connectivity for remote health monitoring. Motorola released MOTOACTV on 6 November 2011. Pebble was a smartwatch funded via Kickstarter , which set
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#17328455856386136-693: The United Kingdom , a Product Security and Telecoms Infrastructure Act was passed in December 2022, effective from 2024. The Act, which should cover smartwatches, specifies security standards that manufacturers, importers and distributors (including online marketplaces) of smart devices must meet. Due to faults in the design of current smartwatches, hardware and software designs have sometimes favored certain demographics. For example, smartwatches have more accurate tracking of data for individuals who have lighter skin, compared to individuals who have darker skin. This
6254-623: The 1980s, most notably the "RC Series". The RC-1000 Wrist Terminal from Seiko Epson was released in 1984; it was the first Seiko model to interface with a computer and was priced at around £100. It featured 2 KB of storage, a two-line, 12-character display, and data transfer with a computer via an RS232C interface. It was powered by a computer on a chip , and was compatible with most of the popular PCs of that time, including Apple II, II+ and IIe, BBC Micro , Commodore 64, IBM PC, NEC 8201, Tandy Color Computer, Model 1000, 1200, 2000 and TRS-80 Model I, III, 4 and 4p. The RC-20 Wrist Computer
6372-475: The 2008 election cycle , Cook donated to Barack Obama's first White House election . While it had been reported in early 2011 that Cook was gay, at the time, and prior to his October 2014 public statement, Cook chose to keep his personal life private. He did publicly support LGBT rights . In 2015, Cook said he donated to Democratic Senators Chuck Schumer and Patrick Leahy for their stances on e-book pricing and surveillance reform, respectively. During
6490-451: The 2010 commencement speech at Auburn, Cook emphasized the importance of intuition during significant decision-making processes, and explained that preparation and hard work are also necessary to execute on intuition. In 2015, Cook was named to Duke University's board of trustees for a six-year term. He later delivered the university's commencement address in 2018. In June 2014, Cook attended San Francisco's gay pride parade along with
6608-419: The 5th most successful Kickstarter at that time. The device made its public debut in early 2014. Consumer device analyst Avi Greengart, from research firm Current Analysis, suggested that 2013 may be the "year of the smartwatch", as "the components have gotten small enough and cheap enough" and many consumers own smartphones that are compatible with a wearable device. Wearable technology , such as Google Glass ,
6726-515: The Apple Watch promoted the device as a fashion accessory . Apple later focused on its health and fitness-oriented features, in an effort to compete with dedicated activity trackers . The watchOS 3 added fitness tracking for wheelchair users, social sharing in the Activity app, and a Breathe app to facilitate mindfulness . The device was not branded as "iWatch", which would have put it in line with its product lines such as iPod, iPhone, and iPad . In
6844-497: The Apple Watch was marketed as one of three "collections", designating the case material. In order of increasing cost, the collections were: Starting with Series 1/Series 2, Apple dropped the "Sport" moniker from the branding (apart from the sport bands), and the Apple Watch was available with either an aluminum (lowest cost) or stainless steel case. "Apple Watch Edition" branding still exists, but now refers to watch casings made from ceramic or titanium. Apple did not explicitly market
6962-638: The Hong Kong mapping app used by protesters to coordinate movements. In 2016, Cook signed a $ 275 billion deal with Chinese officials. The deal – personally negotiated by Cook – paved the way for increased censorship by Apple in China, for example the removal of Muslim content, preventing users from entering numbers that refer to the date of the Tiananmen Square Massacre , censoring Chinese words like "human rights" or "democracy", and manipulating Apple Maps to support China in
7080-585: The Series 5, the Edition tier was expanded with a new titanium case. Apple Watch Series 1 models were previously only available with aluminum cases and sport bands. As of Series 3, each Apple Watch model in aluminum, the least expensive casing, is available either with or without LTE cellular connectivity , while the models with the other casing materials available (stainless steel and sometimes ceramic and titanium) always include it. Each model through Series 3 comes in
