I was holding out for a rhombus or an octagon. Both of them are slightly square, so I still have hope.
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2.5-Inch iWatch with Wireless Charging and Pulse Sensor to Enter Mass Production in July
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I was holding out for a rhombus or an octagon. Both of them are slightly square, so I still have hope.
Uh huh. And the Apple users are the smug ones? Right. Someone needs to look in the mirror
Not to worry. Apple will come out with an iWatch Mini a few months later, then a thinner iWatch Air.
Do you wear a watch just to know what time it is? Because that has been unnecessary for twenty plus years now and is weird, regardless of how much you paid for it.
Pretty sure the "iWatch" everyone keeps talking about IS the next iPod Nano.
It will be marketed as an iPod.
You're right.
It's such a shame they never sold many of the 3 devices you mentioned.
2.5" Jesus Christ. That is the lifted Chevy 1500 with the dangling ball sack from the trailer hitch of watches.
I wear a watch or used to. I have a few but one was pretty sentimental to me. I took it off very recently though and while I'll keep it, I just don't want to wear it. It's just a watch, I suppose.
I wear a watch or used to. I have a few but one was pretty sentimental to me. I took it off very recently though and while I'll keep it, I just don't want to wear it. It's just a watch, I suppose.
I have to agree.
Apple makes great products, but some of them are really useless. My retina MacBook Pro is great, but that is probably just because it is a very well made laptop, and not because it is the fruit of some "revolutionary" idea at Apple headquarters. The iPhone is indeed truly useful for me, as it allows information to be at my fingertips all the time, and I found it to be way better than any alternative that I've searched for.
As for the others, well, I don't know. The Apple TV is OK for watching movies, and that's all. I have mixed feelings about the iMac; as good as it looks, I only like its 27-inch beautiful monitor, but I wish the specs were better and the keyboard was more functional. And I have an iPad that was a waste of money, as it does not offer half the functionality I would expect it to.
Square? Ugh!. Guess that rules Apples product out. Time to pre-order the moto.
Probably going to skip the 'watch' revolution and stick with the good-old Rolex or another real watch from the collection that will last 100+ years instead of something I will need to drop $250 every 2-3 years and have look like crap..
Probably going to skip the 'watch' revolution and stick with the good-old Rolex or another real watch from the collection that will last 100+ years instead of something I will need to drop $250 every 2-3 years and have look like crap..
I totally agree, however, more and more you are going to have to leave Apple if you think this way.
Apple are no longer a "computer" company, they are a fashion/lifestyle/image company.
Think we are actually past this tipping point, they have seen where the money is to be made, and we can see, in recent years the trend.
Shame
I'd wait, unless you can get a Fitbit really cheap. My Flex's armband has torn twice already in a year and I don't even treat it rough. I'm ready to see what Apple brings. Because I'd honestly like more than just a pedometer which is what my Flex mostly is.
Agreed they have been unnecessary for a long time. I like them tho and i'm not wearing a $12 Casio lol as was mentioned. I can't afford super expensive watches but I love My Tissot Navigator 3000's and have wore them for years. Have one to beat up at work and another for play.
Excited to see what Apple cooks up. The health monitoring functions sound great. I'm nearing 40 and I need to start taking care of my body better.
Yes it would be monstrous. It can only be 2.5" if it is a narrow rectangle like the Samsung Fit. Either way, I say we are not seeing the wrist device this year. Leaks are too fast and furious nowadays, we would have already seen something floating around especially if a trial run has already been made.
I totally agree, however, more and more you are going to have to leave Apple if you think this way.
Apple are no longer a "computer" company, they are a fashion/lifestyle/image company.
Think we are actually past this tipping point, they have seen where the money is to be made, and we can see, in recent years the trend.
Shame
Yes, it is a shame. Apple is more and more focusing on making tech devices for people who do not care about tech. The device ends up being beautiful and cool, but also superficial.
An 'iWatch' on your wrist almost certainly announces to the world you're packing an iPhone. Despite the apparent drop in cell phone theft rates, the pickpockets of the world are honing their skills.
People who desire to spend their (or their parents') cash on these iOS devices just want them to be "cool." They want to be seen as "different" and "edgy" and "rad." It's not like these devices provide some usefulness, no, of course not. They're just status symbols. In fact, I take public transportation just to whip out my iPhone in front of morning commuters. And I don't even turn on the phone. I just pretend I do while I feel the look of envy of passersby.
As for the usefulness of this alleged device, my expectations are rather muted. As I written in previous threads, I don't understand why Apple feels it needs to contribute to health. Apple should be focusing on real innovation. I don't know what that is, but I'm sure it isn't health. Especially when I haven't even used much less even seen the said device. I along with my fellow forum brothers and sisters just know it's DOA as far as usefulness is concerned.
I mean, have you seen Amazon's Fire Phone with its 3-D tracking thing? Samsung's air gestures? Yet Apple wants to create a device and ecosystem that helps us take better management over our wellbeing. Checking our vitals like checking e-mails? Is personal health enough of an important matter that technological innovation should be invested into providing a solution to help people take better stock of their wellbeing and perhaps even change people's attitudes about health so that maybe we can reverse this obesity fad that Americans have become enamored with for the last decade or so and realize health's correlation with quality of life? Ha! For all the Apple tax we pay we deserve innovation that's actually going to improve our lives. Like Home screen widgets. Because believe me, the current static icon-based Home screen will bore me to death long before any illness does. And to top it all off, associated with this watch thing is yet another stock app we can't delete. Sigh.
As for the usefulness of this alleged device, my expectations are rather muted. As I written in previous threads, I don't understand why Apple feels it needs to contribute to health. Apple should be focusing on real innovation. I don't know what that is, but I'm sure it isn't health. Especially when I haven't even used much less even seen the said device. I along with my fellow forum brothers and sisters just know it's DOA as far as usefulness is concerned.
I mean, have you seen Amazon's Fire Phone with its 3-D tracking thing? Samsung's air gestures? Yet Apple wants to create a device and ecosystem that helps us take better management over our wellbeing. Checking our vitals like checking e-mails? Is personal health enough of an important matter that technological innovation should be invested into providing a solution to help people take better stock of their wellbeing and perhaps even change people's attitudes about health so that maybe we can reverse this obesity fad that Americans have become enamored with for the last decade or so and realize health's correlation with quality of life? Ha! For all the Apple tax we pay we deserve innovation that's actually going to improve our lives. Like Home screen widgets. Because believe me, the current static icon-based Home screen will bore me to death long before any illness does. And to top it all off, associated with this watch thing is yet another stock app we can't delete. Sigh.