One has nothing to do with the other. Surprised I even have to say that to someone on this forum.
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Apple's 'iWatch' Said to Arrive in Separate 1.7- and 1.3-Inch Display Sizes for Men and Women
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One has nothing to do with the other. Surprised I even have to say that to someone on this forum.
"It is yet to be confirmed whether the displays will be flexible but sources said it was a possibility, since Apple will want to upstage Samsung's Galaxy Gear."
Come on.
Come on.
It is pretty strange that we haven't seen any blurry, elevator pics of it yet. Where you at, potato phones??
D.
The phone was done too. Before iPhone. It was called Blackberry. Think of it like this. Samsungs watch is like blackberry before the iPhone. Apple will blow Samsungs watch out of the water.
All it has to do to upstage the Galaxy gear is do something vaguely useful and not look totally crap. In fact it would be pretty hard to come up with a device worse than the Galaxy Gear
I consider myself a very likely potential buyer of an iWatch, but it will have to come with what I have in mind and probably more.
I took am a little pessimistic about a release when we haven't seen any crappy pics yet.
I agree with you in a way.
I am disappointed that Apple is making a 1.7" and 1.3" display watch. It seems to be competing directly with the other smartwatches.
The iPod, iPhone and iPad were innovative because they were different (and better) than the alternatives in the market.
The iPhone revolutionized smartphones because nobody thought that a phone could be a big touch screen.
If Apple is to revolutionize the watch, it should be a single screen wrapped around your wrist.
But just have straps and a 1.7" screen? It does look like they're following, not leading.
Are you really gonna be that person? Of course I mean everything out of speculation.
Name one thing Apple has EVER done in their history that is not 'following'.
I don't understand what you're saying. Apple always takes something existing and makes the best product in that category.
Apple, please focus on the apple tv, not the watch. I bet you can do better than Samsung but I have seen a total of 0 people wearing that Samsung thing.
I'm sure there are folks who would have a use for an apple watch and I would even consider it if it looked like a nice watch (not a new aged swatch ala Samsung).
What I want to do is take an iPod and strap it to my wrist and laugh at all the Samsung fans and their smaller screen. Bigger is better right?
I'm sure there are folks who would have a use for an apple watch and I would even consider it if it looked like a nice watch (not a new aged swatch ala Samsung).
What I want to do is take an iPod and strap it to my wrist and laugh at all the Samsung fans and their smaller screen. Bigger is better right?
This will bomb. The only people that would be interested in this would be tech folks and most of them that I know do not wear a watch, we have a smart phone that doubles as our watch. People that DO wear watches still do so for stylish reasons not to get email or texts so they won't buy this either.
A "smart" watch is not practical.
A "smart" watch is not practical.
Agreed. I do wear a fitbit which I'm sure one of these things could replicate, but those watches are so big and ugly. Ugh. It's really no big deal to pull out my phone.
Nope, what Apple is working on hasn't been done. Bio sensors are what make this product, everything else is second to that.
I am getting excited about smart watches. At first I didn't care for them, because I am not a watch person. But I think I am not a watch person because they don't do anything. I have been looking at the Pebbles pretty hard. I may get one to hold myself over until Apple drops something (sub $180).
I like a small watch so I would get the woman's watch.
I wear a watch (it's almost 30 years old
) and I don't wear it for stylish reasons. I prefer to take a quick glance at my wrist for the time rather than pull out a phone.I'll be buying this when it comes out if the battery life is good.
I'm a software developer, and I wear an analog watch to see the time and date. Not for style at all. I've never once turned on my cell phone to see the time - it makes no sense when it's simpler to glance at my watch.
I also don't like digital clocks. A clock, to me, tells me the relationship of 'how much time is left'. When I see the analog clock up above, I see - good - about 9:00, a good amount of time to get a lot done until lunch - about 1/4 of the clock remaining until it hits the top.
When I see the digital clock above, I'm now adding numbers - 8:57 is 3 minutes until 9:00, now that's 3 hours until 12:00 lunch time, okay, that's a good amount of time. It's just not the same type of thing as analog.
Embarrassing post. Samsung's couldn't even be called a device in my eyes, it's that awful. I'm just going to start saying 'Biometrics' in every comment, and hopefully people will catch on to what Apple is doing. Doubtful though.
It's not a watch. (the iWatch that is) iWatch = generic term used to describe what Apple is doing with a wearable device. Thinking of it as a watch is so close minded it is sad. The displaying of time and date will be of as little consequence as it is on the iPhone, it's just there because of course it would be there.
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No you see Apple understands that the only really useful reason to have a 'wearable' device is to track biometrics. If you aren't tracking biometrics with a device you wear all the time, you are not only missing the point, you are slaughtering the opportunity to further enhance people's lives (potentially saving millions of lives with ideas I have about it).
Wondering what kind of workout you do only on your right wrist but not the left......