Together with the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus, the other big reveal this year was the Apple Watch. Like most of you, I thought this would be called iWatch, but it appears we were wrong.

The Apple Watch is an iOS 8 compatible device that will work with your iPhone to send Facebook alerts, texts, updates and basic app information to your wrist. It will also play nicely with Siri, which could have some real benefits.

The watch itself is rectangular in shape with rounded edges. From what we know so far, there will be two sizes of Apple Watch: 38mm and 42mm. They will be constructed of a stainless steel alloy and include a steel strap.

There will also be three versions of the Apple Watch: standard, sport and an 18-carat gold edition. Colours include stainless steel, silver aluminium, space black stainless steel, space grey aluminium, 18-carat yellow gold and 18-carat rose gold.

What makes the Apple Watch different from other wearables is the digital crown. It’s a bezel on the side of the watch that provides control over the functions. Apple quickly abandoned the idea of pinch and slide as impractical and instead went for manual control.

Also of interest is the vibrate function that can be triggered by messages. A button underneath the digital crown can bring up your contacts list and you can then send messages from the watch. The alert is a subtle vibration within the watch, which is a nice touch.

Overall, the Apple Watch is a nice looking wearable that may have some use socially or when you’re on the move. It is expected to hit the market early next year.

Jesmond Darmanin is a technology enthusiast who has his own blog at www.itnewsblog.com.