Why the Watch ?
At the Apple Watch debut last September, CEO Tim Cook and VP Kevin Lynch left us with lots of unanswered questions. One in particular: why does this thing exist?
Expect many, many attempts to answer that on Monday. We should hear about clever functionality, like how the the Apple Watch can unlock your hotel room and your car. Apple execs will likely show off myriad health-tracking features, as well as the “Power Reserve” mode that strips the device’s functionality down to being just a watch—and might save you from having to charge it twice a day. Tim Cook will probably show eagerness about using it to buy food at Panera, because Tim Cook apparently loves using Apple Pay to buy food at Panera.
Apple will then detail many apps the Watch has ready to go, before ceding the stage to a parade of developers. They’ll talk about the apps they’re building, the ways they’re taking advantage of the unique hardware and interface, and how haptic feedback is going to shake humanity to its very core. We’ll probably hear from game-makers, news organizations, health-care companies, fitness brands, and a couple of indie developers making clever new tools. Then Cook will talk release dates, and finally reveal just how preposterously expensive that Apple Watch Edition is going to be.
The Apple Watch necessitates a bunch of other updates from Apple, too, so expect to hear about the next versions of Siri and Apple Pay—and get comfy for the inevitable onslaught of statistics about how wildly successful Apple’s payment service has already been. (And probably no mention of its recent security issues.)
The Apple Watch alone would be enough to fill your average 90-minute Apple event. But if rumors and history are any indication, there may be much more in store.
