Sunday, 19 October 2014
Scientists will currently simulate arched frame of reference during a science lab
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When discussing natural philosophy, you’ll typically hear a the phrase “quantum field theory” thrown regarding. This refers to the overall concept that quantum particles are literally simply localized excited states of a additional general quantum field underlying them — a trippy however mathematically helpful concept that interacts with Einstein’s classical conception of frame of reference in ways in which ar advanced, to mention that least. Gravity, thus says dogma, is that the results of curvature within the ineffable medium of frame of reference, and fashionable natural philosophy says that arched frame of reference got to impact the behavior of a theoretical quantum field somehow. exactly however they act is associate open question, and respondent that question has been delineate because the goblet of physics. It’s presently terribly tough to review those interactions within the science lab, however which will be close to amendment.
Curving frame of reference is incredibly tough to try and do, synthetically. It’s straightforward enough through the classical suggests that — collect a bunch of mass somewhere — however to come up with a curve steep enough to own measurable effects on single quantum particles needs densities found solely close to black holes and also the like. c frame of reference during a additional direct means, with magnetic fields or “exotic matter,” has been projected in halls as holy as those at National Aeronautics and Space Administration — however such technology would enable North American nation to create a literal warp drive, and if humanity had patterned that out you’d have examine it here by currently. No, rather than working out a way to really curve frame of reference, a German research worker named Nikodem Szpak could have found a loophole that lets North American nation study the results of arched frame of reference while not having to truly curve it.
To go forward with this story, you’ll got to either acquire a high-level arithmetic degree or settle for the subsequent statement on trust: ultra-cold atoms (and since heat is simply atomic movement, you'll be able to primarily scan that as ultra-stationary atoms) caught {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a terribly} very specific optical lattice (laser-field) behave overall during a means which will be associated with the movement of quantum particles through frame of reference. That’s an enormous statement, thus let’s undergo it piece by piece.First, the atoms and also the lattice. this system uses multiple lasers to primarily produce advanced interference patterns with deliberately spaced peaks and valleys — areas of high or low energy intensity. The ultra-cooled atoms can naturally represent the valleys attributable to physical science — and whereas they're ultra-stationary, quantum physics says they must still be able to “tunnel” from place to put. The atoms should be ultra-cold so all or just about all their movement is attributable to this tunneling impact alone. If it is, then the general pattern of movement through the lattice will represent the interaction of quantum fields and frame of reference.
Really, the sole alternative truth to interiorise here is that, by craft the lattice to make a really specific pattern of peaks and valleys during which the atoms could move, the researches will amendment the values for his or her frame of reference figure. One lattice would possibly simulate the quantum field’s interactions with flat frame of reference (which technically doesn’t exist however which might be most closely found in deep, deep, region off from any massive masses), whereas another would possibly simulate a extremely crooked space of house, sort of a spot terribly close to the surface of a star.
The potential effects of this analysis ar prosaic, a minimum of within the short term. this can be one amongst those intersection breakthroughs, the type that doesn’t very get you anyplace however rather reveal several new avenues of analysis. having the ability to review the interaction of quantum theory and Einstein's theory of relativity (gravity), even indirectly like this, may inform work on everything from house thrusters to a grand unified theory of the universe.
By employing a figure for frame of reference curvature, instead of ever-changing that curvature directly, the researchers may provide future scientists the way to simulate the state of frame of reference at the event horizon of a region, or throughout the terribly earliest instants when the large Bang. All that might be needed is that the correct interference pattern to regulate the distribution of the foremost probable tunneling spots (valleys). And by slowly ever-changing the interference pattern over time, researchers may even watch the results of continuous variation therein frame of reference — say, attributable to growth within the universe’s earliest moments. Note that there's plenty to review regarding quantum fields and house time that doesn’t have to be compelled to do with such small-scale movements of quantum particles, and this system wouldn’t be abundant use in learning those. this can be by no means the top of Einstein’s beef with natural philosophy.
