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Izesekeli ezihlakaniphile ziyindawo yokuqamba entsha ebilokhu idlondlobala eminyakeni yakamuva. I-Google isebenza kuphrojekthi yayo yezibuko ezihlakaniphile ze-Google Glass, iMicrosoft nayo ayisebenzi esikhungweni sayo socwaningo, futhi i-Apple kusalindeleke ukuthi ifake isandla kulesi sigaba ngomkhiqizo wayo. Kusukela maphakathi nonyaka odlule, kube nezinkulumo eziningi mayelana ne-smartwatch, idivayisi engaxhuma kudivayisi ye-iOS futhi isebenze njengesisekeli esingalawula ingxenye yocingo.

Igwinya lokuqala ngqa kwakuyisizukulwane sesi-6 se-iPod nano kusukela ngo-2010, eyayinesimo esiyisikwele esingajwayelekile, futhi ngaphezu kwalokho, iphinde yanikela ngezinhlobonhlobo zobuso bewashi, okwazala izesekeli eziningi ezaphendula i-iPod yaba iwashi lesihlakala sakudala. Izinkampani eziningi sezize zakha ibhizinisi kulo mqondo. Kwamangaza nakakhulu lapho u-Apple wethula i-iPod nano ehluke ngokuphelele emcimbini wabezindaba ngoSepthemba, okude kakhulu newashi. Abanye sebeqalile ukuqagela ukuthi lokhu kuqhela ekwakhiweni kuka-2010 kusho ukuthi i-Apple ihlela ukusebenzisa iwashi komunye umkhiqizo, ngakho isidlali somculo kwadingeka sishintshe. Kodwa-ke, kufanele kukhunjulwe ukuthi i-iPod nano ingenye yemikhiqizo ye-Apple eshintsha kakhulu ngokuhamba kweminyaka.

Ukulambela amawashi ahlakaniphile kwaqala iphrojekthi ye-Kickstarter, itshana, enikeze abasebenzisi lokho kanye abangakulindela kudivayisi enjalo. Akuyona ize ukuthi ingenye yamaphrojekthi eseva aphumelele kakhulu kuze kube manje, ekhulise ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingu-10 zamadola. Kumayunithi ayi-1 alindelwe ekuqaleni, angaphezu kuka-000 asetshenziselwe i-Pebble cishe azofinyelela abanikazi bayo cishe ngo-CES 85, lapho abantu abaqhuba le phrojekthi bezomemezela ukuqala ngokusemthethweni kokuthengisa.

Intshisekelo enjalo ingase iqinisekise i-Apple ukuthi kufanele yethule umkhiqizo ofanayo ngokwawo, njengoba abakhiqizi bezinkampani zangaphandle banqunyelwe izinketho ze-API ezitholakalayo ze-iOS. Mhlawumbe i-Apple isivele iqinisekile, emva kwakho konke, abaningi balindele isethulo ngoFebhuwari, ngesikhathi lapho imodeli entsha ye-iPad yayivame ukwethulwa. Kodwa iwashi elinjalo belingaba njani?

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Ubuchwepheshe obuyisisekelo kungenzeka kube yi-Bluetooth 4.0, lapho idivayisi izobhangqwa newashi. Isizukulwane sesine se-BT sinokusetshenziswa okuphansi kakhulu nezinketho zokumatanisa ezingcono, ngakho-ke kuyindlela efanelekile kakhulu yokuxazulula ukuxhumana phakathi kwamadivayisi.

Ngokungafani ne-Pebble, esebenzisa i-e-ink, i-iWatch cishe izoba nesibonisi se-LCD sakudala, sona leso esisetshenziswa i-Apple kuma-iPod ayo. Kungumbuzo ukuthi ingabe inkampani izohamba ngendlela yomklamo wakudala wewashi (enesibonisi esingu-1-2 intshi), noma izonweba isikrini siye endaweni enkulu ngenxa yesibonisi esiyindilinga. Nokho, ngenxa ye-iPod nano, i-Apple inolwazi oluhle ngesibonisi esiyisikwele esincane, esinokulawula ukuthinta kuphela, ngakho-ke kungalindeleka ukuthi i-iWatch ibe nesixhumi esibonakalayo esifana ne-iPod eshiwo ngenhla.

I-Hardware ingase ifake ikhamera ebheke phambili yezingcingo ze-FaceTime, imakrofoni, kanye nesipika esincane sokulalela okungenazandla. I-headphone jack iyangabazeka, mhlawumbe iwashi elinjalo ngeke libe nesidlali somculo esakhelwe ngaphakathi njenge-iPod, ngokuvamile uhlelo lokusebenza lokulawula isidlali ku-iPhone. Uma umsebenzisi enama-headphone axhunywe ku-iPhone, ijekhi engu-3,5 mm ewashini cishe ibingeke idingeke.

