One of the most obvious predictions for the fall is that Apple plans to release a line of "smart" watches allow you to monitor the health and physical activity. This is supported by the fact that Apple has registered in the name of the brand HealthKit in the U.S. and Europe.
Apple rather hinted at an interest in fitness applications and wearable devices that are built into iPhone 5s coprocessor M7, fixing Activity. In iOS 8 appeared specialized application "Health". The program is able to track the number of steps, distance, calories burned, blood pressure, pulse and other indicators.
The fact that Apple registers trademark HealthKit suggests that one application is not limited.Application for the corresponding brand was formalized in the U.S. and Europe, and in the latter case it refers to categories of medical devices, sports sensors, monitoring devices, watches and chronometers.
In July, Apple was granted a patent that describes an electronic wrist device iTime . It is possible that such a name will get smart watch, at this stage, referred to in the press iWatch.
Platform HealthKit, which allows to monitor the health of using the iPhone or iPad, Apple unveiled in June at the conference WWDC. The system will work in conjunction with external sensors. With their help, iPhone will track the performance of the human body, from the heart and ending with blood sugar levels. Declared as instantaneous transmission of information to medical centers, if some of the parameters deviate from the norm.
Assumptions about the "smart watches» Apple do not go the first month. They are based on the promise of Apple CEO Tim Cook to master in 2014 new product category and optimistic forecasts of analysts on the underwear market electronics. According to the ABI Research, by 2018, the supply of "smart watches" and other handheld devices on the world market will reach 485 million units.