Apple Watch Makes U.S. Magazine Cover Debut In Latest Issue of 'Self'

[mr.bee]

You are kidding right? Apple is known to advertise pretty strong for all their products. Do you watch movies or tv shows? Apple puts their products in more movies than any other brand. They make the best products yes, but they also advertise like crazy.

you are kidding right? Apple's advertising budget is peanuts in comparison with Samsung or any other tech giant.

Product placement in films is never paid by Apple (or so they claim), there are also never official partners or sponsorships.

Yes under Tim there is more advertising, but still not much in comparison with others.

 

[Smartass]

the watch still looks ugly, even on Victoria's secret model

 

[Keirasplace]

Is it just me or does her body look really badly photoshopped, especially the shirt?

It's the position, she's twisted in the back which makes her look thinner than she actually is. Wearing the black shirt makes it hard to see the twist clearly.

Though, to be fair, I'm a 6 foot tall women and even though I'm not as thin (more upper body muscles), people always think I weight a lot less than I actually do.

Even I, still get comments about supposedly starving myself when I eat 2000 calories per day! Oh, well, people like to judge.

Tall women with a thin frame always look a bit gangly. That was the case when I was in my later teens before I went into track in the early 1980s (high jump).

 

[lowendlinux]

So I guess you are male and are still breathing
(to anyone who noticed the watch before reading the headline....sorry, you are deep in Nerd-trouble )

I'm not in nerd trouble I just don't thinks she's attractive.

 

[Donoban]

My bicep is larger than this chicks neck. Maybe Apple will make a" neck band" for these skinny models. Create a app to count the number of times they stick their fingers down their throats.

Oh my, dat strong stereotype for the win...

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It's the position, she's twisted in the back which makes her look thinner than she actually is. Wearing the black shirt makes it hard to see the twist clearly.

Though, to be fair, I'm a 6 foot tall women and even though I'm not as thin (more upper body muscles), people always think I weight a lot less than I actually do.

Even I, still get comments about supposedly starving myself when I eat 2000 calories per day! Oh, well, people like to judge.

Tall women with a thin frame always look a bit gangly. That was the case when I was in my later teens before I went into track in the early 1980s (high jump).

Ok, now we all need to see some pics...

 

[Mike MA]

The wait is killing me!

You should be in good hands according to your avatar

 

[Lochias]

and the beat goes on

Can I remind you of my original comment? "The article might be different - but looking at the cover image, I can't say the design looks any better or worse than any other offerings. It's not unique or any more interesting. Perhaps close up or whatnot. But this image shown (as others have pointed out) makes the watch barely noticeable."

None of your responses really counter that. It's also my opinion - which you're not likely to change. This cover may do amazing things for Apple's image and the Apple Watch. I never said otherwise. I simply said that the design excellence looks any better or worse than other smart watches I've seen.

I never said anything about it needing to have Apple splashed over it, etc.

You're free to voice your opinion, but I can't see how it really warrants a reply to what I wrote...

or your reply to the reply. So I guess it's working. Apple at its best, before any of us have held the product.

 

[cdm283813]

Right.. If you casio watch can be used as an IPOD, collect accelerometer and heart beats info and runs independent apps on a high resolution screen. Aren't you tired of repeating the same old thing; trying to convince yourself.

Or maybe, people will be just as bright as you, know exactly what it does and buy it anyway... Isn't that just peachy.

Did you not read what I said? It will run apps but you still need the primary app (which is loaded on the phone) to communicate with the app loaded on the watch. Please read the very first sentence from the link below.

https://developer.apple.com/library...manInterfaceGuidelines/WatchOSAppAnatomy.html

"Apple Watch must be paired with the user’s iPhone for your app to run."


Even if you go to the Apple Watch home page it says at the very bottom in fine print. "Features are subject to change and may not be available in all regions or all languages. Requires iPhone 5 or later."

https://www.apple.com/watch/overview/

Maybe instead of using "peachy" I will use the term fishy. As in it smells fishy that I see no iPhone on this chick. So maybe I should have said that it's a high resolution casio dumbwatch without the iPhone. Correction noted.

