Apple Announces Apple Watch, Available in Early 2015 From $349

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I hope this is like the original iPad and they soon release a redesigned second generation. It looks too kiddie and girlish as is IMO.

I'd worry that wearing one of these is just going to be like wearing a sign that says "Rob me!" when walking on the street in public considering how hot iPhones are.

 

[Mr Darcy]

no talk about battery life, huh?

Which is not a good sign at all.

 

[carjakester]

At 349 im glad i dont have to buy it until next year

 

[Wishbrah]

Consider me sold, and I haven't even seen a video of how the UI operates.

Guess now I have to upgrade from my 4S!

 

[joejoejoe]

It. Should. Have. Been. Round.

 

[chrono1081]

My only gripe is that it's not round, but I love the new spin on the smart watch, definitely getting one

I remember reading that there are troubles making round LED screens.

 

[CFreymarc]

$349

nope

The latest douchebag / nerd status symbol.

 

[AddisonIII]

New Apple watch

I would have thought Apple would have done a better job than what this looks like. Another Post said see in a year on Ebay. Oh it won't take no year. Apple go back to the drawing board. You need to do better

 

[musika]

Yeah... I'm not positive how I feel about this, but obviously I'll have to try one.

 

[Will0827]

If the apple watch os was on the moto 360 it would have been perfect.

 

[luckysob]

I'll save my money for an updated iPad Air (someday).

 

[sflomenb]

I know Apple Pay works with Apple Watch, but will it still work even if I have a 5s?

 

[appleii.c]

My only complaint with this great new product....

I'm left handed and I wear my watch on my right hand. Using the digital crown would require me to reach across the screen.

Since its digital, you might be able to wear it upside down and it rotates.

 

[Moonjumper]

My only complaint with this great new product....

I'm left handed and I wear my watch on my right hand. Using the digital crown would require me to reach across the screen.

I'm the same. I hoping we will be able to flip the display 180 degrees, then the crown will be on the correct side. There doesn't appear to be anything else that defines which way is up.

 

[dazed]

No wonder they brought in that new designer, this is seriously mediocre. Reminds me of my touch screen casio watch when I was 15

 

[barkomatic]

All this does is prevent you from taking one second to pull the iPhone out of your pocket to do almost all the advertised tasks better. It seems like a solution looking for a problem.

The only thing that is mildly interesting to me is how it tracks your physical activity--though comparing it to a personal trainer is ludicrous and over the top. Is it going to spot me at the gym now?

 

[Thunderhawks]

My only complaint with this great new product....

I'm left handed and I wear my watch on my right hand. Using the digital crown would require me to reach across the screen.

The screen may have an orientation lock like iPhone and iPad, so you can put the crown pointing left.
Bands should be clipping on either way.

 

[Blakjack]

The watch is worth it just for the speak to text alone for me.

I'm getting it of that and the fitness features. Avid fitness junkie

 

[longofest]

i'm not sure how Apple Pay works with the watch. One of the big things about Apple Pay was that it used TouchID to verify it is you. The watch doesn't have Touch ID. Will that make it even more attractive for theft? Beyond it being an expensive piece of jewelry, now it links to your credit card and can be used to buy things without needing biometric authorization.

 

[newdeal]

meh, look at iPad 1 vs iPad 2. The iPad 2 still looks awesome and the iPad 2 looks ancient. The crown is clearly made of a size that allows them to maintain the crown size while making the watch significantly thinner in generation 2 (similar to how the iPad 1 was mostly empty space allowing them to make it much thinner in generation 2)

 

[testcard]

Colour me old-fashioned, but I quite like it. And I'll probably buy one.

 

[longofest]

My only complaint with this great new product....

I'm left handed and I wear my watch on my right hand. Using the digital crown would require me to reach across the screen.

they didn't discuss it during the keynote, but certainly they solved these issues. You simply have a preference that says whether you are a left-hand user and it orients the display correctly, allowing you to have the crown on the correct side.

 

[clemensg]

Looks like there is nobody left at Apple to tell Jonny Ive when his ideas are just plain awful. The first reaction should have been: "WTF. Are you kidding me? Go back to the drawing board!"

Or just hire a better designer... might be easier (and cheaper).

 

[newdeal]

I know Apple Pay works with Apple Watch, but will it still work even if I have a 5s?

he said everything you need is built right into the watch. To me that means that touchID will be built into the watch although they didn't mention it as well as NFC

 

[drew0020]

Looks hideous to me. Nice UI though, but just don't need a smart watch.