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Apple Helping Developers Finalize Apple Watch Apps at Cupertino Headquarters
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They never invited me!
Odds are they are in the user labs on the second floor of IL6. I don't see them anywhere else. Perhaps some time in the auditorium in IL3.
Curious to see how many of them are there. One thing that has really surprised me is that many go-getter outfits around here are taking wait and see on the watch. While I'm sure some cowboys are on this, who with a good marketing programs is there.
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And for sale on eBay.
iPad changed my life significantly.
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It was life changing to me because I used to spend hours a day parked at home behind my computer desk...
Now, I haven't had a computer desk in my house for years.
Btw... thank GOD Apple didn't make a garbage desktop OS for touch. I think Windows 8 is more hated than Vista & ME combined.
Thanks for your opinion though...
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iPhone 4S release date = October 2011.
Look, nobody is saying you should get a new phone every year... but how about FOUR YEARS LATER not whining about slowness of your device... you've clearly made a conscious choice to stick with outdated tech, though you don't need to.
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Hmmmmmm......
Apple 1 launched April 1st, 1976.... so don't be so sure!!! ;0)
Just want to say sorry on behalf of all the people who choose to spend their own money on whatever they choose. Apprently according to you we all have to get your permission to buy what we want with our money ! Sorry man. Il send U a direct message the day apple watch releases just to make sure you will allow me to buy it #
Incorrect. The iPhone and iPad and Mac have changed the lines of countless millions. In fact I just sent my brother an old iPhone 5 to replace his flip phone -- he freaked. He had no idea how useful it would become to him.
That's why android copied it.
I'm so excited I literally can't wait for the Apple Watch to arrive. The clock is ticking on the launch of another remarkable product to join our ever expanding family of computers, phones and tablets. I'm definitely in for a couple of buys. People who say innovation at Apple is dead, and that they lack the ability to dazzle and excite consumers are seriously underestimating how impressive this watch is going to be.
I think Apple felt that it was more important to have a nice, modern-looking UI and a feature set that more or less includes all major Android features. Once they had those things, they seem to be going back to stability for the next release. Based on sales, they probably made the right choice, even though I personally prefer stability and consistency.
Instability and bugs had no impact on sales. The iPad Air Safari crashing and wifi issued had no impact on sales. iOS 7 and 8 seem to have been rushed out the door to meet the iPhone launch deadline and people buy it bugs and all. Personally I expected a bit more from Apple and I have my doubts about iOS 9 after 7, 8, Apple Maps and Final Cut Pro X along with the latest versions of OSX.
It's the beginning of an ecosystem and the implementation of a huge paradigm shift in how we interact with functional objects in our daily routines...and admittedly will be much better within a few generations. Once more and more smart devices are available the Apple Watch will probably seem as "non life changing" as the iPad...some will embrace it and others won't but it will be everywhere and increasingly difficult to function in a world engineered to integrate with it.
The Apple Watch has FAR longer legs than FitBit or other short-lived wearables. It's a customizable fashionpiece, it's your ever-present portal to your digital life, it's a remote control for your music and Apple TV, blah blah blah.
In a year, we'll be wondering why the doubters didn't learn their lessons from the iMac (no floppy!), iPod (needs a Mac!), iPhone (no keyboard!), and iPad (giant iPod Touch!).
Yah. Impressive! Amidst that, youve got a string of bloopers. iPod shuffle 3rd gen. Macintosh TV, Apple bandai Pippin, Macintosh Performa, Hockey puck mouse, Mighty mouse, 20th Anniversary Mac, Apple III, Apple G4 Cube. Need I go on?
Yeah, right. We both know the Apple watch is Tim's dream in order to emerge from under Steve's shadow.
Honestly, I never considered that until hearing people make that assertion. Perhaps if we collectively stop propping up the ghost of Steve, there would be no shadow to discuss.
I can't wait to get my Watch April 3, 2015.
How's 2010 treating you these days?
You might want to get a move on, as 2015 is serving the rest of us pretty well - what with the iPad 6 (aka iPad Air 2) rocking the tablet world, and most everyone gotten way past the "so it's a big iTouch" thing years ago.
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I still use an iPad 1 on my desk (along with the iPad 4 & Air, not sure where my Mini 2 wandered off to), and would have kept & used my other iPad 1 if Target hadn't offered $250 store credit for it.
Yeah, won't be surprised if the
Watch has a 2-year product lifecycle just like the iPhone & iPad. At $350, that's under $0.50/day, so no surprise and no regret when it's replaced in two years (or less).1) You're mixing in products from other time periods. The stinkers of the modern era (post 1997) are G4 Cube, iPod Hi-Fi, and Ping. 1 Mac, 1 IPod accessory, 1 social media/music service. The mice are totally debatable.
2) The Apple Watch is a new category and has none of the stink of a potential non-commitment from Apple or quirky design side project.
IMO, it truly does resemble the iPad of 2010: Who needs it? ___ already does those things faster. What a boring keynote. Nobody's asking for it. People have tried this already.
There is nothing intrinsic about the Apple Watch that will doom it to failure - only that its detractors typically have a lack of imagination, don't understand the experiential value it has, or are still stuck in some form of speeds-and-feeds mindset.
Blah blah. It'll be sitting in your drawer a year from now. Or you'll be the only one still wearing it.
haha, please define "rocketing the tablet world"... the fact tablet sales are tanking is a very good indication that people are starting to realize its true limitation.
Much like they discovered and then abandoned netbook
For starters, Apple CREATED the tablet market.
From there, Apple has sold a quarter-billion iPads. That's enough for 1 out of every 28 people on the planet.
Sales aren't exactly "tanking". Stabilizing, yes - that's quite different. Explosive growth is not unlimited.
The netbook market vanished as soon as tablets (to wit: iPad) appeared. People were buying netbooks for a reason tablets satisfied much better.
Enjoy your delusions. iPads are making me money.
so decreasing in sales is now called "stabilizing"? heck, call it "breakfast" if you like, it doesn't really change the fact.
despite what you say, many experts have predicted continuing declines in tablet sales going forward. that is a fact