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Apple Watch Tidbits: Charging Retail Box, Water Resistance, Calls, Offline and More
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I just don't see it with the apple watch. I mean, look at the competition. I don't see anything special about the watch that would make me want to buy it over other smart watches. I was expecting those "10 sensors" i guess and was expecting it to be something i would want to wear and never take off simply for the health monitoring features. But calories burned, heart rate etc are not anything new on a smart watch.
There is nothing special about this and I'm not sure all the developers in the world could make this popular.
By the way, I am hoping I'm wrong as i am a huge apple fan.
It is not a Jaeger-LeCoultre
When you seriously think about entering the watch market (in design at least), you don't want to talk to guys named Marc and Jon, you want to talk to the Swiss. Now, does anyone really see this goof-toy become a fashion icon?
When you seriously think about entering the watch market (in design at least), you don't want to talk to guys named Marc and Jon, you want to talk to the Swiss. Now, does anyone really see this goof-toy become a fashion icon?
i bet Jennifer Lawrence can't wait for the new activity and GPS tracking data to be stored in her iCloud account, as well as the ability to have all of her credit card information backed up and stored in her iCloud account as well
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Have u seen the Moto360 on a wrist? It look like a satellite dish! It's funny how this watches look awesome on the website. Not so much in the hand. With Apple Watch the exact opposite happens. Looks kind of ugly by itself but on a wrist looks sexyyyy!!! Even thought I don't like it that much it will sell like crazzzzyyyy. Moto? Just another big thing on the wrist... Give it time. Youll see.
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I personally think no one will use that. I don't like the actual design that much, but remember It's a watch and people like something in they wrist that makes u feel normal. And sexy. And elegant (and they did that)
That design will make u feel cool, but it's not appealing to the majority. Example: Glass!
There's no way this kind of a watch is "ok" for swimming. No smartwatches of this kind are waterproof for pools.
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But not proof. This is also water resistant.
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So I've got to charge it up every night and can't go for a swim with it on. Can't even take a shower. I don't take my Tag Heuer off when I swim or dive and the battery life is two years. Ok, it cost a bit more than the aWatch's most expensive version but still.
Hmmm. Probably wait until version 2
So I've got to charge it up every night and can't go for a swim with it on. Can't even take a shower. I don't take my Tag Heuer off when I swim or dive and the battery life is two years. Ok, it cost a bit more than the aWatch's most expensive version but still.
Hmmm. Probably wait until version 2
Well, I wanted sleep monitoring and if we don't have to charge it every night, it'll probably track sleep with some app, but if battery life sucks, then forget sleep monitoring. GPS is nonsense in a device like this, it's a battery hog. Materials are fine, iOS integration is fine, it already has BT 4.0, it does not need vibrations, haptic feedback should be ok.
What I wanted was more sensors for blood O2 and pressure, but I suppose we'll get them in next revisions.
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The digital crown isn't the only place where Apple would have had to ensure a good seal. There's also the secondary button, the screen (which supports both touch input and mechanical click events, the biometric sensors, and probably some other openings for a microphone and speaker.
Making anything significantly water-resistant adds bulk, and the more water-resistant you want it the more bulk you will get. I'd love to see someone do some real water testing for those Android phones that claim water-resistance. It's once thing to withstand submerging in a glass of water for an hour... It's quite another to take your phone with you swimming for half an hour, and to repeat this activity over several months.
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I'm reserving my opinion on this Apple Watch until I find out how functional it will be without owning an iPhone.
Clearly a lot of us were hoping for this to NOT be a complimentary accessory to the iphone. DANG'IT.
Ask and you shall receive
Clearly a lot of us were hoping for this to NOT be a complimentary accessory to the iphone. DANG'IT.
I would have preferred it look like this:
and cost $100-$200 less.
Ask and you shall receive
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So I could have a heart rate detecting watch while swimming, since as far as I'm aware, none exists. I'm a swimmer and I have no clue about my max or average heart rate when I do my laps because when you stop after a lap and count your heart rate, it has already slowed down.
