NHL Collaborating With Apple to Give Referees Apple Watches

[thefrost]

Nice to see.

 

[Peterrocks!]

Awesome, will make game management more effective.

 

[applefan8254]

Can we get android support

 

[mattyj2001]

In my experience touch screens are awful for sports. You have to look down to know what you are touching, you sweat, if in winter you wear gloves. Other that money involved, I find it a bad solution if not provided physical buttons.

If you would have read the article in addition to just the headline you'd have learned that it mostly provides haptic feedback.

 

[mattyj2001]

I've worn an Apple Watch every day since launch day (April 24, 2015). I've never pressed the crown accidentally. I'd suggest either moving the watch further from your hand or changing the orientation so the crown is on your elbow side instead of your wrist side. Nearly calling emergency services sounds like a sign that you might want to change something about how you're wearing it.

Some of us are chubby about the wrist and aren't enough of a psychopath to wear a watch on the wrong arm. I have a pair of work gloves that tried to call the police once so I simply wear different gloves when I have the watch on. It happens.

 

[knappeduivel]

Cool stuff. So s10 or ultra will be used by coaches. Wonder why AW was picked over garmin; except for the iPad Pro gear already purchased.

Better games available on the Apple watch.

 

[knappeduivel]

Can we get android support

Are we a referee?

 

[zoozx]

LOL, This allows referees to avoid locating video boards while officiating.
Because that's really difficult to do in todays world of GIANT video boards.
Wow

 

[applefan8254]

Are we a referee?

I meant, can *all of us* get Android support, including refs 😄

 

[scott523]

The photo is an example of how to lose the watch by leaving part of the band end sticking out. If worn properly, gotta tuck that in to secure the watch!

 

[CarAnalogy]

Probably because there is an underlying full OS that can be customized to the specific needs here and battery life, nor fitness tracking, where Garmin watches excel, is not a concern for NHL games

Makes me wonder how much more potential the Watch has if its development model was a bit more open, and a bit more fully supported by Apple in terms of marketing and developer relations.

I get the impression from everyone making the iPhone apps I use for work especially, that they hate the Watch and that Apple makes things needlessly difficult.

 

[turbineseaplane]

Makes me wonder how much more potential the Watch has if its development model was a bit more open, and a bit more fully supported by Apple in terms of marketing and developer relations.

I get the impression from everyone making the iPhone apps I use for work especially, that they hate the Watch and that Apple makes things needlessly difficult.

Me too

I get the sense there is enormous untapped potential

That said, I wonder about how they've chosen to tackle doing the overall system design, as the battery life is only "acceptable" despite all the App restrictions Apple has placed on these.

It's why I really think they need to break out a line of Watches that are all about battery life and fitness focus and probably back off on the "iPhone on your wrist" approach and aim for way more focus and efficiency.

(they never will -- current Apple can't even be bothered to make anything but large iPhone sizes now)

 

[CarAnalogy]

Me too

I get the sense there is enormous untapped potential

That said, I wonder about how they've chosen to tackle doing the overall system design, as the battery life is only "acceptable" despite all the App restrictions Apple has placed on these.

It's why I really think they need to break out a line of Watches that are all about battery life and fitness focus and probably back off on the "iPhone on your wrist" approach and aim for way more focus and efficiency.

(they never will -- current Apple can't even be bothered to make anything but large iPhone sizes now)

This is when we miss people like Steve. Seems the iPad and Watch both are kind of stuck in limbo, Apple not quite being certain which direction to lean into. They seem to have oscillated a bit over the years as to whether iPad is a full computer replacement, or a companion device. Same with the Watch.

 

[turbineseaplane]

This is when we miss people like Steve. Seems the iPad and Watch both are kind of stuck in limbo, Apple not quite being certain which direction to lean into. They seem to have oscillated a bit over the years as to whether iPad is a full computer replacement, or a companion device. Same with the Watch.

And it's almost comically ridiculous that a company with their resources can't do "both" on some of this stuff and figure out what sticks.

Instead Tim is just homogonizing everything down and around being a vessel for Services Revenue

In his defense (I guess) -- this is just not his area of expertise at all (product instincts and chops)

This has developed into an enormouse strategic weakness for Apple these last few years