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Purported Schematics and Details on iWatch Show Rectangular Body, Round Sensor Plate
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i really don't like how thick most smart watches are, and i don't like how long the battery lasts even more. Hopefully the iwatch will be apple obsessively thin and last over a day at least. otherwise it will be a hard sell over my fitbit that lasts two weeks.
Except that entirely kills the idea of using it from sleep tracking and/or a vibrating alarm clock.
I think people just get hardons because Motorola got the fashion part down. Being round is a big part of it. You really gotta see the watch in person to appreciate it.
This is the second smartwatch I've owned, I've played around with Google Glass and I also own a Narrative Clip. At this point I'm convinced when it comes to wearables, if a company doesn't totally nail the style part, it's never gonna take off.
I think that highly unlikely, and -- in the event it came to pass -- an indication of a sad lack of ambition.
Just as was the case with MP3 players, smartphones and tablets, Apple is in a position to disrupt an existing but small and imperfect market. I don't see any reason they wouldn't want to, but I doubt if a screenless base that gets bolted onto and existing watch is the amswer.
I'm new to this whole smart watch thing, but I'm assuming it won't work with iOS? The moto 360 looks great.
Everyone needs to start preparing themselves now that this product is not going to address every single use case and idea that we've ever had. It is a first generation product.
You are going to have to take it off of your wrist at some point to charge it. That's just the way it is going to be until true over-the-air charging is available.
Agreed. The style part if everything with a wearable like a smartwatch. If it isn't fashionable people just don't going to wear it. In that regard a smartwatch isn't any different from a regular watch.
How can anyone get a good indication of the final product from these alleged drawings?
Analysts pull it out of their ass.
We'll see tomorrow, but it would be freaking weird if Apple with its OCD Jony Ive and tons of fashion hires in the last few years would come up with a crappy looking watch.
I don't think these are real. Placing that chunky aluminum finish on your wrist and expecting the trendsetters to wear it would mean the people Apple hired are playing a joke on them.
No way, no how. Not if they're serious about breaking into the fashion business, which I assume they are with their Beats acquisition and recent hires.
No way, no how. Not if they're serious about breaking into the fashion business, which I assume they are with their Beats acquisition and recent hires.
I really hope apply just copies the Moto 360 but with a full round screen (no notch at the bottom like the moto) Touch ID screen with retina resolution screen, 2 day battery life.
One can dream. About the battery life though, I'd take a true one day battery life and a better display (brighter, denser) than 2 days and a crappier screen. It's all about compromise.
Did you read Ars' review of the Moto 360. Anything will beat that watch. It's got internals from 2010. It may look nice, but it's slow and needs recharging "a couple of times a day". I was all set to get one. Thank goodness for Ars.