7198-587: The United States, the "iWatch" trademark is owned by OMG Electronics – who was crowdfunding a device under the same name; it is owned in the European Union by Irish firm Probendi. In July 2015, Probendi sued Apple Inc. for trademark infringement , arguing that through keyword advertising on the Google search engine , it caused advertising for the Apple Watch to appear on search results pages when users searched for
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#17328455856387316-426: The Watch include an accelerometer, gyroscope, and barometer, which are used to determine device orientation, user movement, and altitude. The back of all Apple Watches are equipped with a Heart Rate Monitor, which projects infrared and green light from light-emitting diodes (LEDs) onto the user's skin and photodiodes measure the varying amount of light reflected. Because blood absorbs green light and reflects red light,
7434-464: The accidental revelation of several military base locations throughout the world. AsteroidOS is an open source firmware replacement for some Android Wear devices. Tim Cook Timothy Donald Cook (born November 1, 1960) is an American business executive who is the current chief executive officer of Apple Inc. Cook had previously been the company's chief operating officer under its co-founder Steve Jobs . Cook joined Apple in March 1998 as
7552-486: The amounts of each type of reflected light are compared to determine heart rate. The Watch adjusts the sampling rate and LED brightness as needed. Starting with the Series 4, Apple added electrical sensors to the Digital Crown and back, allowing the Watch to take electrocardiogram (ECG) readings; the device won FDA clearance in October 2018, becoming the first consumer device capable of taking an ECG. A blood oxygen monitor
7670-483: The class. The casing of the watch includes a mechanism to allow the user to change the straps without special tools. For input, the Watch features a "digital crown " on one side which can be turned to scroll or zoom content on screen, and pressed to return to the home screen or display recently used apps. Next to the crown (on the same side of the watch) is the Side Button, which can be used to access Control Center and
7788-593: The company was planning to launch new products that year, but revealed no specifics. In June 2014, Reuters reported that production of a smartwatch product was expected to begin in July for an October release. During a September 2014 press event where the iPhone 6 was also presented, the new watch product was introduced by Tim Cook's "one more thing" section. After a video focusing on the design process, Cook reappeared on stage wearing an Apple Watch. In comparison to other Apple products and competing smartwatches, marketing of
7906-525: The company were aware of his sexual orientation, he sought to focus on Apple's products and customers rather than his personal life. He ended his op-ed by writing, "We pave the sunlit path toward justice together, brick by brick. This is my brick." In September 2015, Cook clarified on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert , "Where I valued my privacy significantly, I felt that I was valuing it too far above what I could do for other people, so I wanted to tell everyone my truth." In October 2019, he talked about
8024-493: The connectors on the bottom of the watch and sliding the band pieces out. Apple produces bands in a variety of materials and colors; however, third-party bands are still compatible when using Apple's design guidelines. Bands designed for the original Series 1–3 38 mm and 42 mm case sizes are compatible with the Series 4–6 40 mm and 44 mm cases, as well as the Series 7 41 mm and 45 mm cases, respectively. Starting with Apple Watch Series 5, Apple introduced
8142-586: The contactless payment service Apple Pay . The Watch also prominently features a touchscreen ; prior to Series 6/SE, the screen included Force Touch technology, which enabled the display to become pressure-sensitive and therefore capable of distinguishing between a tap and a press for displaying contextual menus. Force Touch has since been physically removed in Watch Series 6 and Watch SE, and has been disabled via software on Watch Series 5 and earlier on models supporting watchOS 7. Additional sensors integrated into
