Apple on Monday unveiled the much talked about Apple watch. The tech-giant also shared details about the cost of the product to when it’ll go on sale for the public. It also revealed details about the new and sleek Macbook and its TV partnership with HBO.
Here’s all you need to know in less than two minutes:
From receiving phone calls to customizing the home screen with the wallpaper of your choice, even with Mickey Mouse if you’d like. The Watches have a feature called ‘digital touch’ which allows the users to share between things like finger drawings or their heartbeats, in real time.
In addition to that, it also has pre-installed apps for maintaining a workout regime, set reminders, there are apps to do things like open a garage door, among others. You can also install Uber app in your Apple Watch and book a cab on the go.
The watch will be available in two sizes (38mm and 42mm) and the special edition aluminum Apple Watch Sport will be available in silver and space grey colours, with multiple colour straps. The price range for the basic model will start from $349 . The product will be available in the market from April 10.
The new Macbook, is thinner, lighter and sleek as compared to its predecessors. It weighs 0.9kg and at its thickest point is 13.1mm thin (24% thinner than the MacBook Air). The screen is 12 inches wide with retina display feature and 2304x1440 pixels display. The new Macbook has one oprt, USB-C (that does power, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI, and VGA in one). The product will be available in colours like silver, space grey and gold. It is priced at $1299 for a 1.1GHz duel-core with 8GB of memory.
HBO is coming to Apple TV as HBO Now, for $14.99 a month in the US. Game of Thrones will be on it.
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