No, this paragraph:
I think it's right above the last set of pictures in the article that this thread is discussing.
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Oh, the pairing setup screen on the AppleWatch app on the iPhone? Well, the watch doesn't have its own system preferences-like section because after you pair it with your phone the phone sets the watch up and manages the apps. Using the camera is a pretty ingenious way of getting around this, IMO.
now and then...
i've said it before and i'll say it again....
I personally dont understand the need for this thing or the want really...but I guess if apple is releasing it, there must be an untapped market for it that they see ahead of time. I just personally cannot really wrap my head around this idea. I'm fairly young (23), and I know pretty much none of my peers that are talking about going out and buying this.
i've said it before and i'll say it again....
I personally dont understand the need for this thing or the want really...but I guess if apple is releasing it, there must be an untapped market for it that they see ahead of time. I just personally cannot really wrap my head around this idea. I'm fairly young (23), and I know pretty much none of my peers that are talking about going out and buying this.
If I had to zero in on a target market (other than early adopters of everything) I would have to say busy professionals who have a lot of time sensitive/message sensitive activities and travel often and people who don't find constantly retrieving a phone to access information a convenient thing to do. Also, people with the kind of job/hobby that makes nearly hands-free access to information convenient. I don't think 23 year olds are necessarily in the target market unless they are in traveling sales or something like that. Just my guess.
This is a sentiment that MANY have said including myself. Apple users simply do not go around trolling other forums, and if they do it's nowhere remotely close to the way android users do.
Incidentally, there was an article at droid life yesterday about the huawei watch and the first (and most upvoted comment) was some insult about apple! They talk about apple even when an article has nothing to do with apple.
It's beyond pathetic. It's a shame android phones are nice or I'd never have to deal with that crap.
I agree. But then does that mean its a niche market? Or I guess what i'm trying to say is, is that market large enough to warrant making this device for? I have no idea
I misspoke when I said the watch didn't have a system menu. I was just looking at all the built-in apps and there is a place for setting bluetooth, airplane mode and a couple other things. I guess the camera thing is for first pairing? I don't know now.
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Same could be said for AppleTV but it does alright and is getting better the more Apple adds to it. Not a lot of people do home automation yet but more and more of those products are coming out so enough people are. All my living room lights, projector, media components and garage door can be remotely controlled now and hopefully through the AppleTV soon and, by extension, by the watch. The watch is also an accessory like AppleTV. I honestly don't think it's supposed to rise to the level of an iPad. Time will tell.
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LOLing at all the naysayers. this thing is going to sell like ****** hotcakes.
just watched the keynote...and after years of watching keynotes and being an apple fan---i'm still amazed and almost giddy at how impressive apple is with what they design and how they change our ideas of the way we use and communicate with devices.
i found the presentation incredibly exciting, i want one, i'm getting one (the sport model i'm sure, i'll leave the $10k gold ones to the multi-millionaires out there
).
i really think that anyone who isn't at least mildly impressed slash excited by this device has got one foot already in the grave and should just take their schadenfreude with them to it. the apple watch simply and superlatively blows away anything else in its category without question. it's not really even worth comparing. the apple watch is a whole different category than all the others hands down. to deny it is just a waste of air.
/fanboy gush. so sue me.
just watched the keynote...and after years of watching keynotes and being an apple fan---i'm still amazed and almost giddy at how impressive apple is with what they design and how they change our ideas of the way we use and communicate with devices.
i found the presentation incredibly exciting, i want one, i'm getting one (the sport model i'm sure, i'll leave the $10k gold ones to the multi-millionaires out there
). i really think that anyone who isn't at least mildly impressed slash excited by this device has got one foot already in the grave and should just take their schadenfreude with them to it. the apple watch simply and superlatively blows away anything else in its category without question. it's not really even worth comparing. the apple watch is a whole different category than all the others hands down. to deny it is just a waste of air.
/fanboy gush. so sue me.
LOLing at all the naysayers. this thing is going to sell like ****** hotcakes.
just watched the keynote...and after years of watching keynotes and being an apple fan---i'm still amazed and almost giddy at how impressive apple is with what they design and how they change our ideas of the way we use and communicate with devices.
i found the presentation incredibly exciting, i want one, i'm getting one (the sport model i'm sure, i'll leave the $10k gold ones to the multi-millionaires out there
i really think that anyone who isn't at least mildly impressed slash excited by this device has got one foot already in the grave and should just take their schadenfreude with them to it. the apple watch simply and superlatively blows away anything else in its category without question. it's not really even worth comparing. the apple watch is a whole different category than all the others hands down. to deny it is just a waste of air.
/fanboy gush. so sue me.
care to explain why the stock dropped then?
oh, that's just a reaction to the inflated expectations, once analysts really thought about it, and the actual prices of the watches were announced, they realized that even selling tens of millions of watches will not substantially increase appl's market cap; the most that can be hoped for is that the watch will be maybe 10% of their profit, which is not enough to make people buy stock by the truckload. once the units start moving and the new watch app eco-system is working, the stock will climb again, without doubt. if you judge a company's worth by daily or weekly stock fluctuations you are as reactionary as a late-night cable news tv host, and someone whose opinions should probably be just as valued. as in not.
Oh, my, you're trying to actually link Apple communications/announcements with stock prices... Good luck with that. It might as well be a random number generator with slight bias towards sell.
Considering that Apple has basically offered little guidance on the watch and this is a totally new product. Any reaction from whoever, is totally based on their lucky rabits foot and little finger. Doesn't mean much until we get the 2015 Q3 numbers in.
You tend to miss tidbits of the event just after one view, so u watched it again after.
I noticed something different that was not mentioned, but it appeared in the video of the Apple Watch design.
The Apple watch has storage for photos and/or music... Looking at the video, it occurred to me since the watch has a speaker, why would u want everyone around you to listen your music as well?
If you look at the video again, you'll see the image displaying the full Apple watch, with a blue (looks like 3.5-inch) connection for headphone jack at the corner.
Can someone confirm this? What else would it be?
http://www.apple.com/live/2015-mar-...li-us-a38ebd08-bd5b-4496-aafd-47baa27cc23e-vi
2:02 minutes in..
I noticed something different that was not mentioned, but it appeared in the video of the Apple Watch design.
The Apple watch has storage for photos and/or music... Looking at the video, it occurred to me since the watch has a speaker, why would u want everyone around you to listen your music as well?
If you look at the video again, you'll see the image displaying the full Apple watch, with a blue (looks like 3.5-inch) connection for headphone jack at the corner.
Can someone confirm this? What else would it be?
http://www.apple.com/live/2015-mar-...li-us-a38ebd08-bd5b-4496-aafd-47baa27cc23e-vi
2:02 minutes in..
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I was refunded $200/iPhone when the price was dropped. I distinctly remember as I had purchased two - one for me and one for the wife.
https://gigaom.com/2007/09/05/how-to-get-200-back-if-you-just-got-an-iphone/
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That would probably be the microphone as there is no headphone jack on the watch. You could use a bluetooth headset I believe. http://gizmodo.com/apple-watch-will-play-music-on-bluetooth-headphones-no-1634369364
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Not big friendly
After looking at the sizing chart for bands, I find the longest is about 2" too short to fit around my oversized wrists. I've always had to buy longer bands or have links added to the bracelets of watches I've had, so this is nothing new to me.
I wonder how long before the aftermarket produces bands?
After looking at the sizing chart for bands, I find the longest is about 2" too short to fit around my oversized wrists. I've always had to buy longer bands or have links added to the bracelets of watches I've had, so this is nothing new to me.
I wonder how long before the aftermarket produces bands?