8260-775: The contours of the wrist, rather than sticking out as a traditional flat surface". The corporation commenced selling the Gear S smartwatch in October 2014, alongside the Gear Circle headset accessory. At IFA 2014, Sony Mobile announced the third generation of its smartwatch series, the Sony Smartwatch 3, powered by Android Wear. Fashion Entertainments' e-paper watch was also announced at the show. On 9 September 2014, Apple Inc. announced its first smartwatch, called Apple Watch, with an early 2015 release date. On 24 April 2015, Apple Watch began shipping worldwide. Apple's first wearable attempt
8378-476: The creative genius and to be on the executive team that could resurrect a great American company. His first position was senior vice president for worldwide operations. Cook closed factories and warehouses, and replaced them with contract manufacturers; this resulted in a reduction of the company's inventory from months to days. Predicting its importance, his group had invested in long-term deals such as advance investment in flash memory since 2005. This guaranteed
8496-729: The end of September. Both T-Mobile US and Sprint also announced plans to offer Apple Watch through their retail stores. In September 2015, Apple launched a new subset of Apple Watch, with a stainless steel body and leather band, in collaboration with Hermès . The following year, Apple launched another subset of Apple Watches in collaboration with Nike dubbed "Apple Watch Nike+". Both subsets featured cosmetic customization, but otherwise functioned like standard Apple Watches. Apple Watch went on sale in India in November 2015. The device also launched in Chile ,
8614-565: The end of the decade for them to become more common. Two models were particularly notable: Motorola and Timex produced the Wrist Watch Pager, while AT&T Corporation and Seiko produced the MessageWatch. The Timex Datalink , introduced in 1994, was the first watch capable of transferring data wirelessly from a computer. Appointments and contacts created with Microsoft Schedule+ (the predecessor to MS Outlook) could be downloaded to
8732-531: The first smartphone watch with its own SIM card. The watch was "standalone", meaning it did not require tethering to a smartphone. Burg received the award for the Most Innovative Product at the Canton Fair in April 2009. Samsung also launched their S9110 Watch Phone, which featured a 1.76-inch (45 mm) color LCD display and was 11.98 millimetres (0.472 in) thin. Sony Ericsson launched
8850-503: The first time in an Apple Watch, enabling users to make phone calls, iMessage and stream Apple Music and Podcasts directly on the watch, independent of an iPhone. The LTE model contains an eSIM and shares the same mobile number as the user's iPhone. The Apple Watch Series 3 is the first Apple Watch model to add the new Gold aluminum case color option to match the color introduced with the iPhone 8 in 2017. Both Yellow Gold and Rose Gold aluminum case color options have been removed. It
8968-441: The first-generation Apple Watch as being waterproof , stating that it can withstand splashes of water (such as rain and hand washing), but does not recommend submersion ( IPX7 ). Apple introduced a higher level of water resistance with the release of the Apple Watch Series 2, and the device was explicitly advertised as being suitable for swimming and surfing. The Series 7 also includes an IP6X certification for dust resistance. Since
9086-399: The form of watches. The Data 2000 watch, named for its ability to store 2000 characters, came with an external keyboard for data entry. Data was synchronised from the keyboard to the watch via electromagnetic coupling (wireless docking). Its memory was small, at only 112 digits. It was released in 1984, in gold, silver, and black. These models were followed by many others from Seiko during
9204-605: The future of smartwatches: Acer's S.T. Liew stated in an interview with gadget website Pocket-Lint that he believed that companies should be researching wearable technology, and that it could grown to "billions of dollars' worth of industry". As of 4 September 2013, three new smartwatches had been launched: the Samsung Galaxy Gear , Sony SmartWatch 2 , and the Qualcomm Toq . PHTL, a company based in Dallas, Texas , completed
9322-478: The high demand. The first ever retail store to display the Apple Watch to the public was Colette in Paris. Later on, selected models were available in limited quantities at luxury boutiques and authorized resellers. On June 4, 2015, Apple announced that it planned to stock Apple Watch models at its retail locations. On August 24, 2015, Best Buy announced that it would begin stocking Apple Watch at its retail stores by
