The 10 essential sensors of the iWatch

This week we have talked a lot about iWatch, and the truth, it is not for less. It seems that Apple has already started to manufacture it and in fact the first units have already come out of the oven, we assume that they are final, and they are being tested by some elite athletes, mainly to polish the last details, so we can practically confirm (if it was not clear enough until now) that we can enjoy the iWatch for autumn of this year.

What will the iWatch be able to do?

However What will the iWatch be able to do? Obviously we do not know all the details, but for the moment, news from the industry of the w, which make us more aware of what Apple intends to introduce in the month of October. In this case, Hamid Farzaneh, CEO of Sensoplex, a company dedicated to the manufacture of sensor modules for different devices, has reflected on the sensors that would come within the iWatch. This is what he said.

Safe sensors

First of all we would find some sensors that are almost confirmed, in the absence of Apple to pronounce (based on what is offered by other similar devices), among which we find:

Accelerometer: For practically the same uses as on the iPhone, recording the movement of the body, establishing sleep patterns or even counting the steps taken based on the movement of the arm.

Gyroscope: a very useful sensor that would allow the iWatch to be put to rest while the arm is relaxed and that when making the movement of looking at the time (for example) it would activate the screen, thus being able to eliminate a specific button for the lock, as if the iPhone has it .

Magnetometer: basically, a compass, and it would come to improve the ability to position and measure distances.

Barometer: An atmospheric pressure sensor to measure altitude. This sensor is also being speculated that the iPhone 6

Thermometer: A room temperature meter that makes it possible to calculate, for example, physical effort by comparing room temperature with body temperature.

Other possible sensors

Second, from Sensoplex, they have also described other possible sensors for the iWatch, but not as likely like the previous ones, we explain why below.

Pulsometer: blood pulse sensor located on the back of the device. Personally, I think that this sensor will be present in the iWatch (if there is a bookmaker that carries these things, I would bet on it) and even more so having seen the IOS 8 Health App, where there is a specific section for the heart pulse.

Oximetry sensor: sensor capable of measuring oxygen level in blood. It can be another way of measuring the effort exerted, but too complex compared to other methods (pulse, body temperature, etc.)

Skin sweat sensor: this sensor would also be on the back of the device, in contact with the skin and could help to measure (umpteenth) the effort expended, as well as the calories burned during exercise.

Body temperature sensor: together with the ambient temperature sensor, it would serve to establish a comparative relationship between the body temperature and the ambient temperature

GPS: We all, by now, know what a GPS does. I see it unlikely if Apple wants us to use the iWatch always associated with the iPhone (in this case, the phone's GPS would be used), but if not and they want us to use the iWatch independently of the iPhone, I see it as a pretty useful sensor. Everyone needs to know where they are running, the distance they have run and, most importantly, what they have left to set their own record. 

So far the list of sensors that we have so far, as I have already said there are some of the "Unlikely" that if I made the iWatch I would include them without thinking, HOWEVER, as this is not the case, I ask you Can you think of any other sensor / function that the iWatch should carry? Comment without fear.