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Apple 'Aggressively' Hiring for Smart Watch Project, Looking Toward Late 2014 Launch

Bladers said:
ignorance is bliss. Nike FuelBand or Garmin Forerunner does not have "biosensors". You are so clueless you don't even know what 'biosensor' is. I doubt you know what 'bio' means because you wont use it in your post. That right there should me the end of my post. but I digress.

There are not many things a small device strapped to a wrist can do that a phone cannot. (Plus you listed one). A phone can do all those things you just mentioned; which is to track your distance, calculate calories burned, steps taken. All of that are software features, there is no "biosensors".

lol

You are hilarious tell me to take a step back seeing I'm a windows phone 8, android and Iphone developer and what qualifies you? oh yeah you are just a fan. lmfao.

Glass is miles ahead of any smartWatch technology or concept. If anyone can't see it, its because of their fanboism. If the shoe was switched and it was apple who came up with Glass, you won't be saying the garbage you spewing now.

so please save it.
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Glass defies millions of years of primate evolution.

It's possible that Glass in glasses frames will be more popular, but human evolution has created a strong ability for humans to read facial expression, eye gaze, and posturing, i.e., social cognition. Glass will always intrude on that communication, making it a niche product at best.

http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/363/1499/2033.full

Of particular interest, eye gaze directions is impaired by Glass, so social interaction is impaired. Hence the derived term, "Gl*******s"

Watches are already socially acceptable, and even the gaze at a watch communicates "it's time to leave" or "I'm bored". Still a niche, but without all the baggage that Glass carries.
 
CmdrLaForge said:
If it gets as ugly as the watch in the picture I will never get one. But I trust in Jony and hope he makes something classy.

To ditch my Omega and Tag Heuers should be better something unbelievable good.
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What? You don't think that mockup on page 1 is as nice as a Tag Heuer? ;)
 
Bladers said:
Spoken like someone who has no clue what Glass is or how it works.
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Here's what you need to know about Glass: You look like an idiot wearing them. And if you come anywhere near me, you will take them off. Or I will take them off. :D
 
Bladers said:
Maybe its because I am? maybe its because I run a startup called "Assistive Desktop". Maybe its because I have a degree in Computer Science. Maybe its because I develop software for a living. Or maybe you are just making excuses.

Lmao, you just said they have 'biosensors'. Infact I quote "Anyone who has a Nike FuelBand or Garmin Forerunner knows part of what the iWatch will do. It will have biosensors to track you heart rate, calories burned and other things."

So which is it? Or is it because you are clueless of wtf you are talking about. what a 'biosensor' is and does, or how calories are calculated and other things.
But I thought I was the clueless one? Don't quote Cook like he's Jesus. You made a statement and I'm calling you out on it, and yes I did watch the D11 conference part where he was talking about wearables.

Now if you toned down your fan hostility touchey and wake up to reality, you would understand what I meant when I laid out those 4 limitation points. You shouldn't be this bent out of shape over me laying out a few obvious limitations which has nothing to do with sensors.

Disappointed? I have yet to find someone who is disappointed with the progress of Glass. Having watched about over 500 videos about Glass. Infact all I have seen are people who are excited to get a chance to use Glass. How many videos have you watched? One? Five? Cute!
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I am not sure what planet you live on but clearly it is not the same one I am on. Have you heard of the Scanadu? It is a device with biosensors (your favorite word) that a person holds to their forehead for a few seconds. It can monitor a persons heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate and other things. This is an exciting field that in Tim Cook's words is set to explode.

My point has always been that the new iWatch will include some sensors in it as the wrist is a great area for monitoring such things. Just google "wrist biosensor". You will discover there are wrist worn devices that monitor things like heart rate, blood pressure, snoring, and epileptic seizures. You derided the idea of a watch and claimed that there is nothing a watch could do that a phone couldn't do better. Monitoring a person's vital signs are something a phone can't do. For that matter, wearing a watch while exercising is far better than carrying around a smartphone.

When people think of a watch they tend to think of Rolex and the like. It is my hunch, though, that the iWatch will have more in common with other exercise watches like the ForeRunner and FuelBand.
 
ClemyNX said:
What happens if I'm in a place where I can't speak?
Oops.

Dude, just look at how successful Bluetooth headsets are. This is like ten times what Glass would sell. It looks silly, and stupid. Make it look like any pair of glasses, and it would have much more success. They are never going to sell it.
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Which is why there is a track-pad on the side to control the UI.
Oops I forgot ignorance is bliss.

Isn't it fascinating that people who have never watched a video of Glass, don't know how it works, or what features it has. Condemn it for no reason what so ever? They don't know anything about it, but they don't care because it wasn't made by Apple therefore.

My god look at that Grade A Logic. The logic that all Apple proponent share.

ClemyNX said:
Ahahah

Oh that wasn't a joke?
'Somehow'??

Glass will never go public.
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This is exactly what I'm talking about. This guy knows absolutely nothing about Glass but yet is able to make statements like this. Its baffling, Its freaking unbelievable. And yet sad because people won't ever get to enjoy and appreciate great products because of their favoritism to a particular brand.
 
rei101 said:
Unfortunately that was when Steve was a live and pushing the envelop like no one ever. After him, everything is about resizing. And the so called innovations are taking ages!

