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I need an Apple watch (NOT!)
I think my iPhone screen is too small to anything useful (other than a test message or GPS)
so I am sure as crap not going one get one of those 10% I thinks it more like 1%
 
i can just see Tim being saved by Jony Ive in the fiery depths of Mordor...

(oh,, what a movie that would be.)
 
It's going to be the ultimate in booty call tools, among other things. Hopefully they'll get it out by Valentine's day.

That is a good app idea. Code it!

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I'm holding out for the Magic Apple Ring. :D

May be a joke, but you are not that far off. Rolling the exterior across the interior and touching or pressing are great inputs. Here is a good example of what is next.

http://boingboing.net/2012/06/27/ringbow-bluetooth-game-contro.html

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If anything, the line wait will be fun to pick up hotties. I'm in!
 
I just reviewed all the features and uses Apple has given us so far about the Apple Watch. I just don't see enough here to warrant such a large price tag. I admit the watch looks nice and I imagine the build quality will be excellent. However, I don't see a whole lot of innovation when compared to other smart watches. It seems everyone has the same ideas for the uses of a smart watch and no one is really making a huge leap of what can be done with a smart watch. I see a device that will allow me to read my text messages, see incoming calls, and see other notifications without taking my phone out of my pocket. I haven't reached the point where I feel taking my phone out of my pocket is so difficult or time consuming I am willing to pay several hundred bucks to keep it in my pocket.

I understand some people will find this watch extremely convenient and useful and worth every penny. I just think the entire smart watch market is still too limited. I do think the Apple Watch will help push competitors, and in turn hopefully push Apple, to become more innovative and create more useful smart watches.
 
We're having a discussion here, right? I think we both agree that the iWatch is at least, a tad disappointing, at least at this point in time.. I think we both expected a bit more out of Apple's next big thing. The fact that it is almost like all the others is a little...underwhelming? Tim Cook's announcement of the device itself was even a little odd. Coming out with your hands raised, it was strange, that's all. The iPhone sold itself. No hype needed. All Steve Jobs did was explain the features of the device.

In regards to your last point, I guess what your saying is that Android lovers consider the iPhone overrated..? I think that is what your implying. That really has nothing to do with how revolutionary the iPhone was when it was announced. And I think most "objective" observers would agree that the iPhone is "at least" as good as any other smart phone on the market, and they were the first to get there. But again, your comparing the two again. The watch with the iPhone. I'm saying they are not comparable, and you aren't giving me any reasons why I'm wrong.
I think I'm seeing your problem. You think the Apple watch will only sell if it is "revolutionary". Apple hasn't had a revolutionary product since the iPhone. And before that, their last revolutionary product was the Lisa, more than a quarter century earlier. You could even argue that neither the iPhone nor the Lisa was truly revolutionary, since they took already existing elements and combined them into a different package.

Revolutions don't come along every day. With the Apple Watch, they have combined elements from fitness bands, wristwatches, the iPhone, secure NFC payment systems, and fashion, and combined them into a new product that will appeal to many people who already own iPhones (which is a sizable market). And what makes it different from the competition is that it's designed to fit seamlessly into the Apple iOS ecosystem. And that ecosystem is expanding to include home automation, finance, and health and fitness.

This is an evolutionary move by Apple. Ten percent of people in the survey said they were very likely to buy a smart watch in 2015, and if that percentage holds true for iPhone users, the smart watch that makes most sense for them will be the one that works best with their existing iPhone.

Going back to the original iPhone, it's easy to forget about what was missing. The camera was not good. You could get the real internet, but not if the website used Adobe Flash. Unless you were on wifi, you were limited to Edge speeds. There were no third-party apps, just the basic ones that came on the phone, like Weather, and Stocks. There weren't even any games. It didn't have GPS, or a compass, and the Maps app didn't have turn-by-turn directions. There was no cut and past functionality. Some other phones did have these features, and it's understandable why owners of those phones were hesitant to call the iPhone a "smartphone".

Future Apple watches will probably have features that make the first generation seem crippled. Or perhaps you are right, and the first gen Apple watch won't sell enough, and Apple will completely scrap the line. I'm sure there are some who would have felt vindicated if Apple had decided it wasn't worth it to make a second-generation iPhone.
 
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What respectable person who doesn't currently wear a watch will start wearing a smart watch that is like all the other smart watches just because it is made by Apple? Answer, not many, no matter what anyone says.

Actually, there will be many people who will buy the iWatch simply because it is made by Apple.

As for me, I am not impressed, and will not buy it -- after all, the iWatch is nothing more than an extension of an iPhone.

Strangely, I think the iRing might have been a better idea...
 
Out of all the devices that need to be thin this is one that is too fat at the moment. The Microsoft watch like device is more in line of what I may use at some point. The iWatch (yep, I'm calling it that, even cook almost called it that) is a bit too pricey to add another device to what is already there.
 
