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Apple Issues Media Invitations for September 9 Event: 'Wish We Could Say More'
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There are at least 2 clues!
1. The leaf shadow is the "iWatch" reference because it's acting as a sundial. This has already been discussed.
2. The top of the apple represents a sound wave. And this is what we visually see when Siri is "thinking" or stalling for time.
So this "iWatch" is going to have big time voice integration!
Bam!!!
1. The leaf shadow is the "iWatch" reference because it's acting as a sundial. This has already been discussed.
2. The top of the apple represents a sound wave. And this is what we visually see when Siri is "thinking" or stalling for time.
So this "iWatch" is going to have big time voice integration!
Bam!!!
ugggghhh
Anyone else *unbelievably* sick of this notion that Apple customers are just brainwashed morons?
You predict that Apple will "pretend they invented the idea of a smart watch and that nothing like what you will on 9/9 has ever been seen before, despite numerous products from other companies that are already on the market".
Have you honestly ever seen Apple claim that they invented the idea of the products they release (Computer, Portable Music Player, Telephone, Tablet, etc)? No. What they DO claim is that they're the first ones to do it RIGHT. And their popularity proves that they have.
Your argument simply reveals that you have an issue with popular/successful things. I bet you're also the kind of person who prefers underground music to anything on the radio.
Popularity does not equal stupidity. Apple consumers aren't brainwashed into thinking anything. Nobody cares how a product was developed, or where the ideas came from, they just care if they like it. And people love Apple products.
And if they didn't love Apple products, they wouldn't buy them. Trust me. You may have an argument for a super specific snapshot of the customer base (13 year olds following a trend), but you can't seriously believe every single Apple fan is brainwashed. Come on.
Predictions based in the invite (the fact that this is all about an iWatch is assumed):
1. iWatch will be round, not square, as indicated by the abundance of curves in the background image
2. iWatch will come in two colors: white and grey, as indicated by the colors in the background
3. iWatch will support tactile feedback, as indicated by the raised apple logo (not to mention a recent patent granted to Apple for this very feature)
4. iWatch will support voice recognition and natural language processing (a.k.a., Siri v.next), as indicated by "we could say"
6. iWatch will support voice synthesis, not really indicated by the invite, but follows along with wanting to make a complete experience
7. iWatch slaves to, or integrates with, nearby iDevices, as indicated by "...more" seeming to imply that this is intended to be a complementary device, not necessarily a primary or stand-alone experience (might be functional that way, but really intended to be part of an ecosystem)
8. iWatch will have a development platform and partners will show specific demos for given verticals showing what what we might be able to "Wish..." for.
9. The iWatch will be available internationally at launch, as indicated by the locale-neutral date "9/9", doesn't make what country you live in, that date is always going to be understood
10. iWatch will support remote media control for media running on a nearby iDevice, as indicated by the choice of venue for the announcement, a theater, not a convention center
11. To get the most out of the iWatch you will also have to have an iPhone 6, as indicated by the two parts of the Apple logo -- a large part, and a small part -- that are prominent in the background, and that the smaller part is the one casting the sundial shadow. Better free up more space on those credit cards folks.
12. Apple will pretend that they invented the idea of a "smart watch" and that nothing like what you will see on 9/9 has ever been seen before, despite numerous products from other companies that are already on the market.
Seriously, I have thought for some time that Apple has done an extremely poor job of capitalizing on the localized Apple ecosystems that are created when a fanboi just has to have the newest [iDevice].
They've basically had a captive audience of millions who have drunk the koolaid, and to put it quite bluntly, they have done absolutely nothing to make the experience when you have a MacBook Pro, iPhone, iPad (and iWatch) in proximity to each other special in any way. When you have complete control over the local ecosystem like that something...magical...should happen.Yet iUsers interact with their iDevices in much the same way that PC users interact with theirs.
I'm not a huge Apple fan, but I do hope they show some sign of thinking about creating a seamless, integrated experience when they own the iUser.
