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I tried on the Apple Watch and was not impressed

tkukoc said:
Something that hasn't been mentioned, but if you plug the charging cable for the watch info the computer and then put your watch on it what happens? I'm guessing you'll be able to see it and put music from the latest itunes update on to it. As well as do firmware updates when the time comes.
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If I were Apple I would not create software to sync a Mac to the AW: at least not whilst it needs to be tethered to an iPhone so my guess is that if you connect it to your Mac as you suggest it will just charge.

If and when the AW becomes completely stand alone maybe you will be able to interact with it (wirelessly) through iTunes, but until then I reckon it will be iPhone only.

But what do I know?

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albertfallickwa said:
The lack of a 3.5mm jack doesn't help the Watch either for portable music listening :(.

Looks like the iPod shuffle will have to live a lot longer now.
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I agree. Lack of this jack is going to be a drag on sales. As will the lack of at least two USB ports.
 
"The Music settings window has an option to select a Synced Playlist. This playlist syncs when Apple Watch is on it charger. Once it's synced, this playlist will be available on Apple Watch even when it's out of range of your iPhone. It also appears that you can select a Playlist Limit. Previous reports have suggested that there is a max limit of 2GB."


http://www.iclarified.com/47728/full-apple-watch-companion-app-for-iphone-revealed-images
 
TMW said:
"The Music settings window has an option to select a Synced Playlist. This playlist syncs when Apple Watch is on it charger. Once it's synced, this playlist will be available on Apple Watch even when it's out of range of your iPhone. It also appears that you can select a Playlist Limit. Previous reports have suggested that there is a max limit of 2GB."


http://www.iclarified.com/47728/full-apple-watch-companion-app-for-iphone-revealed-images
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I believe the reports are true and the amount of music you can store on the Watch is 2GB, however you can listen to as much music as your tethered iPhone can hold.
 
pragmatous said:
the iwatch has 8GB of flash memory and 2GB is user enabled for music. You can easily load up a 1000 songs on the watch. Or 500 songs at better quality.
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You're not going to get anywhere near 1000 songs unless you compress the heck out of them. Remember the tagline for the original iPod? 1,000 songs in your pocket? That was based on the iPod's storage of 5GB and a bit rate of 128kbps. The watch has less than half the storage and bit rates for things bought from the iTunes Store have doubled since then. That means you're more likely to get about 250 songs at a decent bit rate.
 
1000 songs at 2MB each song = 2GB
500 songs at 4MB each song = 2GB

Math - it does the brain good.

mightyjabba said:
You're not going to get anywhere near 1000 songs unless you compress the heck out of them. Remember the tagline for the original iPod? 1,000 songs in your pocket? That was based on the iPod's storage of 5GB and a bit rate of 128kbps. The watch has less than half the storage and bit rates for things bought from the iTunes Store have doubled since then. That means you're more likely to get about 250 songs at a decent bit rate.
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Q Bert said:
Uhmmm it's a watch, not an MP3 player. But to answer your question, the latest iOS update includes the Apple Watch app that will serve as a gateway to sync apps and music
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yeah for some people like him ( mean the thread starter) , its little hard....
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The only gripe I have about my try-on with the :apple:Watch is lack of being able to try on a functional version. I did play around with one of the demo displays and I am really excited to get mine. The watch did feel very nice on my wrist and comfortable, and I love the way the bands work. I think once these get into the hands of real people and are being used everyday, all of the qualms people have are going to go away. The only thing I did notice was that some of the apps were slow to load on the demo watches, but I am confident they will get that worked out either before launch or with a software patch.
 
pragmatous said:
1000 songs at 2MB each song = 2GB
500 songs at 4MB each song = 2GB

Math - it does the brain good.
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Thanks for the condescension! I don't know how you're going to get 2MB per song unless, as I said, you compress the living heck out of them. That would be something like 64kbps, I think. The songs I've downloaded from iTunes recently have averaged between 6MB and 8MB each, with many topping 10 or 12MB.
 
You are welcome!!!

Then you have less songs on your iwatch with bigger mp3 sizes. You either get good quality or more songs. Can't have both.

mightyjabba said:
Thanks for the condescension! I don't know how you're going to get 2MB per song unless, as I said, you compress the living heck out of them. That would be something like 64kbps, I think. The songs I've downloaded from iTunes recently have averaged between 6MB and 8MB each, with many topping 10 or 12MB.
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What would be cool is if when you sync playlist to the AW, Apple finds a way to make the music extremely optimized for quality vs. size. At least similar to that of streaming audio...
 
pragmatous said:
You are welcome!!!

Then you have less songs on your iwatch with bigger mp3 sizes. You either get good quality or more songs. Can't have both.
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Agreed. And as someone else above pointed out, the AW is not going to be an audiophile device. It is meant for convenience an flexibility to complement an iPhone. If someone just has to have a custom DAC and huge FLAC files, then there are other devices that you will use. You want to load some moderately compressed files and throw on a blue tooth headset to go for a walk or work out... then the AW can accommodate that, just without all the polish for serious listening.
 
Glideslope said:
While your comment is understandably assaulted in here, I do understand what you're trying to convey.

While the AW is unquestionably an advanced piece of Technology, IMO, it's too early. Many have issues with the steep learning curve, and the "looking at the watch all the time" will become the major issue IMO. When I look around and see colleagues looking at their watches in meetings it says, "Is it over yet."

As a society we are not ready for this device. Apple will not be able to simply sell millions (initial orders are under a million) and the late delivery dates are because your AW has not been manufactured yet.

Looking at your watch frequently in most group settings conveys boredom.

I was watching "Try On Appointments" yesterday. To be honest, other the Mac Evangelists that populate sites such as this were having a very tough time figuring out the AW. Even with the 1-1 (which IMO, from what I saw was sub-par.)

So, your initial experience was full of frustration? Don't feel bad you're not alone. This will be the AW's largest battle. Literally, IMO, it's too much too soon, and only the Hipsters really need one. :apple:
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Things change, and now is the time.

P.S. - This applies to the concept of a watch and the word hipsters.
 
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