Apple has finally made its big, much-awaited showcase on Tuesday of its first smart watch and a bigger iPhone.
The showcase was lead by Apple CEO Tim Cook, and viewers were left with much curiosity and interest in the two most important announcements made.
One announcement is the launch of bigger iPhones from Apple, according to Forbes,
"For years Apple has staunchly kept its iconic iPhone to a standard 4-inch diagonal screen size. No longer. The company confirmed multiple rumors that it was launching a thinner but, much-bigger 4.7-inch iPhone 6, and a 5.5-inch iPhone 6 Plus.
There was no eating humble pie for the company whose founder Steve Jobs once mocked bigger phones from Samsung as something people wouldn't want to buy. Instead, Apple's marketing chief Phil Schiller confidently stated that 'they're a lot bigger,' while Cook said these were the best iPhones Apple had ever made."
The second big announcement is the unveiling of the much-awaited Apple Watch. As lifted from the same article from Forbes,
"Half-way through the event Tim Cook gave everyone the moment they'd been waiting for, as the screen behind him flashed the iconic words 'One more thing.'
'We believe this product will redefine what people expect from this category,' he said. 'It's the next chapter in Apple's story.'
As Cooked walked off the stage, the arena went dark. The main screen then showed a slow-motion video of the Earth turning, and then a shiny silver smart watch coming into view, backed by dramatic music.
This was the Apple Watch, a stainless steel wearable gadget with interchangeable straps and a scrolling button on its side that was reminiscent of the iPod's original scrolling wheel.
The watch looks remarkably like the Samsung Gear smart watch and is, essentially, a first-generation product, meaning that like the iPhone and iPad, it will likely get thinner and sleeker. The Apple Watch will start at $349 and doesn't start shipping till early next year.
A big question mark remains over the battery life, an issue that has beset other smart watch makers including Samsung, whose Gear smart watch typically needs to be charged once a day."
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