Anyone else *unbelievably* sick of this notion that Apple customers are just brainwashed morons?
You predict that Apple will "pretend they invented the idea of a smart watch and that nothing like what you will on 9/9 has ever been seen before, despite numerous products from other companies that are already on the market".
Have you honestly ever seen Apple claim that they invented the idea of the products they release (Computer, Portable Music Player, Telephone, Tablet, etc)? No. What they DO claim is that they're the first ones to do it RIGHT. And their popularity proves that they have.
Your argument simply reveals that you have an issue with popular/successful things. I bet you're also the kind of person who prefers underground music to anything on the radio.
Popularity does not equal stupidity. Apple consumers aren't brainwashed into thinking anything. Nobody cares how a product was developed, or where the ideas came from, they just care if they like it. And people love Apple products.
And if they didn't love Apple products, they wouldn't buy them. Trust me. You may have an argument for a super specific snapshot of the customer base (13 year olds following a trend), but you can't seriously believe every single Apple fan is brainwashed. Come on.
I'm looking forward to waiting in line, honestly. I can't wait for the new phone.
Each day my Nexus gets more annoying.
Each day my Nexus gets more annoying.
I think unlike last year where you had the September and the October event they are going to do it all at one event, hence going for the Flint , much bigger capacity and so they can say more. I think Apple might just be too busy to have yet another event a month after , its disruptive if they are busy.
I think your right, it has to be literal. Maybe Tim Cook's iWatch in combination with his iPhone 6 running iOS8 & its Health App told him he has laryngitis. This explains everything
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"We wish we could say more" - they are introducing so many new things (maybe iPhone, iWatch, Health, Home automation and a new payment system?) that they won't be able to go into detail about everything. Que the mysterious construction that will act as a large scale demo center in order to make up for not being able to "say more"; they will simply show us more instead.
Considering Apple hired people from St. Laurent's luxury division I doubt we are going to see a square watch. I'm expecting something that is a really nice looking watch that ALSO has geeky functions.
Recipe for the event:
Take Apple logo and size to a bigger display surface, like a TV. Add sizeable simulator. Mix in HomeKit. Slowly pour "Hey, Siri" and stir. Put custom built house for the event on top. Taste.
Does it taste like a smart home system in an Apple TV-like device with voice control? iHome.
Take Apple logo and size to a bigger display surface, like a TV. Add sizeable simulator. Mix in HomeKit. Slowly pour "Hey, Siri" and stir. Put custom built house for the event on top. Taste.
Does it taste like a smart home system in an Apple TV-like device with voice control? iHome.
Voice controlled watch? I hope not.
I wouldn't wear a watch, and I hate talking to things.
I hate the phone systems you have to talk to.
In my car, different story.
Not a product for me, and hopefully not the focus if that's what it is.
Some other wearable like a fitbit wristband, sure.
I wouldn't wear a watch, and I hate talking to things.
I hate the phone systems you have to talk to.
In my car, different story.
Not a product for me, and hopefully not the focus if that's what it is.
Some other wearable like a fitbit wristband, sure.
Good one. The I watch is called 'Wish'. And it will have next gen siri. Or siri will be called 'Wish'.
What ever Apple releases no watch for me ... I got a watch built -in to the phone .. I'll buy the iPhone 6 4.7" and accessories ... but no watch for sure even it has siri / FaceTime etc ..
The big secret building is just concert seating around a stage. After the Keynote, Rick Astley runs out for a quick "Never Gonna Give You Up" performance, then Apple spends two hours showing incremental upgrades to some of their products.
God I hope I'm wrong. I'd really like to see some sort of NUC that kills the competition's streaming boxes, gaming consoles, and small form PCs. Something revolutionary. Something Apple.
God I hope I'm wrong. I'd really like to see some sort of NUC that kills the competition's streaming boxes, gaming consoles, and small form PCs. Something revolutionary. Something Apple.
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