Here are a few videos I took while messing around with the Apple Watch demo unit at the store.
Just a few observations:
-The UI was easy to figure out (maybe since I've been following the Apple Watch closely for a while)
-The UI is very smooth, no noticeable lag except when using the swipe from left "back" gesture
-It makes sense to have Glances/Notification Center only appear in the watch face, since with a small screen it would be too easy to accidentally activate those features while scrolling in other apps.
-Force Touch is intuitive and easy to initiate. The only issue is knowing which apps or screens have force touch functionality. I just had to experiment and discover which apps use it on my own.
-The flower and butterfly watch faces literally look like a flower/butterfly is sitting directly behind the glass.
-The digital crown scrolling feels very natural and connected to the screen with no noticeable latency.
-The Apple Watch overall is smaller than I imagined.
-Sorry in advance for having vertical video syndrome. Grr. :-/
Playing around with the Apple Watch:
https://youtu.be/ZYEqfN6uKNU
Double-tap digital crown in Apple Watch to switch between last two apps:
https://youtu.be/7NY9ZuLFu5c
Apple Watch "Astronomy" watch face:
https://youtu.be/NMngxVh5qvg
Just a few observations:
-The UI was easy to figure out (maybe since I've been following the Apple Watch closely for a while)
-The UI is very smooth, no noticeable lag except when using the swipe from left "back" gesture
-It makes sense to have Glances/Notification Center only appear in the watch face, since with a small screen it would be too easy to accidentally activate those features while scrolling in other apps.
-Force Touch is intuitive and easy to initiate. The only issue is knowing which apps or screens have force touch functionality. I just had to experiment and discover which apps use it on my own.
-The flower and butterfly watch faces literally look like a flower/butterfly is sitting directly behind the glass.
-The digital crown scrolling feels very natural and connected to the screen with no noticeable latency.
-The Apple Watch overall is smaller than I imagined.
-Sorry in advance for having vertical video syndrome. Grr. :-/
Playing around with the Apple Watch:
https://youtu.be/ZYEqfN6uKNU
Double-tap digital crown in Apple Watch to switch between last two apps:
https://youtu.be/7NY9ZuLFu5c
Apple Watch "Astronomy" watch face:
https://youtu.be/NMngxVh5qvg
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