Ha! That would imply the fuel band is good looking.
. (I love mine but never thought it was a thing of physical beauty.)
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Apple Expected to Unveil iWatch in September as Suppliers Deliver Circuit Board Samples
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Ha! That would imply the fuel band is good looking.
. (I love mine but never thought it was a thing of physical beauty.)
Indeed. The times would be many where i would just go "meh" and leave it on the charger before hurrying off to work, or realizing i forgot to charge it and its out of battery.
Many said the same thing when the iPad rumors were circulating (I was one of them!)...I think the expectations may exceed the product...
So, circuit board samples are just being delivered now? And this thing is going to launch in September? Admittedly, I know very little about supply chain and production timelines, but it seems that if we are just at the sample stage, we have a long way to go to a final product and launch.
On a similar note, I just read an article this morning stating that the iWatch will have UV sensors and that the company that develops that tech just finished it in Feb. I find it hard to imagine that a tech that was just released will show up in an Apple product 5 months from now.
I'm at the point where I'm expecting a simple watch, with some notification capability. I have no expectation of being impressed. Though it is hard not to get excited about some of the possibilities.
On a similar note, I just read an article this morning stating that the iWatch will have UV sensors and that the company that develops that tech just finished it in Feb. I find it hard to imagine that a tech that was just released will show up in an Apple product 5 months from now.
I'm at the point where I'm expecting a simple watch, with some notification capability. I have no expectation of being impressed. Though it is hard not to get excited about some of the possibilities.
No, people didn't say the same thing about the iPhone. Prior to the iPhone's release, people were skeptical, but smartphones were becoming increasingly popular without Apple's entry into the market. Currently, there is almost zero interest in an iWatch device. Apple will have to create an interest in the product almost entirely by themselves. You could argue Apple accomplished this with the iPad, but I wouldn't agree with that either. There was a clear market for an ultra mobile device- the explosion of the netbook device was proof of that. So there was clearly a market for a an ultra mobile device, someone just had to make it right. People aren't running around trying to get their hands on a Pebble smart watch or Galaxy Gear- mostly because consumers just don't care about it.
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Not really- there was clearly a market for an ultra mobile device as could be seen from the shortly lived netbook boom. Apple just needed to get the form factor and battery life right. Plenty of people wanting computing on the go with a very small form factor (compared to laptops), but I hardly see any interest for an iWatch device outside of the technophile crowd, and even then the interest is dismal.
This is simply not true. I have worn my 6th gen iPod nano on my arm for a couple of years now, waiting on an iWatch with more functionality. Everyone that asks about my "watch" thinks it is the coolest thing in the world when they find out it is actually an iPod Nano.
I will be an early adopter, assuming it doesn't look at the piece of crap on the first page of this thread.
You and a handful of other people =/= 65 million units worth of interest. Did you see 65 million people run to an Apple store to buy an iPod Nano with a wrist strap? And I think you may be over estimating people's reaction to your Nano. When people say "Oh- that's... Interesting..." they may mean that, but they may also be thinking "I wish I had the heart to tell him he looks like an idiot."
I never said anything about 65 million people. Also, that number is a RUMOR posted on this site that has no more credibility than the obnoxious mock up shown on the first page of this thread.
There are a lot of numbers between ZERO and 65 million. Ever heard of the Tik Tok and LunaTik products? They are watch bands for mounting the iPod Nano on your wrist. They raised $942,578 on Kickstarter. Obviously, you are correct. There is ZERO interest in an Apple wrist wearable device.
Things you don't know you need....
Apple is the King of selling you something you did not think you wanted....
Apple is the King of selling you something you did not think you wanted....
I think like most things Apple, the demand will be there because people will think they HAVE to have one.
If they do it, it better be waterproof.
I still do not see the advantage of one of those over a simple, plain mechanical automatic watch, which is a beauty. There are some out there way beyond my price range (think Ferrari) which are marvels of engineering.
Nope. The iPhone was a game changer as it did something new. You might argue that "wearables" do that too but my simple Omega watch I got from my dad (he got it from my mom and still regrets having given it to me once) is also a wearable and it shows the time. Now, maybe putting an iWatch on for exercising - ok. But the Nokia accessories or other bands are still only a niche product.
The iPhone came at a time when the internet was exploding and social media were emerging as main stream applications, the iPad was the logical extension of it. The iWatch isn't! Where is a market building a backbone (as the web/social media have been for iOS devices)?
But maybe APL has something in their sleeves to convince me, didn't like the iPad mini either and now love it. Time will tell.
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So when you want it show e.g. to the girl of your interest to impress her as a cool tech guy and your heart beat goes up you are screwed?
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Thank you sooooooooooo much for using this only slightly hideous mockup, rather than the really really really really really really bad one by Gábor Balogh that you've been showing a lot lately. That one (with the mismatched modern electronic & classic leather styles paired, ridiculous round screen (so it has π*2"^2 pixels? lol), the three hardware buttons (yeah, SUPER likely *dripping w/ sarcasm*, just look at ALL the myriad buttons on the rest of their devices & mice), and the "oh so visually cluttery" 300 hash marks around the edge of screen (for calculating 5ths of a second??)..... basically offends me every time I see it.
Lol, it needs a caption like "idiot n00b designer shows antithesis of what Apple could possibly be making".
Lol, it needs a caption like "idiot n00b designer shows antithesis of what Apple could possibly be making".
