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New Concepts Imagine the iWatch as a Lifestyle Device, Traditional Timepiece

IJ Reilly said:
True, but even more to the point, "good looking" is not a primary design criterion. These mockups consider virtually nothing about what the device will actually be designed do, and we know that is Apple's primary design criterion.

Anyway, a lot of people are going to be embarrassed when a product arrives that has as much in common with a watch as the iPad had with a laptop.
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It shouldn't be but the only reason The Verge (and now Mac Rumors) is drooling over this concept is because they think it's stylish. I think the Verge referred to it as the first good looking smart watch concept they've seen. Of course when it comes to wearables fashion and style are very important but functionality is more important and these slick looking concepts don't have to consider that, at least not in these sense of how the product is engineered, how the concept turns into a product a company could sell.
 
IJ Reilly said:
I agree. After more than ten years covering Apple, this site should have developed a deep understanding of Apple's history, and the kinds of products Apple develops and releases. Yet these conventional, unimaginative, me-too concepts get treated here as serious guesses worthy of publication. The knowledge that Apple simply would never do this kind of thing doesn't figure into the decision to publish. Where's the plausibility filter?
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IMO concepts should never be considered news or rumors. If MR wants to cover concepts and thinks they're worth discussion I think they should create a special section of the site dedicated to them.
 
iWatch

Normally iWatch TV... This is going to be the remote for the new Apple TV, amongst other things.
 
Rogifan said:
It shouldn't be but the only reason The Verge (and now Mac Rumors) is drooling over this concept is because they think it's stylish. I think the Verge referred to it as the first good looking smart watch concept they've seen. Of course when it comes to wearables fashion and style are very important but functionality is more important and these slick looking concepts don't have to consider that, at least not in these sense of how the product is engineered, how the concept turns into a product a company could sell.
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Apple more or less designs around the dictates of modernism (form follows function), and especially now that Jony Ive has taken on greater authority. For certain they aren't going to start with the concept of a stylish piece of jewelry and try to make their functions fit into that form. That would be completely un-Apple. If what Apple designs becomes a fashion statement, it will be because the tech is sexy, and the form of the device will communicate what it does elegantly. Where have we seen that before? How can anyone who understands Apple can get excited about concepts that are so disconnected from Apple's basic design philosophy?
 
The vibration feature in that one mock up is actually genius for a watch. Deaf people and people with limited hearing can now FEEL their alarms/notifications. I don't know of any other watch that has that.
 
i think it looks better than the rectangle one, digital screen usually comes in rectangular form though....i dont know how they'll manage the UI, if they ever follow this design, may be this is the reason why they are using circles everywhere now....maybe this concept is more closer the iwatch planned by Apple.....
 
Apple would definitely have my business if they were able to introduce a classy looking iWatch that could easily be passed as a watch w/ the added functionality of iOS. Too many rumors show designs to reflect the iPod Nano-es watches which were too big and bulky to really function as a daily watch.

I also agree if they add a solar element it'll be a home run. Casio has had solar powered watches for years to make them 100% solar. Adding a component to at least help extend battery life would be excellent.
 
Re: historical shape of a watch.

Some people say that watches must be round, but there have been plenty of classic watches that were square or rectangular.

Even Braun's watch was square, and Jon Ive loves taking inspiration from Braun products.

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(Sony Smartwatch shown above in between mechanical watches. ) Not to mention the iPod nano when used as a watch.

Interestingly, when Microsoft brought out their SPOT personal devices back in 2004 (fed by data over FM radio), there were some round (and roundish) models:

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Rogifan said:
IMO concepts should never be considered news or rumors. If MR wants to cover concepts and thinks they're worth discussion I think they should create a special section of the site dedicated to them.
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I suppose, but I don't think segregating them would make much of a difference if all of them are treated as equally valid or likely. Running these concepts on the front page is less of an issue than the lack of real analysis. I mean, simply dropping a touch screen onto a conventional watch (with chronograph ring and side buttons intact!) appears to be taken seriously, when it should be evaluated as unlikely to the point of laughable.
 
Rogifan said:
IMO concepts should never be considered news or rumors. If MR wants to cover concepts and thinks they're worth discussion I think they should create a special section of the site dedicated to them.
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When it comes to rumor sites, any point of discussion is ultimately valid. If it starts a dialog about something Apple is or may be working on, it's a worthwhile contribution.

The whole point of Macrumors isn't to strictly discuss purely factual information. It's a speculation site, meant to discuss Apple and industry related rumors and concepts. Since we don't have any solid information on a potential iWatch besides hearing that Apple may or may not be working on one, the only thing we can do is speculate and discuss the pros and cons of concepts of what could be.
 
Renzatic said:
When it comes to rumor sites, any point of discussion is ultimately valid. If it starts a dialog about something Apple is or may be working on, it's a worthwhile contribution.

The whole point of Macrumors isn't to strictly discuss purely factual information. It's a speculation site, meant to discuss Apple and industry related rumors and concepts. Since we don't have any solid information on a potential iWatch besides hearing that Apple may or may not be working on one, the only thing we can do is speculate and discuss the pros and cons of concepts of what could be.
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Not all rumors are created equally. It isn't difficult to distinguish between the plausible and the clearly ridiculous.
 
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