Apple has change, they are not leading anymore, they are just catching their own wave. But that is my opinion.
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That's because you are romanticizing the past. Apple, under Jobs, innovated (the "big" ones, like you are thinking), in 1977, 1984, 2001, 2007, 2010.

You're acting like this is just something he did every other weekend.

An iWatch, in 2014, will be four years since the last big "innovation". It was 7 years between the Apple II and Macintosh, six years between iPod and iPhone, and three years between iPhone and iPad (and, understandably, the easiest "innovation", since the iPhone is actually an offshoot of the iPad project anyway).

Four years for something like this isn't some un-Jobsian omen. Hell, it's actually better than average!
 
chairguru22 said:
I have a Pebble and think it's really cool. But the idea of a smartwatch is just a cool gadget, not a game changer. I'm sure Apple will make a watch that really integrates with the iPhone, but it'll just be a cool accessory. Unless they can make it a phone substitute.
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Too many people start looking at this with too many prejudices.

I have a watch. It has four essential properties: 1. It is always with me and less than half a second away from using it. 2. It keeps and keeps and keeps running (my main watch lasted about ten years until the battery needed replacing). 3. It looks good. Matter of taste obviously, but people buy watches that in their opinion looks good. 4. It shows the time.

Now think about how you could add to the usefulness. An area that has nothing to do with "smart" or "iPhone integration" would be access. Since I have my watch always with me, it is the perfect vehicle for access authorization. Imagine I can go to work and all doors open for me automatically, because my watch contains the company's access rights. They don't open for you. And the doors that are not supposed to open for me don't open either. I get into my car by opening the door. You try opening the door, and it doesn't work. I can use my Mac, you can't.

That's just one area. I suppose Apple has a few people who can come with more useful ideas than I can. On the other hand, the things I said are actually _hard_.
 
I still keep thinking that the iWatch will bear an uncanny resemblance to the Nest Thermostat in terms of UI and overall design. We keep seeing a lot of square style renderings but I don't think it will be square. You know Tony Fadell at Nest "lead the team that created the first 18 generations of the iPod and the first three generations of the iPhone." ---source www.nest.com

but who knows....we'll see
 
Bladers said:
You haven't thought it through yet. There is absolutely no new user experience that a smartWatch provides that a phone doesn't

Their user experience is absolutely the same

1) You use the same motion to use them. Bringing your arm from its resting position to your stomach.
That same motion you use to bring your phone from your pocket.

2) You both have to raise your arm to your mouth to talk to it. So no new user experience there.

3) You use the same touch functions on it. So no new user experience there aswell.

4) You need an earphone to listen to any sort of music or sound. no new user experience there also.

It even hinders privacy because everyone can see what you doing so you probably can't read text on it. with a phone you can actually hold it in an angle that blocked others from seeing what you doing.

The user experience is the same. nothing new you are bringing to users.
Its essentially a phone strapped to your hand.

While Glass provides an endless amount of new user experience
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Well, if it helps, I actually totally agree that just strapping a small phone on your arm is not a winner.

But than again, I never had the assumption that Apple would focus on just turning a watch into a phone. As you outline, that alone makes no sense.

So maybe, just maybe, the Apple boys and girls have some clever ideas on what you could do by putting App's on a 'smart' device as small as a watch?

If they really succeed to come up with a sensor rich, energy efficient, programmable device that is to some extend source compatible with iOS, this could be a winner. Despite glass. The Apple eco-system will adopt this in a blink (something like 10.000+ apps within 3 months after SDK launch..)
 
Again for those who think the picture in post 1 is is a mockup it isn't. It's a iPod Nano 6th generation, with a watch strap attached to it. They been for sale for years.

Just goggle iPod nano 6g watch strap.
 
Missing in action

WTF! Late 2014 for a watch, hmm, hands in the air if your excitement and interest will have worn off by then. Might wander over and check out a Pebble watch.
 
e.ford said:
Does anyone else not care at all about an "iWatch?"
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I know what you're saying but I never wanted an iPad until the iPad Mini came out and now I find it indispensable. With Audiobus it's the best electronic musical instrument ever invented! So maybe an iWatch could be useful.
 
Bladers said:
You haven't thought it through yet. There is absolutely no new user experience that a smartWatch provides that a phone doesn't

Their user experience is absolutely the same

1) You use the same motion to use them. Bringing your arm from its resting position to your stomach.
That same motion you use to bring your phone from your pocket.

2) You both have to raise your arm to your mouth to talk to it. So no new user experience there.

3) You use the same touch functions on it. So no new user experience there aswell.

4) You need an earphone to listen to any sort of music or sound. no new user experience there also.

It even hinders privacy because everyone can see what you doing so you probably can't read text on it. with a phone you can actually hold it in an angle that blocked others from seeing what you doing.


The user experience is the same. nothing new you are bringing to users.
Its essentially a phone strapped to your hand.

While Glass provides an endless amount of new user experience
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I'm very skeptical that glass will gain any kind of wide acceptance.People may actually put up with looking like a d-bag to enjoy it's benefits though,we'll see.
 
Oh no

This gonna be a failure just like google glass
Why would I wanna wear an iWatch and carry my iPhone something doesnt add up here.

Bring on the iTV already alot of people waiting for that!
 
google glass will gonna to be great. the concept came from our last century e sci fi literature, movies etc, he were just waiting for it.

just give some time for people start to realize the potential of the apps that use communication between glasses and use AR :)
 
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