The Apple Watch killer app will be....

[Croker]

I don't think bringing Tesla into the equation here helps the counter-argument that the Apple Watch won't be a niche product, though. The most basic Tesla model available in the UK is £50000, I believe - one with all the whistles and bells is around £70000.

I'm not decided if the Apple Watch will be a niche product or not - although I think it has a lot to do to be honestly considered a mainstream product, something which no smartwatch has achieved yet - but I don't think highlighting the wonderful things you can do with it in connection with a £70000 car screams "mainstream"

 

[Lennyvalentin]

Watch killer app?

Threes.
Definitely Threes. Anything more demanding is going to have a hard time fitting, and/or be useable with the available screen real estate and user interface.

Well, okay, maybe this is not the very best example, but my point still pretty much stands that you can't have too much interaction or show more than a small handful of information. There just isn't room. So the killer app will likely be something that offers fundamentally light-weight, simple interaction, quite possibly something built-in, like Maps for directions for example, Siri, Pay, or a music player like iTunes - or Spotify, which is not built in, obviously.

That, or fitness/health related, if that takes off with the Watch. Apple sure seems to be hoping it will. Hopefully the Watch will do a better job to keep track of the distances you move, I went for a walk to the store yesterday and my iPhone 5S's Health app said 7.1km, and it's like 3, at most a 4km walk there and back again... It also gets very confused by riding buses or car, adding extra kms and steps when you're not taking any.

 

[8CoreWhore]

One of the huge conveniences for me will be Voice Memos and Notes. I need to dictate a lot and there are times I don't take my iPhone out of my pocket, or it's in another room that I need to record, and I may forget.

"Hey, Siri." -- "Take a note." or 'Voice recorder." Then I can dictate. Notes get transcribed and are short. Voice Memos can be long.

Most of the time it's short, but I'll do long ones, and transcribe it later.

 

[Cashmonee]

I think you are taking the Tesla app out of context. I believe the temperature screen is to remotely warm/cool your car before you get in it. Great for UK winters! The charge screen seems very useful if you are not in the car etc.

The temperature feature is great! I just would rather adjust it on a 4.8" screen that is probably easier to access and interface with. This is the fundamental issue with apps on the watch. They have to provide an experience greater than that of the phone (or somewhere else, in this case, the car itself), and from what I have seen thus far, they universally require more effort than just using the phone. Clearly, we have a long ways to go. I mean the market is still in its infancy, but I don't see the obvious "ah-hah" moments that I did with the iPod and iPhone.

 

[Crosspjc]

I don't think bringing Tesla into the equation here helps the counter-argument that the Apple Watch won't be a niche product, though. The most basic Tesla model available in the UK is £50000, I believe - one with all the whistles and bells is around £70000.

I'm not decided if the Apple Watch will be a niche product or not - although I think it has a lot to do to be honestly considered a mainstream product, something which no smartwatch has achieved yet - but I don't think highlighting the wonderful things you can do with it in connection with a £70000 car screams "mainstream"

Agree but if it is built into carplay the following manufacturers are signed up:

Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, BMW, General Motors, Honda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota Ford, Hyundai, and Volkswagen.

I would say that the majority are mainstream manufacturers.

Granted I'm taking a leap that CarPlay will be able to do this but I don't see why not. By all accounts driverless cars are a few years off so it isn't much of a stretch to think this is possible in the next release of vehicles.

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The temperature feature is great! I just would rather adjust it on a 4.8" screen that is probably easier to access and interface with. This is the fundamental issue with apps on the watch. They have to provide an experience greater than that of the phone (or somewhere else, in this case, the car itself), and from what I have seen thus far, they universally require more effort than just using the phone. Clearly, we have a long ways to go. I mean the market is still in its infancy, but I don't see the obvious "ah-hah" moments that I did with the iPod and iPhone.

You are forgetting about Siri integration. Hold up your arm and say warm Tesla to 20 degrees by 07 am.

Obviously with the reliability of Siri at the moment you will come down to your boot being open and the windscreen wipers on! #

 

[magicMac]

An app that allows keyfobs to be cloned into passbook so that they can later be loaded into the NFC/RFID chip so the watch can be used to unlock doors and so forth.

 

[Crosspjc]

I imagine it would use the same tech as apple pay. I.e. Use a secure chip and use tokenisation. But don't know if this would be possible.

 

[Cashmonee]

Agree but if it is built into carplay the following manufacturers are signed up:

Ferrari, Mercedes-Benz, Volvo, BMW, General Motors, Honda, Jaguar, Land Rover, Kia, Mitsubishi, Nissan, PSA Peugeot Citroën, Subaru, Suzuki, Toyota Ford, Hyundai, and Volkswagen.

I would say that the majority are mainstream manufacturers.

Granted I'm taking a leap that CarPlay will be able to do this but I don't see why not. By all accounts driverless cars are a few years off so it isn't much of a stretch to think this is possible in the next release of vehicles.

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You are forgetting about Siri integration. Hold up your arm and say warm Tesla to 20 degrees by 07 am.

Obviously with the reliability of Siri at the moment you will come down to your boot being open and the windscreen wipers on! #

Very true about Siri, on both counts! I understand the potential. It jest seems like every time a product has this type of potential, it never really materializes. Siri is actually a great example of that. Amazing in theory. Not so much in practice.

Also, you can cross Toyota off the CarPlay list, I believe. From what I understand, they are going to be using their own solution.

 

[technosix]

First is the novelty factor. Mainstream individuals that are interested will buy because they're curious, it's getting a lot of attention and they'll feel as though they're part of the future wearing one. A novelty at first, it'll be interesting to see if it endures and makes the transition out of the novelty category.

Highly popular on this forum is not surprising as its a geek fest item. It should sell some iPhone since it is tied to the phones architecture. It does mention that you must also have an iPhone on Apple's site but not in the mainstream media. It'll be interesting to see if that is an issue.

The killer app is their won't be one to start because no one really knows what people want until the watch is in use.

iPhones are going to benefit from the initial surge of watch sales. It'll be interesting to see how this plays out.

 

[cleirac]

And the Apple Watch Killer App is ...

This is what Forbes thinks ...

http://www.forbes.com/sites/dandiamond/2015/03/09/stop-bashing-apple-watch-it-could-change-health-care-after-all/

It is one of my most anticipated AW features ... I think there will be more.

What do you think?

 

[Armen]

the iPhone Camera remote + viewfinder app:

A person can prop their iPhone up somewhere and use their apple watch as a viewfinder and take a picture.

- Sales of iPhone selfie-sticks will plummet causing chaos!
- Shy couples will no longer have to ask strangers to take pics of them!

 

[Symtex]

I am going to go on a limb and say the Apple Watch kiiler app is : Telling time ?