I agree. It's a classy gesture. Reminds me of how some sports teams have preserved the dressing room lockers of players who have died young. (The Yankees and Thurman Munson come to mind.)
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Tim Cook Discusses Steve Jobs, Apple's Rivals, and Calls Apple Watch 'The First Modern Smartwatch'
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I agree. It's a classy gesture. Reminds me of how some sports teams have preserved the dressing room lockers of players who have died young. (The Yankees and Thurman Munson come to mind.)
May have some uses.. If your recording heart beats during an exercise session - whatever they may be - gym, cycling ( maybe long ) - how long will the battery last for? You need that watch battery to last the rest of the day.
But then you need something to sync the data to - Health.app isn't that great compared to some health strap software - Nike, Garmin, Fitbit et al.
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Your memory seems to be failing you.
There was a HUGE backlash against the iPad after it was announced. Everyone thought it was a failure, and just a bigger iPhone. Hardly anyone liked it. Even Steve Jobs says he went into a little depression because of how it was received at the iPad event - it was his baby that he worked on for 5+ years, and nobody 'got it'. Everyone was quiet at the iPad event because they weren't impressed - not because of any 'astonishment'.
Funny, for such "mainstream" buzz, it sold in smallish quantity for quite a bit. Maybe your putting your rose colored hindsight glasses on. No doubt, the tech press was enamored, but outside that It didn't make a dent. In Montreal, I really started hearing about the Iphone in the second year (After the Iphone 3G was released) and I'm pretty much a tech person (tough more into Unix). The first Iphone I saw was the 3G around September 2008, not the original one.
Exactly.
I will never sell all my still working iPhones from the original thru whatever I will have in the future.
It is funny. Some people here are the ones rewriting history.
These boards really need to stop trolling like this.
'He knows Apple is falling further behind' - false. Even if Apple WAS falling further behind, which is false, the CEO of the company wouldn't acknowledge it anyways.
'so he has to keep talking the company up' - he's the CEO. That's his job. It's not a criticism.
'mentioning Jobs because he knows the faithful will simply swoon' - meant to incite people who like Jobs equating them to a religious flock, instead of people who truly admired what he did.
So, not until 3-4 years minimum.... Unless they make it much bigger, or there is a serious advance in screen technology or battery technology.
A GPS can't be on a watch that small with a screen like that right now UNLESS you don't mind charging it during the day. In that case, you could get it now. But, people are already bitching about battery time, so I'm guessing that's why they didn't put it in.
It blows my mind that people are still complaining about losing the 30 pin connector. That thing was hot garbage and stuck around for 10 years. Come on now
That's seriously got to be one of the stupidest and most irrational complaints hanging around.
That's seriously got to be one of the stupidest and most irrational complaints hanging around.
We all know that there's always a reason to complain. Some folks also know otherwise.
The biggest mistake the smartwatch makers made it is that they think most geeks are not fashion conscious or are mostly men or will buy no matter how poor the design or even if it the UI or functionality are no different than smartphones if you force them into their throats OR IF YOU BEAT YOUR COMPETITORS BY RELEASING THEM EARLY ASAP.
Apple is nailing it with the AW.
Apple is nailing it with the AW.
'The First Modern Smartwatch'
...using zooming technology from the 1940s. I still really don't get it and I wish Apple had used an insanely futuristic interface instead ... I dunno, holograms or something. I guess I hyped it up in my head as being better than it would be, because from what I see it's pretty identical in functionality to something like a Galaxy Gear.
...using zooming technology from the 1940s. I still really don't get it and I wish Apple had used an insanely futuristic interface instead ... I dunno, holograms or something. I guess I hyped it up in my head as being better than it would be, because from what I see it's pretty identical in functionality to something like a Galaxy Gear.
Adding GPS is going to be a problem.. not exactly battery friendly and the Watch isn't that great to begin with.
Though some Garmin watches that have GPSes can alter the accuracy of the GPS in order to reduce power consumption.
I don't necessarily understand the reasoning behind the statement "It doesn't do anything different than any other smart-watch on the market"? By that same logic, then basically all non-smartwatch companies should just give up because 99.99% of their watches do nothing different than what is already available. They all tell time.
I understand there is an expectation that Apple should defy the laws of the universe whenever they come out with a product, but asking for that in something that is rather basic is a little much. The Apple Watch tells time and gives you notifications with limited interactions, just like any other smart watch.
However, and of course this is up to personal taste, what they did differently was create a beautiful watch. I own watches, about half are square/rectangular and the other half are round, so that aspect of it makes no difference to me. I think the design of the watch is gorgeous. It's very simple, it appears as if it has that same seamless flow that the edge (where the screen meets the body) of the iPhone 6/6+ have. The digital crown looks elegant and thoughtful because it reminds people that it is, indeed, a watch. The faces they have seem clean and refined, but also some others to please the more playful.
Moving onto the bands which are of much debate, they are quality bands. As most have stated, they're overpriced. However, as others have said, for this quality, you're getting what you pay for. Yes, the bands can be made for a lot cheaper and they could have sold any of what they offer for less than $50 (probably). But they would have felt cheap, they would have been cheap, and they probably wouldn't have lasted. You'll be able to get cheaper 3rd party bands when the watch comes out. When that day comes, feel the difference between the leather Apple uses and the leather you get for $9.99 off of Amazon. Then you will understand.
