Apple iWatch specs and release date rumors had begun circulating since December 2012. According to MacRumors, a Chinese site TGBus reported that Apple and Intel were collaborating on a Bluetooth-enabled smart watch and that it is scheduled to be introduced to the market June of next year. Since then, a lot of buzzes about the Apple smartwatch have followed.
On February 10, 2013, Nick Bilton of New York Times had a talk with two people about Apple conducting experiment on wristwatch-like gadgets made of curved glass. "This watch would operate on Apple's IOS platform and stand apart from competitors based on the company's understanding of how such glass can curve around the human body," said these people who asked for anonymity.
At this point, the Apple iWatch rumors have become more interesting. What will an Apple iWatch look like? How small or big it is? What apps will be in it? Will it include a map that will offer real-time directions? Will it work as a smartphone - receiving and composing text messages? How much will it cost? How many people are working to make one perfectly designed and multi-tasking iWatch?
Bloomberg reported on February 12, 2013, according to its interview with two people acquainted with the plans of Apple, that the company involved a team of almost 100 product designers to work on a wristwatch-like tool that can do some of the functions of an iPhone and iPad. The group is also comprised of managers, marketing members, and software and hardware engineers. This news item therefore suggests that the company is already out of its experimentation stage.
Before February 2013 ends another set of exciting Apple iWatch rumors have spread. AppleInsider discovered a patent application that essentially "reveals Apple is indeed investigating a wearable accessory device that not only boasts a full-length flexible touchscreen display, but conforms to a user's body through the use of a "slap bracelet" mechanism".
This serves as "tangible evidence that Apple is working on a so-called 'iWatch'".
