Apple Watch (1st generation)
Digital Crown physical rotary navigation, Force Touch, and wrist-first health tracking establish Apple's wearable computing model.
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Digital Crown
Rotary navigation control introduced on Apple Watch.
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Apple Watch Series 4
A major industrial redesign introduces 40mm/44mm curved LTPO displays, the 64-bit S4 SiP, Fall Detection, and the first consumer-grade over-the-counter ECG sensor cleared by the US FDA.
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Dual Apple H1 chips, custom 40mm dynamic drivers, a Digital Crown, and luxury materials bring computational audio to high-fidelity over-ear headphones.
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H2 brings up to 1.5x more effective ANC, Adaptive Audio, Live Translation, and 24-bit/48kHz lossless audio over USB-C while expanding AirPods Max into Apple-documented professional creation and mixing workflows.
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Historical context
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Apple expands the ecosystem to the wrist and the wallet
Apple unveiled Apple Watch while the iPhone 6 generation introduced Apple Pay, extending the ecosystem into wearable interaction, health-oriented hardware, and contactless payments.