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Apple Stops Work on Camera-Equipped Apple Watch Planned for 2027
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I understand the appeal but I think it's an ergonomic nightmare. Holding your arm to make a video call, or angling it just so to take pictures.
Online forum user whines about something that as never announced as a product; what else is new?
I see... you've never fired a rifle. You can rotate your watch a rather more comfortable and usable position to the slight side of your wrist. This adjusted position makes it far easier to glance at and use in general. The way people have worn and used watches for centuries is wrong.
Seriously, Apple has got to stop throwing money at these dead-end projects and ideas. $100 billion only goes so far…
Actually, it wouldn't be that awkward at all - put the camera on the front side so when you raise your wrist to look at the screen, you would see what's in front of you.
Everyone needs to relax. As a small startup, Apple is constantly trying bleeding-edge technologies. This one just isn't quite ready to delight customers, so Apple had to pull it at the very last minute. Not to worry, though, because Apple skates to where the puck will be, not where the puck is, because Apple doesn't seek to be the first to where the puck will be but rather the best. Stay tuned for the exciting things in store, as Tim Cook has officially confirmed the pipeline is the strongest ever.
cancelled most likely for privacy reasons. many workplaces dont allow cameras on phones/devices brought in, so this would prevent millions of sales.
it sucks though, facetime on a watch would be really fun
it sucks though, facetime on a watch would be really fun
There should never be a camera on the Apple Watch. Who would want to hold up his wrist long enough for a FaceTime call? Also, it eats extremely precious battery life. Keep adding and improving health and fitness features and try to add battery life. That's what the Apple Watch is about.
I would love for Apple to make a wrist-worn or a ring device solely dedicated to fitness and health tracking, similar to what Oura is doing
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Or regular hair. My ears aren't visible.
I was thinking the same it'd be an awkward position, very tiring although Apple may have the solution for that.
What they may be waiting for is better battery technology so the watch doesn't drain after a couple calls.
I do prefer to videoconference using my iPhone. Watch is great for voice calls when I need to stay busy with both hands.
My guess is all these ideas of cameras on Watch and AirPods is to make a distributed Apple Vision Pro. Spread some of the 12 cameras the AVP has across other devices. That would better allow the Glasses to remain thin and light. I guess it's a good idea in theory but not sure if it'll work.
LIDAR sensors might make more sense. They can scan for any obstructions in the surrounding environment and automatically apply the brakes, if necessary, to prevent accidents when you’re manoeuvring your Mac.
No. There's a very small number of places that don't allow cameras, and Apple iPhone cameras can be disabled in places like this. No reason to think that the camera in the watch cannot be s/w disabled to fit the same niche.
It seems wasteful that these inherently pointless ideas don't get aborted BEFORE they actually assign people and waste many many hours of time and resources just to come to the inevitable conclusion. Likely this nonsense was conceived in front of Tim Cook who has banged on about AR for the best part of a decade, with nothing of significance to show for it.
Exactly.
Apple losing all sense of direction these days indicates that it’s time for a new CEO. From a product standpoint at the least. I appreciate financially they are doing just fine.
