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Apple Watch News Apps Bring At-a-Glance Headlines to Your Wrist

Steviejobz said:
In other words, it does the same thing that my phone does which is right next to me, face up. Oh but wait, just in case I need to stand up and move 5 feet away from my phone, I need to get a headline on my wrist.

Really lame apple. Hope use cases improve.
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I think this might be nice for when I am eating alone in a restaurant. I am always worried I will forget my iPhone when I take it out in a restaurant and set it on the table. Not to mention trying to find a place for it when the food comes. Ditto on a plane when all I have is that tiny tray. It's nicer to keep my phone in my purse out of the way. If I want to read a particular article I can decide to take the phone out vs constantly having the phone out. Before I had an iPhone, I use to pass the time watching movies on my little Nano. If I can do that, I can do the same on the watch.

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doelcm82 said:
That's your choice. My choice is to get the watch, because the convenience of being able to deal with the minutia on my wrist is well worth the price.
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Not everyone keeps their iPhone in their pocket. And some of us use our hands for work and can't constantly hold a phone...
 
RogerWilco said:
In theory that might be useful, but there is no local news online. These days it's all feeds from AP (Assigned Propaganda) or Bloomberg (Botberg). But hey, it's all good, obey, submit, consume.
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Guess you live in a town that doesn't have its own website? My town has it's own website, not to mention our local paper. Plus, all the local tv stations have a website with local news. They'll probably have a watch app and if they don't someone will come up with an aggregator app where you can designate the RSS feeds you want.
 
JackANSI said:
What's it called when someone first attempts to counter an argument with a belittlement?
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If you actually read my whole post. You'd see I actual replied by providing examples of use, while he had nothing but some vague overblown and generalized worry (thus the well deserved tag). So, you're wrong on that count; the post wasn't just a put down.

BTW, If a whole reply fits a definition exactly; I'm not going to call it "sunshine" when it's not.
 
NoahK17 said:
So for me personally, I can't tell you how many times I've missed notifications on my phone because the phone is on my desk. I pulled it out of my pocket because it wasn't comfortable in my pocket sitting down and if I miss the screen lighting up because I'm talking to a co-worker next to me or I don't feel/hear the vibration, I miss it completely.

Having the Pebble watch last year was one of the best things I ever owned. Getting notifications on my watch, whether it's breaking news or incoming phone calls was SO USEFUL! That's why I'm excited about the Apple Watch -- because I have prior experience with the Pebble (and to an extent, Android Wear) and the bottom line is I found it to be of use to me personally.
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If it's worth the extra $400++ for the convenience, rather than just pulling out your phone, then it's certainly worth it for you. I do not think this is going to be a big product category for Apple.

I suspect, after the novelty wears out, it will be quite useless for most people other than for some additional health monitoring and other niche applications - which I suspect is where the only future for it lies anyway.
 
keithjfuller said:
also, this isn't innovative in the least. it's just an apple version of other stuff. apple products usually created the segment, so competitors were scrambling to catch up - but i see the opposite here.
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I think you missed something here. Apple is not scrambling to catch up. They simply took their time in an attempt to improve the UI, create a style that would appeal to people since it's a wearable, and develop something that would offer the right type of integration and functionality for a mobile accessory.
No other Smartwatch has really been a blockbuster so it's possible that others have missed the mark. Perhaps it's not groundbreaking tech but it's not always about tech. Sometimes it's about form, function and utility.
I haven't ordered one because the watch doesn't appeal much to me and my current lifestyle (retired) and needs. But neither did the iPod at first. However I can definitely see the appeal to many folks.
 
spectrumfox said:
Personally, I never considered that a problem. Especially with the thin and smooth iPhone 6 that literally slides in and out of your pocket effortlessly. No digging required. Isn't that part of why Apple makes iPhone's thinner and thinner each gen?