 

[Keirasplace]

Tough to get scale with a model like her. She might be 110 lbs and hence anything not cut to her small proportions is going to look small.
That said, I think the large watch is going to look too large too me. I suspect the small one is going to look better in general. At least to my tastes.

You don't need to weight 110 pounds to look thin when your close to 6 foot tall (or even taller, some models are 6 foot 2!).

In real life, those 6 foot tall models aren't as dainty as they look in photos .

 

[leenak]

Wow, I don't know why I didn't expect coverage like this. I'm impressed. Candice Swanepoel, first of all, is hot as h*ll and she has been my favorite Victoria's Secret Angel for a long time. Apple is making the right moves, likely thanks to the ex-CEO of Burberry. If I were an active woman, I'd definitely want an Apple Watch after seeing Candice wear one. Hell, I am an active MAN and I definitely want one after seeing Candice wear one.

Actually I wish they had gone with an actual fitness model. Her right arm looks wrong (weird sunlight or weird photoshop), she has no muscle definition and the clothes they picked seem to try to cover that up. As a woman, if I was looking to idolize someone, I'd look towards someone who actually looks like they exercise. Give that woman some dumbbells. And I don't mean this to body shame her but I think she is the wrong choice in terms of the fitness perspective.

 

[samcraig]

Just wait. For every Apple Watch they sell, they'll sell at least 2 bands. It's a brilliant move by Apple.

I think that's more of a minority than majority purchase

Also, how bad are your eyes?

It's really hard to accept that people have a differing opinion than you - isn't it?

or your reply to the reply. So I guess it's working. Apple at its best, before any of us have held the product.

What's working exactly?

 

[TallManNY]

You don't need to weight 110 pounds to look thin when your close to 6 foot tall (or even taller, some models are 6 foot 2!).

In real life, those 6 foot tall models aren't as dainty as they look in photos .

Okay, she is probably 120 at 5' 10".
And my guess is that this is the 38 Apple Watch and that this 42 looks a bit too big on anyone except a 220 pound dude. So I guess I can wear either.

 

[bwillwall]

this directly contradicts the recent 'has no health or heart sensor' threads around here.

No that was saying some of their original, more ambitious goals, got dropped. The ones Apple announced are in the watch.

 

[mkeeley]

The way the photo's taken it looks so heavy she can't lift her arm! Really doesn't suit women, unless they're on steroids.

 

[bobob]

Still looks like the Casio calculator watch I had at school in the 80s.

Still looks like the 1904 Cartier Santos watch I had at school in the 80s.

 

[peterdevries]

They had to either photoshop the iPhone out the picture or photoshop a active screen on the watch. Take your pick

Or you could use basic logic and conclude that most likely the Apple Watch will have an auto-lock feature like the iPhone and the iPad that turns the screen off after a number of seconds or minutes.

 

[nikaru]

Do we have photo of her wearing only the watch?

Rest of the posts in this topic bashing Apple and the Apple Watch are horse **** and soon would be proven otherwise. Im not only sure if these same people would have the honesty to declare they were stupid morons once the Apple Watch becomes a enourm sucess for Apple.

Why would any one want to buy an Apple Watch, what are the downsides and pros of having the watch tethered to your iPhone, why we dont put a GPS in it, is this battery life sufficient for most people? Im sure Apple didnt spend even a minute thinking about all of this. In fact, all Apple products are pure luck, since they did not have a clue wtf they are placing on the market before releasing the iPod, the iPhone, the iPad and any other device. /s

 

[Chupa Chupa]

When you can't innovate... advertise.

They didn't need to do this with their other products, probably because they sold themselves...

Right. Never once did Apple air an iPod ad. Or iPhone ad. Or iPad ad. Not during the Superbowl. Not during the Grammys. Not during a regular night TV show. Not in one popular magazine. Nope. iPods, iPhones, iPads all sold themselves with zero advertising.

/sarc

Where have you been living for the past 14 years? Apple iDevice ads have saturated the airwaves and even been parodied on SNL and Conan and other places they became so familiar.

