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Apple Watch Chipmakers Said to Be Gearing Up Production
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Apple is already there and has a bigger piece of the stores like Walmart than the whole watch section where this overprice watch has to compete for space.
Probably not...
"Feature 21", with decimal point shifted two places to the right:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFRB9y2ey1Q
"Feature 21", with decimal point shifted two places to the right:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFRB9y2ey1Q
I also haven't worn a watch in years, but I really want to try this thing out.
I want to get one for my girlfriend and do that sending of heartbeats and drawing stuff instantly on her wrist - the ultimate geek romantic toy kinda thing.
I don't think any of us can really make definite negative predictions. I remember people not wanting a phone without buttons very clearly.
Who knows what coolness will develop from Apple watch workflows? There may be a killer app that makes more people realize they want it. It's loaded with cool sensors, that appeals to me!
I'm getting déjà vu from this comment. Reminds me of June 2007 and October 2001.
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cellphone makers - are just trying for dear life to create a new category that nobody cares for.
Steve jobs once said not to chase the trends but to create them
Apple has failed
Apple didn't create the Smartphone trend. Same goes for the smart watch trend. Sure other companies have had their hand at it. Same went for smartphones. Apple is late in the smart watch game but no one is really profiting off smart watches just yet anyway.
It does sound like a lot, but maybe they better make em.
How many iPhones are out there in total that can work with Apple Watch? Are there 500 million iPhones out there? or more? I don't even know.
Figure one in 10 iPhone people get an Apple Watch - could be reasonable.
The main thing I just thought about is that I hope they release it in late January. It would be a killer Valentines gift.
I think the delays probably had to do with the failed sapphire but I'll betcha the Apple watch will be release with Gorilla glass and not sapphire.
cellphone makers - are just trying for dear life to create a new category that nobody cares for.
Steve jobs once said not to chase the trends but to create them
Apple has failed
Can we wait for the product to launch before declaring it a failure?
Didn't apple start work on this in 2011, before th smart watch trend?
Lastly, even if they make a product that fails, it's better than them being too scared to do anything new, for fear it will fail.
My take is the Apple Watch is going to be a huge rush of early adopters and apps in the store. A few will pay off their mortgages with this platform.
I'm quite curious to see how a social significance of wearing an Apple Watch will come about. I hope it does not create "gl*******" phenomenon.
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I know a girl who's boyfriend took her to Vegas and he had a half dozen of his friends roll out a tarp that said, "Will you marry me?" in a parking lot as they looked form a third floor balcony.
She said no.
They got into a huge fight. She left the hotel room. She called her parents and they paid for a room so she could keep away from him for the rest of the time there. They even bough her a plane ticket for her to fly out without him. Needless to say they broke up.
She found the right man three years later and are now happily married.
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cellphone makers - are just trying for dear life to create a new category that nobody cares for.
Steve jobs once said not to chase the trends but to create them
Apple has failed
Look at their market share over the past five years and their stock price.
IMO, your opinion is of no value.
I hate this waiting , i want one now 
i've got £500 put to one side awaiting Apple to take it, so have 3 of my friends, and some of their family have switched back to iPhone now because they want the Watch.
i've got £500 put to one side awaiting Apple to take it, so have 3 of my friends, and some of their family have switched back to iPhone now because they want the Watch.
That would be extremely up characteristic of Apple to let that happen. The marketing machine thrives on the shortage, the lines, the hype, rush, adrenaline and feeding frenzy after release. If everyone quietly got what they wanted with no wait, no rush - they would lose out on news and impulse buyers.
I agree. It has very little appeal. Had it been something much more classy (like some of the "band" mockups shown up till when it was revealed), with all sorts of next gen. health sensors I might have done it. But this failure of a non-feature product? No way... Able to "send a heartbeat"? C'mon... if that's a feature they have to highlight, they know they are in trouble...
cellphone makers - are just trying for dear life to create a new category that nobody cares for.
Steve jobs once said not to chase the trends but to create them
Apple has failed
That's pre mature ?? Failed at something that hasn't even launch yet? Crystal ball??? I would never say that even for Samsung! You sound like a friend of mine that said the iPad would fail! Yea!!! I keep reminding him of that! Haha! I'll be back to remind you as well if this thing goes viral !
It's possible. Nokia's OLED phones have a permanent screensaver that shows the time even when the phone is locked (eg. N85 or the more recent Lumia 925).
Still undecided on this.... its one of the best smart watches to look at and the UI looked fantastic but 1 day battery life for me is the killer..... its a little but thick as well.
I'll probably ended up with the v2 which will last half a day but at least it'll be thin
I'll probably ended up with the v2 which will last half a day but at least it'll be thin