9440-509: The introduction of Series 7: 41 and 45 mm (1.6 and 1.8 in). The overall shape and width of the watch has not changed significantly since its release, so customizable bands and accessories are typically compatible with any Apple Watch of the same size class. Bands that fit the smaller size class (38, 40, and 41 mm (1.5, 1.6, and 1.6 in) watches) and larger size class (42, 44, and 45 mm (1.7, 1.7, and 1.8 in) watches) are generally interchangeable within
9558-413: The introduction of the Apple Watch, it has been available in two sizes, primarily affecting screen resolution and area. The smaller size at launch was 38 mm (1.5 in), referring to the approximate height of the watch case; the larger size was 42 mm (1.7 in). Starting with Series 4, the two nominal sizes changed to 40 and 44 mm (1.6 and 1.7 in). The nominal sizes changed again with
9676-399: The list of companies that were engaged in smartwatch development activities consisted of Acer , Apple, BlackBerry , Foxconn /Hon Hai, Google , LG , Microsoft , Qualcomm , Samsung, Sony , VESAG and Toshiba . Some notable omissions from this list include HP , HTC , Lenovo , and Nokia . Science and technology journalist Christopher Mims identified the following points in relation to
9794-457: The market size of market watches include Apple Inc , Fossil Group Inc , Garmin Lt , Google LLC , Huawei Technologies Co , Samsung , and Xiaomi . Many smartwatch smartphone models manufactured in the 2010s are completely functional as standalone products. Some are used in sports and feature a GPS tracking unit that can record historical data. For example, after a workout, data can be uploaded onto
9912-484: The need to carry a paired smartphone. Tests by UK consumer organization Which? found that ultra-cheap smartwatches and fitness trackers sold online often had serious security flaws, including excessive data collection, insecure data storage, the inability to opt out of data collection, and a lack of a security lock function. Typically, a watch app can request permission to collect and store personally identifiable information, and apps can be rendered unusable if permission
10030-527: The new head of iOS software engineering; services chief Eddy Cue became responsible for Maps and Siri; and Bob Mansfield , previously SVP of hardware engineering, became the head of a new technology group. Cook made the executive changes after the third quarter of the fiscal year , when revenues and profits grew less than predicted. Forstall's resignation was widely seen as a dismissal, allegedly caused by Cook's desire to reduce "rivalries between executives", and drew criticism, as Forstall had been seen as
10148-499: The next week. In May 2013 Cook shared that his leadership focused on people, strategy, and execution; he explained, "If you get those three right the world is a great place." Under Cook's leadership, Apple increased its donations to charity, and in 2013 he hired Lisa Jackson , formerly the head of the Environmental Protection Agency , to assist Apple with the development of its renewable energy activities. During
10266-736: The online Apple Watch Studio which allows customers to mix and match bands on purchase, eliminating the need to purchase a specific combination of case and band design, and allows for a simplification of packaging (since Apple Watch Series 4 in 2018). Apple Watch models have been divided into five "collections": Apple Watch (1st generation-present), Apple Watch Sport (1st generation), Apple Watch Nike+ (Series 2-present), Apple Watch Hermès (1st generation-Series 5, Series 6-present), and Apple Watch Edition (1st generation only). They are differentiated by combinations of cases, bands, and exclusive watch faces; Apple Watch comes with either aluminum or stainless steel cases, and various watch bands (only stainless steel
10384-466: The option in the aluminum variants for LTE cellular connectivity , which comes standard with the other materials. The band included with the watch can be selected from multiple options from Apple, and watch variants in aluminum co-branded with Nike and in stainless steel co-branded with Hermès are also offered, which include exclusive bands, colors, and digital watch faces carrying those companies' branding. The Apple Watch operates in conjunction with
10502-421: The people who knew me best advised me to stay at Compaq... On that day in early 1998, I listened to my intuition, not the left side of my brain or for that matter even the people who knew me best... no more than five minutes into my initial interview with Steve, I wanted to throw caution and logic to the wind and join Apple. My intuition already knew that joining Apple was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to work for
