Live Coverage of Apple's September 2014 iPhone and iWatch Event [Event Over]

[phinsup]

So basically the only thing this digital crown does is zoom. Otherwise you are going to be touching the screen. Not exactly how the original pitch went "your fingers will be blocking the screen" so we put one feature in the digital crown. lol

 

[BMcCoy]

How much storage does it have? 8GB, 16GB? More?

Is it streaming everything from the phone?.. in which case probably not much storage.

 

[Romy90210]

Come on just tell us when its going to be available... Im ready to pay a $1000 for the GOLD version.

 

[ChazSch]

very cool...some great new Apple gadget to play with

 

[stridemat]

I can imagine using many of these Apple Watch features, but driving directions? So I can stare at my wrist instead of looking where I am driving? That worries me a bit. Voice directions OK, screen directions not.

Apparently it vibrates differently depending on which direction you need to go too.

 

[S.B.G]

I can imagine using many of these Apple Watch features, but driving directions? So I can stare at my wrist instead of looking where I am driving? That worries me a bit. Voice directions OK, screen directions not.

Not good while driving, but walking maybe. Maybe.

 

[Mockenrue]

Why would I use a watch to look up movies, view photos, and pan around maps on a tiny cramped screen when I can just pull the phone out of my pocket?

 

[CarpalMac]

Oh oh Microsoft/Google troll alert.

Nice of you to announce yourself.

 

[Vodka]

Bill Gates on stage...

 

[MaloCS]

Apple Watch - knew it was coming but hoped that it was a really new form factor like a band such as in the concept ideas posted here. Something that really would be a game changer.

That fugly thing makes for a 'Jumped the Shark' experience.

Ech!

And it needs and iPhone? This isn't about innovation, it's now about monetizing.

Great post!!!!

 

[Raid]

I can imagine using many of these Apple Watch features, but driving directions? So I can stare at my wrist instead of looking where I am driving? That worries me a bit. Voice directions OK, screen directions not.

Agreed, but if they used the tapic tech to somehow send directions that would be cool.

 

[BenTrovato]

Bill G did a pretty good job presenting the watch. Just gimmay de watch

 

[Anitramane]

How so?

Antennagate?

 

[iBug2]

The watch so far seems quite uninteresting to me. I was hoping for more health sensors than heart rate.

 

[rovex]

This will be like Apple TV.

You think it's going to knock everything out the park, until you realise it's no more useful than any other offering.

 

[iWe]

This watch it going to be Apple's first big failure in while, that thing looks dated and so does the interface.

I agree. It's just isn't special enough.

 

[abshole765]

If Apple Watch only looked like a Rolex

Buy a Rolex & use your phone.

 

[1Zach1]

I wonder how long of a vibration you can send will be.......

 

[Kwstas]

Hilarious!

one question.

If you have to carry your iPhone with apple watch every time WHY THE HELL to use the tiny screen and not the iPhone...?

T H A T S J U S T S T U P I D !

 

[McCool71]

So, the screen is 'too small to use your fingers for zooming', but large enough to make small drawings with your finger.

Riiiight...

 

[roosta]

i revise my estimate. 399 + iPhone + contract. roughly $2200

 

[Medic311]

i will probably end up buying the Apple Watch bc it allows me to do things (maps mainly) while mountain biking without taking out my iPhone out of my camel bak. the real cool thing would be if the Voxer app works on the Apple Watch so i can use the Apple Watch like a walkie talkie to my other riders

as long as there is a cell signal, i won't need to carry my UHF with be anymore

 

[aberrero]

The watch so far seems quite uninteresting to me. I was hoping for more health sensors than heart rate.

Like a mammogram?

 

[topmounter]

Apple Watch: A little creepier than you expected

 

[Dekimasu]

AAPL back under 100.