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Jony Ive Discusses Steve Jobs and Apple Watch in Vogue Interview
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On the surface it is gimmicky but I'm reserving judgement until I try it for myself. That might be hypocritical considering I've trashed plenty of Samsung gimmicks without trying them but Apple has earned my trust enough with a great track record.
Yes it's creepy and weird and all those things but there might be something there. Remember in the Predator movies when he changes his views from thermo to all these other ones. It's like the Predator had multi-senses through technology. Sensations that we would never experience without technology. Think of it like a new sense. I'm not sure how it works (proximity?) and I would never want it to work with strangers and random people I know but what about a new way to sense and send intimacy. I'm excited that Apple is moving beyond touch and into pressure touch, haptic feedback and more. The future is not just about 8k screens, multitouch and holograms. It will also be about things we did not see coming. Is Apple Watch one of those things? I'm reserving judgement but keeping my mind open.
I am genuinely puzzled at so much apple hate even on an apple forum
I never thought that you could get more than a niche market but although I won't purchase it I'll give apple the benefit of the doubt. How can there be so many complaints based on speculation.
Its as if people think they are contracted to wear one and they aren't happy.
I never thought that you could get more than a niche market but although I won't purchase it I'll give apple the benefit of the doubt. How can there be so many complaints based on speculation.
Its as if people think they are contracted to wear one and they aren't happy.
Yes that's why he's wearing an one-off Jaeger LeCoultre Deepsea and not an Apple Watch
What was the date the photo was taken on?
Here is the original Vogue article -
http://www.vogue.com/1415025/apple-design-genius-jonathan-ive/
BTW The picture is from June 2014 (Cannes Lions Festival)
http://www.gettyimages.com/editorial/jonathan-ive-pictures#2
OK let's keep it simple. I like simple too.
If YOU won't buy it, fair enough. It doesn't have the features you want/need/desire and that's a thoughtful reason not to buy something.
But your original post had a broader inference of poor sales if it wasn't waterproof.
You wrote:
Now if I misinterpreted and you only meant it was a "misstep" in that you personally won't buy it then my apologies for putting words in your mouth.
But if you meant it would be an incomplete product w/o waterproofing and that few would buy because of that then, as I've written, I disagree, and have yet to see you make a plausible explanation why that would be nearing disaster for the Apple Watch.
I don't think they're trying to force anything. If the fashion industry thought it was crap they'd say so.
Apple is a company with a history of little "cool" things/features, that can be demoed quickly/easily, that get to be part of their products (this was often how features were sold to Job's and allowed to move forward as part of their products/software way back when)...(now switching users on OS X and watching the screen rotate...).
I think it sounds cool, very Apple'ish, but would be used much more by single young folks in their dating lives (who won't be buying $400 watches). Of course this gets back to how Apple makes/designs things (this feature would never make it through a focus group), they make/design things they think would be great and put it out there for us to take or leave.
I don't have plans to buy one (have lots of Apple's other products) & hopefully Apple is ready for a soft launch...
I'd use it if I had a girlfriend at the moment.
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This. Remember how many such little gimmicks Apple demoed over the years, which probably nobody cared about. But someone at Apple did, most of the time that person was Jobs.
You might find this interesting:
http://9to5mac.com/2014/08/29/seeing-through-the-illusion-understanding-apples-mastery-of-the-media/
Part 7 & 8, particularly.
I do think the Apple Watch is going to flop. I just don't think there is going to be a wide adoption of folks who want to start wearing watches. I think it is going to be a bit too nerdy and awkward.
and. . .I'm going to be a bit creeped out if people start sending me their heartbeat. . . What am I supposed to think when that happens.
Using a smartphone was nerdy and awkward...before 2007.
Part of this thread reminds me of that infamous "500" one back in 2001.
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apples-new-thing-ipod.500/
Myself, I'm not interested in the initial Apple Watch iteration (want to see it go through the inevitable shrink). But I can see it going through that same design/feature refinement the iPod and iPhone went through (when you compare those first versions to maybe 2 or 3 generations after where they really started hitting their stride).
https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/apples-new-thing-ipod.500/
Myself, I'm not interested in the initial Apple Watch iteration (want to see it go through the inevitable shrink). But I can see it going through that same design/feature refinement the iPod and iPhone went through (when you compare those first versions to maybe 2 or 3 generations after where they really started hitting their stride).
Yes, for me- not for the universe
Sometimes words just don't come out as clear as I like.
you got me now
Slamming someone for "mainstream" is the fastest way in the book to say hey guys I have no idea what I'm talking about so don't listen to me!
Thanks for that notice, I can disgregard your future posts now.
I've seen that before, I don't find it particularly relevant in this case. We're talking about fashion, here, not the media. People in fashion are not going to back something ~just because~ it's Apple if they think it's ugly.
Good to know nobody knows anyome with health issues that others might be interested in keeping track of....
The idea that such a feature serves no utility is born out of pure ignorance.
Jony Ive should be used as a "spice" in the company and not as the "main course".
When people like Jony are given too much power, the balance tilts too much in favor of form over function. Worse, the company could lose some of its engineering "common sense" in favor of "art".
When people like Jony are given too much power, the balance tilts too much in favor of form over function. Worse, the company could lose some of its engineering "common sense" in favor of "art".
Yeah, that is so true, not only that but I hate the way he holds the mic at the end, like what's that about. And that little frown, I pray every night that this extremely irritating facial gesture is sorted. I could go on and on, and I'm sure that everyone would be most amused and interested in my witty observations.
It's no different than when the iPod and iPad launched.. and to some extent, even the iPhone. People tend to be skeptical and not very imaginative. Their first reaction is to criticize because they don't quite understand it. But once they see the early adopters using them and the idea gaining traction, they'll eventually jump on board too... the classic herd mentality.