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The new Apple Watch has opened up a world of possibilities.
So, given that when we're not obsessing over house prices we may well be obsessing over that other sport, here are some sexy things you can do, and those you probably shouldn't, with the Watch and new iPhones unveiled this week:
1. If you're sitting in a bar eyeing a very hot prospect, you can send him or her your heart rate (and let them know, of course, that he or she is making your heart race).
2. You'll be able to use the watch to unlock a hotel door, for ultra-quick entry.
3. You can send map directions to your place from across the bar.
4. You can turn down the lights with your phone.
5. Or turn up Barry White.
6. And, guys, when you're in the locker room after the squash game, and your friend/opponent pulls out his iPhone 6, just smile wryly and … show him your iPhone 6 Plus.
7. According to Dr. Ruth on Twitter, the watch is going to be a major distraction, so "take it off before having sex!" (She also points out that you really shouldn't worry about lost activity points.)
8. Do not automatically share your biometric fitness data on social media (depending on the activity in question).
9. The watch is water-resistant, but probably not hot-tub-proof.
10. Notifications pop up, so watch where you are when your spouse texts you.
- Omar El Akkad: Apple's next act: mobile payments
- Ian Marlow: How Apple is aiming to reset the smartwatch
- Omar El Akkad and Shane Dingman: Five things the Watch and new iPhones tell us about Apple's future
- Seamus Bellamy: Hands-on first impressions of Apple Watch and new iPhones
- Plus-sized delays as iPhone 6 Plus stock sells out
The week in Business Briefing
- Vogue names Toronto's Queen Street West world's second-hippest district
- The loonie, oil and 'Canada's Dutch Disease'
- Home price surge in Calgary, Toronto, Vancouver 'can't go on forever'
- Loonie sinks amid 'amazing race to the bottom' for world currencies
- If you think this week has been tough for the Canadian dollar, just wait
The week in Streetwise (for subscribers)
- Rachelle Younglai: Kinross in talks to sell Ecuador project to Lundin family
- Jacqueline Nelson: Technological advances take insurers into new territory
- Adrian Myers: Filling the gaps in Nortel creditors' rights
- Janet McFarland: OSC settlements with no mea culpas are here to stay
- Boyd Erman: Canadian regulators seek to give targets more time in hostile takeovers
The week in real estate
- Tara Perkins: 'Move up' market taking hit as prices of bigger homes swell
- Brent Jang: In Vancouver home sales, $3-million is the new $1-million
- Tara Perkins: Bank of Montreal brings back the 2.99% mortgage
- Carrie Tait: Dreams of a thriving new downtown Edmonton start to edge into reality
- Tara Perkins: Neighbourhoods where home prices have gained most in Canada's major cities
The week in ROB Insight (for subscribers)
- Ian McGugan: Bad for your arteries, but great for your portfolio
- Carl Mortished: Analog's not dead, it's just been resting
- Todd Hirsch: Forget Ottawa. Only the provinces can dismantle their trade barriers
- Kevin Carmichael: Good start, Mr. Oliver. Now keep going
- Ian McGugan: Could the biggest IPO in history be a bargain?
The week's top news
- Greg Keenan: Southwest Airlines targets Canadian expansion
- James Bradshaw: Bell warns pick-and-pay options will result in higher costs to consumer
- Jacqueline Nelson: Global companies await Scottish referendum results
- Bill Curry: Businesses concerned EI cut will benefit small share of work force
- David Parkinson: Canadians' household debt burden edges higher in second quarter
The week's must-reads
- Carrie Tait: Industry, First Nations share Northern Gateway pipeline ally in Prentice
- Tara Perkins: Ontario wine makers urge VQA to reformulate certification process
- John Heinzl: Why I'm buying more of this pipeline stock
- Eric Reguly: A Canadian running iconic Ferrari? Marchionne takes the wheel
- Jeffrey Jones and Jeff Lewis: Falling prices threaten Canadian oil patch momentum