Impilo yebhethri nayo ingaba ukhiye. Muva nje, i-Apple iphumelele ekwenzeni amabhethri amancane amadivaysi ayo, isibonelo, i-iPad mini inokukhuthazela okufanayo njenge-iPad 2 naphezu kobukhulu bayo obuncane kakhulu. Uma iwashi elinjalo lingathatha cishe izinsuku ezi-5 ngaphansi kokusetshenziswa okujwayelekile, kufanele lanele kumsebenzisi ojwayelekile.

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Okuthakazelisa kakhulu kungaba iwashi ngokuya ngesoftware. Ngokuya ngemisebenzi eyisisekelo, bangenza njengesikhungo sezaziso - ungafunda imilayezo etholiwe, kungaba i-SMS, iMessage, evela ku-Twitter noma ku-Facebook, uthole izingcingo, uthole ezinye izaziso noma ugade isimo sezulu. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ezinye izinhlelo zokusebenza ze-iPod zizoba khona, njengemisebenzi yesikhathi (isitophuwashi, i-minder yamaminithi), ukuxhuma ku-Nike Fitness, izilawuli zesidlali somculo, uhlelo lokusebenza lwemephu ehlutshiwe, nokuningi.

Umbuzo ungaba ukuthi yiziphi izinketho onjiniyela bezinkampani zangaphandle abangaba nazo. Uma i-Apple ikhiphe i-SDK edingekayo, kungadalwa amawijethi angaxhumana nezinhlelo zokusebenza ezivela ku-App Store. Ngenxa yalokhu, i-Runkeeper, uhlelo lokusebenza lwe-geocaching, i-Instatnt Messanger, i-Skype, i-Whatsapp nezinye zingaxhuma newashi. Kungaleso sikhathi kuphela lapho iwashi elinjalo liyohlakanipha ngempela.

Ukuhlanganiswa kwe-Siri nakho kungaba sobala, okungenzeka kube ukuphela kwenketho yemisebenzi elula efana nokuphendula i-SMS, ukubhala isikhumbuzi noma ukufaka ikheli olifunayo. Umsebenzi lapho iwashi lizokwazisa khona ukuthi usuhambe kude nefoni yakho, isibonelo, uma ukhohlwe yiyo ndawana thize noma uma othile elintshontshile, nalo lingaba usizo.

Izixazululo esezilungile

I-iWatch ngeke neze ibe iwashi lokuqala emakethe. I-iWatch eshiwo vele ihlanganisa imisebenzi eminingi eqanjiwe. Phela, u-Sony usenesikhathi eside enikeza inguqulo yakhe yewashi elihlakaniphile, elingaxhuma kudivayisi ye-Android futhi lisebenzise izinhloso ezifanayo. Ekugcineni, kukhona iphrojekthi ezayo Amawashi kaMartian, okuzoba ngowokuqala ukunikeza ukuhlanganiswa kwe-Siri.

Kodwa-ke, zonke lezi zixazululo ze-iOS zinemikhawulo yazo futhi zincike kulokho i-Apple ekuvumelayo ngama-API abo. Amawashi avela ngqo enkampanini yaseCalifornia angaba namathuba angenamkhawulo okubambisana namadivayisi we-iOS, kuzoncika kuphela kumkhiqizi ukuthi yiziphi izinketho azozisebenzisa ngomkhiqizo wakhe.

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Alukho ulwazi oluqinisekisiwe lokuqinisekisa umsebenzi we-Apple kumkhiqizo onjalo, ngaphandle kokuthi mhlawumbe izimangalo New York Times, ukuthi iqembu elincane labasebenzi bakwa-Apple lidala imiqondo ngisho nama-prototypes wedivayisi enjalo. Nakuba kunamalungelo obunikazi amaningana abonisa izinhlelo ze-smartwatch, inkampani inamakhulu, mhlawumbe izinkulungwane, zamalungelo obunikazi engakaze iwasebenzise futhi okungenzeka ingalokothi iwasebenzise.

Ukunaka komphakathi kuvame ukuphendukela kumabonakude. Sekuvele kunokuqagela okuningi, kungaba nge-TV ephuma ngqo kwa-Apple noma ukunwetshwa kwezinketho ze-Apple TV, ezinganikeza iphothifoliyo yakudala yeziteshi ze-TV. Kodwa-ke, uhambo lwe-smartwatch lungase luhehe futhi lube nenzuzo ekugcineni. Singathemba kuphela ukuthi i-Apple izokwamukela umbono ofanayo, noma isivele yawamukela. I-iWatch nanoma yimuphi umkhiqizo oqanjwe ngethemba uzokwethulwa ngokuhamba kwesikhathi kulo nyaka.

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