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Apple Aiming to Introduce iWatch at October Event

nikaru said:
200$? Im thinking more like 399$...Mobile carriers wont subsidize your iWatch just like they subsidize your 800$ iPhone.
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crzdcolombian said:
Who ever pays that is an idiot. The samsung one is failing because it's too expensive. Apple doubles the price and puts their logo and thinks they will sell that high. Add on tech always fails. If you need to buy a 6-800 dollar phone then a 400 watch to make it work. No ones going to buy that.

I hear that they want Heath insurance to cover some of the price. All well and good but if anyone ever bought a health product or exercise equipment doesn't mean you actually use it. I have a $300 Bob XL punching bag that my roommates and I just dress in funny cloths and probably used for less then a month in the 3 years I had it. Or all the cloth hanger treadmills you hear about.
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So you don't have the slightest idea what this product will cost, let alone what it will do, but you already know that it will cost too much and not do enough for whatever it costs. And you also know that anyone who buys one at this totally imaginary cost is an idiot.

Fascinating. And I thought I was spending too much time reading this site.
 
I'm (still) going with "iBand", although I think it's possible it will also function as a watch.

I can see the front of the reveal invites now: "It's About Time"... :D
 
elmaco said:
I want Internet access all the time, when I'm at the beach, in the shower, working out in the gym, running, surfing etc. That means iWatch must be water resistant and light weight. It should also be wirelessly charged, preferably while I'm wearing it.

If Apple can bring me that, I will buy one. Price is not that important. Anything below $1000 is OK.
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This is exactly what I want but I wouldn't pay over 500 for it.

I want to be able to wear it all the time especially if it tracking all my health data and such. The charging is a big deal to me, I want to be able to keep it on for sleep cycle tracking, etc but still have it be fully charge for the next day.
 
IJ Reilly said:
So you don't have the slightest idea what this product will cost, let alone what it will do, but you already know that it will cost too much and not do enough for whatever it costs. And you also know that anyone who buys one at this totally imaginary cost is an idiot.

Fascinating. And I thought I was spending too much time reading this site.
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Lol
 
Jakexb said:
Calorie consumption measured through the skin would be ridiculous advancement. I have no idea how it could possibly work, but I'd love to believe that they've figured out something nuts.

Most likely the analyst is getting calorie expenditure ( aka counting steps & motion ) mixed up. I want to believe though!
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Yeah it will be interesting what sensors they manage to get in this thing.. that would be the true innovation.
 
Jakexb said:
Calorie consumption measured through the skin would be ridiculous advancement. I have no idea how it could possibly work, but I'd love to believe that they've figured out something nuts.

Most likely the analyst is getting calorie expenditure ( aka counting steps & motion ) mixed up. I want to believe though!
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My guess would be someway to measure blood sugar levels, similar to the tests diabetics have to take. Although you actually need a blood sample to do it and I can't imagine the 'iWatch' would prick you every hour to check if you've had lunch or not!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blood_sugar
(Sorry for the wiki link but it show a nice little graph of raised sugar levels after each meal)
 
Huh?

Very cool, but thousands of dollars for a watch that needs to be constantly upgraded and with the usual planned obsolescence as new models come out?

Thanks, but I'll pass for now.
 
Trying to guess what might be on the invitations / said at the keynote.

"It's time."

"The best the other guys could come up with is a watch that talks to your phone."

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bcarey said:
Very cool, but thousands of dollars for a watch that needs to be constantly upgraded and with the usual planned obsolescence as new models come out?

Thanks, but I'll pass for now.
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What? Name a post-PC device from Apple that, even at a high-end configuration, costs thousands of dollars.

If this costs more than a low-end iPad Air, I think most people will be surprised.
 
stellaclose said:
Everyone is assuming iWatch is a health tracker/wrist watch. Maybe iWatch isn't a wearable at all - could it be the code name for the new aTV. The next aTV could be called iWatch. Seems strange that all the aTV rumours died down as soon as the iWatch started being discussed.
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Watch. As in the verb.

Mind.

Blown.
 

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thekeyring said:
Trying to guess what might be on the invitations / said at the keynote.



"It's time."



"The best the other guys could come up with is a watch that talks to your phone."

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What? Name a post-PC device from Apple that, even at a high-end configuration, costs thousands of dollars.



If this costs more than a low-end iPad Air, I think most people will be surprised.
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Yeah nobody will buy a watch from apple for thousands of dollars.
 
Jakexb said:
Calorie consumption measured through the skin would be ridiculous advancement. I have no idea how it could possibly work, but I'd love to believe that they've figured out something nuts.

Most likely the analyst is getting calorie expenditure ( aka counting steps & motion ) mixed up. I want to believe though!
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This is already possible with a combination of the M7 (motion sensor chip) and several apps like the "MyFintessPal"
 
iWatch is Stupid

Here's a guy that Tim Cook should talk to:

http://news.yahoo.com/apple-legendary-first-design-boss-says-smartwatches-stupid-185055840.html

I'm just an 83 year old ex airplane driver with lots of Macs over the last 29 years and 45 years in the computer business, but for the life of me, I can't understand why Apple is throwing money down this dry hole. Let the rest of the industry waste their bucks trying to recover some of the R&D they blew on this loser idea.

Spend some time coming up with a real new iSomething that Jobs would have loved.
 
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