No problem to swipe up, down, left, right, tap, double tap, triple tap on it.. That is more Apple-ish than having physical buttons on the thing. And you don't need much resolution on the touch sensor for that.
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Apple's Rumored iWatch as an 'Even More Personal Personal Computer'
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Wow, fancy that, a mock up of an iWatch makes it look exactly the same as an iPhone or iPad.... in interface.
Although it probably would be, good luck with the battery on a device with a screen that big and the overall device that thin and having all those features.. It will NOT have WiFi as that would kill the battery, it will have Bluetooth 4.
Sorry but this is a load of BS, a personal computer on your wrist, that requires charging every single day depending on use maybe every half a day. No. Sure you can make the screen turn off but it's a watch, it's supposed to display the time all the erm, time. Even Pebble were smart enough to use an e-ink display and use Bluetooth only and give the watch the certain feature set, and even then it still needs charging every 7 day's.
Oh and before people say it will last longer then a day:
http://www.imsmart.com/en/i-m-watch/specifications
Although it probably would be, good luck with the battery on a device with a screen that big and the overall device that thin and having all those features.. It will NOT have WiFi as that would kill the battery, it will have Bluetooth 4.
Sorry but this is a load of BS, a personal computer on your wrist, that requires charging every single day depending on use maybe every half a day. No. Sure you can make the screen turn off but it's a watch, it's supposed to display the time all the erm, time. Even Pebble were smart enough to use an e-ink display and use Bluetooth only and give the watch the certain feature set, and even then it still needs charging every 7 day's.
Oh and before people say it will last longer then a day:
http://www.imsmart.com/en/i-m-watch/specifications
That reminds me of a time when mobile phones were going through transformation. "If i can only have a phone that makes and receives calls and SMS! That's all i need"
Let's be a little more open minded and think of the endless possibilities.
You don't need a full phone in there, the iWatch is simply an I/O Airplay receiver for your iPhone or other iOS devices.
So you can keep your phone or iPad in your bag, and get the time, notifications, use Siri to make calls or skip to the next track, see your iPod display etc. It provides a headphone jack and it can track your arm movements and heart rate and send back to the iOS device when you are working out. It displays maps so you can get turn by turn directions with a quick look at your wrist instead of carrying a phone. NFC in the band for making transactions or share contact information when you shake someones hand. Control of the apple TV on your wrist, and if you were watching a video and had to leave the room it could start streaming to the watch.
In other words, this is the wearable interface for all the other stuff that Apple already does or is working on.
So you can keep your phone or iPad in your bag, and get the time, notifications, use Siri to make calls or skip to the next track, see your iPod display etc. It provides a headphone jack and it can track your arm movements and heart rate and send back to the iOS device when you are working out. It displays maps so you can get turn by turn directions with a quick look at your wrist instead of carrying a phone. NFC in the band for making transactions or share contact information when you shake someones hand. Control of the apple TV on your wrist, and if you were watching a video and had to leave the room it could start streaming to the watch.
In other words, this is the wearable interface for all the other stuff that Apple already does or is working on.
Thinking of it..
Things I WOULD do...
That's all I can think of.
Anyone else???? Got some good uses or non-uses for one of these?
- Warn me when I leave my keys or iphone behind (or even locate the my keys/phone!)
- to see who's calling my iphone, and mute the ring/hangup the call
- reduce the necessity to type in certain passwords (such as the screen-lock password on my phone).
- key-less entry into my car ?
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Search for Samsung Altius. Their "Project J" consists of GS4, a smart watch and another device.
Yeap, but an Apple television will NEVER be called the iTV either, especially in Europe yet the press persist in using this name for it whenever they talk about it... So expect iWatch to become the general term for it now even though that name will never be used for the device, if it exists.
If it had a heart rate monitor in it, the watch could deactivate when a pulse is no longer detected... morbid thought but would solve this problem.
I really REALLY hope the iWatch will look completely different then the mockups shown here on the first posting. Extremely ugly designs and very very inconvenient because I don't want to wear an entire wrist with electronics around my arm...
Less is more, I hope Apple didn't forgot that aspect now that they even going to make table tennis bats size iPhones....
Less is more, I hope Apple didn't forgot that aspect now that they even going to make table tennis bats size iPhones....
Mugger with gun: Give me that iWatch!
Me: But that guy has a Rolex!
Mugger: I said give me that watch!!!
68K people paid good money on spec to get a pebble watch... A smart watch that didn't even exist when they pledged the money. So, yes, people will pay good money for such a device. How is this very useful and marketable idea eluding you people? As for the looks... I'm a man and don't really give ******. If it's useful and comfortable, I'll wear it.
I may never need to look for my remote controls again. If only, this could be used to replace my car keys.
This article says nothing about what is going on at Apple, but what idea some British newspaper has. As long as Apple doesn't replace Jony Ive with some journalist writing for the Observer, Apple will be doing just fine.
you missed the ipod hifi?
could even include the mighty mouse, magic mouse and the trackpad. although not new the new imac and mac pro are not the greatest thing since sliced bread. and if you want to go beyond physical devices then iwork and ilife and perhaps even final cut deserve a mention.
but you base those 6 points on the pretty much one mobile device released in a few different sizes with an os that started to look and feel dated years ago.
meh.
I have 2 watches. 1 with a HRM for running. 1 Fancy to wear at fancy stuff. 99% of the time I wear neither, partly because to me a 'regular' watch is more fashion statement than utility It'd have to be pretty badass for me to be willing to add it to my regular wardrobe. Same goes if they start making iTurtlenecks.
I have 2 watches. 1 with a HRM for running. 1 Fancy to wear at fancy stuff. 99% of the time I wear neither, partly because to me a 'regular' watch is more fashion statement than utility It'd have to be pretty badass for me to be willing to add it to my regular wardrobe. Same goes if they start making iTurtlenecks.
There are a lot of runners, hikers, and cyclists who have extensive collections of sports watches that are expensive and frequently lacking. A watch with the power to bring all the features (GPS, heartrate, distance, pace, music, etc., etc.) together, plus provide the ability to stay in touch with others, would find a place in my collection.