iWatch Rumors: New App Store For Smartwatch To Debut Soon

The iWatch could get its own App Store, 9to5Mac reports.

Sources familiar with the Cupertino-based company's plans claim that select developers have already been given access to the iWatch SDK to create iWatch apps that will be presented with the device during its unveiling. Facebook is reportedly among the select developers, who are "under strict non-disclosure agreements." It is unclear if the iWatch App Store will be standalone or part of the same iOS store available on the iPhone, iPad and iPod Touch, BGR notes.

The iWatch is rumored to be set for its debut Tuesday at an Apple event alongside the iPhone 6 and possibly the iPad Air 2.

The Wall Street Journal and New York Times reported last week that the smartwatch will come packing a curved OLED screen, a flexible display and wireless charging. The New York Times has also tipped the iWatch for mobile payment capability through Near Field Communication, which is also believed to be an iPhone 6 feature.

As previously reported, the Times claims that the smartwatch will come with two sizes and focus on health and fitness functions. Unnamed employees that spoke to the publication added that the product is "one of Apple's most ambitious projects to date," and was an "enormous" time and financial commitment to ensure its health and fitness sensors are "much more" accurate than those found in existing fitness devices, MacRumors reports.

However, just as analyst Ming-Chi Kuo stated in a recent investors note, the report also suggests the device will not be available to consumers until 2015 - even if it is unveiled at Apple's Sept. 9 event.

What do you make of the rumored iWatch? Will it be appealing enough to consumers to stand apart from the recent smartwatches to hit the market? Let us know what you think with a relevant comment.