And so are half the threads here in MR. What's your point?
I posted about what he allegedly said and people get all bent out of shape. Like I said, I like the guy and have loved pretty much all of his work but people need to get off his d!ck.
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And so are half the threads here in MR. What's your point?
I posted about what he allegedly said and people get all bent out of shape. Like I said, I like the guy and have loved pretty much all of his work but people need to get off his d!ck.
Apple Watch Tidbits: Charging Retail Box, Water Resistance, Calls, Offline an...
Isn't there usually a small bit of foam on the mic to reduce wind noise?
Isn't there usually a small bit of foam on the mic to reduce wind noise?
Apple watch great for meetings
You can communicate with another during a boring office or school meeting without " The Man " catching you. No secretly texting from your pocket or purse.
It is great for passive aggressive personality types. You also won't get hassled in a bar or club like Google glass. It will become the closest thing to a Star Trek communicator as it evolves.
You can communicate with another during a boring office or school meeting without " The Man " catching you. No secretly texting from your pocket or purse.
It is great for passive aggressive personality types. You also won't get hassled in a bar or club like Google glass. It will become the closest thing to a Star Trek communicator as it evolves.
It's just as ludicrous to say the iWatch will put an end to Swiss watches at the same time.
I have no doubts it will be successful and I like it (just not for me). I personally think there's a market for both Swiss watches and smart watches to coexist and flourish.
It's ridiculous how people think the iWatch will put an end to Swiss watches as we know it.
Do people leave their watches on in the shower? Weird.
I even take my g-shock off, and it's waterproof/acidproof/lavaproof.
Some people on here have mighty dainty wrists, lol.
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Agree. Unless it was specifically a dive watch I would never think to shower or swim with any $400 item. I even bought one of those bags that supposedly keeps a phone dry while swimming and hesitate to use it. Haven't yet.
Yeah it's a smartband, not watch. A lot of people are into them because they're cheaper, simpler, and unassuming.
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Right now I have a Nike Fuelband which has the same format. All I did was turn the band so the display is on the underside of my wrist. That way when I raise it up, it reads normally. I find viewing it like this more comfortable anyway. I especially like it because when my hand is down, the display is hidden from the view of other people. I'm all about discretion.
I'm planning on getting the Garmin Vivosmart when it comes out. It's pretty much like the Fuelband, but with a few basic smartwatch functions, which are all I really want. I think the price for the Apple Watch is reasonable for what it gives. For me, it's just giving more than I actually want. Basically, I'm not in its target market.
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I can see Apple in the same market space along side watches made by Coach, Michael Kors and others which are merely fashion accessories that fall around the $200-300 range.
As far as competing with the high end watches it really depends on the person.
The ex CEO of our company had a gold Rolex.
The new CEO wears a Samsung Gear watch even though he's financially better off than his predecessor.
Other than pre-production units, theseWatches have almost certainly not yet been manufactured.
I'm not sure why you seem to think it so inconceivable that Apple might be aware of improvements in battery density/technology that were not ready in time for the first units, but that are just about to hit the market, and which newer batteries Apple plans to incorporate in the final product, but simply have not yet been able to test extensively for stamina, and by extension product battery life specs.
Unless you manufacture all your own components, releasing new products, and sustaining an adequate pipeline for that matter, is a delicate balance between market deadlines and availability of screens, chips, batteries, and other various components, etc.
Edit: Just noticed a new post, reinforcing possibly coming battery-life improvements before the
I am not saying its impossible, I am simply saying its probable. Announcing something with a set shape and form doesnt leave much room to add components. I cant imagine Apple putting in an order for millions of batteries last minute, those things take time to test and etc. My guess they will optimize the software.
And it being water resistant should be good enough for all of these activities.
Just imagine a year or so from now, everywhere you go people will be talking with with their wrist in their face and sending voice texts while blindly walking around playing with their watches instead of their phones like they do now.
Just imagine a year or so from now, everywhere you go people will be talking with with their wrist in their face and sending voice texts while blindly walking around playing with their watches instead of their phones like they do now.
Ha Ha, I swear every time I walk through the subway areas in Hong Kong around rush hour, I have to urge to take a deep breath and extend my chest and plow with my 6'2"" throw the masses
They even have public announcements on loudspeakers to urge people not to stare at their handphone while walking.
To no avail of course
Ha Ha, I swear every time I walk through the subway areas in Hong Kong around rush hour, I have to urge to take a deep breath and extend my chest and plow with my 6'2"" throw the masses
They even have public announcements on loudspeakers to urge people not to stare at their handphone while walking.