There’s no thanks to predict however physicists would possibly apply this breakthrough, however no matter they are available up with may fine be monumental. The interaction between quantum phenomena and Einstein's theory of relativity is essentially the goblet of contemporary high-level physics, and it should have simply gotten an entire heap easier to review. may this be the underpinning of some future Grand Unified Experiment? presumably. additional probably, it'll inform the trendy understanding of quantum and relativistic physics, and hopefully bring them nearer to uniting once and for all.
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Curving frame of reference is incredibly tough to try and do, synthetically. It’s straightforward enough through the classical suggests that — collect a bunch of mass somewhere — however to come up with a curve steep enough to own measurable effects on single quantum particles needs densities found solely close to black holes and also the like. c frame of reference during a additional direct means, with magnetic fields or “exotic matter,” has been projected in halls as holy as those at National Aeronautics and Space Administration — however such technology would enable North American nation to create a literal warp drive, and if humanity had patterned that out you’d have examine it here by currently. No, rather than working out a way to really curve frame of reference, a German research worker named Nikodem Szpak could have found a loophole that lets North American nation study the results of arched frame of reference while not having to truly curve it.
To go forward with this story, you’ll got to either acquire a high-level arithmetic degree or settle for the subsequent statement on trust: ultra-cold atoms (and since heat is simply atomic movement, you'll be able to primarily scan that as ultra-stationary atoms) caught {in a|during a|in an exceedingly|in a terribly} very specific optical lattice (laser-field) behave overall during a means which will be associated with the movement of quantum particles through frame of reference. That’s an enormous statement, thus let’s undergo it piece by piece.First, the atoms and also the lattice. this system uses multiple lasers to primarily produce advanced interference patterns with deliberately spaced peaks and valleys — areas of high or low energy intensity. The ultra-cooled atoms can naturally represent the valleys attributable to physical science — and whereas they're ultra-stationary, quantum physics says they must still be able to “tunnel” from place to put. The atoms should be ultra-cold so all or just about all their movement is attributable to this tunneling impact alone. If it is, then the general pattern of movement through the lattice will represent the interaction of quantum fields and frame of reference.
Really, the sole alternative truth to interiorise here is that, by craft the lattice to make a really specific pattern of peaks and valleys during which the atoms could move, the researches will amendment the values for his or her frame of reference figure. One lattice would possibly simulate the quantum field’s interactions with flat frame of reference (which technically doesn’t exist however which might be most closely found in deep, deep, region off from any massive masses), whereas another would possibly simulate a extremely crooked space of house, sort of a spot terribly close to the surface of a star.
The potential effects of this analysis ar prosaic, a minimum of within the short term. this can be one amongst those intersection breakthroughs, the type that doesn’t very get you anyplace however rather reveal several new avenues of analysis. having the ability to review the interaction of quantum theory and Einstein's theory of relativity (gravity), even indirectly like this, may inform work on everything from house thrusters to a grand unified theory of the universe.
By employing a figure for frame of reference curvature, instead of ever-changing that curvature directly, the researchers may provide future scientists the way to simulate the state of frame of reference at the event horizon of a region, or throughout the terribly earliest instants when the large Bang. All that might be needed is that the correct interference pattern to regulate the distribution of the foremost probable tunneling spots (valleys). And by slowly ever-changing the interference pattern over time, researchers may even watch the results of continuous variation therein frame of reference — say, attributable to growth within the universe’s earliest moments. Note that there's plenty to review regarding quantum fields and house time that doesn’t have to be compelled to do with such small-scale movements of quantum particles, and this system wouldn’t be abundant use in learning those. this can be by no means the top of Einstein’s beef with natural philosophy.
There’s no thanks to predict however physicists would possibly apply this breakthrough, however no matter they are available up with may fine be monumental. The interaction between quantum phenomena and Einstein's theory of relativity is essentially the goblet of contemporary high-level physics, and it should have simply gotten an entire heap easier to review. may this be the underpinning of some future Grand Unified Experiment? presumably. additional probably, it'll inform the trendy understanding of quantum and relativistic physics, and hopefully bring them nearer to uniting once and for all.
