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Apple's Smart Watch May Not Launch Until Late 2014, Use Biometrics and iPod Nano Technology
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Not one analyst ever does have inside Apple information. If they did, it would be under a signed NDA. All just people guessing what they think Apple might be doing.
And I think the mini won't be retina for a while, apart from price, to have product differentiation from the standard iPad.
Keyword "churn". Wonder if there will be any improvements in quality control.
So far Apples massive volume has at times resulted in WalMart like quality issues.
iRadio and iWatch aren't supposed to exist yet, remember? This is a rumor site.
Ooo... I just wish an Apple event called "Back to Pro", and their introduction of all new Mac Pro (with Thunderbolt and USb 3.0 of course) and 17" Retina MacBook Pro...
Uh, Craig Federighi is responsible for iOS software engineering, not Ive.
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Yes, guessing. Don't think that's worthy of a front page story no matter how hard up MR is for "news".
So curious, has this analyst been accurate in the past predicting new product categories for Apple? I guess I have a different definition of rumor. To me the iOS 7 stories, and even the earlier watch stories from Bloomberg and the Verge were rumors. A Wall Street analyst guessing on the release date of new product based on nothing does not qualify as a rumor to me. As far as we know this guy has no inside information so how would he know what resources Apple does/doesn't have on this project (assuming it is a real project)? Just because he might have acurately predicted refreshed Macs or whatever in the past doesn't make this speculation credible, IMO.
iWatch concepts
Whether or not Apple is indeed working on a device of this sort, I really like these concepts of an iWatch I just happened to stumble upon.
Source: 9to5mac.com
Whether or not Apple is indeed working on a device of this sort, I really like these concepts of an iWatch I just happened to stumble upon.
Source: 9to5mac.com
I'll vote your post up if you promise to leave.
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That would mean that each Apple product is ripped off on average by more than one other company.
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Fact is, Apple has not ever made a claim that they are working on a watch. Or on a TV for that matter. They also never made a claim that they are not working on a watch, or a TV. So on WWDC Tim Cook might get on the stage and present the new iBicycle, for all we know.
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How many calls "look at that idiot with his stupid Google glasses" would anyone's ego survive before they take them off and never put them on again? On top of that, there will be lots of people who would get very annoyed if you pointed a camera at them, and would get equally annoyed if you looked at them wearing Google glasses, to the point where either _you_ take them off or _they_ take them off for you.
Apple is the conservative decision maker and shrewd business it has always been. However, love is not rational so I'm glad you've found love elsewhere. There's plenty to go around.
He's been very accurate. He was the first to say the non-retina MacBook pros would be sold alongside the retina model, he accurately predicted the release of the 13 inch retina, and so far everything released has matched his timeline.
I hope this is true because it would mean the new product category that Apple said would be coming out in autumn will likely be the TV which I'm much more interested in.
Dumb
there already is an iWatch! It is called a nano with a wristband. they will simply rebrand the Nano as a iWatch.
there already is an iWatch! It is called a nano with a wristband. they will simply rebrand the Nano as a iWatch.
I don't see how you would know what Sir Jony Ive is good at or not, nor how many people they have working on software. So many trolls on this site it is annoying!
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Which means a few lucky guesses plus a bit of common sense, nothing more. Alternatives: "Apple drops 15" non-retina MBP; anyone needing more than 256GB storage is either stuffed or has to pay tons of money; anyone needing more than 768GB storage _is_ stuffed". Yeah, that makes sense. "Apple introduced a 15" retina display, but will never make a 13" retina display". Yeah, that makes sense.
Did he predict "Apple introduces 13" retina MBP, but sets the price much too high, and then drops it shortly afterwards to a very reasonable level"? Actually, I don't think _anyone_ predicted that, because you couldn't predict that without actual knowledge.
You're right, but that won't stop Samsung
Instead of taking an iPod and trying to turn it into a watch, I'd start with a nice watch (or with several different models), and replace the display with a tiny computer + LCD display. Make the display tiny but better than retina quality. Provide a multitude of high quality watch displays, each display something that you might buy on a watch. Could be cooperating with more than one manufacturer to match their current line of watches. So the first effect would be that nobody would actually notice that I wear an Apple watch.
Then start making it more useful than an ordinary watch. Use a display that works in the sunlight; that is a necessity. And in the dark, a tap on the screen and it lights up, so I can read the time in the dark without having a torch permanently attached to my arm which would be stupid. Display accurate time, all the time. That means 1/4 second accuracy all the time, knowing about daylight savings time, knowing about timezones (at least when there's a computer nearby), so you get on a plane, have a three hour flight, and never need to change your watch.
Must be rock solid. It must survive any weather that I survive, which includes rain, snow, -15Celsius to 45Celsius, gym. I do take my watch off going swimming or going to the sauna, that would be about the limit for me.
So that would be about the minimum for me. The point where it could replace an existing watch. If it cannot replace my watch, it is useless. Once it can do that, the sky is the limit.
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microphone please
Just put a good microphone in there where I can drive hands free. Have it sync with the phone so that feedback is thru car stereo when driving. This would be the Dick Tracy watch when paired to iphone. It doesnt need a speaker. Just pair it all up with the phone and its a winner for 2 product lines.
Just put a good microphone in there where I can drive hands free. Have it sync with the phone so that feedback is thru car stereo when driving. This would be the Dick Tracy watch when paired to iphone. It doesnt need a speaker. Just pair it all up with the phone and its a winner for 2 product lines.
But that's not a new product category is it? I'm sure a lot of posters here could have (or did) predict retina MacBooks.
I'd like to know what his basis is for saying Apple "might not" have the resources to devote to this project, or that it would require major rework of iOS. Did a friend of a friend who knows someone who works at Apple tell him there were resource constraints? Or is he just guessing, and if he is, guessing based on what exactly?
The Mac Pro hasn't seen a TRUE update in years. Yes it's "delayed."
Don't make excuses.
Two completely different products with different price points.
Nope, his comment is true and great. Apple has done nothing earth-shattering since Tim Cook took over. Face it, Apple has gotten stale. The lack up updates with the Mac Pro are a joke! No excuses.
You're silly comment: "Your comment is bad you should feel bad" is laughable at best.
Ok mr. Smarty pants, are you really expecting Cook to release something "earth shattering" after less than 2 years as a CEO?
Lets assume for a minute that what you're saying actually made sense. So what you're saying is that as soon as he comes, he must immediately start working on an "earth-shattering" product, and push to release it in less than 2 years? Really? There was 6 years between the iPod and the iPhone. See my point?
And the Mac Pro hasn't been receiving updates, I admit. But are you really judging tim cook for delaying a strictly niche product that gets very little sales?
You really do not think deeply enough. It's stupid to even think that he should go on and rush a product. By doing that, you'll start complaining about glitches. And it's stupid to go on and complain that you want something "earth-shattering". Do you actually have problems that you want to solve? Or are you just asking for something new for the sake of new?
Because if Apple did new for the sake of new, it would have very little purpose. Take windows 8 for example. They just tried to add the metro and touch screens to laptops for the sake of it. They give very little advantage. As a result, windows 8 has received a lot of heat.
I'm so glad that Apple didn't hire an idiot as a CEO, and I'm so glad that they didn't hire you. Because for the reasons stated above, you would have actually driven a U-turn in the usefulness of Apple products, drastically reduce the quality, and cause a downfall for Apple as a whole.
paralysis by analysis. I'm guessing they are wanting to make sure the next steps w/o Steve are right.