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Apple Reportedly Weighing $400 Price Range for Upcoming Wearable Device

CFreymarc said:
Tell that to Pebble owners. For a company with its roots in Kickstarter, they are doing rather well and have a nice SDK.
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Have you ever seen anyone wearing a pebble or any smart watch? I know your probably going to say yes but its few and far between and for they most part they aren't normal consumers.
 
modit said:
People are going to get robbed on the street for this.

Apple insurance anyone?
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Yeah, but on a positive note, you'll be able to give your doctor very detailed information from your iPhone about your heart rate and blood pressure just before the attack, and the number of calories you burned while you were trying to get away... :eek: ;)
 
$400 is much to high. At $199, depending on what it actually does, I might bite - but not a chance at $400.
 
Subsidies are needed or at least people need a payment plan because of shiny object syndrome. $400 is way too much, but Apple always dilutes their devices compared to market standards and then ask for a handsome amount for the iDevice. The iPod Touch 5th gen 32 GB brand new is like $250 including tax, that's absurd for a 2 year old device. I waited to get my Galaxy Gear for $100 CAD, but it worked out good enough for me. People will buy it because of the bitten fruit logo because of its past history of success. ;)
 
MacRumors said:
In the latest of a string a reports regarding Apple's plans for its upcoming wearable device, Re/code reports company executives have "discussed" a rough price of $400 for the device. That is merely a range, however, with cheaper models perhaps also in the works.
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A range implies that there is a lower number and a higher number. Unless my eyes are failing me, there is only one number mentioned in the article.
 
Wow, people are smoking something crazy here in MR. In what universe would people expect Apple to charge less than a Pebble or even a Galaxy smartwatch when the iWatch is rumored to do so much more? Not to mention, Apple will probably push the envelope on design, miniaturization and technology. If that's the case, and it fills a need for people interested in their health, $400 seems like a bargain.
 
Xeyad said:
Remember guys when the iPad Mini was "rumored" with a $329 price tag and everyone said it would fail because the mini-tablet competition was $199, yet it was a huge success? Now, even Samsung has an 8" Galaxy tablet for $399.

If Apple's wearable device offers a lot more than what the competition has to offer, then $400 isn't too bad. Current market is around $199 - $249, so $399 for a much better wearable device won't be a hard sell for a company and a powerful brand like Apple.
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I agree, people are saying no now, but the moment the rumors get more specific the mood will change and the Apple faithful will form a line. They'll buy anything Apple.
 
robertcoogan said:
That pretty much kills it for me!

Wow - gouge me even further, Apple!

:O

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Yes, there is. Thank you, Captain Obvious.

:D
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You're welcome. ;) To the topic at hand, I just paid $100 for an Apple Mini DisplayPort to Dual-Link DVI adapter. If they can get away with charging $100 for a little plastic adapter, they sure as hell can get away with charging $400 for a watch.
 
Pfft. This is like when there was a rumor saying the iPad would start at $1000. Now when the iWearable starts at $99 everyone will go "OOOOOOOOO" instead of ouch if there was a rumor saying it was going to be free with the purchase on an iPhone 6.

I wouldn't be surprised if they planted this one. I'm almost sure they did with the iPad.
 
wigby said:
Really? So what if it looks the same but has 10 more sensors as the previous generation? You've already bought a bunch of iWatch apps so if course you will buy the new one to take advantage of all the past and future purchases you will make.

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They've been building and selling iPod touches for years so they've got costs down. They will price the watch as cheap as possible to compete but Apple is always the most expensive so it will be over $300
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iWatch apps? What makes you think the iWatch will have apps?
 
SHNXX said:
I really hope that Apple did not choose this direction.
This would be essentially following the trails of Motorola, Samsung and LG.
The products released so far are niche products that lack mass market appeal.
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So what exactly do you want the watch to do? Tell time?
 