Saturday, 11 October 2014
Cold fusion reactor is Far better than gasoline
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"Cold Fusion Reactor" as compared to gasoline can produce 1 million times greater energy density.It is verified by a third party researcher.
"LENR is absolutely nothing like either fission or fusion. Where fission and fusion are underpinned by strong nuclear force, LENR harnesses power from weak nuclear force — but capturing this energy is difficult. So far, NASA’s best effort involves a nickel lattice and hydrogen ions. The hydrogen ions are sucked into the nickel lattice, and then the lattice is oscillated at a very high frequency (between 5 and 30 terahertz). This oscillation excites the nickel’s electrons, which are forced into the hydrogen ions (protons), forming slow-moving neutrons. The nickel immediately absorbs these neutrons, making it unstable. To regain its stability, the nickel strips a neutron of its electron so that it becomes a proton — a reaction that turns the nickel into copper and creates a lot of energy in the process."
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First we have to understand what cold fusion reaction is?
Actually It was supposed to be a hypothetical Nuclear reaction more specifically fusion reaction that would take place at room temprature without giving so much heat energy as it was required in case of hot fusion reation that naturally take place in the stars as well as sun.
Nasa is working on this technology and scientists are developing clean and safe low energy nuclear reactors (LENR)

Andrea Rossi’s E-Cat — the device that purports to use cold fusion to generate massive amounts of cheap, green energy – has been verified by third-party researchers, according to a new 54-page report. The researchers observed a small E-Cat over 32 days, where it produced net energy of 1.5 megawatt-hours, or “far more than can be obtained from any known chemical sources in the small reactor volume.” The researchers were also allowed to analyze the fuel before and after the 32-day run, noting that the isotopes in the spent fuel could only have been obtained by “nuclear reactions” — a conclusion that boggles the researchers: “… It is of course very hard to comprehend how these fusion processes can take place in the fuel compound at low energies.”
This technology can be used in planes,homes,cars in short as an alternative of gasoline and other means of power generation.When this technology will come in the market after getting published,there would come a revolution in the technology.
Tuesday, 9 September 2014
Cars Can now be Parked by itself by finding a spot.
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Valeo uses a dozen ultrasonic sound-wave sensors, 360-degree cameras and a laser scanner.
With a thumb swipe on a smartphone, your car one day will be able to drive into a parking deck, find an open spot and back into a space all by itself.
Technology being honed by French auto parts maker Valeo uses a dozen ultrasonic sound-wave sensors, 360-degree cameras and a laser scanner to safely park within a few centimeters of other vehicles. Then, when you re done with dinner or a business meeting, the car will return to you after another swipe of the thumb.
The potential benefits are plenty. More orderly parking means less congestion. Drivers are spared the time and frustration of the hunt for a spot. Parking lots can squeeze more vehicles into limited space.
The fully-automated system called "Connected Automated Valet Parking" is still about a decade away, however. More states must permit driverless cars and regulations have to be crafted. Equipment needs to be rolled out.
Still, Valeo executives see it as a big step toward the day in the distant future when cars actually drive themselves with no one behind the wheel.
Other companies have already demonstrated self-parking systems, but in most cases the driver has to find the spot and activate the system to make it work. The Valeo system, demonstrated Monday at an intelligent vehicle conference in Detroit using a Land Rover SUV, allows cars today to do tasks currently performed by human valets.
"The car is able to do a much better parking maneuver than we as humans," said Amine Taleb, Valeo s project manager for advanced driver assistance systems.
Here s how it works: Drivers approach their destination and the system finds a deck with an open space. The driver goes to the deck and activates the system. The deck then tells the car where the open space is. The sensors, cameras and laser activate, letting the car drive itself about 3 miles per hour, winding its way to the space and backing in. The system can even find a space on its own without a signal from a deck.
