Text translation Apple Spring Forward

Exactly at 20.00 on Geektimes, we will begin a text translation of today's Apple event. Live stream is available on the Apple site only with OS X or iOS devices.

No one knows exactly what to expect from the event, but there are not very many options:

1. First of all, we are waiting for the Apple Watch announcement.
2. Perhaps an updated version of the Macbook Air
3. Software News: Apps for Apple Watch, OS X or iOS update is also possible.

Stock up on popcorn and start updating the post at exactly 20.00 Moscow time.

The Russian Apple site says that the watch will be available in 2015.
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21:35 Thanks that were with us these one and a half hours on Geektimes!

21:34 Tim Cook sums up the event and thanks all Apple employees who have painstakingly worked on all the new products of the company.

Update: Gold Apple Watch Edition, really , from $ 10,000.

21:32 These are the 9 countries in which this happens: Australia, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States.



21:31 And deliveries will begin on April 24th.



21:30 Pre-order Watch from April 10, Russia was not in the primary list.



21:30 And this is the Apple Watch Edition with an 18-carat gold case.



21:29 Steel model prices start at $ 600.

21:27 Apple says this material is also superior to other samples on the market. Stainless steel is 80% stronger due to cold forming.

21:27 The movie about steel for the “average” watch model.

21:26 This is what the Apple Watch looks like with a stainless steel case.



21:25 Apple Watch Sport - from $ 350 for a smaller version.

21:24 Aluminum in Apple Watch Sport is 60% stronger than standard alloys, but just as light.

21:24 Video on anodized aluminum.

21:23 In total, there are 3 versions of the watch: sports Apple Watch Sport with an anodized aluminum case, just Apple Watch (steel) and gold Apple Watch Edition.



21:22 And everything is controlled from the application on the iPhone. It can already be downloaded for iOS 8.2, which will appear today.



21:22 Charging is simple: you just need to connect the magnetic charging to the back of the watch.



21:22 Under any load, the Watch battery keeps, as Tim Cook says, 18 hours.



21:21 A bundle only with the iPhone, as we understand it - with other devices you can not connect Watch.

21:20 Tim shows how using the “smart home” he can control the garage door from his watch.

21:18 Now it is already clear that for Apple Watch there will soon be all the main apps for iOS.

21:17 SPG application allows you to open a hotel room.



21:16 From hours you can show a plane ticket - the phone remains in your pocket.



21:15 Or call the car from Uber.



21:14 Without taking the phone out of your pocket, you can put a Like in Instagram.



21:12 Tim Lynch appeared on the scene, he showed several other uses for the Apple Watch.
As already mentioned, the device periodically reminds the user to warm up. For hours, you can pay in Apple Pay without using the phone.



21:10 Clocks can still a lot of things. For example, notifications from the iPhone are displayed on the screen.



21:09 WatchKit is now called that way.



21:08 Apple Pay works in Apple Watch. Siri support is also implemented.
Using the voice, you can open the application, get directions, call and so on.



21:07 Christie will participate in the Virgin Money London Marathon charity marathon wearing an Apple Watch.
Her progress can be monitored at apple.com.



21:05 American model Kristi Turlington says that the watch helps to not forget about the problems of the health of the mother. In that short period of time while she was using the watch, she noticed how they became part of her life.

21:05 Christie on stage.

21:04 Shows the movie with the mother, model and marathoner Christy Turlington Burns.

21:00 Workout application records activities.

21:00 Every Monday the clock offers exercise options based on last week’s activity.



21:00 Hours stimulate movement and less sit.



20:59 It goes without saying that from the clock you can see who is calling.



20:59 And with the help of Digital Touch, you can even send the rhythm of your own heartbeat to another person.



20:59 Killed Snapchat by adding a direct connection ("digital touch") between different Watch with the ability to send pictures drawn directly "on the clock."

20:58 By the clock you can talk in a spy style. Tim Cook says he has been dreaming of this since he was 5 years old.

20:57 You can display various useful information on the screen: the track being played, the weather, or the next event in the calendar.



20:57 “Glances” (glance - quick look) for returning to the frequently used Apple Watch features.

20:56 The clock display is fully customizable.

20:55 18K gold version.



20:55 Sports version of anodized aluminum in two colors: black or silver.



20:55 As it was supposed, the watch is in three versions: anodized aluminum, steel, 16-carat gold.

20:54 And now the addition to the family Apple - Apple Watch. Watches with stainless steel cases may have a traditional color and black (“space black”, closer to graphite).



20:53 A 13-inch MacBook Pro with Retina display and Force Touch is available today.

20:53 Macbook Air and Macbook Pro lines are updated.

20:53 In the $ 1599 configuration, there is a 12-inch Retina screen, a 1.2 GHz Intel Core M processor, integrated Intel HD Graphics 5300 graphics, 8 GB of RAM and a 512 GB hard disk. The beginning of the supply of new items - April 10.

20:53 $ 1300 - simpler version, $ 1600 - more interesting.



20:51 And this is the new MacBook that Tim Cook is holding.



20:49 Effective design significantly reduced the size of the motherboard and eliminated the need for a fan.

20:49 In the new MacBook, a new battery with a new design. Only with the help of innovations we managed to fit so much capacity.



20:47 And the video.

20:47 New MacBook - the most energy efficient laptop in the world.

20:45 With USB Type C in one port fit five at once: energy transfer, USB, DisplayPort, HDMI and VGA.



