IWATCH

Apple has been customarily tight-lipped ahead of its Tuesday event at a performing arts centre where late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs introduced the Macintosh computer 30 years ago.

But those who follow Apple are expecting bigger versions of the iPhone and — perhaps more significantly — an entry into wearables with an “iWatch” at the event led by Apple chief Tim Cook.

The choice of venue has fuelled talk that Apple will crash the wearable computing party with a health-themed smartwatch, in a bid to dominate the segment the same way it ruled smartphones, tablets and MP3 players with iPhones, iPads and iPods.