• Apple Watch will be available April 24, 2015, pre-orders start April 10
• There will be three models:
  • Apple Watch Sport (starting at $349): Aluminum with a sporty band
  • Apple Watch (starting at $549): Stainless steel case with a stylish band
  • Apple Watch Edition (at a mere $10,000): 18-karat gold case
• Battery life is estimated at 18 hours
• All notifications you receive on your phone can be received on the Apple Watch
• You can accept phone calls on the watch itself with the built-in speaker and microphone; Siri is also available on the watch
• It will track movement, exercise, and heart rate and visualizes this information in a new Workout app

Get more details at Apple.com.

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Apple iPhone 6

• There will be two new sizes:
  • iPhone 6 which is 4.7 inches
  • iPhone 6 Plus which is 5.5 inches
• Both will be thinner than the iPhone 5S
  • iPhone 6 will be 6.9mm thin
  • iPhone 6 Plus will be 7.1mm thin
• Both will feature more powerful A8 chips and M8 motion coprocessor (which includes more motion tracking capabilities, such as altitude)
• Both will feature an improved, faster-focusing camera (and the iPhone 6 Plus will have optical image stabilization)

Apple Pay

• Securely store your credit cards in Passbook on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus
• Both phones include an NFC chip allowing you to use them at existing contactless payment terminals when combined with your Touch ID
• Your actual credit card number is neither stored on the phone or transmitted to the merchant, so there’s no need to worry about canceling your cards if you lose your phone or if the merchant has a breach (like Home Depot’s recent incident)

Apple Watch

• A stylish smart watch that pairs with your iPhone 5 or later
• Allows you to make and receive calls, use Siri, read texts and emails, get directions, and much more
• Includes a heart rate monitor and multiple sensors to record your workouts and activity throughout the day
• Read more about it in our full article.

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Sharing some of it looks with the Nike Fuelband, the LG Life Band Touch features a dotted LED display, a USB clasp and a soft-to-the-touch rubber covering.  However, the LG bracelet has some additional features over the Fuelband.

LG includes an altimeter for more accurate tracking when going up the stairs at work or climbing the hills on your next hike.  The Life Band Touch can also display call information and provides media controls for navigating your music.  You can even track your heart rate with “Heart Rate Earphones”, which measures the blood flow in the ear.

No solid release date yet (heck, it was supposed to come out in mid-2013), but we’ll watch to see if the Life Band Touch ever comes to life.

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More durable than its predecessor, the Pebble Steel boasts stainless steel and Corning Gorilla Glass (scratches on the watch face was a frequent complaint for the original Pebble).  The Steel is waterproof (rated at 5ATM) and has 5-7 day battery life. It comes with both metal and leather straps, is fully compatible with existing Pebble apps, and is expected to ship by the end of the month.  It’s pricier than the original though: the Pebble Steel will set you back $249.

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• 320×320, 1.63-inch AMOLED touchscreen
• Speaker and mic built into the watch for taking phone calls, Dick Tracy style
• Built-in camera (whaaat?), only capturing 1.9-megapixel photos and 10-second videos
• 4GB built-in storage
• MyFitnessPal app: shows remaining calories for the day, tracks your activity with a pedometer feature, and can also scan barcodes with the watch’s camera to add food to your diary
• RunKeeper app: displays your time, pace, and distance continuously on your wrist, as well as the content of RunKeeper audio cues
• Uses a proprietary charger, only about 1 day of battery life
• Important! Only works with the Galaxy Note 3 for now (boo!)
• Costs $299, will launch this fall

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