Iwatch Iphone Ipod touch Imac Ipad: Connected?

It seems Apple's inovations will come to its rescue again. As Apple shares hover around the $400 mark, investors continue to look for signs the company will innovate and tackle new growth markets before confidence is restored. Among the new devices Apple will reportedly launch in the near future is a connected wrist watch rumored to be called the “iWatch,” which would mark Apple’s entrance into the emerging wearable computing market. Dozens of reports suggest an iWatch is imminent, and now it has been discovered that Apple recently filed documents in an effort to trademark the name “iWatch” in Japan, Bloomberg reported. This is the second country in which Apple has attempted to trademark the name — the first was Russia — and it is the most solid evidence yet that the company plans to launch a smartwatch in the future.

Apple launches new low level iPod Touch

Apple launched a new entry level iPod Touch early Thursday, and also quietly confirmed that they've sold 100 millon of the portable media devices since launching the line in 2007.

Both announcements came, well, without announcements of any sort; the new iPod quietly appeared in Apple's online store last night, and company spokespeople mentioned the sales milestone in a conversation with blogger Jim Dalrymple. There isn't a related press release to be found.

The $229 device features the same slim form factor, A5 chip, 4" Retina display and iOS 6 operating system as Apple's other Touch models, but lacks the rear-facing camera and larger storage capacities of the previous Touches. Available only in one configuration (16GB of storage paired with a black & silver finish), the newest iPod will ship within 24 hours and be available in Apple retail stores tomorrow.

For all the attention iPad and iPhone duly garner, iPod Touch is a pretty stunning piece of technology. Measuring a scant 6.1 mm front-to-back and weighing just over three ounces, the sixth-gen Touch is amazing to hold. The new 16-GB model retains the 4" display and front-facing camera that make it so popular for gaming and video chat/selfie photo sharing. In other words, it's perfect for the teenager in your life who's adept at sniffing out open WiFi networks but can't pay his own $80/month iPhone bill.

Curious is the fact that Apple added the new model under the radar instead of using either CEO TIm Cook's appearance at D11 this past Tuesday or the upcoming Worldwide Developers Conference to launch the device. While it's not entirely out of character for Apple to slip a relatively low-profile new device out into the wild without much hoopla, the company's marketing teams have to be aware of what they've just done to fan the flames of the "Cheap iPhone" rumor mill.

Would Steve Jobs have wanted this? Well, we might never have the chance to ask him.

Source: readwrite.com