Well, when you will be wrong. And you will be. You can frame this little comment as expression of how little you know about this market compared to Apple. ;-).
What Apple did: Announce the watch like it was the next big thing. (It isn't, at least not the first rev)
What Apple should have done: Announce the watch like AppleTV, a hobby project, but with far more focus than this, maybe as a health tracker, and just focus on those aspects and leave everything else to the 3rd party developers.
This watch is not the next iPhone or the iPad, I'm pretty sure of this. It'll sell well though. But the point is, Apple couldn't have announced a Watch which could be the next iPhone in 2014. As we all saw, the tech is not there yet. They need the phones to work, the battery lives of these watches are not that great, the advanced health sensors are not FDA approved yet etc etc.
Nobody can do that kind of a magic watch today, even Apple. So why announce it like they have "done it"? I see this as Cook's big failure. Even if the device is a good one, he built too much of a hype for it because it was his first new product launch.
What Apple should have done: Announce the watch like AppleTV, a hobby project, but with far more focus than this, maybe as a health tracker, and just focus on those aspects and leave everything else to the 3rd party developers.
This watch is not the next iPhone or the iPad, I'm pretty sure of this. It'll sell well though. But the point is, Apple couldn't have announced a Watch which could be the next iPhone in 2014. As we all saw, the tech is not there yet. They need the phones to work, the battery lives of these watches are not that great, the advanced health sensors are not FDA approved yet etc etc.
Nobody can do that kind of a magic watch today, even Apple. So why announce it like they have "done it"? I see this as Cook's big failure. Even if the device is a good one, he built too much of a hype for it because it was his first new product launch.
So like an apple product?
Said as if any if our online actions are safe and secure. At least the advent of Apple Pay and NFC aims to do something about the mass disaster that is credit card enabling identity theft.i bet Jennifer Lawrence can't wait for the new activity and GPS tracking data to be stored in her iCloud account, as well as the ability to have all of her credit card information backed up and stored in her iCloud account as well
I'm pretty impressed with the apple watch so far. I'm a little concerned over battery life but we'll see how that goes. Overall I think this is a real game changer in the wearable market. I really mean that, I see this doing for smart watches what the iPad did for tablets and what the iphone did for smartphones.
I didn't expect this much innovation. I'm thoroughly impressed.
So an iWatch costing 150? Seriously? I find standard regular watches that are under $200 usually feel like junk, let alone a smart watch!
Also that black band thing won't have wide appeal like a more traditional style of watch.
I didn't expect this much innovation. I'm thoroughly impressed.
So an iWatch costing 150? Seriously? I find standard regular watches that are under $200 usually feel like junk, let alone a smart watch!
Also that black band thing won't have wide appeal like a more traditional style of watch.
I like the concept of the watch but the two things are making me hold off for now are:
it's not waterproof
It needs the damn iPhone at all times.
These two are deal killers. Until they fix these, I will wait. My Omega thanks Apple for now.
Agree, I think the next generation will be better and thinner. For fitness things though..... it just might have my attention...
It's an interesting idea and Apple already has some patents on the concept. However bear in mind that a wrist-mounted computer requires far more energy than a mechanical watch movement. We're probably a very long way from the day when something like this can be charged kinetically.
It looks cool but try to imagine using that sideways interface without getting your neck stiff...I would have preferred it look like this:
and cost $100-$200 less.
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People want a water resistant watch because they don't want to have to take the thing off when they shower or go swimming.
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I agree the Watch is looking very good and will get better in future generations, but how long before the Apple Watch 2?
Wish they would do something on that front, a water resistant iPhone would be good, I'm not talking water proof as in dropping it in the sink but if you're out in the rain and it's in your pocket it should be safe.
Wish they would do something on that front, a water resistant iPhone would be good, I'm not talking water proof as in dropping it in the sink but if you're out in the rain and it's in your pocket it should be safe.