As a proud owner of El Capitano Blue and White G3 350, I would tend to agree with you if not for the atrocious puck mouse, round translucent piece of sh...
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Apple Reportedly Testing 1.5-Inch OLED Displays for Smart Watch
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As a proud owner of El Capitano Blue and White G3 350, I would tend to agree with you if not for the atrocious puck mouse, round translucent piece of sh...
Google Glass looks like a$$ on humans, and states volumes about the wearer. Google Glass is notable for the social negatives that it brings.
Wrist watches have long been socially acceptable.
I had a Fossil watch for Christmas a few years ago...it was very big/clunky and a pain, I have not worn a watch for many years before that. I returned it and purchased the Nano and watchband combo for just about the same money, and love it. I put it on the car charger on the way into work, stays charged for several days. I use the iPod functionality almost daily to test AV equipment and I purchased separate rubber covers for the 30 pin port and headphone port on Ebay. I get many comments on how cool it is etc etc etc...the only issue is the glass gets beat up..I already have a corner broken...but I am hard on my watches, which is why I stopped wearing them, so harder glass and better screen protection options..would be great.
I think if they do this right and include some basic things like the Nike + Egg support, calculator and such.....the amount of times I reach in my pocket or belt clip for my phone and am able to just see notifications, emails and do Siri based responses would be invaluable. Bluetooth is a must...and the battery needs to last at LEAST a few days.
At the right price...this would be a major hit...IMHO.....I would have no problem buying one.
LOL I feel ya. I used to not care about Samsung and its gimmicks, but seeing so many people being lured by them and abandoning iPhones makes me lose hope in humanity.
(I kid, but I really am somewhat disappointed)
Surely if you only own a watch to tell the time, you wouldn't have made a concise effort to let us all know your watch is worth upwards of $5k.
$30 will do the job fine if you really only want a watch to tell the time
He couldn't afford a Rolex
Can't I just have a comm badge like in startrek but linked to my phone? Much better hands free device than a watch, doesn't need local storage (as streams it from iphone /ipod pipes it straight into headphones and nice and short cable from badge to head) and I dont really need another time telling device.
I think this is just an attempt by Apple to out gadget google glass in the innovation department. That being said, the headphones would be wireless obviously. Running a cord to your wrist would be silly. Bluetooth earbuds? There'd also be a speaker in the watch. The more I think about this, the more I warm up to it as a concept....and alot more practical than google glass if you ask me. Who wants a floating screen in front of one of their eyeballs?
Step 1: Assume "iWatch" will be hideous and useless.
Step 2: Dismiss "iWatch" because it will be hideous and useless.
Obviously we are basing this on the renders and the way the pebble looks. If it is anything similar, it will be hideous.
What does Steve Jobs have to do with anything? It's not like he dreamed up all this stuff in his head.
This is just not true. I use to not wear watches but about 2 years ago I started and I now see why they're still around and probably will never go away. Not only does it make a statement, complete your look or however you want to put it, it's much easier to just twist your wrist and get the time rather than diving into your pocket (or your purse if you're a lady (or a murse if that's what floats your boat)) to pull out your phone.
I don't think you should use the term 'ramped up' in this articles to describe te rate of rumors. You should save this term for talking about 'production ramping up'. It looks poor to keep using the same term in two different articles one right after the other. In my humble opinion, that is.
I gotta give you props for that one. I can see all the stores on Chanel St full of fake iRolex's and purses.
Personally, a watch for me is more fashion or style. I can't see myself trading in my Bertolucci or Rolex for an iWatch, especially as my iPhone will probably make it redundant tech.
iPod nano already has wrist strap..thousands of them actually. If the rumors are true, you can bet its gonna be a good looking device. And as far as function goes, the list is getting longer every day. And as much as I thought a smart watch would be a niche product for tech geeks, (basically the same guys that wore the calculator watches back in the 80's) I am now thinking its gonna be a big deal. Huge, actually. I'm really excited to see some part leaks and spec rumors.
Sure. That's what I was making fun of. Why would you base it on that? Do you remember the renders of the original iPhone?
