<div>If you were to believe the hype swirling around the Apple Watch, to be launched in a few hours at the Spring Forward event, you would think the world will never be the same again. The watch was shown off last September and everyone got to see it – on stage – but it’s taken all this while for it to come to fruition. Whether it’s going to be an expensive fashion accessory or something that will take charge of our very health and well-being, we will only know when the gadget is on thousands of wrists. Meanwhile, there are some reasons why so many are waiting with baited breath.<br /><br /><br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>REASON NUMBER </strong></span><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>1<br /><br /></strong></span></div><table width="640" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img width="640" height="381" align="middle" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=1feaae69-7f58-44ae-82d6-da8432e37fe7&groupId=36166&t=1425891977063" alt="" /></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Apple Watch: Source Apple.com</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><div>The fashion and luxury industry wants only a Johnny Ives designed Apple watch with which to craft expensive variants. The rumoured price for the basic watch is $349, but plush variants could be anything from $5,000 to $20,000. Apple’s recent splash in Vogue are one big indication of how wrists are going to glitter.</div><div> </div><div><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>REASON MUMBER 2</strong></span></div><div> </div><table width="6400" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img width="640" vspace="1" hspace="1" height="449" align="bottom" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=46f728cc-bf72-46ff-bfbb-1534dd3ff079&groupId=36166&t=1425889870472" /></td></tr><tr><td><strong>A man displays the Huawei Watch during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona March 3, 2015. (Reuters)</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><div>Other<strong> </strong>wearable makers are hoping Apple will open up the category, taking smartwatches and bands mainstream. But it could as well end up owning the category, as it did music players with the iPod, and for a while, tablets with the iPad.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>REASON NUMBER 3</strong></span></div><table width="640" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0"><tbody><tr><td><img width="640" hspace="11" height="278" align="middle" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=afef75f4-05c1-4bbe-b200-5fe321eb2521&groupId=36166&t=1425891222349" /></td></tr><tr><td><strong>Source: Apple.com</strong></td></tr></tbody></table><div>App developers have always loved making apps for the Apple store, where they manage to make more revenue. The Apple Watch will truly “Spring Forward” the app industry as it modifies apps to work with the Apple Watch and comes up with entirely new uses. The gaming industry is particularly interested.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>REASON NUMBER 4</strong></span><br /> </div><div><img width="640" vspace="1" hspace="1" height="267" align="middle" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=cf32c41e-033d-4a68-967f-e63316e0568c&groupId=36166&t=1425890264331" /></div><div><br />Smartwatches and bands have been all about fitness and health, that being the logical and easy thing to execute on these devices. All set to go beyond measuring heart beats, steps and sleep, the healthcare industry wants to push many services to the watch and Apple’s ecosystem.<br /><br /><span style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><strong>REASON NUMBER 5<br /><br /></strong></span></div><table width="640" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="0" align="center"><tbody><tr><td><img width="640" vspace="1" hspace="1" height="417" align="middle" alt="" src="/image/image_gallery?uuid=46ec694d-fe91-4712-861c-e38e55adf71a&groupId=36166&t=1425890036187" /></td></tr><tr><td><strong>The Apple logo inside an Apple store</strong> (<strong>Reuters</strong>)</td></tr></tbody></table><div>Apple being the most valued company in history, based on market capitalisation with a market-cap of over $620 billion, there are enough people who want the future of the company to be assured. There are high expectations from Apple which must be seen to be constantly innovating – the Apple Watch is just that next big thing.</div><div> </div><div> </div>
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Mala Bhargava has been writing on technology well before the advent of internet in Indians and before CDs made their way into computers. Mala writes on technology, social media, startups and fitness. A trained psychologist, she claims that her understanding of psychology helps her understand the human side of technology.
