The watch connects to the phone via wifi, so the 2 don't need to be close to each other.
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Can you take calls on this watch?
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The watch connects to the phone via wifi, so the 2 don't need to be close to each other.
That's where Tim Cook used the reality distortion field in the keynote.
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Then we could do away with the plus sized phones and get a tablet or a Macbook.
The Macbook or tablet would serve far greater purpose
Notifications from all devices could be received on the wrist phone.
Yeah, the watch connects directly to the phone using wifi. It doesn't connect to a wifi network.
It has 802.11 Wi-Fi built in.
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I know - it has 802.11b/g. It will not connect to a wifi network. The wifi is only used to connect directly to the phone to extend the range over bluetooth. Several of Apple's newer technologies work this way - it allows for greater range and no user setup.
So one thing to realize is that the idea of the watch is changing. The previous concept of a watch where you tell time on is no longer relevant. Just like the previous concept of a telephone is no longer relevant to smart phones. Smart phones should really be called something else.
The difference between a watch and a phone is that the watch is connected to your body. It's attached to your skin. You can do a lot of really cool biometrics and scanning. Think tri-chorders but attached to your wrist.
I predict that's the direction smart watches will eventually go. I think there's a need there. Everything else is a gimmick or fad and will go away once that company solely focuses on a health watch.
The difference between a watch and a phone is that the watch is connected to your body. It's attached to your skin. You can do a lot of really cool biometrics and scanning. Think tri-chorders but attached to your wrist.
I predict that's the direction smart watches will eventually go. I think there's a need there. Everything else is a gimmick or fad and will go away once that company solely focuses on a health watch.
I think we would need at least a magnitude increase in battery performance before this would be remotely practical.
You have made a very valid statement. I am getting one especially for viewing incoming messages and taking phone calls. Most of my work is doing challenging things with my hands, so this Watch should make things more convenient for me.
Yes, the idea of a watch is changing but I think it's stupid to assume that it's going to replace the smartphone. Samrtwatch can replace the smartphone just as much as tablet can replace the TV. Tablets are not aimed to replace the TV but you can watch TV channels on it if you wanted to. Samartwatch is a wrist computer that will open a whole new possibilities (including doing things a phone does) but it won't replace the smartphone. I personally can't see myself using the smartwatch in the way I use the smartphone. I mean, good luck playing video games, watching videos, browsing the internet, and lots of other stuff we usually do on the smartphone, if you are going to do them on a tiny screen of the smartwatch. And my guess is their screens are never go be 4.7" or 5.5"
Yes, it can..... if your phone looks something like this one below. There are already smartwatches that take sim card in it, make and receive calls and notifications and maybe some fitness tracking. But that's pretty much about it.
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If not longer - my watches generally go years without needing to be charged. I'd want one to be able to go at least a few weeks. I don't think that's too much to ask.
This is intriguing. If it could also send and receive texts, I might be sold. Could you post some links?
I don't mind the advertised battery life given the advertised functionality.
I never sleep with a watch on... setting my watch on a charger when I go to sleep will be no different than just setting it on the nightstand. The battery life will be more than sufficient for me.
Someone was wondering about the ability of the watch to act as a phone on its own: no paired up phone in your pocket. This would require all sorts of antennae on board, extra chips, and significantly increased battery capacity to fuel those antennae. I'm sure it's technically possible to have a standalone watch-phone, but the battery life would be unworkably short without the magnitude (or greater) increase in capacity I mentioned earlier.