10620-439: The poorly received launch of Apple Maps , and became an advisor to Cook until he eventually departed from the company in 2013. John Browett , who was senior VP of retail, was dismissed six months after he commenced at Apple, and given 100,000 shares worth US$ 60 million. Forstall's duties were divided among four other Apple executives: design SVP Jony Ive assumed leadership of Apple's human interface team; Craig Federighi became
10738-477: The same election cycle, he hosted a fundraiser for Republican Senator Rob Portman . In early March 2016, Cook disclosed that he donated to the election campaign of Democratic Representative Zoe Lofgren of California. In early June, Cook hosted a private fundraiser along with then Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Paul Ryan . The event was described by Politico as "a joint fundraising committee aimed at helping to elect other House Republicans ". In
10856-626: The side button and the digital crown to improve call quality. Other changes include the digital crown incorporating haptic feedback with the Apple Haptic Engine and includes the new Apple-designed W3 wireless chip. The ECG system has received clearance from the United States Food and Drug Administration , a first ever for a consumer device, and is supported by the American Heart Association . The Series 4 can also detect falls, and can automatically contact emergency services unless
10974-466: The slip-up by changing his display name on Twitter to Tim Apple. Cook is a fitness enthusiast and enjoys hiking, cycling, and going to the gym. He is known for being solitary, using an off-campus fitness center for privacy, and little is publicly shared about his personal life. He explained in October 2014 that he has sought to achieve a "basic level of privacy". Cook was misdiagnosed with multiple sclerosis in 1996, an incident he said made him "see
11092-459: The state's record of LGBT rights . It is the highest honor Alabama gives its citizens. In 2012 and 2021, Cook appeared on the Time 100 , Time ' s annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world. Timothy Cook was born on November 1, 1960, in the city of Mobile, Alabama . He was baptized in a Baptist church and grew up in the nearby city Robertsdale . His father, Donald Cook,
11210-518: The trademarked term "iWatch". Pre-orders for the Apple Watch began on April 10, 2015, with the official release on April 24. Initially, it was not available at the Apple Store ; customers could make appointments for demonstrations and fitting, but the device was not in-stock for walk-in purchases and had to be reserved and ordered online. CNET felt that this distribution model was designed to prevent Apple Store locations from having long lineups due to
11328-546: The user cancels the outgoing call. Smartwatch A smartwatch is a portable wearable computer that resembles a wristwatch . Most modern smartwatches are operated via a touchscreen , and rely on mobile apps that run on a connected device (such as a smartphone ) in order to provide core functions. Early smartwatches were capable of performing basic functions like calculating , displaying digital time, translating text, and playing games. More recent models often offer features comparable to smartphones , including apps,
11446-443: The user's iPhone for functions such as configuring the watch and syncing data with iPhone apps, but can separately connect to a Wi-Fi network for data-reliant purposes, including communications, app use, and audio streaming. LTE-equipped models can also perform these functions over a mobile network , and can make and receive phone calls independently when the paired iPhone is not nearby or is powered off. The oldest iPhone model that
11564-519: The watch project, which would become the company's first major new product without input from late co-founder Steve Jobs . Apple started the project without specific use cases in mind, not knowing what problems the watch would solve, but felt that "technology was going to move onto the body", according to Alan Dye, who was in charge of its user interface. According to Kevin Lynch, the team felt people spent too much time on their phone, nagged by notifications, and
11682-467: The watch via patterns of visible light , which were displayed by a computer monitor and then detected by the watch's optical sensor. In 1998, Steve Mann designed and built the world's first Linux wristwatch. He presented it at the IEEE ISSCC on 7 February 2000, where he was dubbed "the father of wearable computing". The watch later appeared on the cover of Linux Journal in July 2000, in which it