A $350/$400 entry fee for said solution to a problem that I never had in the first place doesn't seem to be all that convenient to me.
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You're analyzing it wrong. :D
 
62tele said:
I think you missed something here. Apple is not scrambling to catch up. They simply took their time in an attempt to improve the UI, create a style that would appeal to people since it's a wearable, and develop something that would offer the right type of integration and functionality for a mobile accessory.
No other Smartwatch has really been a blockbuster so it's possible that others have missed the mark. Perhaps it's not groundbreaking tech but it's not always about tech. Sometimes it's about form, function and utility.
I haven't ordered one because the watch doesn't appeal much to me and my current lifestyle (retired) and needs. But neither did the iPod at first. However I can definitely see the appeal to many folks.
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i guess we can agree to disagree. they didn't release anything new - it's basically what samsung did a year ago with an apple logo on it. they definitely wanted this thing to come out ages ago, but they probably ran into tons of issues (the main ones probably being "why are we making this, and who the eff will want to buy it).
 
MrDexx said:
Wouldn't early adopters be the best people to do exactly that? So that such apps can be fixed before the later waves of buyers start using them and then gripe about poor experiences? /logic
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Well yes for early adopters I don't like. But I like the folks on MacRumors. So I suggest many of them skip the first couple of weeks which is basically going to be a beta program. Really I think Apple did the iPhone right with no third party apps available at launch.
 
Jsameds said:
I'm intrigued - what exactly did you expect the news apps to do in conjunction with the Apple Watch?
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You're presuming there had to be a news app on the Watch. The original post was lamenting how dev's are rushing to make any companion Watch app just for the sake of it.
 
People already walk around like zombies bumping into poles and getting run over because they focus on their phones and not what's happening around them. The apple watch will allow them to multitask and extend their other arm as they walk around watching both screens with their tiny little attention spans. This should be great viewing.
 
Ries said:
10.09 tap tap - Kim K. posts nude on twitter
10.10 tap tap - Guy on Foxnews calls someone a terrorist for not being republican
10.11 tap tap - Analyst: Apples makes money
10.11 tap tap - Guy on Fox News blames Obama for working Obama care
10.12 tap tap - Kim K. posts another nude on twitter
10.13 tap tap - Friend post food image on Instagram
10.13 tap tap - A lady blames vaccine for her kids bad behaviour
10.14 tap tap - Analyst: Apple TV coming in 6 months
10.14 tap tap - Someone called you a ****** on reddit
10.15 tap tap - Guy on Fox News blames Obama for melted ice cream
10.16 tap tap - CNN BREAKING NEWS: Cat rescued from highway 66
10.17 tap tap - GET YOUR ASS OF THE CHAIR!
10.18 tap tap - Oreo's, now $1 for 10 pack at Walmart! Limited offer!
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OMFG you gave me a good chuckle; so true! ####
 
AdonisSMU said:
I used to work at NYT. You'd think Reuters would be on this list but lately they stay losing. They see themselves as the breaking news provider....but the watch is ideal for breaking news headlines and they are no where to be found.
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We subscribe to Reuters. OMG it will make you never complain about AP again. Mistakes all over the place, half the time nothing but business stories, U.S. stories that are way too short.

I really wish we had an iOS app for things like this. We send out breaking news via email and text, but it feels so 2008. I'm sure we'd be able to do it in a heartbeat once we could put an ad at the bottom of the alert on the watch. :(
 
Michael CM1 said:
We subscribe to Reuters. OMG it will make you never complain about AP again. Mistakes all over the place, half the time nothing but business stories, U.S. stories that are way too short.

I really wish we had an iOS app for things like this. We send out breaking news via email and text, but it feels so 2008. I'm sure we'd be able to do it in a heartbeat once we could put an ad at the bottom of the alert on the watch. :(
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I used to work for Reuters too. The company is a mess. I had to get out of there. There is a reason why developers say Reuters is where careers go to die.
 
Mark Booth said:
Apple Watch, bringing a whole new level of distracted driving to the world's highways.

Please, somebody tell me that these At-a-Glance headlines are automatically shut off if the Apple Watch is moving more than 10 mph!

Mark
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And what about passengers?
 
