You're totally missing the point. Charging $29 for a $1 cable is and has always been extortionate. I buy better quality 3rd party variants for $10 a pop from Anker. And since when has a cheap piece of plastic to prop up your watch or phone for $50 been good value?
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Apple Launches Magnetic Apple Watch Dock for $79
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You're totally missing the point. Charging $29 for a $1 cable is and has always been extortionate. I buy better quality 3rd party variants for $10 a pop from Anker. And since when has a cheap piece of plastic to prop up your watch or phone for $50 been good value?
You don't understand what luxury means.
I can get a milk carton to support my iPhone too.
You presume too much.
Luxury doesn't mean taking a piece of tat and adding an exuberant price tag to it.
Good effort on your milk carton iPhone stand.
Nearly everything you said is at least debatable. I guess a longer answer would derail this thread even further, so i make it short: Imo the higher priced products shouldn't be sole reference point for accessory prices. In comparison to the gold Watch edition, everything else is inexpensive. But this doesn't make those accessories a good deal.
They took the bezel and put it on the base.
No need for that thing to stick out so far...
First, is Apple Watch not iWatch.
Second, having one, I can surely say that is really good. I haven't tried other watches but it feels great.
Last, the discussion is about the docking. It has nothing to do to what Apple has been delivering so far
Quite. However as a prospective customer not yet invested in the Apple Watch ecosystem, I don't think of the watch, strap and dock as separate components. In my mind, I see a shiny, thick and oblong device which is, frankly, ugly compared to other watches. Reminds me of Nokia's weird and wonderful devices back in the late 90's, and we all know where they ended up.
To compound this by offering an accessory which is also ugly and expensive, well, that makes the watch an even less attractive proposition to people who haven't bought one, regardless of whether it is called an iWatch, Apple Watch or MacWatch Pro.
Or you could get a cheaply made, white plastic saucer from Apple that looks like it belongs in a picnic set, with a hockey puck style device that does the actual charging, and looks like it was glued on, for $79.
I really think that what matters the most, are the people who really have the Watch and spent money for it. You don't buy a product if the docking station of it is beautiful.
Don't confuse people because you don't like a product that you never used
If this was for charging an iPhone wirelessly the size might make sense. But the watch doesn't need nearly as big a pad.
The pad isn't large relative to the watch. If it was any smaller, the watch wouldn't sit on it while in nightstand mode.
It's awesome. It has a leathery, soft-touch feel on top. The charger surface is softer than the one on the charger puck included with the watch.
The bottom feels like the material used to line the high-end watch boxes, sort of like a suede leather.
The base is heavy, substantial, much more three-dimensional than expected, and is not apt to slide around on furniture.
The pivot joint is solid, beautifully finished, and the substantial steel ring underneath the charger pivot looks like it's carved from a billet of metal.
The bottom line is, it's a beautiful solution that won't scratch your watch- unlike some of the other charging stands I've seen touted here over the past few months.
The bottom feels like the material used to line the high-end watch boxes, sort of like a suede leather.
The base is heavy, substantial, much more three-dimensional than expected, and is not apt to slide around on furniture.
The pivot joint is solid, beautifully finished, and the substantial steel ring underneath the charger pivot looks like it's carved from a billet of metal.
The bottom line is, it's a beautiful solution that won't scratch your watch- unlike some of the other charging stands I've seen touted here over the past few months.
Looks like ill be picking one up this afternoon. I'm glad you mentioned that it has some heft to it, I was nervous about it being lightweight like a pillow.
Reality check... Nobody told you to buy an iPhone. Smartphones are the most expensive personal device we use right now.
Thanks for the reminder that $29 for a cable is ALSO an incredible rip-off.