The Apple Watch started life as an iPhone with a Velcro strap

The Apple Watch may be a polished product — both figuratively and literally — but it started life as little more than an iPhone with a Velcro strap, according to a new report from Wired. This crude prototype was chosen partly out of necessity (the Watch was developed on a tight deadline), but also because Apple knew that its first ever wearable would live or die on the strength of its user interface.