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Apple Reportedly Weighing $400 Price Range for Upcoming Wearable Device

I really hope this it will be the starting price for the only jewel that a man can wear
i really want a stainless steel with sapphire glass
 
Let's be real. Who will be texting, making calls, taking pictures, etc.. with his watch? I don't think (I hope) that's the concept of iWatch that Apple will release, because that's just dumb. I hope Apple is smarter enough to show us something with some utility.
 
Moonjumper said:
Current wearables are already a hard sell, so something more expensive will have to be in a whole different level of capability. Which it might be...

We won't know the value of the device until we know what it can do. But an accessory that is not too far off the cost of the device it supports does seem a stretch.
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Smartphones before the iPhone were a hard sell (remember Windows Mobile?), and tablets before the iPad were a hard sell as well. Current smartwatches like Pebble and Android Wear are a hard sell because they don't offer value compared to the comprises (at least $200 for a watch that only offers notifications and you have to charge every single day). The other problem with current smartwatches is the branding; other than tech geeks and Android fans, who wants to wear a fashion accessory like a watch made by Samsung or LG?

If Apple plays its cards right, they can offer a wearable device that offers more value than comprises, even if it's priced more than the competition. And as we all know, Apple has been working for years to bring fashion and design into their devices, and their brand is more powerful than any tech company. I think people would want to wear a fitness band or a watch crafted by Apple.
 
brunosh said:
Let's be real. Who will be texting, making calls, taking pictures, etc.. with his watch? I don't think (I hope) that's the concept of iWatch that Apple will release, because that's just dumb. I hope Apple is smarter enough to show us something with some utility.
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I agree, I'd really like to see how different they can make the iWatch.
 
I think it will be less. Apple likes when people guess that things are expensive and then they reveal the price to oohs and ahs.

Oh - and if they haven't solved the issue of their wearable not lasting more than a day - $400 is a lot to ask.
 
Probably costs less than $100 to make no matter what. Apple is going to make huge profits on these if they somehow convince people to wear watches again.

Would be interesting to see it all flop.
 
Android watches are fairly priced at 250$ish. I'm waiting to see what the moto 360 and LGs circular watch are prices at. But if the iwatch is 400$ that might be a make it or break it deal for most
 
emiliosic said:
The high end Pebble goes for about $250. That seems to be the upper limit for current generation smart watches.
Considering that the iPad mini that is already overprice goes for an asking price of $ 399.9999; with a higher bill of materials; a price of $ 400 might only seem reasonable in Silicon Valley or NYC
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Overpriced? Not sure you understand what that word means.
 
Wow $400! :eek: I was looking forward to this device making an appearance but there is no chance I will buy it at that price. I would stick with my Pebble watch (which to be fair is a little crap- keeps losing the Bluetooth, stops getting notifications for no apparent reason, doesn't actually do very much, etc, etc).

So come on, Apple. Sell it at a competitive price and I will be very interested. Price it too high and there is no way!
 
TheHitman1982 said:
Because that is too expensive considering the #1 product the iPhone sells for $650 and will have 4x the power, much more screen, much more battery, ect. $400 is too expensive regardless of what it does.
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Hmm, then the iPad sells for $500, has more power, much more screen, and much more battery than the iPhone. Why would anyone buy an iPhone?
 
Apple executives have discussed charging around $400 for the company’s new wearable device.
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Not a single source cited in the report. I smell a "leak" that's purpose is to surprise us all when a $200-$300 price point is quoted on the 9th.
 
This isn't the time for Apple to get cocky. They need to forgo the apple tax and price themselves at or below the competition. I'm sorry. But a the iPhone 6 costs will cannibalize the success of the iWatch if its priced at $400. People won't be able to afford both.
 
$400 would be the stupidest pricing ever for a product like this. That thing better make me breakfast at that price!
 
$400 is kind of cheap for an watch.
let's not forget that first is an watch, so to be lasting it must be made from stainless steel and sapphire.

So i hope this is a fake price OR there will be more than 1 watch
 
xero9 said:
If true, this is a no buy for me.
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iPad was supposed to start at $1,000.

On the other hand, Apple hasn't actually announced any wearable device, hasn't given any indication what a wearable device would do. Whatever they will come up with (if there is a wearable device at all) could be cheap for $400.

Mackan said:
Probably costs less than $100 to make no matter what. Apple is going to make huge profits on these if they somehow convince people to wear watches again.

Would be interesting to see it all flop.
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My god, you have no idea what Apple will be selling, yet you make statements here what it will cost Apple to build it.
 
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They may justify a higher price by making it look like quality jewelry rather than just another piece of technology. Apple did, after all, hire several high end fashion execs this past year. They didn't do that to sell you a fuel band.
 
jimmirehman said:
This isn't the time for Apple to get cocky. They need to forgo the apple tax and price themselves at or below the competition. I'm sorry. But a the iPhone 6 costs will cannibalize the success of the iWatch if its priced at $400. People won't be able to afford both.
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So what you're saying is that this is the time for Apple to start the race to the bottom? Before they even get out of the gate?

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Trapezoid said:
cuz its a phone.
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Interesting that you say this when the OP didn't even mention cellular functionality, which my iPad has, and we have no idea whether or not this watch has.
 
Trapezoid said:
$400 would be the stupidest pricing ever for a product like this. That thing better make me breakfast at that price!
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I'm currently wearing a wearable device that cost a lot more than $400 when I bought it about 13 years ago, which I wouldn't sell for $400, and similar current models cost about twice as much than I paid 13 years ago. I think there are quite a few people here in the same situation.
 
have apple engineers figured out a way to discount the movements during masturbation for wrist-based health monitors without having to take off the monitor?
 
AZREOSpecialist said:
They may justify a higher price by making it look like quality jewelry rather than just another piece of technology. Apple did, after all, hire several high end fashion execs this past year. They didn't do that to sell you a fuel band.
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look like <> heritage
 
It needs to be a bracelet that is more jewelry-like than watch-like, and one that a watch-wearing person would be willing to wear on the opposite hand as their watch. Otherwise a lot if us who would not ditch our watches for anything are non-customers. But a slick electronic bracelet thing? I might rock that on my right wrist, and my watch on the left.
 
Iconoclysm said:
Interesting that you say this when the OP didn't even mention cellular functionality, which my iPad has, and we have no idea whether or not this watch has.
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I was answering your question about why people would even buy an iPhone.

gnasher729 said:
I'm currently wearing a wearable device that cost a lot more than $400 when I bought it about 13 years ago, which I wouldn't sell for $400, and similar current models cost about twice as much than I paid 13 years ago. I think there are quite a few people here in the same situation.
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Fair enough. I don't really wear jewelry or watches so for me it's a non-starter at that price, but I can see where some might not find it so.
 
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