AdonisSMU said:
I used to work for Reuters too. The company is a mess. I had to get out of there. There is a reason why developers say Reuters is where careers go to die.
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I'm back in college because the journalism field has gotten so horrible. I have this feeling it will bounce back once news gets bad enough that the masses notice and decide to pay for it again, but I'm not going to wait a decade or so for that to happen.
 
Michael CM1 said:
I'm back in college because the journalism field has gotten so horrible. I have this feeling it will bounce back once news gets bad enough that the masses notice and decide to pay for it again, but I'm not going to wait a decade or so for that to happen.
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People will pay for NYT. They won't pay for Reuters. The quality of the software isn't up to snuff and the written journalism isn't as good. For stock agency news and photos Reuters is good enough....but for anything more it's not good.
 
keithjfuller said:
i guess we can agree to disagree. they didn't release anything new - it's basically what samsung did a year ago with an apple logo on it. they definitely wanted this thing to come out ages ago, but they probably ran into tons of issues (the main ones probably being "why are we making this, and who the eff will want to buy it).
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It's amazing that you can read Apple's mind and give us such insight into the inner workings of the design team and why there was a delay in getting this product released.
I fail to see how this is what Samsung did a year ago. I must have missed the part where Samsung sold 2 to 3 million devices in the first week of the sales.
 
laurim said:
I think this might be nice for when I am eating alone in a restaurant. I am always worried I will forget my iPhone when I take it out in a restaurant and set it on the table. Not to mention trying to find a place for it when the food comes. Ditto on a plane when all I have is that tiny tray. It's nicer to keep my phone in my purse out of the way. If I want to read a particular article I can decide to take the phone out vs constantly having the phone out. Before I had an iPhone, I use to pass the time watching movies on my little Nano. If I can do that, I can do the same on the watch.

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Not everyone keeps their iPhone in their pocket. And some of us use our hands for work and can't constantly hold a phone...
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If your phone is used for work, than the watch would come in handy no doubt. But if you dont use your phone for work purposes, than your phone should be put away and concentrating on your work, not your phone while at work.

I personally dont want to be bombarded with work stuff 24/7. Nor do i need notifications every second of the day. Nor want them.

Just my opinion put the thing that gets me every time is not the notifications, but the fact the watch will be obsolete three years down the road, just like a phone. If you buy the cheaper version than no big deal, the more expensive versions would be though. You just cant trade it in like a iphone. You wear the watch. It is going to take a beating and no one is going to buy a obsolete used product.
 
62tele said:
It's amazing that you can read Apple's mind and give us such insight into the inner workings of the design team and why there was a delay in getting this product released.
I fail to see how this is what Samsung did a year ago. I must have missed the part where Samsung sold 2 to 3 million devices in the first week of the sales.
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selling is different than making. but as long as there are people out there who will buy whatever it is apple will put out there, they will continue to put out overpriced garbage every now and again.
 
keithjfuller said:
selling is different than making. but as long as there are people out there who will buy whatever it is apple will put out there, they will continue to put out overpriced garbage every now and again.
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I don't think that it is overpriced garbage, but I do believe that Apple Watch is mainly a vanity product. Samsung's early efforts were pretty humorous and they marketed it like a vanity product but it was too gawd awful to be one.
 
jdawgnoonan said:
I don't think that it is overpriced garbage, but I do believe that Apple Watch is mainly a vanity product. Samsung's early efforts were pretty humorous and they marketed it like a vanity product but it was too gawd awful to be one.
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http://www.gizmag.com/apple-watch-vs-samsung-gear-s/33960/

it's hard to take your comments seriously. look at the comparison. the ONLY thing that the apple watch has on samsung's is the nfc payment (i guess apple also has the hoards of mindless fanboys too). also, gizmodo is making the apple watch look better by saying it has things that it needs as iPhone for, whereas the samsung watch does on it's own.

i'm not saying that the samsung watch is great, but i am saying that the apple watch is overpriced garbage. it's not even waterproof!
 
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