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I'm not in nerd trouble I just don't thinks she's attractive.

(To be fair its not the best pic of her. But the worst pic of her is better than the best one of me. Ha.)

 

[Arran]

Yikes. Watch looks kind-of big in that picture.

Almost an armband.

 

[peterdevries]

(To be fair its not the best pic of her. But the worst pic of her is better than the best one of me. Ha.)

I have never seen a picture of you, but I'm 100% certain that you are correct.

I personally prefer Doutzen Kroes though. If only for the fact that whenever she is in Amsterdam I regularly see her in my supermarket. We live in the same street.

 

[BvizioN]

This is what I'm afraid of. People really don't know that you need to have the watch tethered to your iPhone to have all the cool features operational. Otherwise it's a notch above a casio dumbwatch.
What's the purpose of a smartwatch if all your trying to do is look pretty in a photo shoot? And to deal with a battery that will only last 20 hours just to show off? That should get tiresome real quick. Apple is losing the real purpose behind the entire idea. I don't want to see a fashion ad. Show me what makes the watch smart? I love tech; I'm not a tight jeans wearing hipster.

The problem here is that some people (maybe you as well) think that the Apple watch is here to replace your iPhone. In other words, you would just not buy a smartphone but use your smartwatch instead. Would you really want that? I mean browsing the internet, making video calls and watching movies on your smartwatch? If you still need the smartphone, then what is the big deal? Why are people making a big deal about having your smartwatch linked to 128 gr (give or take) phone that is small enough to not even notice it's there?? You can still leave the iPhone at home and do the fitness activities, and it will sync with the iPhone once you get back.

And I imagine the 20 hours battery would be fine for most people. Some people could live their life with spending 5 seconds to plug it on charge every evening and also 5 seconds to unplug it when it's charged. I do it every evening before sleep with my iPhone and it really does not make the slightes difference to me if it had 2 days battery life instead of one.

 

[RichardI]

Geeze, give that poor girl some food!

 

[bbeagle]

False advertising! Where's the iPhone hiding at?

The iPhone does NOT have to be on a person's body - the watch does NOT require an iPhone either. Just not all the features work without an iPhone, but many features DO work - like the time, playing music, tracking activities, stopwatch.

Plus, when working out in somewhere like a gym, you can leave the phone in a locker / gym bag within bluetooth range.

 

[hlfway2anywhere]

The problem here is that some people (maybe you as well) think that the Apple watch is here to replace your iPhone. In other words, you would just not buy a smartphone but use your smartwatch instead. Would you really want that? I mean browsing the internet, making video calls and watching movies on your smartwatch? If you still need the smartphone, then what is the big deal? Why are people making a big deal about having your smartwatch linked to 128 gr (give or take) phone that is small enough to not even notice it's there?? You can still leave the iPhone at home and do the fitness activities, and it will sync with the iPhone once you get back.

And I imagine the 20 hours battery would be fine for most people. Some people could live their life with spending 5 seconds to plug it on charge every evening and also 5 seconds to unplug it when it's charged. I do it every evening before sleep with my iPhone and it really does not make the slightes difference to me if it had 2 days battery life instead of one.

I think people would be less irked by the Apple Watch not being able to operate on its own if it cost $249, priced like the accessory it really is.

The iPhone does NOT have to be on a person's body - the watch does NOT require an iPhone either. Just not all the features work without an iPhone, but many features DO work - like the time, playing music, tracking activities, stopwatch.

Plus, when working out in somewhere like a gym, you can leave the watch in a locker / gym bag within bluetooth range.

i assume you mean iPhone there.

 

[Mtmspa]

The iPhone does NOT have to be on a person's body - the watch does NOT require an iPhone either. Just not all the features work without an iPhone, but many features DO work - like the time, playing music, tracking activities, stopwatch.

Plus, when working out in somewhere like a gym, you can leave the watch in a locker / gym bag within bluetooth range.

Amazing how many people can't comprehend this simple fact and make stupid comments about having to carry their phone. Thanks for posting.