11800-520: The world in a different way". He has since taken part in charity fundraising, such as cycle races to raise money for the disease. He later told the Auburn alumni magazine that his symptoms came from "lugging a lot of incredibly heavy luggage around". Cook has said that in 2009 he offered a portion of his liver to Jobs, as they shared a rare blood type. Cook said that Jobs responded by yelling, "I'll never let you do that. I'll never do that." While delivering
11918-470: The wrist with Velcro, which showed the Apple watch software in its true size and an onscreen watch crown for input. The crown was later turned into a physical dongle plugged into the headphone jack. Early on, the user interface and bundled apps were inspired by the iPhone, but they were too complex and underwent three rounds of redesigns, to avoid awkwardly long interactions that would annoy users. The team worked on notification vibrations and sounds for more than
12036-693: Was a shipyard worker. His mother, Geraldine Cook, worked at a pharmacy. Cook graduated salutatorian from the public Robertsdale High School in Alabama in 1978. Cook received a Bachelor of Science with a major in industrial engineering from Auburn University in 1982 and a Master of Business Administration from Duke University in 1988. After graduating from Auburn University, Cook spent twelve years in IBM 's personal computer business, ultimately as director of North American fulfillment . During this time, Cook also earned his MBA from Duke University, becoming
12154-470: Was a speaker at the World Internet Conference in China. Cook was appointed chairman of the advisory board for Tsinghua University's economics school in October 2019 for a three-year term. Several other lawmakers criticized Cook in 2019 over Apple's decision to remove an app used by pro-democracy protesters in Hong Kong from its App Store. They accused Apple of censorship , and co-signed
12272-511: Was a standalone smartwatch that offered information at a glance, in comparison to other devices that required more immersion and interaction. The information included weather, news, stock prices, and sports scores, and was transmitted through FM waves. It was accessible through a yearly subscription that cost between $ 39 and $ 59. The Microsoft SPOT Watch had a monochrome 90×126 pixel screen. Fossil, Suunto, and Tissot also sold smartwatches using SPOT technology. For instance, Fossil's Abacus, which
12390-487: Was a variant of the Fossil Wrist PDA, retailed from $ 130 to $ 150. Sony Ericsson teamed up with Fossil and released the first watch, MBW-100, that connected to Bluetooth. This watch notified the user when receiving calls and text messages. The watch struggled to gain popularity, however, due to its exclusivity to Sony Ericsson phones. In 2009, Hermen van den Burg, CEO of Smartwatch and Burg Wearables, launched Burg ,
12508-431: Was added with the Series 6 in 2020, albeit as a "wellness" device not capable of diagnosing a medical condition. The blood oxygen monitor added red LEDs to the back, allowing the watch to determine oxygen levels by measuring blood color. The Watch SE reverted to the capabilities of the Series 3, dropping the electrical sensors and blood oxygen monitor. Apple rates the device's battery for 18 hours of mixed usage. Apple Watch
12626-707: Was chief executive in 2009, while Jobs, in failing health, was away on a leave of absence. In January 2011, Apple's board of directors approved a third medical leave of absence requested by Jobs. During that time, Cook was responsible for most of Apple's day-to-day operations, while Jobs made most major decisions. After Jobs resigned as CEO and became chairman of the board, Cook was named the new chief executive officer of Apple Inc. on August 24, 2011. Six weeks later, on October 5, 2011, Jobs died due to complications from pancreatic cancer . Forbes contributor Robin Ferracone wrote in September 2011: "Jobs and Cook proceeded to forge
12744-450: Was discontinued in 2005. In the same year, Microsoft announced its SPOT smartwatch, which it released in early 2004. SPOT stands for Smart Personal Objects Technology , an initiative by Microsoft to personalize household electronics and other everyday gadgets. For instance, the company demonstrated coffee makers, weather stations, and alarm clocks featuring built-in SPOT technology. The device
