While this certainly qualifies as technobabble for most readers the write-up at ArsTechnica on the software for the Apple Watch is very interesting reading for the geeks out there.
http://arstechnica.com/apple/2014/11/apple-releases-watchkit-developer-tools-alongside-first-ios-8-2-beta/
Here is a snippet from that piece:
According to Apple's WatchKit page, Apple Watch apps are actually divided up into two parts. One is "a WatchKit Extension" that actually runs on your iPhone, and the other is "a set of user interface resources that are installed on Apple Watch." The iPhone's more powerful SoC will actually be executing the code, and you interact with that code through the UI on the watch's screen.
So you won't download any Apple Watch apps, rather you'll download an app for your phone and it will interact with your Watch. Most of the processing will happen on the phone as well through the 'always on' connection. Sounds like the Apple Watch could be a battery drain for your iPhone.
Hmmm.
Going to be interesting next year when this thing is released.
Happy Reading,
J.W. Gant
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