Apple has been known to put interns and new recruits on projects that don't exist to see if the information gets leaked out. I too wouldn't be surprised if both iWatch and iTV are just that, ruses to show how stupid these other companies really are.
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Samsung Unveils $299 Galaxy Gear Smart Watch With One-Day Battery Life
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Apple has been known to put interns and new recruits on projects that don't exist to see if the information gets leaked out. I too wouldn't be surprised if both iWatch and iTV are just that, ruses to show how stupid these other companies really are.
I'm going to slap anlogo on that watch and "watch" all the reviews turn positive.
If that's how you think the world works, you're quite mistaken.
Apple fails more than succeeds, so how does that make sense?
Regardless of all the features...and which company makes these smart watches...who's going to fork over $300+ for such a thing?...which REPLACES your existing watch.
Watches are fashionable and every now and then people look at them for the time...fashion is why there are hundreds to choose from at any given store in the world. And out of those hundreds, there are sooooo many that are very nice for under $150 (IMO).
I bought an awesome Victorinox watch a month ago for $100 even. Again, that's my taste in watches.
Watches are fashionable and every now and then people look at them for the time...fashion is why there are hundreds to choose from at any given store in the world. And out of those hundreds, there are sooooo many that are very nice for under $150 (IMO).
I bought an awesome Victorinox watch a month ago for $100 even. Again, that's my taste in watches.
The smart thing for Apple to develop secretly is a Time Machine. Then they can go into the future, steal ideas there and use them in the present.
Design wise its not half bad actually. But, boy, is it overpriced, I guess they thought "we are first so we can justify asking a lot", but it will not turn out well for them financially imo. I am all for new smart watches but this is not one I would like to own, couldnt be bothered to charge it up every day either.
Definitely looking forward to Apple's iwatch now, my wrist could do with a high tech, high quality Apple accessory
Definitely looking forward to Apple's iwatch now, my wrist could do with a high tech, high quality Apple accessory
holy $***
is that Samsung's own version of Jonathan Ive ????
the guy looks like a freaking idiot, no wonder why their products are also so lame
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lol samsung has no sense of style at all.
Just go back and look at all of Apple's first gen devices and see how the overall industry was affected....
Apple has the reputation of being innovative - aka changing the industry. The iPhone made smartphones things EVERYONE needed. The iPad revived the tablet industry and gave it purpose. The iWatch will give us features we never though we'd need in a watch - just wait.
In the meantime, read this from a former Apple employee. THIS stuff would make a watch "smart"......not the overpriced notification center Samsung just released.
https://www.macrumors.com/2013/02/0...erface-developer-speculates-on-future-iwatch/
There is a trade-off. You get more functionality but you pay in terms of battery power.
If anyone provides a convenient way to recharge it doesn't have to be so bad. I wouldn't mind plugging it in when I take it off in the evening. Or do you wear your watch during the night?
Meh. For example - this watch doesn't do anything without a phone connected to it. So this smart watch doesn't appeal to me. And I doubt Apple's offering would either. Again - I don't want/need functionality on my watch. I wear a watch when I want to know the time and/or for a fashion "statement" - IE jewelry.
Also a reason that maybe you don't want to be first with some things. No matter how well you design it, it's probably not going to be as great as what everyone envisioned and so you'll end up getting skewered for being first to market.
A lot of people complain that Apple is often late to the game, but sometimes you really don't want to be on time.
Wow, that is exactly the opposite direction Samsung should've gone. It's all too obvious that Samsung chose to bloat the heck out of it so it can wait for iWatch, only to trim some of the fat, refine it, and proclaim "Apple copied our watch".
And who the heck would use awkwardly placed camera lens on the watch's wrist band? It should only have front side camera for video chat.
I strongly suspect iWatch will be an iOS-based replacement to iPod nano, with very minimal UI, tight integration to iPhone and priced as close to $149 as possible.
And who the heck would use awkwardly placed camera lens on the watch's wrist band? It should only have front side camera for video chat.
I strongly suspect iWatch will be an iOS-based replacement to iPod nano, with very minimal UI, tight integration to iPhone and priced as close to $149 as possible.