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Given all the buzz, you'd think an iWatch from Apple would be a case of "when" rather than "if." In theory, such a device could push computing forward. Users could check messages and get alerts and directions without having to whip out their iPhones. (And Dick Tracy would be spinning in his grave.) Here's our quick list of features we'd like to see find their way into the still mythical device.
鑒于各種傳聞甚囂塵上，所以你肯定會認為，蘋果公司（Apple）的iWatch面世是早晚的事。從理論上說，這樣的設備可能會讓計算應用向前再邁出一大步。有了這樣的手表，用戶就不需要掏出手機來讀取信息、查看提醒或獲得導航指令了（“至尊神探”也能在墓中復活了）。本文將簡要介紹一下我們希望這款目前尚披著神秘面紗的設備具備哪些特性。
Device pairing. Apple (AAPL) was recently granted a patent for a technology that would allow the two-way transmission of data between a portable media device and an accessory. While most Apple patents never see reality, this one opens the door to a watch that pairs with an iPhone so users could say, view messages, calendar events, Facebook (FB) notifications, or get turn-by-turn directions.
設備配對。近期蘋果有一項技術獲得了專利審批。它能讓便攜式媒體設備和輔助設備之間實現雙向數據傳輸。盡管絕大多數蘋果專利從來就見不到天日，這項技術卻為這只手表打開了與iPhone配對的方便之門。這樣，用戶就能通過它直接瀏覽信息，查閱日程安排和Facebook的提醒，逐個路口獲得提示轉向（turn-by-turn）的導航功能。
Accelerometer. Imagine what an accelerometer would enable the iWatch to do. Given popular bracelets like Jawbone's Up and the Nike+ (NKE) Fuel Band, the iWatch could also be a similar health device, keeping track of things like steps taken and calories burned.
加速計。想象一下加速計將能使iWatch具備哪些功能吧。看看現在流行的健康腕帶，比如Jawbone's Up和耐克公司（Nike）的Nike+ Fuel Band，iWatch可能也會成為類似的保健設備，能夠追蹤走路的步數和消耗的熱量。
Curved display. Another patent Apple filed in 2011 reveals the company is working on a flexible screen wrist band with a touch-sensitive curved display "across a portion of the wearable video device where the flexible display overlaps itself." Sure, it'd be an aesthetic thing, but a curved high-resolution display would be -- for lack of a better word -- hot.
曲面顯示屏。蘋果公司2011年申請的另一項專利顯示，公司正在開發一種柔性屏幕腕帶。它帶有一塊觸控的曲面顯示屏，“這塊屏幕部分覆蓋在可佩戴的視頻設備上，它的柔性屏幕可以折疊起來”。可以肯定，這會是個絕美的產品，而高分辨率曲面顯示屏將更加“性感”——我實在找不到更好的詞來形容了。
Rechargeable battery. Chances are an iWatch wouldn't run for long on conventional watch batteries, so we hope Apple finds a way to make it rechargeable via Lightning cord or even partly by wrist movements like today's kinetic watches. Equally as important: at least a full-day of battery life in between charges.
可充電電池。iWatch如果用常規電池很可能無法續航太久，所以我們希望蘋果能通過閃電接口數據線（Lightning cord），或至少采用如今的動能手表那樣的技術，利用腕部活動來為電池充電。同樣重要的是，兩次充電之間至少要能保持一整天的續航時間。
All kinds of sizes. In this case, one size might not fit all. Piper Jaffray analyst Gene Munster wrote recently that a wearable computer could prove more popular with men than women if designed on the larger or chunkier side. "It is less likely women will embrace them given women's watches tend to be smaller with a greater emphasis on fashion," explained Munster. Whether or not that's true, Munster sort of has a point: The iWatch may have to come in different flavors to cater to different people. A phone is one thing. But something you strap to your wrist? That's a sartorial statement.
各種尺寸。就尺寸而言，一種尺寸可能無法適合所有用戶。派杰投行（Piper Jaffray）的分析師吉恩?明斯特日前寫道，較大尺寸的可佩戴電腦更容易被男性用戶接受。他解釋說：“女性不太可能戴這種東西，因為女款手表往往更小，更強調時尚感。”不管這是不是真的，明斯特要表達的主要觀點是：iWatch可能必須推出各種尺寸，以適合各類人群。手機是一回事，但說到你要戴在手腕上的產品，就是另外一回事了。因為它事關穿著品味。
What do you think? What would you like to see in the iWatch?
您怎么想的呢？您希望iWatch擁有哪些特性呢？
