The Apple Beat: Industry focuses on Apple Watch event

By Gadjo Cardenas Sevilla

Many companies have had a head start in the wearables race and so far, there hasn't been a clear winner. 

We're a few days away from Apple's 'Spring Forward' Event which will likely be heavily focused on the company's next product category and first wearable, the Apple Watch. Everyone will be watching with great interest.

Wearables, specially smart watches, have been around for years. Various companies have given us their versions of what a proper smart watch should be, what it has to offer, and a lot of functionality offloaded from our smartphones to our wrist.

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Weiser adds Android App for Kevo Smart Lock

Smart Locks are some of the bigger products coming out of the emerging Internet Of Things segment. Weiser, the leader in residential door hardware, has just released an Android app for its Bluetooth®-enabled smart lock, Kevo. The app will allow Android users with compatible devices to experience full functionality of Kevo previously only available to iOS users.

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Stage is set of Apple's 'Spring Forward' event on Monday

The Yerba Buena Center for the Arts in San Francisco is being readied while Apple's executive's are no doubt polishing their presentations and big reveals for Monday's 'Spring Forward' event. Invitations went out a week ago to selected media to attend the event on March 9 at 10 a.m. PDT, which will be live streamed.

As with previous events, it will be broadcast on Apple's Live website, and it will also be available on the Apple TV via a dedicated channel. The stream is also available as an archived video on Apple's website after the event.

Apple is expected to reveal more about the Apple Watch including pricing for all lines as well as how people can select the various available options. Also expected are announcements pertaining to MacBook Airs and possibly the introduction of a new 12-inch model with a Retina Display. All will be revealed soon enough.

Apple advises Aperture users to migrate to upcoming Photos app

Aperture was an amazing image editing application for OS X, Apple is replacing iPhoto and Aperture with the new Photos app this spring. Because of this, Aperture will no longer be available for purchase from the Mac App Store. You can continue to use Aperture on OS X Yosemite, but you will not
be able to buy additional copies of the app.

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