Apple Watch will need to be recharged nightly, will also work for left handed users

We're learning a few more things about the Apple Watch. As it stands right now the watch will need to be recharged each evening which means it will yield around a day of use on a single charge, which is in line with most wearable devices sporting high res screens and multiple sensors. This might change as we get closer to the device's shipping date in 2015.

We also learned today that, unlike traditional analog wristwatches and many wearables out there, the Apple Watch can be oriented to right-handed or left-handed users. This is determined when you set the device up the first time. Since the straps of the Apple Watch are super easy to change (no tools needed), you can orient the device however you wish. 

Apple Watch will also have around 8GB of storage and can play back music via Bluetooth to a headset even without an iPhone present.

Jony Ive discusses Apple Watch on ABC

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In a segment from the ABC special on the historic Apple Watch launch, Jony Ive talks about how the device is personal yet deeply customizeable and points out that the project was something Apple worked on for three years. 

Source: ABC via the Verge

First impressions of the Apple Watch

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Cupertino - Apple's highly anticipated wearable, the Apple Watch debuted today at the Flint Center for the Performing Arts. Not just one device but a whole category with various sizes, accessories and applications. In terms of design, the Apple Watch looks unlike any of the current generation of smart watches, it resembles a luxury timepiece in terms of look, build, design and accessories.

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Video: First look at the Apple Watch

Apple's first wearable is quite a knockout device. The Apple Watch broke ground today in an unprecedented launch event that saw newer, bigger iPhones, an Apple Pay mobile payments platform and the revolutionary Apple Watch. While it is still coming in 2015, the family of Apple Watches offer the gamut of wearable, health tracker, iPhone extension as well as remote control for Apple TV and iTunes. Here's our exclusive first look at the latest from Apple. Check out my first impressions on this new wearable. Here are some more images from our slideshow.