The system won t let the car hit anything, Taleb says. And it can brake and even take action on its own to evade a hazard such as another moving car. A driver can even watch the car park through the cameras and software that simulates an aerial view.
Although the technology is already available, there are hurdles. Only nine states allow driverless cars on public roads, and then only for testing purposes, said Scott Belcher, CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, the group holding the conference.
Also, parking decks will have to be equipped with systems to communicate with cars. Radio frequencies haven t been allocated yet by the federal government. The auto industry is vying with the cellphone industry for the bandwidth, for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, Belcher said.
Cyber security guidelines and government regulations have to be put in place. And legal liability has to be sorted out if the car somehow gets into a wreck.
What s likely within five years is an interim step: The driver finds the space and the car then parks itself. Taleb wouldn t say if an auto company is interested in buying the self-parking system.
The traffic benefits alone are tremendous. Omno Zoeter, a senior research scientist at Xerox, says some studies show as many as 30 percent of urban drivers are looking for parking at any given time.
Eugene Tsyrklevich, the CEO of Parkopedia, an app that monitors more than 30 million parking spaces in 45 countries to help drivers park, predicts a decade of transition as cars and then parking garages adopt technology.
"Driving around looking for a space is not dead yet," said Tsyrklevich. "But it will be."
Technology being honed by French auto parts maker Valeo uses a dozen ultrasonic sound-wave sensors, 360-degree cameras and a laser scanner to safely park within a few centimeters of other vehicles. Then, when you re done with dinner or a business meeting, the car will return to you after another swipe of the thumb.
The potential benefits are plenty. More orderly parking means less congestion. Drivers are spared the time and frustration of the hunt for a spot. Parking lots can squeeze more vehicles into limited space.
The fully-automated system called "Connected Automated Valet Parking" is still about a decade away, however. More states must permit driverless cars and regulations have to be crafted. Equipment needs to be rolled out.
Still, Valeo executives see it as a big step toward the day in the distant future when cars actually drive themselves with no one behind the wheel.
Other companies have already demonstrated self-parking systems, but in most cases the driver has to find the spot and activate the system to make it work. The Valeo system, demonstrated Monday at an intelligent vehicle conference in Detroit using a Land Rover SUV, allows cars today to do tasks currently performed by human valets.
"The car is able to do a much better parking maneuver than we as humans," said Amine Taleb, Valeo s project manager for advanced driver assistance systems.
Here s how it works: Drivers approach their destination and the system finds a deck with an open space. The driver goes to the deck and activates the system. The deck then tells the car where the open space is. The sensors, cameras and laser activate, letting the car drive itself about 3 miles per hour, winding its way to the space and backing in. The system can even find a space on its own without a signal from a deck.
The system won t let the car hit anything, Taleb says. And it can brake and even take action on its own to evade a hazard such as another moving car. A driver can even watch the car park through the cameras and software that simulates an aerial view.
Although the technology is already available, there are hurdles. Only nine states allow driverless cars on public roads, and then only for testing purposes, said Scott Belcher, CEO of the Intelligent Transportation Society of America, the group holding the conference.
Also, parking decks will have to be equipped with systems to communicate with cars. Radio frequencies haven t been allocated yet by the federal government. The auto industry is vying with the cellphone industry for the bandwidth, for vehicle-to-vehicle and vehicle-to-infrastructure communication, Belcher said.
Cyber security guidelines and government regulations have to be put in place. And legal liability has to be sorted out if the car somehow gets into a wreck.
What s likely within five years is an interim step: The driver finds the space and the car then parks itself. Taleb wouldn t say if an auto company is interested in buying the self-parking system.
The traffic benefits alone are tremendous. Omno Zoeter, a senior research scientist at Xerox, says some studies show as many as 30 percent of urban drivers are looking for parking at any given time.
