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iWatch May Use Optical Sensors to Measure Heart Rate and Oxygen Levels
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Everyone wearing the same watch and using the same phone. What was the point of that Apple 1984 commercial again? I can't remember.
I think it had something to do with total control, but in re-watching it I don't think people realized who the characters in that commercial actually were.
AND , we never saw how it turned out. Lots of room for interpretation
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This is going to be marketed & branded as an iPod Nano.
Specifically, the 8th gen iPod nano.
I think it had something to do with total control, but in re-watching it I don't think people realized who the characters in that commercial actually were.
AND , we never saw how it turned out. Lots of room for interpretation
LOL
Apple has become what it once was against. The more things change, the more they stay the same. Oh, well.
That's why they can't market it as a watch, because watches are Jewelry, which are expressions of personality.
They can only market this device as an iPod nano, for functional moments like at the gym, instead of a date night.
NOBODY is going to wear a geek watch in a social setting, except the most godawful horribly unsocialized geeks. It's bad enough that people sue cell phones in social settings.
I only recently got into monitoring my calories and health (lost 50 lbs). While I think a watch that monitors blood sugar and heart rate (and counts steps, etc.) would be great for me, I don't see that or health products in general becoming the huge money-making product everyone has to have like the iPod or iPhone.
If Apple is going to sell an iWatch, health monitoring will be ONE thing it does well, but it likely won't be the ONLY thing it does well.
If Apple is going to sell an iWatch, health monitoring will be ONE thing it does well, but it likely won't be the ONLY thing it does well.
We are basing our opinions on analyst speculation and artistic mockups of what people that don't know what the actual functionality of the device will be. The iPhone was a game changer for the mobile phone market. We didn't even know we wanted it until it was announced. I would venture to say the "iWatch" or as mozumder says "iPod Nano" will be the same. Only time will tell. <--pun intended.
For the time being I have my iPhone which is basically my "iPocket Watch". My needs are covered.
will be the same. Only time will tell. <--pun intended.For the time being I have my iPhone which is basically my "iPocket Watch". My needs are covered.
I can't see an Apple watch being mainly a health monitor. I don't see a market where they are going to sell 100 million of these a year worldwide based entirely on simple health monitoring. It seems gimmicky, IMO. But if the technology ever comes to monitor bloods sugar and blood pressure, that opens up uncharted territory and it could be huge with diabetics, or which there are 350 million+ worldwide and the number is growing.
Very true. Not only that, it will need to identify pulsatile blood flow on the posterior of the wrist. Unless the human body morphs itself, this does not exist. Lastly, who really cares about their blood oxygen saturation? What common life experience would this be beneficial for? Unless you have lung disease, this value isn't going vary much.
A watch isn't jewelry, it is a time keeping device that also has evolved to do much more, and I'm not referring to the recent smart watches. People can treat it as such but it isn't. I can make my phone sparkly but it still isn't jewelry. Jewelry serves no purpose other than to look pretty.
If it tells time it isn't. Again, just cause it looks nice doesn't change the fact it isn't.
You are usually very funny, but that was a bit tasteless. +1, as I have no taste when it comes to humour, actually.
That's always been my first thought whenever I see analysts say that. What does oxygen saturation tell you about physical fitness? Nothing...
so thus far it's going to measure your heart-rate, scan your brain cells, monitor your glucose, ring your doctor, pre-order some new organs, inject insulin and shock you back to life after a heart fibrillation...
what are they going to call it? The fing iHospital ?
what are they going to call it? The fing iHospital ?
Indeed. That is why a watch is jewelry, since watches serves no purpose and exists to look pretty.
There was a quote from a luxury watch maker when cheap digital watches first came onto the market in the 70's, and was asked about losing business to these digital watches.
Her response was "I'm not in the watch business. I'm in the jewelry business."
Watches are desirable based on how expensive they are - the more expensive the better.
There haven't been any rumors that it may actually tell time. What if it doesn't?
We'll consider it revolutionary in how it takes the wearer away from the constraints of needing to know what time it is.
We'll consider it revolutionary in how it takes the wearer away from the constraints of needing to know what time it is.
If it's going to be that revolutionary, I'm getting in line tonight.
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I have a pulse oximeter because I am an anxious person, but why would the average person want one unless you had a particular disease? When I brought mine to the doctor's office a few years ago, he was even shocked that consumers could buy them and seemed a bit upset that I had one.
And I will laugh at you when you are forced to buy the 'new improved' second gen iWatch, because Apple will have added the amazing functionality of telling you the time!
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I love my iPad, my iphone, my macbook and my Mac mini and let's not forget the Apple TV!
BUT the impending launch of the supposed iwatch is the most boring product that Apple could bring out IMO. You've only got to look at Samsung's recent effort and a bit further back to Sony's. Absolute zero's in terms of sales! Sure Apples will be better I've no doubt, but it's just not an exciting product like the iphone and iPad were when they launched.
I'm sure a lot of people here will shoot me down but I reckon it will be a flop compared to Apples previous winners. Come on Apple do something really exciting again - I can't wait to see what you do with TV, now that does have the potential to set the world alight!
I love my iPad, my iphone, my macbook and my Mac mini and let's not forget the Apple TV!
BUT the impending launch of the supposed iwatch is the most boring product that Apple could bring out IMO. You've only got to look at Samsung's recent effort and a bit further back to Sony's. Absolute zero's in terms of sales! Sure Apples will be better I've no doubt, but it's just not an exciting product like the iphone and iPad were when they launched.
I'm sure a lot of people here will shoot me down but I reckon it will be a flop compared to Apples previous winners. Come on Apple do something really exciting again - I can't wait to see what you do with TV, now that does have the potential to set the world alight!