Got a tip for us?
Let us know
Become a MacRumors Supporter for $50/year with no ads, ability to filter front page stories, and private forums.
Former Apple Human Interface Developer Speculates on Future 'iWatch'
- Thread starter MacRumors
- Start date
- Sort by reaction score
I am soo tempted to get one of these.
But as much as I want to, when I look at my current watch, I don't think I can go with out.
My Casio Wave Ceptor as an Atomic clock receiver and is solar powered to a rechargeable battery. Without sunlight, it still runs for days.
With roomlight, takes about 4-5 hours to charge, and with sunlight takes about 1 hour'ish.
Its very convenient! Never have to worry about charging, batteries, or resetting the time ever (until the rechargeable battery dies out completely or I do something stupid and break it).
Oh I so wish the Pebble (or future smart watches) was at least solar-powered at the very least. Maybe with as devices because much more power-efficient, give it a atomic clock receiver too.
When it evolves to a point where these 2 can be added, I can part with my current watch.
But as much as I want to, when I look at my current watch, I don't think I can go with out.
My Casio Wave Ceptor as an Atomic clock receiver and is solar powered to a rechargeable battery. Without sunlight, it still runs for days.
With roomlight, takes about 4-5 hours to charge, and with sunlight takes about 1 hour'ish.
Its very convenient! Never have to worry about charging, batteries, or resetting the time ever (until the rechargeable battery dies out completely or I do something stupid and break it).
Oh I so wish the Pebble (or future smart watches) was at least solar-powered at the very least. Maybe with as devices because much more power-efficient, give it a atomic clock receiver too.
When it evolves to a point where these 2 can be added, I can part with my current watch.
Try reading the whole article by Tog...
"Apple must ensure, however, that, if you remove the watch, you must reestablish authenticity. (Reauthorizing would be an excellent place for biometrics.) Otherwise, well have a spate of violent watchjackings replacing the non-violent iPhone-grabs going on today."
An iWatch is about 10 years too late! I don't know anyone who wears watches anymore because of the fact that they have cell phones!
I'm going to take a wild guess that you're likely under 20 or not much over. Newsflash: People have worn wrist watches for over a hundred years. Until recently, nearly every adult wore one. It's only been in the last 5 years or so that it has gotten less popular, yet many people still wear them despite also carrying a smart phone.
Is the smartphone going to kill the watch? The opposite may be true. My prediction is that if Apple or anybody releases a compelling wrist worn computer, people will stop carrying phones in their pockets.
Watches are primarily a fashion item. Think of the watches that you see people wearing and think about if they are trying to make a brand statement or look attractive with that watch. Even the folks who say no way and point to their cheap retro Casio on their wrist should recognize they are really making a fashion choice. So thinking you are going to manufacture one design (with some nice functions but still fairly limited) and 10s of millions of folks will all wear it seems off base to me.
I'd buy one. Imagine if they stuck a light sensor in the bottom to record your heart rate 24 hours a day.
Personally I've been waiting for an all in one fitness band but everything on the market is either in it's infancy or doesn't have all the features I want.
Personally I've been waiting for an all in one fitness band but everything on the market is either in it's infancy or doesn't have all the features I want.
Haven't wore one for about 7 years now. The time is displayed everywhere you go these days. (laptops, car dash, etc.). Plus, if you use your smartphone for other things besides a call you just can't help but know what time it is.
How dramatic... You can just turn it off, or don't buy it. No one is ever forcing you to do anything. You're not that special that the companies wouldn't function without your tiny, tiny amount of data.
Also, enjoy your sunsets. I do everyday and take photos occasionally on my iPhone. Too bad you enjoy life and have gadgets... That would be too difficult.
Using pressure is actually horribly inaccurate. The air pressure for the day greatly affects your reading (any pilot knows this as they get the "correction" factor when they get their pre-takeoff info so they can adjust the altimeter). GPS is soooo much more accurate (Like <1m in best cases). Here is a PDF from the US Govt GPS guys that shows accuracy and how it has improved. Since the device already has a GPS in it, no reason to use altimeter data.
Must be a small.world.An iWatch is about 10 years too late! I don't know anyone who wears watches anymore because of the fact that they have cell phones!
Mad Mac Maniac
macrumors 601
It's pretty unbelievable how narrow minded many of the people are on this forum....
I had zero desire for a smartphone before the iPhone was announced. I loved my little small flip phone and it did everything I could ever want in a phone. The second I saw an iPhone I new I NEEDED one immediately. I see this same possibility with the iWatch.
Sure, you say most people don't wear watches? That may be true (although I think there are a lot more watch wearers than you realize), but that's simply because most watches only serve one function... to tell time, and we all get that on our phones.
