Apple opens Apple Watch app development starting today

Apple just opened up the WatchKit development platform to allow developers to get on board with creating apps for Apple Watch starting today. Apple Watch is expected to come in Spring of 2015 but Apple wants a robust app ecosystem for the wearable from day one.

The iOS 8.2 SDK beta including WatchKit is available immediately for iOS Developer Program members at developer.apple.com/watchkit. The WatchKit site includes programming guides, human interface guidelines, templates and more. Starting later next year, developers will be able to create fully native apps for Apple Watch. 

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The Apple Beat: Last Mover Advantage in the wearables game may pay off in the long run

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla 

Even as a pre-production prototype, the Apple Watch is the most interesting wearable/smartwatch I've had the chance to try, many devices shipping right now don't even come close. 

At first glance, it seems that Apple might have missed the opportunity of shipping its Apple Watch in time for the holidays, the truth is they just gained a huge advantage over the competition.

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Apple Watch launch reportedly pushed back to spring

If you have been waiting for Apple's first wearable to make its way to you immediately after the holidays, it looks like you are in for a bit of wait. According to 9to5Mac, the launch of the Apple Watch has been pushed back to spring of 2015. This post-holiday launch might affect sales of other wearables, according to Moor Insights and Strategy President and Principal Analyst Patrick Moorhead. Consumers might think twice of buying a smartwatch now to see if it is worth buying against the Apple Watch. 

Source: CNBC

Apple Watch goes to Fashion Week in Paris chaperoned by Ive and Newson

It's clear that Apple Watch is as much a wearable gadget as it is a fashion object and while Apple's treasured watch isn't slated for release until early 2015, Jony Ive and his bestie Marc Newson were on hand to chaperone their newest creation in and around the high-glitz events of the fashion capital. The more expensive variants of the Apple Watch are expected to cost a premium price and will likely be made available in high-end botiques and ateliers catering to fashion-forward buyers, so it makes good sense for Apple to send it's most articulate experts on Apple Watch to represent it to a prospective new market.