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New Renders Offer Best Look Yet at Alleged Apple Watch 'Pro' Ahead of Tomorrow's Event
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I have both. I wear my apple watch for daily wear and use a Garmin for my workouts to keep my running and cycling in the same place. I also use my Garmin at the beach and for swimming and for more 'rugged' use.
Does that thing get satellite TV?
I'm not talking about modern satellite TV, but the kind you got in 1978 when you built the dish from plans in the back of Popular Mechanics. Like "HEY, let's watch the West coast feed of MASH or Eight is Enough.
It's UUUUGE!
I'll keep rocking my series 4. The battery life is still OK, it works for Apple Pay and text messages and still does some cool stuff. I don't see upgrading this thing for a while.
I'm not talking about modern satellite TV, but the kind you got in 1978 when you built the dish from plans in the back of Popular Mechanics. Like "HEY, let's watch the West coast feed of MASH or Eight is Enough.
It's UUUUGE!
I'll keep rocking my series 4. The battery life is still OK, it works for Apple Pay and text messages and still does some cool stuff. I don't see upgrading this thing for a while.
Maybe you're right. I didn't look too closely at the renderings. I thought that the bump sat flush with the top of the crown, meaning it'd be more difficult to push accidentally.
Their crack marketing team is really going to have to work overtime to sell me on this design...
I like the look of it, but won't spend the money on that one. All I want is a space grey Apple Watch back.
Text would be too small to read probably. I don't even browse on my iPhone or Flip4 unless I'm out and really need to look something up.
Dang that's some official Apple-looking stuff they rendered up. Sounds like they had fun with the text descriptions
I just hope the Nike models aren't exclusive to this new Pro model. The Nike watch faces are the only watch faces I like to use on my Apple Watch and I've been waiting a long time to upgrade my S5 to an S8. As of right now I have no interest in the Pro model.
I'm ready to buy the Apple Watch Pro, or whatever it's called. I dearly want to use it for my dialysis maintenance, bp, ekg, O2 sat and any other biological sensors Apple can manage. The ability for me to record all of my medical data and then airdrop it/transfer it when I'm at the dialysis clinic would be priceless for me. I know it's not included, has never been speculated on - but I would *love* to have plasma Sodium, Potassium and Phosphorus.
Even if they had all those sensors/features built in, the battery life for me would be unacceptable. I would love being able to just glance at my wrist and seeing all of these biological variables (in an always on display format) and immediately know what I can/can't eat for a meal.
For the rare times when I stray away from home (dialysis), I'd settle for a 3 day battery life with always on display. Of course, being toggle-able b/c I get that some people don't want that feature.
Everyone in the clinic where I go has/have Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, etc. I've been asked why no Apple Watch for Tom considering that they know my love of toys/gadgets. They understand my hesitance.
C'mon Apple, surprise and please me.
Tom
(When hospitalized back in 2001, I had portable sensors stuck on my chest for 3 days. Battery powered and ~24-36 hours power. No display, clunky as hell by todays's standards - but it recorded ekg, bp and pulse as long as I wore it)
Even if they had all those sensors/features built in, the battery life for me would be unacceptable. I would love being able to just glance at my wrist and seeing all of these biological variables (in an always on display format) and immediately know what I can/can't eat for a meal.
For the rare times when I stray away from home (dialysis), I'd settle for a 3 day battery life with always on display. Of course, being toggle-able b/c I get that some people don't want that feature.
Everyone in the clinic where I go has/have Apple Watches, iPhones, iPads, etc. I've been asked why no Apple Watch for Tom considering that they know my love of toys/gadgets. They understand my hesitance.
C'mon Apple, surprise and please me.
Tom
(When hospitalized back in 2001, I had portable sensors stuck on my chest for 3 days. Battery powered and ~24-36 hours power. No display, clunky as hell by todays's standards - but it recorded ekg, bp and pulse as long as I wore it)
Browsing the wrong page my friend. I assure you, my wife doesn't know a single detail about these devices coming and will have your mentioned surprise.
Regarding the "bump"... Unless there is some kind of super-GPS antenna in there, the bump is too damn ugly to just be crown guards
It's called a crown guard. The bigger crown increases the chances of it snagging on something or getting hit.
I Really like this design for a few Reasons.
1. It looks more like a watch!
2. New digital crown looks easier to manipulate with sweaty or gloved hands
3. In work outs, with a flexed wrist, such as push up position, the back of my hand/wrist frequently depressed the digital crown and creating unwanted actions on the watch. This new raised design could help prevent accidental activation of the digital crown or side button.
4. Extra buttons could come in handy
5. full screen with no wasted space!
6. bigger screen better for my aging eyes.
What I don't like:
I could never justify this price for a watch that will be slow, outdated, and unacceptable battery life in 4 years. Watches have always been longevity purchases and I don't like how apple is charging these kind of prices for something so fungible.
I will wait for these design features to trickle down to a better price point.
1. It looks more like a watch!
2. New digital crown looks easier to manipulate with sweaty or gloved hands
3. In work outs, with a flexed wrist, such as push up position, the back of my hand/wrist frequently depressed the digital crown and creating unwanted actions on the watch. This new raised design could help prevent accidental activation of the digital crown or side button.
4. Extra buttons could come in handy
5. full screen with no wasted space!
6. bigger screen better for my aging eyes.
What I don't like:
I could never justify this price for a watch that will be slow, outdated, and unacceptable battery life in 4 years. Watches have always been longevity purchases and I don't like how apple is charging these kind of prices for something so fungible.
I will wait for these design features to trickle down to a better price point.
Yes there are fancy versions to blow money on. But they are identical to their base counterparts minus shell and bands. Making the base pro over double the price to get a bigger screen and a button is 100% insane. If they try to justify it by making it out of something fancy then they are just gating features behind fluff. Be like if they made the 44mm model only made out of gold.
Don’t confuse features with design and aesthetics.
There should be a pro made out of the same materials as the non pro with the bigger screen and extra button and that should be 100-200 more max.