But the possibilities are endless with an iWatch, assuming it's implemented correctly (and with proper security). Wirelessly charged as you sleep each night. Warns you when you walk away from your phone. Can ask "where's my phone?" and it makes your phone start beeping. NFC payments. Notifcations. Siri communication (seems especially useful with reminders). Fitness apps/health monitoring. Apps that record precise sleep monitoring to wake you up at the right time. and so much more!
But no just because YOU don't wear a watch anymore, there is no reason you (or anyone else) would ever want to wear one again...
I had zero desire for a smartphone before the iPhone was announced. I loved my little small flip phone and it did everything I could ever want in a phone. The second I saw an iPhone I new I NEEDED one immediately. I see this same possibility with the iWatch.
Sure, you say most people don't wear watches? That may be true (although I think there are a lot more watch wearers than you realize), but that's simply because most watches only serve one function... to tell time, and we all get that on our phones.
But the possibilities are endless with an iWatch, assuming it's implemented correctly (and with proper security). Wirelessly charged as you sleep each night. Warns you when you walk away from your phone. Can ask "where's my phone?" and it makes your phone start beeping. NFC payments. Notifcations. Siri communication (seems especially useful with reminders). Fitness apps/health monitoring. Apps that record precise sleep monitoring to wake you up at the right time. and so much more!
But no just because YOU don't wear a watch anymore, there is no reason you (or anyone else) would ever want to wear one again...
Apple will never make a watch. It's not light or thin.
It will be an iRing which will connect to your iShoes (monitors your weight, exercise rates etc, your iEar (implant for 'Bluetooth' sound), iMouth (you thought that was just a lip piercing for fashion, silly people) and iEyes (contact displays).
All light and thin and magical.
It will be an iRing which will connect to your iShoes (monitors your weight, exercise rates etc, your iEar (implant for 'Bluetooth' sound), iMouth (you thought that was just a lip piercing for fashion, silly people) and iEyes (contact displays).
All light and thin and magical.
Easy solution . If it ain't your style, dont buy it. Every product put out on the planet is not made explictly for you
The smart watch industry? The one that doesn't even exist yet?
It sounds like a good idea, but let's just wait until the Pebble ships so we can actually see what a smart watch is, what works and what doesn't.
Well, as a physician I use my watch endlessly throughout the day for work. I need to A) know the time as it's important to schedule all sorts of things and B) taking pulses and other measurements that need a group of seconds.
Before you attack me for being a luddite I use my iPhone and iPad through the day while caring for patients (I'm actually one of the docs in the "year in the life of iPad" apple movie [at 2:45-] using the iPad with the CT scan on the screen with the female patient), but whipping out your iPhone every time you want to do something time related is a pain in the butt! I can simply glance at my wrist (and a second sweep hand is much more useful for timing something than a stopwatch while glancing).
Useless!
If you're cool you wear a Tag or something of similar ilk ... Not a ****** Apple device with features no one needs!
If you're cool you wear a Tag or something of similar ilk ... Not a ****** Apple device with features no one needs!
Dumb
This is really dumb. An NFC in ANOTHER device we have to carry? Why not put the NFC and the pressure sensors in the phone I already carry? What happens when a pick pocket steals my watch?
I dunno. No compelling reason other than starting with a lower case "i" to compel me to want this thing at this point..
This is really dumb. An NFC in ANOTHER device we have to carry? Why not put the NFC and the pressure sensors in the phone I already carry? What happens when a pick pocket steals my watch?
I dunno. No compelling reason other than starting with a lower case "i" to compel me to want this thing at this point..
Did any of you actually read the article...
The ideas he was pitching behind the watch is that you WON'T lose your identity if you lose it, unlike if you lost your phone. Also, this is the first time I thought that the IWatch was something I would want. Unlocking my computer and iDevices as well as carrying the NFC chip that WON'T be in my phone...brilliant. The NFC only works when it is in proximity to your phone since the watch won't have any data stored on it.
Also, I like looing at my wrist for the time instesad of digging in to my pockets to get my phone.
I don't know, maybe I read it wrong, but I felt like this artcle actually made me want one for the first time.
The ideas he was pitching behind the watch is that you WON'T lose your identity if you lose it, unlike if you lost your phone. Also, this is the first time I thought that the IWatch was something I would want. Unlocking my computer and iDevices as well as carrying the NFC chip that WON'T be in my phone...brilliant. The NFC only works when it is in proximity to your phone since the watch won't have any data stored on it.
Also, I like looing at my wrist for the time instesad of digging in to my pockets to get my phone.
I don't know, maybe I read it wrong, but I felt like this artcle actually made me want one for the first time.
First, it's great you haven't wore one for 7 years.
It was not my intent to suggest that anyone should wear a watch, or not wear a watch.
I was only commenting on the fact there are still a few of us luddites who still wear a watch.
I hesitate to mention to those who consider unpressed khakis as "dressing up" that there is some style to wearing a watch, granting that it marks you as hopelessly old fashioned and out of it. And wearing a suit and tie in the appropriate circumstances...well...
