Oh I see, maybe in America. In the UK, 'Joe Bloggs' is often used.
I didn't say Apple created it, I'm not sure where you got that from.
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iWatch Reportedly Launching in October with iOS 8 and Curved OLED Touchscreen
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I didn't say Apple created it, I'm not sure where you got that from.
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I can see why a hypochondriac like me will be chomping at the bit to measure heart rate and blood oxygen, but why would the millions of people who buy iPhones to play Candy Crush etc care about these things?
I'm inclined to agree. The upcoming updates are seriously impressive and a massive leap forward, partly in features but largely in Apple's mindset. It seems they're now more willing than they have been in recent years to make drastic changes/improvements. Excited to see what this means on the hardware front and on integration between various hardware.
Yeah, the winding stem, big honking buttons, and the chronometer ring, all look quite useful, and stylish besides!
I think Apple will make a strong effort to make the iWatch personal and unique so not everyone has the same look. They did a decent job of that with the iPhone 5C and 5C cases. The best way to do this is by having replaceable watch bands, but my guess is they'll still be proprietary since a lot of the iWatch tech will rely on the band.
It won't be called iWatch, for all the reasons you stated, and more. This name was fabricated by the rumor industry because they didn't know what else to call an Apple wearable. It's a dumb name. Many can't seem to comprehend that Apple has far more imagination than they do.
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It's a terrible name. It communicates all the wrong ideas for a technology product.
It was from a MacLife article discussing new device concepts from 2007 or thereabouts.
Mad Mac Maniac
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Does anybody else notice the HUGE shift that this means for Apple culture? Apple just released an open healthkit that anyone has access to, while creating their own competing health device? Think how nuts that is. People are already talking about how open Apple is becoming after WWDC (with things puny things like customized keyboards), but this blows all that out of the water.
Hey, talk in to your watch if you like but seems as silly as phone holsters or anyone over 3 years old in Crocs. I'd never do it and I have running shoes so bright they can blind people, so I have no shame if something feels right even if it looks funny. Talking into a watch does not feel right.
Sorry I was being sarcastic, badly. Not trying to offend at all.
The thing about watches they are a strange thing. The fact that people spend many spend thousands of dollars on a watch that has EXACTLY the same functionality as 5 dollar watch is insane to me. I would and have spent say up $500 on a nice watch ( ebay oakley Timebomb ) purely because it would likely be well made and hold it's value.
The iPhone is probably going to have magnitudes of functionality of a normal watch and probably things we've not even thought about.
But everyone having the same phone has not hurt iPhone sales has it. Apple has only ever made 1 design of things with small changes, like colour / materials etc - this may well happen with the watch. 2 design many colours etc.
People thought iPad was/is a dumb name too. iPhone, iMovie, iPhoto, iBooks, iDVD... Apple has lots of unimaginative product names where they stuck "i" in front of an ordinary noun. But "i" is somehow linked in consumer's minds with Apple. So many people mistakenly refer to the iPod Touch as the iTouch rather than the Touch.
I agree iWatch isn't a fantastic name, but don't feel comfortable betting one way or the other that Apple wouldn't use that name.
Until I see some type of legitimate part leak, I'm taking all of this iWatch talk with a gain of salt. No way it's this well hidden. The days of total secrecy are long gone. I'll bet the house no watch this fall. Unless we start seeing some parts in the next 2-3 weeks.
But wouldn't that be the most amazing keynote.. ?!! an unveiling of a product that had no leaks whatsoever!! This forum would melt...
Hard to be impressed when something hasn't even been announced, never mind knowing its feature list or what it even looks like. We could all be way off thinking about the whole and not the parts.
Reminds me of every other recent Apple product. Just like iPhone ("it's just an iPod with a dialler"). Just like the iPad ("just a big iPod Touch"). I don't think we should pre-writeoff the device as gimmicky since we still don't know what they will be offering nor how it will be marketed.
Personally, I'm open to a "wearable" I was going to get a Fuel band but held off to see what apple will be offering. However I'm hoping it's not just a "iPhone-watch" that its something we haven't though of.
Glad you brought up the phone
You can place a case on it
You can hide it
It stays in your pocket hidden
The watch is out there
Ever go buy a watch? So many options!
It's style first - function later
I'm very curious how apple will convince us to buy a $400 watch where we would look like dweebs wearing?
Why do you think that pebble has many versions? It's style; differentiating ones own preference from others.
iPhone gave us 3 choices - white black and gold
The names don't have to be particularly imaginative, but they do need to communicate something appropriate about the product. This site was convinced that the iPad was going to be called the "iSlate," and stuck to that line despite the fact that it was an obviously lousy name choice for the product. The fact that we heard a lot of juvenile comments about iPad doesn't change the reality that iSlate would have been an absolutely awful name.
I think iWatch is an equally bad name for an Apple wearable primarily because it communicates a device that first and foremost is used to tell time. Does anyone seriously believe that Apple has expended all this time and effort developing a time-telling device, and that this is what they will want the public to understand is its main function? Doubtful. Very doubtful.
We also have to keep in mind that the iWatch name is a complete fabrication of the rumor mill and exists for that reason alone. It's essentially arbitrary. I feel comfortable betting that Apple isn't going to use a product name because the rumor mill created it for arbitrary reasons.
I bet the iWatch would cost $500-800. If it is more than $100-200, will a lot of people buy it? I don't see how they would.
Dear Sweet Jesus,
Please oh please let this be true ....
Your Humble Servant,
iPadCary
NEW YORK CITY
Please oh please let this be true ....
Your Humble Servant,
iPadCary
NEW YORK CITY
Great. CTRL-Click on it --> Save to "Downloads". You can now look at it all day long. But the MR editors should stop using it to accompany iWatch ads. It's tedious to see the same concepts posted that have zero connection to Apple.
Well then as nobody here knows actually something about a new product that might or might not be called iWatch it would be better to use no picture at all.
Fair enough. However, even a rumor is based on something. These "concept" drawings are just making stuff up.
I hope the price reflects that
My theory is that it will be reasonably priced for the consumer market, starting perhaps between $199-$399 depending on how great the features are. But there will be a model that has the same features as the others, just fancier in design; made with pricey metals, fine craftsmanship, etc., to compete with the high end watch market and seduce the types who see their watch as jewelry rather than merely functional.
The latter would be important if they want celebrities and other influential people to wear and use their product. This type of free advertising was always a trojan horse for other Apple products.
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