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Apple Starts Selling Third-Party Apple Watch Accessories in Retail Stores
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My cat, Lucky, figured out that pushing my WATCH off the nightstand gets my attention so I had to force myself to not react when he does it. Thankfully, it fell onto the area rug.
Looking forward to a charging dock for both my watch and phone where the watch is in the clock orientation like these new ones. The duos I've looked at so far aren't doing it for me.
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I found it to be a bad thing. Taking away from the product itself. I prefer the original sign in the clear case.
The app just makes it look cheap.
Good to read that Apple is de-cluttering its stores. They were getting far too lively, with all the colors and such. Grey aluminum and cold glass is what customers want apparently. The stores already resemble churches and by making them even more sober they'll become proper Apple temples.
Yes, including next day shipping it was around $35, like I said before. I received it less than 24 hrs after clicking purchase. So I ended up paying more for the shipping than the actual product. Silly, I know, but I wanted to have it before I went on vacation the following day.
Fair enough. That just seems quite a lot considering I paid less than a tenner all in.
I get that, but they're gaudy and distracting atleast on the Macs. I guess a full screen interaction of it would be better...maybe not on 27-inches but on the iPhones and iPads themselves the built in signage/information portal makes more sense.
I don't love the idea of a pricing app but do really like getting rid of the iPads.
There were way too many iPads everywhere. This will help the store look far more clean and focused, with the device in question actually having an opportunity to stand out.
I approve, for whatever that's worth!!!!
There were way too many iPads everywhere. This will help the store look far more clean and focused, with the device in question actually having an opportunity to stand out.
I approve, for whatever that's worth!!!!
It probably damages the silicone.
As for replacing the iPad signage... Those were iPad 2's were they not? They've discontinued those, so leaving them around the store probably confuses people. Especially when selling iPad's.
Like I'll admit, that I never really put my hands on most of the devices in an Apple store because the signage seemed to suggest not to. Then Samsung and Microsoft copied half of the idea, placing all the devices in the same layout as Apple, but putting conventional prices sticker/paper next to each item like BestBuy.
However putting apps on the devices with the prices might backfire, as other stores put the prices near the device so people who just want to price shop will probably just ask the staff instead.
and they are iPad 2's with non-retina screens! It's not good for Apple to put so many obsolete products on their product tables. They also makes the tables very busy.
The magnet on the magnetic charger is too weak to hold the Steel Watch with Link Bracelet. (If it is too strong it pulls out the back cover of the Watch.)
They are not simple to Apple considering the crazily fluctuating foreign exchange rates in the recent year. Apple Store is global and they need to have a unified easy way to change prices if they need to.
On the first point, I don't see you getting that ticked off unless Apple changes the display. You would suffer through some serious screen burn-in! I could see that being handy though.
Best Buy in Florence, KY had watches on display today, and third-party bands, and third party rubber-lined metal "guards" that both protect the watch and, if you choose, change its color. For $29 each my space gray sport watch can now be silver or red when i want to mix it up a little.
QUESTION: Will the Nightstand Mode in Watch OS2 permit a watch to function with that feature simply by laying the watch on its side, with the charging disk attached?
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The real test will be next month at the iPhone 6s intro. Apple could list the full prices with a *Carrier financing available caveat underneath.
Yeah, it will definitely be very interesting to see what they decide. I personally find it weird that they've waited this long; it should have been changed for the 6 and 6Plus IMO. They had a perfect opportunity to change the pricing model as well with their store revamp.
My guess is that they'll advertise the iPhone models for "Starting at $0 down" with the monthly-installment costs ($21.64 for 16GB, $24.97 for 64GB, etc) and also an asterisk that says "*See carrier for complete pricing details". We shall find out in just a couple of weeks!
I don't tap the watch to bring up the time, I simply tap my nightstand and it shows. It's pretty sensitive, you should try it. They purposely made it so you don't have to touch the watch, you just have to jostle it in some manner.
The smart sign was always a confusing system for people, which frequently would say "which ipad is this". I really do not understand how anyone could confuse it from the actual ipads etc. It was a system that should have worked, but in reality people are not bright enough to figure out the smart sign.
The new pricing app is a great idea. But please tell me how it is going to improve things? Yes, it will free up space but other then that? It is going to cause even more confusion and people will constantly be asking "how much is this" and this may even mean they spend LESS time with the product. People will get frustrated and say " I really don't know whats wrong with signs" and "Why is it that I want to come in here to buy, but cannot even find the price?"
It is a fine idea, yes. It just will not work for the general public, they really, really will not be able to figure it out.
I think there are other options that offer a better solution.
1. make the smart-signs look just like screens and remove other visible parts. While making a better UI
2. incorporate the pricing app but keep the smart signs.
3. incorporate the pricing app and limit the amount of signs, to maybe one or two per table. They only displayed info on that table anyway.
The new pricing app is a great idea. But please tell me how it is going to improve things? Yes, it will free up space but other then that? It is going to cause even more confusion and people will constantly be asking "how much is this" and this may even mean they spend LESS time with the product. People will get frustrated and say " I really don't know whats wrong with signs" and "Why is it that I want to come in here to buy, but cannot even find the price?"
It is a fine idea, yes. It just will not work for the general public, they really, really will not be able to figure it out.
I think there are other options that offer a better solution.
1. make the smart-signs look just like screens and remove other visible parts. While making a better UI
2. incorporate the pricing app but keep the smart signs.
3. incorporate the pricing app and limit the amount of signs, to maybe one or two per table. They only displayed info on that table anyway.