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charlituna said:
too low. $299 maybe but not $199. not for a full featured item. Folks are already buying the Pebble for $150, Fitbit etc for $150-199. The iWatch is supposed to be both of them and perhaps a bit more so Apple will go for what the market will bear. And their 'make them feel like they are getting a bit of luxury' attitude will hope the market bears more than $199.
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Or not. What if they decide luxury doesn't have to cost money? Remember the Swatch rumor? It could be the highest quality smart watch out there and cost $99, and still be luxurious. It's not a device of its own, it's an iPhone accessory, so it won't be priced at the cost of their flagship on contract.

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cdmoore74 said:
So exactly do you want the watch to do? Tell time?
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Nobody knows what a smart watch is supposed to be yet is his point. iWearable will not be like the current ones, Apple doesn't do also-rans.
 
Rogifan said:
No way would they charge $400 if this thing is truly just an iPhone accessory. I could maybe see $400 if it's something that's crafted like a fine high end watch (there was a rumor Jony Ive's team was working with Italian watchmaker Panerai), but only if they had other models that were cheaper.
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High end watches do not start anywhere close to $400.

Panerai (a subsidiary of Richmont) would be very unlikely to partner with Apple on a product like this.

A sub $1000 Swiss automatic (think Tissot, Rado, Hamilton, Oris) are not very well crafted. I mean they're good, but it's no where close to the high end of "affordable luxury" that's Paneria, Omega, Rolex, IWC, JLC, ALS, Vacheron & Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Hublot, etc.
 
Raffi said:
Have you ever seen anyone wearing a pebble or any smart watch? I know your probably going to say yes but its few and far between and for they most part they aren't normal consumers.
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I only know one person personally, he's a hair dresser. I see them sometimes in hospitals, nurses and such. I think for people who can't access their phone regularly it makes sense to be able to just see what a text message is, or who's calling.

$400 does seem a little steep to me. I more or less expected $299, or even $349. $400 is iPad territory though, and you can nearly buy a new iPhone for that. I guess we'll see.
 
$400 would put it out of my price range unfortunately, which sucks because I've been looking for a new watch and fitness band, this would possibly fit both if some rumours are true. Add in the iPhone connectivity and I would love it. Bummer.
 
I agree how can you set a price on something before you know what it looks like and what features it has.

Besides all I care about right know is deciding if I am buying a 4.7 or 5.5 iPhone :)
 
beetlejuice44 said:
$400 for what? An extension of your phone? What are you getting that your phone doesn't already have ...huh? Are we all that lazy now to pull a phone out of our pockets and see the big clock on the home screen?



Or will this mean longer lines when the iPhone 6 comes out?



I'm going to BOIL if I see some kid talking on his iWatch with a phone in the other hand!
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You're going to boil? Why in the world would you even care?
 
I wonder how this rumor is going to affect the value of their stock by the time the market opens on Tuesday.

I would pay nothing beyond $300 tops and only if it's really worth it.
 
StyxMaker said:
iWatch apps? What makes you think the iWatch will have apps?
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It will probably be iOS on your wrist.

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Rad99004 said:
The real question is do you want to buy a version 1.0 device?

I'm sure it will be great compared to the others. But it will be at a price.

Has lots of possibilities. I'm sure the ship date will be pushed beyond the launch of the iPhone. So more will buy it.

If the battery life is great I will buy one. Other wise I will wait.
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The first version will be gimped and not quite there so you'll want to upgrade when version 2 comes out.
 
Here is some crazy psychology:

$350 iwatch? That's expensive, but maybe...

$400 iwatch? No way.

Just my own personal opinion.
 
This looks like a "thermometer" testing for you guy's response, and to manage your expectations. There is no correlation between this and the finalized price. The high price may just be that of the top-end model, which is actually not a ****ing high price because there will be a a lower-end model which serves to make the watch more accessible to the general public, and the more expensive model is just for the higher-end market. So that's why there is so much evidence e.g. patents, suggesting Apple is marketing one of the models as a "fashionable luxury".
 
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