Answer the phone like a boss - or James Bond.
More like Dick Tracy. Yellow trench coat and hat not included.
Answer the phone like a boss - or James Bond.
The most important thing for apple with iWatch will be
-> tell a good story to tell you how it improves your digital life.
-> the story must be good enough so that devs jump on the device and extend it (because hardware is nothing after a specific amount of time, software is the only thing that matters)
-> have it usable and easy connected into the apple ecosphere.
If I can call my car over to me using it that would be good.
I use my iPhone and don't waste money on a watch.
Let the rumours start once again!![]()
So this iWatch could be the total and complete interface for ie your iPhone; hardly any need to get it out in the open anymore. No more fumbling trying to retrieve your iDevice from pocket or purse, while out and about. Practically hands-free. Neat!
I'm warming up to this idea.
For sure the new today screen in notifications is a perfect iWatch/Siri implementation. Especially if you realize how much more effort it is to create a text describing weather, traffic informations and calender informations if some simple icons would be much faster to implement.
For sure there will be an option to read this aloud.
I only use Breitling![]()
If I can call my car over to me using it that would be good. Although making the iOS iWatch interface with the Google car might be an issue. Although Knight Rider had all this sussed ages ago!
Getting a phone out of your pocket is such a hardship....![]()
Actually, not to sound snobbishBut this is my biggest issue, I have a gorgeous top-end Breitling that was an engagement gift from my wife, and I'd be in the doghouse if I took that off for an Apple device. LOL.
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Can we just allow them to release the thing first before we make judgment on something that doesn't even exist yet? I wonder how many of the clowns who are prematurely saying the iWatch is rubbish are also the same ones who said the iPad was just an over sized iPod and would never sell... we all know how that turned out and I guarantee 90% of those people now either own an iPad or a tablet of some kind.
I'm still trying to wrap my mind about having a smart watch. What would I do with it that I can't all ready do?
Pulling your brain out of your ### is soooo hard...Getting a phone out of your pocket is such a hardship....![]()
The iWatch is so bad, it will fail and samsung will make a much better iWatch.
Just joking.
If an iWatch comes its unique features will be an enormous amount of sensors.
Think nike fuelband, with some heartrate monitoring.
Cook said that sensors is the next big thing.
For sure iWathc can work as an extension to the iPhone.
The new notification api is destined for it (or why else should be there an api that allows to get informed about all notifications and a mechansim to forward them with bluetooth).
For sure the new today screen in notifications is a perfect iWatch/Siri implementation. Especially if you realize how much more effort it is to create a text describing weather, traffic informations and calender informations if some simple icons would be much faster to implement.
For sure there will be an option to read this aloud.
Think also about the new text2speech apis in ios. You don't need it for standard usecases if the user sees your screen. You need it if the user doesn't see your screen.
The most important thing for apple with iWatch will be
-> tell a good story to tell you how it improves your digital life.
-> the story must be good enough so that devs jump on the device and extend it (because hardware is nothing after a specific amount of time, software is the only thing that matters)
-> have it usable and easy connected into the apple ecosphere.
And i am sure that apple can do this, mostly because of one thing, apple can take as long time for it as they need. They don't need to rush like google with glass (wich is at least for now a big fail), they will instead take longer time to make it as perfect as possible so it is a big step for copycats like samsung and google to copy the overall experience.
And only IF they can do it so much better and IF they see there is a big hurdle for copycats, they will release it.
They will not risk another android copycat so easily
but more importantly its killer feature: how will Apple convince people that this is (will be) the must-have wristwatch.
Don't hate technology just because it's not what you are use to now or because it sounds like something you rejected in the past, even though it's different than that particular item. You'll sound like a grumpy old 20 y.o.
how will Apple convince people that this is (will be) the must-have wristwatch.
In other news, people are already thinking an iWatch will fail even before it is announced.
Grumpy or not, the watch all ready exist.....for a long time I may add. The only relevant question that remains, will it be something entirely different?
Grumpy or not, the watch all ready exist.....for a long time I may add. The only relevant question that remains, will it be something entirely different?
I already know some of the features I need in a must-have wristwatch. Nobody has created it yet. If Apple creates it with the features I want, I'll buy an Apple wristwatch. It has nothing to do with Apple advertising.
For example, the Pebble is great, lets you see texts and notifications from your phone to your watch - but it doesn't include speakers or a microphone! I can't answer a call on it! Actually, I can - just you can't talk until you bring out your phone.