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Gurman: Apple Planning Major 'Apple Watch X' Redesign to Introduce New Band System and More
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I think there's a small chance we will see it this year, a larger one for next year...blood glucose is a while beyond that.
Every product line should go back to less frequent updates. We really don’t need a new iPhone every year…
So you have had many years of use? And no one is forcing you to "upgrade" are they?
Glucose monitoring would be much bigger. For athletes, bodybuilders, diabetics (lesser so) and endurance people, it would be a game-changer.
Like many here, I am skeptical of a major update in 2024. A new processor seems like a big update for Apple Watch, so I don’t understand why Gurman dismissed it.
Moving to an 18 month update cycle would be a good move. The Apple watch is at the limits of current tech where for the next 2-3 years, the best they can offer is battery improvements via processor efficiency, better screen, faster performance and more ambitious software (once Apple finally ditches the Series 4, which has limited memory).
When I bought the Series 5, it didn’t live up to my expectations, so I returned it. I promised myself that I wouldn’t even consider purchasing another one until at least five more versions had been released: Series 10. Furthermore, with the inclusion of a blood sugar monitor on the horizon, it seems that my decision to wait was the right one.
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I imagine that any magnet system would have a pin to lock it in place similar to how it is currently. I'm intrigued.
I'm on Apple Watch 6. Waiting for something new and I hope the X is it or I will wait. I'm not band obsessive
so change the attachment method for all I care.
so change the attachment method for all I care.
The OS updates force everybody to upgrade. 3rd party Apps stop working and security updates stop being rec'd around 4-5 years later.
I have series 4 waiting until 2024. I see it to believe it. seen most assumptions are wrong or fractionally right.
I hate it when people pretend that we are speaking Latin and that we don’t know how to write numbers properly. “X” means “X”. 😉
Some people think that, because Apple brings out new iPhones each year, that everyone is buying a new iPhone and throwing their old phones in the trash. Neither of those things are the case.
I think eventually Apple will release a smaller Ultra (maybe 45mm). If that becomes the X, I don’t know. Probably not.
You, I and most iPhone users may not need a new iPhone every year, but Tim and his investors do to keep the stock humming along.
Expecting something special for the 10th anniversary edition
That’s my problem with capitalism. There’s always the expectation of infinite growth until they realize that’s not tenable. Just be happy with the revenue you have and keep your company stable. Greed is the ultimate failure of humans.
Edit: that’s why no system is ever going to be perfect. The human element will always be a problem.
So... the Green company that doesn't create any waste is: 1) going to change their charging system requiring millions of users to a) purchase an adapter, or B toss their old charger and cable for a new one (millions and millions of cables.). 2) The Apple Watch X charger no longer works with the old chargers, thereby forcing more people to toss their old chargers.
3) Now the Green company that is so carbon friendly will require us to top all of our watch bands away to buy new ones. Wow! What a green company. I know they need to make a profit but this is ridiculous. Keep the band attachment, just improve upon the watch and the band! Here is an idea- Samsung already has BP built, what about blood glucose, Heart Rate Variability, peripheral circulation to detect clots from spike proteins, better camera functions to take group pictures; better work out interface or different recordings. AND PLEASE redesign Apple Health so that it's functional for doctors and patients.. the latest app is just another zzzz drole attempt at bad user interface. I really feel apple is the new Microsoft of the 90s! Buggy software, products are the same (yes I know that they have ARM chips at 3nm but their software sucks!)
3) Now the Green company that is so carbon friendly will require us to top all of our watch bands away to buy new ones. Wow! What a green company. I know they need to make a profit but this is ridiculous. Keep the band attachment, just improve upon the watch and the band! Here is an idea- Samsung already has BP built, what about blood glucose, Heart Rate Variability, peripheral circulation to detect clots from spike proteins, better camera functions to take group pictures; better work out interface or different recordings. AND PLEASE redesign Apple Health so that it's functional for doctors and patients.. the latest app is just another zzzz drole attempt at bad user interface. I really feel apple is the new Microsoft of the 90s! Buggy software, products are the same (yes I know that they have ARM chips at 3nm but their software sucks!)
I doubt the band attachment system will change. It would very seriously aggravate an awfully large number of customers - and as someone else said, it smells a lot like a piece of deliberate misinformation to trap internal leakers.
I was hoping to use my $5 Ali Express milanese loop for the rest of my life. The thing is a beast, refuses to break since i first bought it for gen 1.
We should be happy they haven’t changed it for almost 10 years.
Everything has an end of life.
Was going to upgrade my Series 7 to an Ultra this year. Probably not a good idea now right?
Apple already warn that the magnet in the Milanese Loop band can affect the compass - more magnets in watch bands doesn’t sound plausible.
Perhaps it’s because of its size. Although, maybe if Apple know where the magnet is exactly, as they would in iPhone, but can’t know in the Milanese Loop clasp (as it’s affected by wrist size), then they can compensate 🤔
Regardless, I would hate it, I don’t want to have to replace my watch band collection, and it would stop me from upgrading (for a long time anyway), and it would stop me building up a new collection when I finally did upgrade.