Eugene Tsyrklevich, the CEO of Parkopedia, an app that monitors more than 30 million parking spaces in 45 countries to help drivers park, predicts a decade of transition as cars and then parking garages adopt technology.
"Driving around looking for a space is not dead yet," said Tsyrklevich. "But it will be."
Tuesday, 2 September 2014
No Need for Spectacles Now.
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New research has been done to get rid of spectacles.
British scientist have done a successful experiment on this thing.Now doctors can put a drop in he eye through operation which can help to FOCUS.
Scientist invented a new technique to get rid of spectacles.This invention is a drop which can be put into the eye which helps in focusing.The name of the drop is "Rain Drop".This can be put into the eye without any pain.Before the operation eye the region of the is made senseless for sometime so that during the operation eye could be still.
Actually,research work is done in the America by the American scientists but the practical is performed in the Yorkshire,a city of England.
This new technique is substitue of laser surgery.
with the advancement of age according to experts the focusing capability of eye is reduced to a much extent.But this technology is a remedy for that.
This technology is now in use in Britian and in short time would be available in whole world.
The price of the drop is 250 pounds.It is supposed that the rate of the drops would decrease soon.
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British scientist have done a successful experiment on this thing.Now doctors can put a drop in he eye through operation which can help to FOCUS.
Scientist invented a new technique to get rid of spectacles.This invention is a drop which can be put into the eye which helps in focusing.The name of the drop is "Rain Drop".This can be put into the eye without any pain.Before the operation eye the region of the is made senseless for sometime so that during the operation eye could be still.
Actually,research work is done in the America by the American scientists but the practical is performed in the Yorkshire,a city of England.
This new technique is substitue of laser surgery.
with the advancement of age according to experts the focusing capability of eye is reduced to a much extent.But this technology is a remedy for that.
This technology is now in use in Britian and in short time would be available in whole world.
The price of the drop is 250 pounds.It is supposed that the rate of the drops would decrease soon.
A lot of people can get benefit from this technique.
Friday, 29 August 2014
It is Possible to Convert,Remove and Alternate Your Bad Memories
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Neuroscientists of Japan and America says that Emotions connected to memories can be rewritten, making bad events in the past seem better and good things appear worse
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The discovery of the mechanism behind the process helps to explain the power of current psychotherapeutic treatments for mental illnesses such as depression or Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), they said, and could offer new avenues for psychiatric help.
"These findings validate the success of current psychotherapy, by revealing its underlying mechanism," research leader Susumu Tonegawa told AFP in Tokyo.
The team, formed from a collaboration between Japan's RIKEN institute and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the US, used optogenetics -- a new brain-control technology which utilises light -- to better understand what happens when we reminisce.
They found that warm feelings or intense fear triggered by the interaction between the hippocampus -- the brain's diary room -- and the amygdala -- the place believed to encode positivity or negativity -- are more flexible than previously thought.
"It depends on how strongly the (good or bad aspect) dominates... there is competition between the two circuits' connection strengths," Tonegawa said.
The researchers injected two groups of male mice with light-sensitive algae protein.
This allowed them to identify the formation of a new memory as it was happening and then use pulses of light to reactivate it when they wanted to.
One group of rodents were allowed to play with female mice, creating a positive memory. The other group were given a small but unpleasant electric shock through the floor.
PAINFUL MEMORY:
Researchers then artificially reactivated the memory using the light pulses -- effectively making the mice remember what had happened to them.
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supposed memory track |
While the mice were "remembering" their event, they were given the opposite experience -- the mice with the nice memory got a shock, while those with the painful memory were introduced to females.
Tonegawa said his team had discovered that the emotion of the new experience overpowered the original emotion, rewriting how the mice felt about it.
"We did a test in the original chamber and the original fear memory was gone," he said.
However, the over-writing of a memory was only possible by manipulating the hippocampus, which is sensitive to context. The same result could not be achieved by manipulating the amygdala.
