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HR is important for calories burned. The health app is worthless for a tracking device. Cripes, a $100 fitbit gives you more useful info.

If the bare metrics (calorie, active minutes and stand) are working for you that is great and frankly the more people that get up and move is a good thing. What I don't want to hear is that the watch is the best fitness device ever. Which yes, I have read coming from the forums or reviewers.

Thats all. Thats what bugs me. I love the watch and will use it daily. I just will not exercise with it.
 
In a sense, rather than becoming irrelevant, they became pocketable and replaced the cell phone.

But the smart phone existed before the tablet. The smart phone replaced the cell phone, the tablet then came and went.
 
I think that some folks are going to be disappointed again when the native apps come out as some of the latency is due to the communication between the watch and the phone which will still occur. Once the native apps are available it will load faster, but any data it has to get will still be fetched by the phones data network and passed to the watch via Bluetooth. As such I think that some of the current apps will always fail because they just can't get the data to the watch in an acceptable timeframe.

To be successful developers will have to rethink what they want to achieve with their apps on the watch and minimize the data that needs to be fetched, which won't be easy. Current watch apps remind me of original iPhone apps that were just copies of web pages in native form. Eventually developers worked out how to create apps that were better than web versions because they tapped into the unique features of the phone. The same will eventually happen with the watch, but we will need to endure some bad apps before we get the good ones.

As a developer though I think some expectations need to be set around native apps. Being native will improve things, but not solve all the problems that people are complaining about right now.
 
To be successful developers will have to rethink what they want to achieve with their apps on the watch and minimize the data that needs to be fetched, which won't be easy.

How much onboard processing will the Watch allow? Doesn't it push almost everything off to the phone and end up being a UI translator for the watch?

And assuming the watch would allow intensive processing, what would you process? THere's no way to seriously input any information into the watch at the moment, except via the built-in sensors. Even Siri requires the iPhone.
 
I am enjoying mine and will keep it. Honestly, I haven't come across any great 3rd party apps yet. If you are on the fence, you might want to wait a while and see what additional apps come out.
 
How much onboard processing will the Watch allow? Doesn't it push almost everything off to the phone and end up being a UI translator for the watch?

And assuming the watch would allow intensive processing, what would you process? THere's no way to seriously input any information into the watch at the moment, except via the built-in sensors. Even Siri requires the iPhone.

That's my point. Even if the watch had a super fast processor and did all the work it would still need to get most data from the Internet. We are conditioned to wait for that on a phone, iPad, or computer, but if you stand around waiting for it on your watch it just feels wrong. There will need to be a lot more background fetching of data that anticipates what you want to see. That's why the native weather app on the watch seems slow and cumbersome at times, but mail, messages, etc does not because the data is loaded onto the phone and watch before it tells you it has it.

As simple as the interface is on the watch it is a challenging environment to create useful, responsive apps on. Expect more bad ones before good ones turn up, but those that don't rely on fetching data from a server will seem the best to start with. Unfortunately most iPhone apps do need server data to be useful.
 
Yeah, I'm afraid the OP wasted his money. The AppleWatch is totally useless. Apple duped him good. Apple is a smart company. Oh well, $350+ lesson learned. Don't be that "I gotta have it, I gotta have it" type of person just because something is new and you have a desperate need to be the first kid on the block with a new iToy.
 
This is how I use my watch. Pretty much strictly for push notifications. I think people who thought the apps would lead the way are the ones who are most disappointed. I use notifications, the fitness app, and the hue app for my lights. I personally find all other apps to be pretty slow and a waste. The ESPN app is awful. In the time it takes to update, I could have looked at scores for every sport on my phone.

I am finding that people who came from a different smartwatch are loving it, and people who this is the first smartwatch are having buyers remorse.

This!!! I had a Pebble. And had even purchased the new Pebble Time (kickstarter.. Still don't have it yet).. But when the Apple Watch went on sale, I bought it. it just works so much better than my Pebble.
 
It's not particularly exciting and I think that has bummed some people out. It's not something that you spend a lot of time tinkering with, and while that's the point, I think it throws some people off. Like "i spent $400+ for this and I don't /can't use it/tinker with it all day?!?!".

I think this is very insightful, and exactly the issue. When I get a new gadget, particularly an apple product, i play with it for hours the first few days, customizing, trying all the features, etc. The watch is sortof intended NOT to be used often, and moreover, to help unplug you from your other devices as well. You can't turn it on and just play with it on its own really. This is a different thing entirely, not something everyone will appreciate.
 
I'm starting to realise how useless for me the watch is, what are your favourite, most useful apps/features because I have noticed i'm using my watch less and less

I think it's the worst smartwatch ever made..wanna sell it?
 
