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More Claims of September 9 Debut for Apple's Wearable Device, Likely Positioned as iPhone Accessory
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History has taught me to buy the first gen anyways since the original iPhone is now worth more than $1k
To be perfectly honest, if your description is accurate, I want the device badly still. Sounds like a nice product.
I think I would feel self-conscious wearing an iWatch. Hoping Apple can make these things compelling enough that they become super common and therefore not overly conspicuous/attention-grabbing.
"A distinct lack of product leaks and tangible rumors have suggested the device is not yet in production"
Yeah, but Apple just might be highly successful in keeping the wearable's secrecy this time around. That thing could be ready to ship along side the iPhone.
Yeah, but Apple just might be highly successful in keeping the wearable's secrecy this time around. That thing could be ready to ship along side the iPhone.
I really wonder what the main catch of the iWatch will be, hopefully it isn't going to be a hobby like the Apple TV.
Now just wait, this is Apple we are talking about. Since Steve went back, have they ever released a whole new big product that was a flop? Nope. Every product has come on the scene with a bang, and excitement...and awesome features. This is what I am totally expecting from Apples wearable.
Still think the watch concept is nonsense with smartphones now ubiquitous. I could see the utility as AR takes necessitating additional convenient input (tracking hand motion?).
As it stands it's just a bad idea. Battery life ridiculously low, screen size too small to be of much use for content or for a rich touch-driven ui. There's a good reason this hasn't come out before.
I expect a runner's watch with an ipod and some health sensors. About as unexciting as it sounds. Hope I'm wrong.
As it stands it's just a bad idea. Battery life ridiculously low, screen size too small to be of much use for content or for a rich touch-driven ui. There's a good reason this hasn't come out before.
I expect a runner's watch with an ipod and some health sensors. About as unexciting as it sounds. Hope I'm wrong.
Too late. Consumers are already buying tons of fitbits and fuelbands (et.al.), and becoming addicted to wearing them. One with an Ive design, Beats or Apple logo and Leica build quality might only boost this fad to a new level.
Why do you even want this?
I see lots of first world problems memes if that's all it is...
it's soooo much work to pull my phone out of my pocket.
Apple usually announces a new product before the start of manufacturing (MacPro, iPad, iPhone). If this hasn't moved to manufacturing the likelihood of a leak is far, far less.
its not in production yet = no leaks
huh? thats just a mockup
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ugh next week is going to be so pointless. can we just skip that week
Except Apple's crippled its utility by refusing to support it. The hardware itself is still fine, but try to get an app to run on it...almost all require iOS 6 or 7.
It's a mockup...it could have 5G on it. it's just someone's (in this case, crappy) idea of what it may look like.
It won't just be on your wrist. You will have to actually rapidly jump up and down to play the game, and haptic feedback will knock you over to the floor if you miss the gate.
The only way I'd buy an I watch is if it had some sort of kinetic charging so I don't have to take it off every couple of days to charge it.