Tonegawa said the connection between the contextual memory in the hippocampus and the "good" or "bad" emotions in the amygdala became stronger or weaker depending on what was experienced.
The researchers hope their findings might open up new possibilities for treatment of mood-affecting disorders such as depression, or PTSD, a condition found in people such as soldiers who have undergone life-threatening or particularly horrific events.
"In the future, I would like to think that with new technology we will be able to wirelessly control neurons in the brain, without intrusive tools like electrodes," said Tonegawa, who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology and Medicine in 1987.
"We could possibly augment good memories over bad ones," he said.
The research paper is published in Nature.
In a commentary, also carried by Nature, cognitive researchers Tomonori Takeuchi and Richard Morris at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland said the study broke new ground in exploring the mechanisms of memory, although optogenetics had limitations as a tool for doing this.
"Molecular engineering is nonetheless shedding light on our understanding of the underlying physiological networks of memory," they wrote.
Discovery is helpful in the regard that:
"The discovery could offer new avenues for psychiatric help."
Run Android apps on your Windows PC
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The Android emulator
The most “basic” way to get Android apps running on a PC is to go through the Android emulator released by Google as part of the official SDK. The emulator can be used to create virtual devices running any version of Android you want with different resolutions and hardware configurations. The first downside of this process is the somewhat complicated setup process.
You’ll need to grab the SDK package from Google’s site and use the included SDK Manager program to download the platforms you want — probably whatever the most recent version of Android happens to be at the time (4.4 at the time of publishing). The AVD manager is where you can create and manage your virtual devices. Google makes some pre-configured options available in the menu for Nexus devices, but you can set the parameters manually too. Once you’ve booted your virtual device, you’ll need to get apps installed, but the emulator is the bone stock open source version of Android — no Google apps included.
After a bit of a slow start, Android’s application ecosystem has proven to be versatile and very developer-friendly. You are free to develop an app for Android and publish it to the Play Store with minimal restrictions. This has led to a plethora of really cool Android apps, some of which aren’t available on iOS or other platforms. Running Android apps usually requires an Android smartphone or tablet — obviously! — but what if you currently use iOS or another mobile OS, and want to try out Android without actually getting an Android device?
After a bit of a slow start, Android’s application ecosystem has proven to be versatile and very developer-friendly. You are free to develop an app for Android and publish it to the Play Store with minimal restrictions. This has led to a plethora of really cool Android apps, some of which aren’t available on iOS or other platforms. Running Android apps usually requires an Android smartphone or tablet — obviously! — but what if you currently use iOS or another mobile OS, and want to try out Android without actually getting an Android device?
Well, fortunately, with a little leg work, you can run Android apps on a regular old Windows PC. There are a few different ways to go about it, each with their own strengths and weaknesses.
Since there’s no Play Store, you’ll need to do some file management. Take the APK you want to install (be it Google’s app package or something else) and drop the file into the
tools
folder in your SDK directory. Then use the command prompt while your AVD is running to enter (in that directory) adb install filename.apk
. The app should be added to the app list of your virtual device.The big upside here is that the emulator is unmodified Android right from the source. The way apps render in the emulator will be the same as they render on devices. It’s great for testing app builds before loading them onto test devices. The biggest problem is that the emulator is sluggish and lacks the hardware access to make games run acceptably.
Android PC ports
If you don’t mind a little extra work, you can have a more fluid Android app experience by installing a modified version of the OS on your PC. There are a few ports of Android that will run on desktop PCs, but support is somewhat limited because of the extensive hardware configuration options for PCs. The two leading choices for a full Android installation on PC are Android on Intel Architecture (UEFI-equipped devices) and the Android-x86 Project (pictured above).
Neither one is in a perfect state, and you’ll need a supported piece of hardware, like the Dell XPS 12 for Intel’s version or the Lenovo ThinkPad x61 Tablet for Android-x86. You could install them over top of Windows, but that’s not the best idea. The smarter way would be to create a separate hard drive partition and install Android there.