12862-638: Was expected to increase heavily by 2017 as advanced hypertargeting modules were introduced to the devices; companies aim to crate advertisements that are tailored for smartwatches. "Sport watch" functionality often includes activity tracker features, as included on GPS watches made for training, diving, and outdoor sports. Functions may include training programs (such as intervals), lap times, speed display, GPS tracking unit, route tracking, dive computer , heart rate monitor compatibility, Cadence sensor compatibility, and compatibility with sport transitions (as in triathlons ). Other watches can cooperate with
12980-630: Was exploring various ideas, including a "curved-glass iPod that would wrap around the wrist", which users would interact with through the Siri voice assistant, and which "could relay information back to the iPhone". In February 2013, the NYT and The Wall Street Journal again confirmed that Apple was working on a smartwatch with a curved display, and Bloomberg News said the team had grown to about 100 designers. In March 2013, Apple hired ex-Adobe chief technology officer Kevin Lynch , reporting to Bob Mansfield , to lead
13098-408: Was met with considerable criticism during its pre-launch period, with many early technology reviews citing issues with battery life and hardware malfunctions. However, other outlets praised Apple for creating a device with the potential to compete with "traditional watches" instead of just smartwatches. The watch's screen only wakes when activated by lifting one's wrist, touching the screen, or pressing
13216-401: Was not initially enabled, but a firmware update in November 2013 enabled it. The watch is charged using a modified USB -cable that attaches magnetically to the watch, allowing it to maintain water resistance. The battery was reported in April 2012 to last seven days. Based on feedback from Kickstarter backers, the developers added water resistance to the device's feature set. The Pebble has
13334-542: Was offered for Apple Watch 1st generation); Apple Watch Sport came with aluminum cases and sport bands or woven nylon bands; Apple Watch Nike+ comes with aluminum cases and Nike sport bands or sport loops; Apple Watch Hermès uses stainless steel cases and Hermès leather watch bands (also included is an exclusive Hermès orange sport band); and Apple Watch Edition came with ceramic cases and various bands (the Apple Watch Edition used 18 karat yellow or rose gold). With
13452-552: Was released in 1985, followed by the RC-4000 and RC-4500. During the 1980s, Casio began to market a successful line of "computer watches" in addition to its calculator watches , most notably the Casio data bank series. Casio and other companies also produced novelty "game watches", such as the Nelsonic game watches . Although pager watches were predicted in the early 1980s, it took until
13570-546: Was sold only in Aluminium casings. The Series 2 has the dual-core Apple S2 processor, water resistance to 50 meters, a display twice as bright, at 1,000 nits , and a GPS receiver. The Series 2 was sold in casings of anodized aluminum, stainless steel and ceramic. The Apple Watch Edition Series 2 is the first Apple Watch model to add the new White ceramic case color option. Both Yellow Gold and Rose Gold 18K gold case color options have been removed. The Apple Watch Nike+ Series 2
13688-404: Was speculated to evolve into a business worth US$ 6 billion annually, and a July 2013 media report revealed that the majority of major consumer electronics manufacturers were undertaking work on a smartwatch device at the time of publication. The retail price of a smartwatch could be over US$ 300, plus data charges, while the minimum cost of smartphone-linked devices may be US$ 100. As of July 2013,
13806-536: Was the Pulsar , introduced by the Hamilton Watch Company in 1972. The "Pulsar" became a brand name, and would later be acquired by Seiko in 1978. In 1982, a Pulsar watch (NL C01) was released which could store 24 digits, likely making it the first watch with user-programmable memory, or the first " memorybank " watch. With the introduction of personal computers in the 1980s, Seiko began to develop computers in
13924-578: Was the topic of a featured article. Seiko launched the Ruputer in 1998 in Japan, a wristwatch computer with a 3.6 MHz processor. The Ruputer failed to achieve wide success due to its small, hard-to-read screen, cumbersome joystick method of navigation and text input, and poor battery life. Outside of Japan, this watch was distributed as the Matsucom onHand PC. Despite low demand, it was distributed until 2006, making it
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