I am not saying that the other smart watches out there are bad quality, or cheap. But I think Apple has gone above and beyond with the quality and care they put into their watch. That is what they did differently. Beyond that, it's just a watch. Nothing to blow minds or bring world peace. But a device that tells time.
I understand there is an expectation that Apple should defy the laws of the universe whenever they come out with a product, but asking for that in something that is rather basic is a little much. The Apple Watch tells time and gives you notifications with limited interactions, just like any other smart watch.
However, and of course this is up to personal taste, what they did differently was create a beautiful watch. I own watches, about half are square/rectangular and the other half are round, so that aspect of it makes no difference to me. I think the design of the watch is gorgeous. It's very simple, it appears as if it has that same seamless flow that the edge (where the screen meets the body) of the iPhone 6/6+ have. The digital crown looks elegant and thoughtful because it reminds people that it is, indeed, a watch. The faces they have seem clean and refined, but also some others to please the more playful.
Moving onto the bands which are of much debate, they are quality bands. As most have stated, they're overpriced. However, as others have said, for this quality, you're getting what you pay for. Yes, the bands can be made for a lot cheaper and they could have sold any of what they offer for less than $50 (probably). But they would have felt cheap, they would have been cheap, and they probably wouldn't have lasted. You'll be able to get cheaper 3rd party bands when the watch comes out. When that day comes, feel the difference between the leather Apple uses and the leather you get for $9.99 off of Amazon. Then you will understand.
I am not saying that the other smart watches out there are bad quality, or cheap. But I think Apple has gone above and beyond with the quality and care they put into their watch. That is what they did differently. Beyond that, it's just a watch. Nothing to blow minds or bring world peace. But a device that tells time.
Who cares who's first? But he was right, they did invent the "modern day smartphone". Anything before the original iPhone was plain crap. I worked at Sprint for 7 years and the Windows Mobile Smartphones were the worst crap we had and the Palm Trēo was hardly better. Only elitist people who wanted to brag that they had a more capable phone than the common flip phones were our only customers who bought these useless toys.
"...People didnt realize they had to have an iPod, and they really didnt realize they had to have the iPhone. And the iPad was totally panned. Critics asked, "Why do you need this?" Honestly, I dont think anything revolutionary that we have done was predicted to be a hit when released. It was only in retrospect that people could see its value. Maybe this will be received the same way...." - Tim Cook
Mr. Cook, I fail to see the reasoning why we "Have to have" the Apple Watch...please help me to believe.
I would love to think so...but the reality distortion field is REALLY at 1500% on this one...
But the difference between Steve Job's reality distortion field (in my opinion) and Tim Cook's reality distortion field is that Steve Jobs actually BELIEVED we needed to have a certain product (even if we did not), but Tim is saying this because that is what Apple is known to say and it will therefore help sales. I am sorry, I don't believe you Tim, though you have been a good CEO for Apple.
The case that Apple states is weak for the Apple Watch...Why? because you have to have an iphone or it does not work.
"If" it was a stand-alone item that does not need an iphone, THEN it would be something that we MUST have.
Must haves are things that we cannot due without "unless" we have it. Steve Jobs was a master at making people believe in something that they "must have".
I am not saying Tim Cook HAS to be like Steve Jobs....But saying this stuff to sound like Steve Jobs, weakens believability of future products. Just like Edie Cue's "best ever" type of comments last year.
Apple hired A LOT of marketing people after Steve Jobs died...Now we know why...
Mr. Cook, I fail to see the reasoning why we "Have to have" the Apple Watch...please help me to believe.
I would love to think so...but the reality distortion field is REALLY at 1500% on this one...
But the difference between Steve Job's reality distortion field (in my opinion) and Tim Cook's reality distortion field is that Steve Jobs actually BELIEVED we needed to have a certain product (even if we did not), but Tim is saying this because that is what Apple is known to say and it will therefore help sales. I am sorry, I don't believe you Tim, though you have been a good CEO for Apple.
The case that Apple states is weak for the Apple Watch...Why? because you have to have an iphone or it does not work.
"If" it was a stand-alone item that does not need an iphone, THEN it would be something that we MUST have.
Must haves are things that we cannot due without "unless" we have it. Steve Jobs was a master at making people believe in something that they "must have".
I am not saying Tim Cook HAS to be like Steve Jobs....But saying this stuff to sound like Steve Jobs, weakens believability of future products. Just like Edie Cue's "best ever" type of comments last year.
Apple hired A LOT of marketing people after Steve Jobs died...Now we know why...
What - no one has integrated a heart rate monitor on a watch / or a health band?
Basis, Nike ( using Basis technology? ), Mio - they've all done it - and yes, the HRM is reliable unlike the gimmicky Fitbit effort.
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Some good points, but I disagree with his apple watch being the first modern smartwatch. That's just propaganda/marketing. The pebble and especially android wear watches are definitely modern smartwatches. In fact, android wear watches have been received pretty favorably.