For me it's all about the price for what you get. I have the first LG G watch and I bought it for $79 "with" a $50 Google play credit making the watch $29. At that price I love, love, love that watch. But price it at the original cost of $229 I would have returned it; just not worth it at that cost.
So I'm willing to bet that if the Apple Watch was cheaper it wouldn't be an issue even if the watch is not perfect. At $400 minimum (that 38mm is way to small for me) it's crazy expensive for a 1st gen gadget that you know has some flaws and $600 for the stainless steel model is ridiculous.
It's like Little Caesars pizza. It's one of the worst take out pizza's but I forgive it because it's only $5. I can't forgive Apple for such an expensive device thats hookey.
 
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I was kinda meh when I got mine. After a week it's getting pretty cool. When apps start updating, awesome.
 
But the smart phone existed before the tablet. The smart phone replaced the cell phone, the tablet then came and went.

Did it really though? People still use iPads as go to devices at home. A lot of windows laptops are now tablet hybrids. The full size tablets even iPad minis are just not practical to carry around.

Note: this was written on an iPad mini.
 
I think this is very insightful, and exactly the issue. When I get a new gadget, particularly an apple product, i play with it for hours the first few days, customizing, trying all the features, etc. The watch is sortof intended NOT to be used often, and moreover, to help unplug you from your other devices as well. You can't turn it on and just play with it on its own really. This is a different thing entirely, not something everyone will appreciate.

In some cases, I'd say it's not even about the product but the acquiring of the product. The thrill of the hunt.

The competitive, late-night preordering. The public comparison of order confirmation times ("mine's a 0:03, what's yours?"). The tracking of the planes. :) The Instagram posts when it arrives. The comparison of defects. And then, for the grand finale, the race to declare its utter uselessness and how it must be returned.

I guess it kills a couple of weeks.
 
We are using http://buymeapie.com/ which instantly syncs grocery lists between my wife & myself, across all of our devices.

I had downloaded that app to my iPhone a month or so ago (we've used Grocery IQ for years) and their catalog of items was disappointing. Maybe I should check it again, but I'm hoping Grocery IQ updates for Apple Watch.
 
I don't need the watch, and its probably a big waste of money. But it has done the following for me which I appreciate and may keep the watch.

- identify my daily calorie burn, via resting or exercise. Made me realize how lazy I am and get me motivated to go and move, go for a walk with the dog, take the kids to the park etc.

- daily I have so many meetings, I don't always carry my phone. I'm at least aware when one is coming up as I loose track of time when working on things usually.

- I look at my phone less. Only critical alerts go to my phone, VIP email, text and phone calls. and a few other alerts. Meeting requests, etc.

Is it worth it, hmm...its a luxury, a toy. I don't need it and could live without it but I like having it.
 
For me it's all about the price for what you get. I have the first LG G watch and I bought it for $79 "with" a $50 Google play credit making the watch $29. At that price I love, love, love that watch. But price it at the original cost of $229 I would have returned it; just not worth it at that cost.
So I'm willing to bet that if the Apple Watch was cheaper it wouldn't be an issue even if the watch is not perfect. At $400 minimum (that 38mm is way to small for me) it's crazy expensive for a 1st gen gadget that you know has some flaws and $600 for the stainless steel model is ridiculous.
It's like Little Caesars pizza. It's one of the worst take out pizza's but I forgive it because it's only $5. I can't forgive Apple for such an expensive device thats hookey.

And you can see that all over the forum. There are lots of people who got it just because it was another thing that Apple was making and they wanted it right away. But in reality, it is not for them. It isn't tech enough. It doesn't do enough. It just doesn't fit there life. And just isn't worth what they are paying for it.

And that is totally fine because this isn't really directed at the usual Apple fanatic. This is for people who want a health tracker with more functionality and looks less 'gadgety'. It's for women who often have their phones in purses or bags and want a way to still easily see notifications or who is calling before they decide to go digging. It is for people who will spend the money on a stainless steel version of the watch because they think it is worth the money to have something that looks pretty amazing (count me in this group).

More uses will come along as developers start to see how the watch actually functions and people actually use it. Maybe in 3 or 4 years it will be for tech people. But now it isn't and that is totally fine.
 
I had downloaded that app to my iPhone a month or so ago (we've used Grocery IQ for years) and their catalog of items was disappointing. Maybe I should check it again, but I'm hoping Grocery IQ updates for Apple Watch.

You do realize you can add items to it? I use the quantity section to further refine what i want ie.. spices:mustard powder

the app on the watch so far runs great! much better than walking around with a 6+ in my hand and trying to get items from the shelves! LOL
 
Not me....I am really enjoying my Apple Watch. I find that I am using my iPhone a lot less now too.
 
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