iWatch Rumor Roundup

long-awaited

could be unveiled on September 9 during the company's

. No product unveilings have been confirmed, though many assume that the

will be introduced. In the meantime, Benzinga has rounded up the most exciting iWatch rumors in anticipation of

first wearable device.

In February 2013,

reported that Apple was experimenting with "wristwatch-like devices made of curved glass." Numerous smartwatches have been released since that time, but

of them have had a curved display. Could Apple be the one to finally set the standard for the curved glass format?

Most smartwatches bank on fitness, and the iWatch may be no different. One

indicates that Apple may sell weight sensors (that can be attached to weights) to measure the number of repetitions executed by an iWatch user.

The iWatch will reportedly feature a

, which is nearly an inch bigger than the sixth-generation iPod Nano. That Nano featured a square design that allowed consumers to wear it around their wrists like a watch.

What do Kobe Bryant, Dustin Brown and an unnamed Red Sox player have in common? They are all reportedly

Apple's iWatch. Bryant was

on Apple's campus last spring. He was thought to have met with Jony Ive to discuss an upcoming product. This was not the first time that Bryant was invited to test out new technology.

flew him to China to check out its new

earlier this year.

This is more of a prediction than a rumor, but Morgan Stanley believes that the iWatch will

. That price is in line with other premium smartwatches, though it might seem high to those who already own or plan to buy a $649 iPhone and a $499 iPad Air. Morgan Stanley also believes that Apple could sell 30 million units in one year, amounting to $9 billion ($300 x 30,000,000 = 9,000,000,000) in additional revenue. According to

, consumers should expect a wide variety of iWatch prices -- including one at $400.

Cantor Fitzgerald's Brian White fueled the iWatch rumor mill last October when he revealed his

for the device. White thinks that Apple will allow users to control their smart home devices using the iWatch. That makes sense, but the iPhone and iPad should be able to do the same thing.

Tech blogger and Andreessen Horowitz partner Benedict Evans made an interesting point recently (via

):

Historically, Apple refreshes are met with massive manufacturing leaks. However, there were not any such leaks before the first iPhone,

or

was unveiled. This could be due to the fact that leaks were much less common before, but it may also indicate that Apple is much better at keeping secrets when a product is entirely new. Disclosure: