Time for the iWatch: Apple's wearable set to be revealed on September 9th alongside iPhone 6 - and it could control your house as well as monitor your health

Reports have previously claimed Apple's iWatch could double up as an activity tracker. This concept image reveals how the rumoured device and health tool might look. Dubbed the Diet Watch, it could track calories and steps as well as heart rate. It could launch at an event in October, alongside Apple's next iPad range

Apple will launch its much anticipated wearable device next month alongside the new iPhone 6 handsets, is has been claimed. Tech blog Re/Code said the firm is preparing to reveal the gadget, which is believed will be called iTime, alongside larger 4.7inch and 5.5inch handsets.
The wearable device will be able to monitor it's wearer's health, as well and show them alerts from their phone.

It could also act a remote for 'smart' home gadgets.
'Apple plans to unveil a new wearable alongside the two next-generation iPhones we told you the company will debut on September 9,' Re/Code said.
Apple has already hinted at the wearable in the latest update to its iOS software, which includes health tracking capabilities.
'The new device will, predictably, make good use of Apple’s HealthKit health and fitness platform,' Re.Code says.
'It will also — predictably — make good use of HomeKit, the company’s new framework for controlling connected devices — though it’s not clear how broadly or in what way.'
Earlier this month one analyst claimed Apple's iWatch had been delayed and will not go on sale until 2015.
KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo says difficulties with manufacturing the new device will likely be the cause of the delay, according to 9to5mac.
'We reiterate our view that iWatch, as compared to existing products, and as Apple’s (US) first attempt at a wearable device, represents a much higher level of difficulty for the company as regards component and system design, manufacturing and integration between hardware and software, he said.
'While we are positive on iWatch and believe that the advantages of the design and business model behind it are difficult to copy, we think, given the aforementioned challenges, that the launch could be postponed to 2015.'

The new claims about a rounded design contradict previous reports the iWatch would have a curved screen, as seen in this concept by Todd Hamilton

Apple recently  poached a senior executive from Swiss luxury watch brand Tag Heuer, which could be to help it with the launch of its iWatch expected this autumn.
Tag Heuer, part of luxury goods group LVMH, said on Friday its vice president for sales, Patrick Pruniaux, who had been with the brand for seven years, was leaving on Monday to join Apple.
It did not say what his new job would be, and Apple declined to comment.
The iWatch will be the closest the U.S. company has come to selling a fashion accessory and marks its first foray into the personal luxury goods market.