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Esikhathini esingangesonto nje, cishe sizofunda konke ebesifuna ukukwazi nge-Apple Watch, nokuthi i-Apple ebithule kuze kube manje, ngezizathu ezahlukahlukene. Inothi eyisihluthulelo ezayo izoveza, phakathi kwezinye izinto, ukutholakala, uhlu lwamanani oluphelele noma impilo yebhethri yangempela. Njengayo yonke imikhiqizo emisha ye-Apple, iwashi elihlakaniphile linendaba yalo, izingcezwana zazo esizifunda kancane kancane ezingxoxweni ezishicilelwe.

Intatheli uBrian X. Chen z New York Times manje ilethe imininingwane embalwa mayelana newashi kusukela esikhathini sokuthuthuka, kanye nolunye ulwazi olwalungadalulwanga ngaphambili mayelana nezici zewashi.

U-Chen ube nethuba lokukhuluma nabasebenzi abathathu bakwa-Apple ababebambe iqhaza ekuthuthukisweni kwewashi futhi, ngaphansi kwesithembiso sokungaziwa, baveze imininingwane ethokozisayo esingakabi nalo ithuba lokuzwa. Kuhlale kunemfihlo enkulu ezungeze imikhiqizo engamenyezelwanga ye-Apple, ukuze imininingwane ingafinyeleli ngaphandle ngaphambi kokuba ifike.

Isikhathi esiyingozi kakhulu lapho i-Apple kufanele ihlole imikhiqizo ensimini. Endabeni ye-Apple Watch, inkampani idale icala elikhethekile lewashi elifana nedivayisi I-Samsung Galaxy Gear, ngaleyo ndlela befihla idizayini yabo yangempela konjiniyela basezindaweni.

Ngaphakathi kwa-Apple, iwashi lalibizwa ngokuthi "Project Gizmo" futhi lihilela abanye abantu abanamakhono kakhulu e-Apple, ngokuvamile ithimba lokubuka lalibizwa ngokuthi "Ithimba Lezinkanyezi Zonke". Ibonise onjiniyela nabaklami abasebenza kuma-iPhones, ama-iPads, nama-Mac. Phakathi kwezikhulu eziphezulu eziyingxenye yethimba elithuthukisa i-Watch kukhona, isibonelo, isikhulu esisebenzayo uJeff Williams, uKevin Lynch, owathuthela e-Apple esuka e-Adobe, futhi, kunjalo, umklami omkhulu uJony Ive.

Iqembu empeleni belifuna ukwethula iwashi kusenesikhathi, kodwa izithiyo ezithile ezingashiwongo zibambe intuthuko. Ukulahleka kwezisebenzi ezimbalwa ezibalulekile nakho kube nomthelela ekubambezelekeni. Abanye bonjiniyela abahamba phambili bakhishwe ku-Nest Labs (umenzi wama-Nest thermostats) ngaphansi kwe-Google, lapho inani elikhulu labasebenzi bangaphambili be-Apple selivele lisebenza ngaphansi kobuholi bukaTony Fadell, ubaba we-iPod.

I-Apple Watch ekuqaleni bekufanele igcizelele kakhulu ukulandelela izici ze-biometric. Onjiniyela bazame ngezinzwa ezahlukahlukene zezinto ezifana nomfutho wegazi kanye nengcindezi, kodwa bagcine sebelahle iningi lazo ngaphambi kokuthuthuka ngoba izinzwa zabonakala zingathembekile futhi zinzima. Zimbalwa zazo ezisele ewashini - inzwa yokulinganisa ukushaya kwenhliziyo kanye ne-gyroscope.

Kucatshangelwa ukuthi i-Apple Watch nayo ingaba ne-barometer, kodwa ubukhona bayo abukaqinisekiswa. Kodwa-ke, i-barometer ivele ku-iPhone 6 ne-6 Plus, futhi ifoni ngaleyo ndlela iyakwazi ukukala ukuphakama nokulinganisa, isibonelo, zingaki izitebhisi umsebenzisi ezigibele.

Impilo yebhethri ibingenye yezinkinga ezinkulu ngesikhathi sokuthuthukiswa. Onjiniyela bacubungule izindlela ezahlukahlukene zokushaja kabusha ibhethri, okuhlanganisa amandla elanga, kodwa bagcina sebezinzile ekushajweni okungenantambo besebenzisa induction. Abasebenzi bakwa-Apple bakuqinisekisile ukuthi iwashi lizohlala usuku kuphela futhi bazodinga ukushajwa ubusuku bonke.

Idivayisi kufanele okungenani ibe nemodi ekhethekile yokonga amandla ebizwa ngokuthi "Power Reserve", okufanele yandise kakhulu impilo yewashi, kodwa kule modi i-Apple Watch izobonisa isikhathi kuphela.

Kodwa-ke, ingxenye enzima kakhulu yokuthuthukiswa kwe-Apple Watch isalinde inkampani, ngoba kufanele ikholise abathengi ngokusiza kwabo, abangazange babe nesithakazelo kudivayisi enjalo kuze kube manje. Ukwamukelwa kwama-smartwatches ngokuvamile bekusivivi kuze kube manje phakathi kwabasebenzisi. Ngonyaka odlule, ngokokuhlaziya kwe-Canalys, kwathengiswa amawashi e-Android Wear angu-720 kuphela, iPebble nayo isanda kugubha amawashi ayisigidi athengiswe omkhiqizo wawo.

Noma kunjalo, abahlaziyi balinganisela ukuthi i-Apple izothengisa amawashi ayizigidi ezi-5-10 ekupheleni konyaka. Esikhathini esedlule, inkampani ikwazile ukukholisa abathengi ngomkhiqizo owamukelwe ngendlela ebanda kakhulu. Bekuyithebhulethi. Ngakho-ke i-Apple idinga nje ukuphinda ukwethulwa ngempumelelo kwe-iPad futhi cishe izoba nelinye ibhizinisi lamadola ayizigidi eziyizinkulungwane esandleni.

Umthombo: New York Times
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