10% of Consumers 'Very Likely' to Buy a Smartwatch in 2015, Suggesting 24M Apple Watches


Just back in my time machine from 2015 where I read this headline

10% of Consumers 'moan about having little money' thanks to Buying a Smartwatch in 2015, 24M Apple Watches were sold - Ming Chui correct for once

have a nice day :)
 
Because we know that your estimate is binding, and the last word on this... Thanks for playing. Now, put money on it in the stock market; someone so sure about things should also know when Iphone and Ipad stop selling and Apple goes bankrupt.. Easy Peasy for someone with your insight.

Seriously though, I moved from AAPL to SPY (S&P 500 ETF). Not just because of the watch but because I didn't like Apple's general direction, and I think people are expecting a level of innovation from Apple that can't be delivered. This watch will, best case scenario, be a less junky version of the existing smart watches.
 
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Use your imagination. Here's the problem with most people: they aren't imaginative, they aren't creative, they aren't inventive. Highly intelligent people 'think differently' as the Apple motto goes. People of great intelligence have brought the world to what it is now. If Galileo didn't think differently, where would we be today? Newton, Edison, Tesla, Einstein... the list goes on. If Galileo didn't think differently from what everyone believed, the world would have continued to believe the Earth were the center of the galaxy, until someone did think differently. Just because you aren't aware of the plans, intentions, or future vision, or possibilities, doesn't mean there isn't one, and it doesn't mean the future of this product won't be groundbreaking.

:rolleyes:

Put down the kool-aid, bud. Tim Cook ain't Tesla and this cheesy, throw-away trinket Apple Watch sure as hell ain't the radio or the light bulb.

Your own post admits the thing does absolutely nothing of any value. All you wrote about was what it *might* do in the future. Who cares what it *might* do 25 years from now? The Apple Glove or the Apple Shoe or the Apple Hat *could* do lots of things in the future as well. That doesn't mean Apple should make an electric hat that tells time and gives you your email. This thing is a stupid product.
 
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I wonder where break-even is on this product? I would think it would be profitable at 24 million units.

I will certainly buy one, and probably several different wrist bands if that is an option. I do think the actual average price will be a lot higher than $350. I'm figuring $850 for a stainless steel model with a metal clasp bracelet.

Can't wait to get it and play with it to see all it's capabilities in action. I fail to see why so many people are not enthusiastic about this product - it's been in the public imagination for at least sixty years, all the way back to Dick Tracy's two-way wrist radio!
 
I eagerly await the first Apple Watch app that farts based on your heartbeat.

Developers - get working now - I'll even name it for you. iHeartFart
 
Apple just take my money god dam it!!!! I want an :apple: Watch

I've not worn a watch for over a decade because they only tell the time, but a smart watch can do so much more, so it has my attention.......
 
I would buy one in a second,

IF they fix the battery life issues...

No way im buying a watch i need to charge nightly, Weekly, ill think about it, Montly, im sold.

Or bettery yet, if your going to only last 1 day, then have a removable battery included in the product, so you can have one on charge, and one on your wrist.

a single day or less than single day charge is VERY poor apple, very very poor to the point of being an unusable product really
 
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Totally understand. That guy said 'maybe you should quiet down' which seems to fall under that exact thing you highlighted too. https://forums.macrumors.com/posts/20432023/

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I literally never said anything about 5 years. In my first post I made it clear I was referring to things in the now, and the future, including when I talked about 20-30 years in the future, although I don't think non-invasive glucose monitoring is that far out. The only thing I mentioned was that there is proof that people are working on that, and I specifically read the article on this site which talked about Apple having hired one of the lead researchers in that area. Anyway, none of that matters, my original post was just an attempt to describe some possible great features for the watch. You don't get the watch or why it's being made, as you said, and I was trying to give some examples.

Fair enough. Your first post directed at me sounded like you said it was here or will be here in the near future. Thats the problem by the time these things are available the :apple:watch will probably be a dead item. Tech isnt there yet.

The other thing is to have your suggested ideas the watch would cost thousands.

All is good my friend
 
So, basically you don't know what your talking about. Look at the price of similar built watches with lot less of everything and their ALL much more expensive. BTW, you CAN use it without a phone. So, there again pure ignorance on your part.

I never compared it to other smart watches, nor did I claim it was overpriced. What I meant was the price is more than I'm willing to spend on a smart watch. As for being able to use it without an iPhone; I was referring to the fact that you need to pair it with an iPhone in order to access the internet. Without the internet what the hell is it good for?

Anyway, I just can't see why anyone would pay almost the same amount an iPhone costs for a device which is much smaller and has less features.
 
I know some people believe that crap. Both original iPhone and original iPad were great at the time. If you keep waiting, you may as well just keep waiting your entire life since there is always something new and better one on the horizont.

The rule is to enjoy the present and not just wait for the future ;)

Giving what Apple did to iPad 1, yeah... I will pass first generation of any Apple stuff.

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Apple just take my money god dam it!!!! I want an :apple: Watch

I've not worn a watch for over a decade because they only tell the time, but a smart watch can do so much more, so it has my attention.......

I still do not see the point of smart watch when it has to connect with your iPhone or other smart phone. iPhone's battery is already suck enough, I am not gonna connect a thing to my iPhone. Seriously, what is the point of smart watch? Telling someone using your watch? Relying text message use that tiny screen? Constantly lookin at your arm like an idiot?
 
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