To no avail of course
It really is comical at times how people are oblivious to their surroundings. Gotta send that text. Or check Facebook. Of course most people don't make voice calls on their phones anymore, but I'll bet this will change when you can talk on your watch. I can just picture a Saturday afternoon or night at the mall. These watches may be as annoying as the Nextel's were back in the day, listening to both sides of a conversation on a walkie talkie!
You could be waiting a long, long time. Chemistry and physics are not on your side regarding breakthrough battery tech. Companies keep announcing breakthroughs and keep disappearing a few years later with no product.
I don't think that this is necessarily true. I, like a number of people, cannot wear stainless steel jewellery of any kind. This includes many other alloys and metals due to an allergy. I can wear gold and titanium - no idea about aluminum. I cannot even wear gold plate. Until titanium became relatively inexpensive, the only watches I could wear were cheap looking plastic watches and most of them have metal backs. I kept a nicer stainless watch for "dress" purposes, but after a few hours my skin would start to itch, then develope a rash. I've always wanted a nice gold watch, but they tend to be prohibitively expensive. If this one, in gold, is a "reasonable" price, I may get one. For me, longevity will be the bigger issue. If I'm paying 4 figures for a watch, it better last more than a few years. In the meantime I'll be testing out aluminum.
Pity, because I LOVE the look of the black stainless.
All I know is that it requires an iPhone 5 or 6 so that means no sale from me. I have never had any interest in paying $70 a month just to get on the Net when I don't need to or talk on a phone where I get by with a pre-pay phone. Why they don't offer at least limited functionality on its own and/or with an iPod Touch (which they don't seem to want to even update anymore) is beyond me. I guess most of the world just pays their $70+ a month without thinking about it. I figured out long ago I could buy a new Macbook Pro every other year for the price of an iPhone contract and that convinced me it wasn't worth it.
I really don't know why they're calling this thing the "Apple Watch" either. EVERYTHING else is iThis and iThat so now it's Apple this and Apple that once again? Sorry, iWatch has a much better ring than Apple Watch which sounds stupid to my ears. I guess it really is the end of the Jobs era if the next iMac will be called the Apple Mac and the Apple Phone and the Apple Strudel....
I really don't know why they're calling this thing the "Apple Watch" either. EVERYTHING else is iThis and iThat so now it's Apple this and Apple that once again? Sorry, iWatch has a much better ring than Apple Watch which sounds stupid to my ears. I guess it really is the end of the Jobs era if the next iMac will be called the Apple Mac and the Apple Phone and the Apple Strudel....
...then strictly speaking, its not "wireless charging" because as you said it connects to the wall.. By virtue of the fact there is no cable coming from a megasafe type connector, or something u cannot see (watch attached) we call THAT wireless charging?
Maybe this is all coming from the fact that we are all used to wireless networks, how you can also sync over wi-fi to iTunes *without any cables*
Sorry... i hate to say and string on, but to me, wireless is wireless, no matter what it is... any any attachment to a watch of some sort, no matter where it in, is not wireless charging simply because its physically attached by a cord.. I never thought the market would be hazy.
It's like saying an iphone has wireless charging.... well of course we know thats not true because we attach by by a cord .....
All I'm saying what's the distinction here with the Apple watch.. ? u just attach it to the back instead, but It's still attached
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Even wireless charging you have to plug it into the wall. With wireless charging you still have to come in contact with something, with Apple's version, they give it a magnet because its significantly easier than trying to lay it down flat. I'm sure the inductive charging has low range because of the size they have to make it.
Plugging into the device to charge vs having magnets touch for charge are completely different things.
One requires force to physically "plug" in and the other just needs close contact and the magnets do that rest.
I'm not talking about the method used.... plug, attachment....
I'm on about the fact it must be in contact physically, is the issue. To be anything attached/connected to such a device is just not, and never will be, wireless charging, because i think of the term "wireless" as being "no wires what-so-ever/cables" Hence, your free to move about, like like a wireless router..
That is wireless. What's the difference ?
The Pebble is.
My question is about calling using the watch because it has a mic. Does it have a speaker? Loud enough to hear? Or are you reliant on a bluetooth headset. If so - they have mics - so why need a mic on the watch. I thought the mic was for Siri and perhaps other functions. But for calls? Unless he means to dial by speaking.
I had that conversation with citi earlier in the thread. Pebbles are rated water resistant to 50 meters. Commonly call WR50 or 5ATM. Good for light swimming but no diving or snorkeling. That info comes directly from their website.
The mic and speaker make me think the Apple watch will be either IP67 or IP68 rated for water and dust resistance. I can't even see a 3ATM (10 meters) rating with the openings for the mic and speaker. It would actually be amazing if Apple could pull it off.
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Scruff you just caused a flashback. I had an i830, i870, and my last one was the beast BB 7100i. I think I still have it in a drawer somewhere.
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I find it difficult to include e-ink devices into the modern smartwatch category