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NYT: Apple is Working on a Curved Glass Smart Watch
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I like where you're going with some of those thoughts. not the population stuff but the instant notifications... maybe an iWatch is a complementary device to an existing iPhone. NOW we're going somewhere as a product....maybe.
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I think people lost sight of the tech here. An old school coca-cola bottle is curved glass. What we're talking about here is bendable glass.
Specifically, when it comes to the promise of wearable PC's, Apple may see bendable glass as method to introduce a one size fits all product, by allowing the product to shape itself to the variety of shapes of wrists and body shapes.
Respectfully disagree with you on this. We don't know yet, what form such a device would come in.
No more than punching away on any other device, all day long.
Keychains, at least in the traditional sense, can fairly easily be lost or misplaced, or even stolen.
Right now, yes, but watches are attached to your wrist, so you can't forget, and accidentally leave them behind, after putting them down for a second, and they are much harder to lose or be stolen from you.
(Notice, I didn't say can't).
The possibilities for such a device are too numerous to even begin to describe, and only limited by imagination. I believe this has the potential to become a whole new product category. And I trust the thousands of bright minds at APPLE, to take this idea, greatly improve it, and bring it to the masses, just like they've done before. They'll do this right, or not at all.
We'll find out soon if such a product is in our future.
Is it automatic?
No. Then I don't care..
If it runs on a battery then it needs to be cheap and with Apple that will not happen.
No. Then I don't care..
If it runs on a battery then it needs to be cheap and with Apple that will not happen.
Yeah, useful. Not like that phone in my pocket can't do everything plus more. Sheeple will buy this. Intelligent people wont.
I had a Microsoft SPOT watch for about 3 years. Yes it had some major flaws. One of the things I liked most about it was the calendar, alarms and reminders. I had about 30 new reminders/task every week on top of my standard duties. I worked about 60 hours a week. The calendar, alarms, and reminders would automatically sync from my outlook to my phone. It was nice just to have my wrist beep and I could glance at it. It was also nice that it got scores and weather updates.
Again it had major flaws still I really liked the device.
Since I used a kinda similar technology for some time I can see the good in it.
Yah, the opposite of this.
In fact, watches become more desirable the MORE expensive they are.
Would you rather have a $1,000,000 Patek Philippe or an Apple watch?
I hit like eeerr the up arrow on your post. You put some thought into it rather than just rant like other people might.
Honestly I'm kind of hoping that Apple would do something much bigger than a watch in 2013. A true Apple TV maybe.
So about the watch... I guess it could work, but either as an accessory to an existing full fledged iOS device OR if Apple radically introduces an easy method for texting with one hand. Then this would gain traction..... but that's just my opinion.
There is no functionality that can replace "Jewelry".
An apple watch would only be usable in sports world or among unfashionable nerds that would otherwise carry a calculator watch.
Most people would rather hide their functional electronics device in their pocket so as to not ruin their personal appearance with something that doesn't match.
Almost -- This will be the remote that remotely controls the iPad mini, which is of course, the actual remote for the real Apple TV.
It's not a curved watch... it's the next iPhone modeled after the phone / walkie talkie that Dick Tracy (comic strip) had on his wrist. Calling all cars... calling all cars... be on the lookout for Slime Face...
Point taken, but this rumored APPLE 'iWatch' would likely be 'touchscreen' curved glass; also, for all we know, it might be that new variety of curved glass that's flexible.
An Apple watch, because then I would still have $999,800 laying around to use for more charitable endeavors.
Yes! for the rest of your life, for ever and ever and ever and ever........just waiting for the iHouse and iCar we are all caught in the iTrap.
not to mention that watches and people tend to engage in.... for the lack of a better term..... waterish activities? swimming pools, beaches, shower, ppfftt washing dishes! ... uhmmm some other non PG things come to mind.
iWatch better have some water proof tech is what I'm saying.
Personally I'd like an Apple Microwave- now that would really screw Samsung!
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iJewels?
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iJewels?
Now you're talking; impatiently waiting here too, for APPLE's big bold move into the tv arena.
As for the watch, a greatly improved Siri could address that 'texting' on your list. Cheers.
Curved glass sounds good, a lot cooler than my ugly but reliable watch. It had better be reliable, waterproof, acceptable in tests, and cost less than $50 if there's any chance of me buying one. Just the ability to change what the watch's face looks like is appealing, and using it to answer the phone would be a lot easier than pulling the phone out and holding it up to the ear (especially when it's raining).
Before this offends someone somehow, read: I need a watch for school or else I'll be late for most of my classes. Haters gonna hate.
Before this offends someone somehow, read: I need a watch for school or else I'll be late for most of my classes. Haters gonna hate.
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WHYYY? You can just buy an Apple TV and use it with your own TV. And knowing Apple, the Apple TV set would probably only have one HDMI and 10 Thunderbolt inputs, no composite or component, no coax for antenna, and no audio output.
I can only see it being useful in this way: Apple devices control which input it uses, and it's sleeker.