20:43 New battery is the most efficient use of space. Due to this, the old model could fit 35% more capacity. MacBook can work up to 9 hours when surfing the web and up to 10 when watching a movie on iTunes.



20:42 The Intel Core M processor consumes only 5 watts.

20:41 The fee has decreased by two thirds.



20:41 This is the new MacBook without fans.



20:41 New Macbook without a single spindle, even got rid of the internal cooler.

20:39 The screen is also updated. Now the Retina-screen consumes 30% less energy.



20.39 New action in OS X - “force click” with the help of a new sensor.



20.38 New trackpad - thin and tracking pressure. You can click anywhere on the surface.

20:37 Each key area is 17% higher.

20:36 Under each key there is an LED light.

20:36 He has a new keyboard. The new mechanism of the keys is 40% thinner, and pressing it more precisely.



20.36 The keys are on a new basis that Apple came up with "anew."

20:36 This is not just a new MacBook. This is the future of laptops. It weighs only 2 pounds, 910 grams. Retina display.

20:36 Available in silver



20:35 New keyboard, from edge to edge. They say that they put a lot of energy into it.

20:34 The new Macbook is 24% thinner than the 11-inch MacBook Air.



20:34 The easiest and most delicate Macbook!

20:33 Introducing the New MacBook



20:31 This is a new Macbook!

20:30 Macs are stronger than ever. They have been ahead of the PC for over 10 years. Their sales grew, although the whole industry fell. Poppies everywhere: from workstations to bedrooms.



20:30 Mac! Come on!

20:29 ResearchKit - in Open Source next month, and five applications that are listed below are available from today.



20:28 Now Apple is a medical analysis company.

20:26 Mike O'Reilly: "It's amazing that the same device with which you check mail can cure your illnesses."

20:24 User decides whether or not to participate. The user selects the data to be exchanged. It is worth remembering that understanding the disease is a step towards its cure.

20:24 Movie about doctors and medical researchers.

20:24 ResearchKit's first applications focus on Parkinson's disease, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, asthma, and breast cancer.



20:23 Jeff Williams explains how ResearchKit and HealthKit can work together.

20:22 Whole groups of diseases can now be diagnosed and prevented using the iPhone.

20:21 All of this is available in the mPower app created by the University of Rochester and Sage Biometrics with ResearchKit.

20:20 Patients with Parkinson's syndrome can record their symptoms simply by saying "aaaa." Now it is easy for them to carry out the tasks of scientists.



20:21 It's safe to say that now the iPhone is a medical device.

20:18 Data is difficult to collect. Therefore, Apple has created ResearchKit .



20:18 But all these achievements are connected with difficulties. You need to look for volunteers for research, and they themselves are often subjective in assessing their condition.

20:18 Jeff Williams on the Apple HealthKit from the scene. Talking about medical research.

20:17 Over 900 great apps have been created with the help of HealthKit.



20:17 One of the most important areas of influence of the iPhone is health.

20:16 HomeKit changes the way people manage home appliances.

20:16 Each major car manufacturer now works in conjunction with Apple CarPlay.

20:14 No need to suffer with banknotes. Apple Pay accepts vending machines, including 40,000 Coca-Cola machines.

20:14 Apple Pay works with 2500 banks and 10 of your fingers. The system is accepted in 700,000 stores.

20:14 Now, some news about Apple Pay. 700 thousand places in the United States already accept payment using Apple Pay.

20:13 iPhone grows twice as fast as the smartphone market

20:13 Tim Cook says: "The iPhone has not only created a category, it is a smartphone by which others are measured."

20:13 Tim Cook says the iPhone is the # 1 phone in the world.

20:13 700 million iPhones sold, and Apple TV has over 25 million users.

20:12 Apple TV now for $ 69.

20:11 The exclusive trailer for Game of Thrones has just ended.

20:08 HBO Now will be exclusively available to all Apple TV users already from the beginning of April for $ 14.99 per month. When you subscribe, the first month is free.



20:07 HBO will exclusively show their latest TV shows and movies on Apple TV.
HBO CEO Richard Plepler onstage.



20:06 Introductory part of the presentation - on Apple TV. And HBO ...



20:05 Apple has now 21 stores in China and plans to move on.

20:05 And there are 453 stores in 16 countries. 120 million people visited them in the last quarter.

20:05 In China, opens a whole galaxy of Apple stores, which Tim Cook, judging by the tone, has very high hopes.



20:03 Tim Cook on stage!
The first word is about the newest Apple store, which opened in Guangzhou.

20:02 Watch the commercial “Apple Stores in China”.

19:54 The video stream has begun on the Apple site .
We remind you that its viewing is available only from Apple devices or through the Apple TV set-top box.

19:52 Listeners take their places, preparing for the presentation to take their attention.



19:53 Re / Code writes that the battle for the best seats in the hall and the Wi-Fi connection has already begun.

19:49 People take their places in the hall, 10 minutes left.



19:44 And so, a queue at the entrance looked a few minutes ago.



19:36 What is “online competition” can be understood by watching the Android Wear commercial, released today.



19:25 Meanwhile, in the official broadcast on the Apple site, a photo of the armchairs of the empty hall appeared with ironic comments: “In full expectation.”



19:21 While there is still more than half an hour before the event, you can follow the English broadcasts on Re / Code , ArsTechnica , TechCrunch and TheVerge .