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Best Apple Watch review (so far)?

"The watch is supposed to be a fashion item as well. Is it actually cool?"

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x-evil-x said:
i personally didn't like his review much. Seemed pretty annoying. He doesn't seem like the much physical fitness type and didn't go over things i care about. Just complains
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I agree. He doesn't look like the fitness type either. I agree the watch may be buggy but maybe Apple should've waited until after the release to let them review the Apple Watch.
 
The Good, the bad and the ugly. A review from The Verge is usually laced with Apple-centric niceties and unapoligetic praise. To actually see some criticism from that website is amazing.

But just to ensure they never get banned from a future Apple event, this nugget starts off the summary:
There’s no question that the Apple Watch is the most capable smartwatch available today. It is one of the most ambitious products I’ve ever seen; it wants to do and change so much about how we interact with tech...
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Most capable? Just a few pages earlier he was talking about sluggish UI, apps not loading, and so forth... A disjointed editorial if I ever saw one. Almost like it was written by more than one person and then pieced together.
 
I quite enjoyed this..

http://www.wsj.com/video/apple-watch-what-living-with-it-is-really-like/13DDE53D-4DF3-4EDD-A519-4B2E3CA4F11B.html
 
As discussed in another thread, the verge reviewer seemed to be more concerned about the necessity of a smart watch itself.

The smart watch obviously doesn't suit his needs or lifestyle (e.g. the whole role play scenario showing how notifications are annoying, and debating whether we need to be so connected to social media).

He does make a few good points but overall It felt a bit like asking a soccer mom to review a sportscar and debating whether it's truly necessary.
 
I thought the verge raised some important negatives like how annoying all those notifications can be and how you will end up ignoring people on your wrist and in real life at the same time. I didnt think the review was bias in any way but they just spent a bit too much time on the negatives and didn't highlight how in the long run smart watches will change people's lives and make life a bit easier when used in the correct way.
 
The 'Fashion experts' they ask for input from are just clueless.

They just whittle on without commiting either way, because they are afraid to say, "I don't know Nilay, I don't know if it's going to be a success."

"I think if enough people buy it, the fashion world will find a way to love it."

What does that even mean?

Maybe it's because I've grown up in a working class town in Northern England, but they just strike me as idiots in New York with made up jobs.
 
jabingla2810 said:
The 'Fashion experts' they ask for input from are just clueless.

They just whittle on without commiting either way, because they are afraid to say, "I don't know Nilay, I don't know if it's going to be a success."

"I think if enough people buy it, the fashion world will find a way to love it."

What does that even mean?

Maybe it's because I've grown up in a working class town in Northern England, but they just strike me as idiots in New York with made up jobs.
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Haha. This is so true. They basically said it will be a hit if... It's a hit.
 
jabingla2810 said:
The 'Fashion experts' they ask for input from are just clueless.

They just whittle on without commiting either way, because they are afraid to say, "I don't know Nilay, I don't know if it's going to be a success."

"I think if enough people buy it, the fashion world will find a way to love it."

What does that even mean?

Maybe it's because I've grown up in a working class town in Northern England, but they just strike me as idiots in New York with made up jobs.
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The Verge was my favorite tech blog when Joshua Topolsky was running it. This unbelievably stupid segment made me wonder if they are falling to ****. Who are those people? What gives them the right to decide if this is good fashion or not? Why is that relevant to a Verge review?
So pointless that it actually frustrated me.
 
AceFernalld said:
The Verge was my favorite tech blog when Joshua Topolsky was running it. This unbelievably stupid segment made me wonder if they are falling to ****. Who are those people? What gives them the right to decide if this is good fashion or not? Why is that relevant to a Verge review?
So pointless that it actually frustrated me.
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It reeks of desperation. Like they're trying too hard.
 
I don't take big website reviews seriously anymore, I usually wait until the tech YouTubers get their hands on the devices, I.E. MKBHD, Austin Evans, TLD Today, and DetroitBorg.
 
Great in presentation but a terrible review.

I recommend checking this out and realize the BS in a lot of these reviews used to generate hits:

http://www.mondaynote.com/2015/04/12/an-apple-watch-meta-review-reimagined/
 
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