If your hardware isn’t supported by either of these projects, you can also try installing them in VirtualBox, which should be a little faster than the official Android emulator. It probably still won’t be good enough for games, but most apps should install and run correctly. Also note, you’ll have to install the apps you want manually as there’s no Google Play integration here either.
Thursday, 28 August 2014
Apple’s iWatch is finally coming in September:
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After years of rumors, leaks, and false starts, it seems the stars will finally swing into alignment this fall: Apple is will unveil an iWatch smartwatch alongside a new large-screen iPhone 6 at an event on September 9, according to the latest reports.
Presumably the iWatch will also be released to the public alongside the iPhone 6 a week or two later. Previous rumors had pointed to an October unveil for the iWatch, but it seems Apple has moved it forward — possibly in response to the Samsung Gear S, LG G Watch R, and the Moto 360, all of which will be released over the next month or two. Just as the iPhone and iPad popularized the smartphone and tablet, will the arrival of the iWatch signal the beginning of the wearable computing revolution?
Over the last couple of months, Apple’s (AAPL) stock price has been buoyed by Wall Street’s belief that, at long last, a new segment-defining device was on its way. Last week Apple’s stock price finally rose back above its September 2012 peak. It would seem that, after a couple of years of uncertainty — the echo of Steve Jobs’ death, essentially — the stock market finally thinks that Apple is ready to do more than just squeeze its iPhone cash cow for billions of dollars in profits every quarter.
Enter the iWatch, which has been rumored (or perhaps wishfully speculated is a better term) since 2010. The funny thing is, despite Recode’s confirmation that the iWatch is coming in September (and Recode is pretty good with Apple leaks), we know virtually nothing about what Apple’s smartwatch will actually do or look like. We don’t even know if it’ll be an iWatch — something akin to an iPod Nano with a wrist strap — or if it’ll be more of a health-and-fitness iBand. It’s pretty safe to assume that the iWatch/iBand will tie into iOS 8 features such as Health and HealthKit.
In my eyes, it is surprising that we know so little about the iWatch this close to its (apparent) release date. Bear in mind that the iWatch will reportedly appear alongside the iPhone 6 on September 9 — and while we know almost everything about the iPhone 6, we know nothing about the iWatch. If Apple really is gearing up to release the iWatch, there will be production lines in China producing millions of units right now. It’spossible that Apple and its manufacturing partners have somehow kept the iWatch production line completely locked down, but it seems unlikely.
Ultimately, the big question is whether the iWatch will be a full-fat device that runs iOS 8 — or a companion device that perhaps runs a cut-down OS for improved battery life, and requires a nearby iPhone/iPad for connectivity and other heavy lifting. In either case, even in the wake of the 3G Samsung Gear S, I don’t think we’ll see a truly standalone iWatch with 3G/4G connectivity. If Apple does release an iWatch in September, I’m pretty certain that extended battery life will be one of the key differentiators that Apple offers over the Android competition — and it just isn’t possible to offer 3G/4G and long battery life in a smartwatch form factor (yet).
Will the iWatch kickstart the wearable computing revolution? After Google Glass and Samsung’s early smartwatches have established a beachhead, will Apple swoop in and mop up the glory show everyone else how it’s done? I think it’s unlikely — I just don’t think battery, processor, and radio technologies are there yet – but I’m happy to be proved wrong. I think it’s much more likely that Apple is reacting to the competition, rather than tapping the same well of innovation that resulted in the iPhone and iPad. (The large-screen iPhones are reactionary rather than revolutionary, too.)

In any case, I guess we’ll find out on September 9. The iWatch is expected to be unveiled alongside the iPhone 6, which will come in 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch flavors. Pricing is anybody’s guess right now, depending on whether it’s a full-fat iWatch or cut-down iBand — but somewhere between $200 and $400 sounds about right. Official invites to Apple’s September 9 event should be sent out in the next few days.
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