iWatch Rumor Roundup: What to Expect From Apple's New Wearable

With Apple set to unveil its latest technology Tuesday morning at a special media event, one of the subjects shrouded in the most mystery is the long-rumored wearable device that has become known as the iWatch. This is brand new territory for Apple with many of the company's fans hoping they can do for wearable technology that it did for the smartphone with the first iPhone. Here are some of the most popular questions that are currently surrounding the mysterious iWatch.

When will it be released to consumers?

Many tech experts agree that it won't be on the market right away. While Apple has become famous for announcing new technology and quickly putting it out on the market, it is important to note that this is a brand new product. The iPhone was shown off six months prior to its release. The iPad was revealed two months before being released. Developers need time to build apps for this so that it is a fully realized product once it hits store shelves.

Will it actually be called the iWatch?

This is usually one of the more contested aspects of Apple products. The new device may be called the iWatch, but other names floating around include the iTime, the iWear, or the iFit. 

Do not be surprised if Apple decides to go with something unexpected as they did when naming the iPad.  Apple knows how to take a name and insert it into the public vernacular better than perhaps any company. If the technology is there, consumers will call it whatever the company wants.

How big will it be?

This is something that is being contested a lot as smart watches start to become more popular on the market. With multiple size iPhones almost certainly coming out to market, some are hoping for a similar practice to grace the iWatch.

More so than any of their other products, the iWatch, whether people see it or not, is a fashion statement. having multiple SKUs could help Apple with its signature customization that we have seen them involve in their other products in the past.

Will it have a good battery life?

Battery life is one of the things that plagues wearables these days (as well as just about any technology when it is released). Analysts agree that these devices need to reach the sweet spot of one-week per charge in order to reach the proper mainstream appeal and to become the industry standard that phones have become.

Apple should do their best to find a way to make this work as a longterm device, whether it's a new type of charger or watch designed to minimize necessary power.

These questions and more are bound to be answered September 9th at Apple's media event when the company finally pulls back the curtain on its next generation of technology.