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Tim Cook on Apple Watch: 'You're Going to Wind Up Charging It Daily'

Daalseth said:
True. The difference is that in all my years of using Apple products (started with an Apple IIc in the '80s), this is the first time I really think Apple screwed up on a product. I've had my doubts on a few Apple products until I saw one. I've been very impressed by some products that turned out to fail. I even tried to justify the puck mouse. I admit to a strong bias toward Apple and what they make. That said I think they totally screwed the pooch on this, and I've never felt this way about anything Apple ever made. We'll see though, I could be wrong. But where I could see the value of other products once the details and pictures came out, even if it wasn't something I might use, with the Apple Watch I just don't. The more I see, the more I DON'T see the value of one, don't see it being a success. I have never been as pessimistic on an Apple product as I am on this one. I see chrome and glitz and style but no substance that would make it worth the money, make it worth adding to my life. I really feel the Apple Watch could be the companies New Coke. Their Edsel.

But I very well could be wrong.
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I think you are dead wrong. The apple watch is a product you have to use to understand its usefulness. The fact that I don't have to get my big phone out of my pocket to access vital information is priceless to me. Stop visualizing it as a watch and start visualizing it as an iphone extension on your wrist.
 
If it has to be charged every day then that eliminates the Apple Watch as a sleep monitor unless charging takes under an hour.
 
Tough Guy said:
Why anyone on earth has the slightest interest in this product is beyond me.

The Apple watch is the answer to a question nobody asked.
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You still have enough interest to read about it, and comment about it, so you seem a bit bothered about it.

Anyway, nobody expected the battery to last any longer than a day. It has a retina display, sensors, apps etc.
With battery technology available at the moment, only a fool could have expected more.
 
i'm.huMAC said:
"Since the Apple Watch requires daily charge cycles, users are given a more intimate experience of sitting down with their Apple Watch and waiting for it. iPhone users familiar with this feature would be pleased to know that charging their Apple Watch will work seamlessly through their daily routines. Consciously checking on the remaining battery life often allows users to gain a personal connection with their Apple Watch."

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i was hoping this was satire.....
 
It doesn't matter how long the watch lasts. Apple will sell a ton. Especially if it's a cool new thing to have.

I have the moto 360 watch now and it lasts about 1.5 days of normal use. Sometimes, i can get almost 2 days. However, even if it only lasts only 18 hours I'm fine with it. If I can get through the whole day from work through evening, it works for me. I don't sleep with my watch attached, so I would normally take it off at night anyway.

Keep in mind, a watch is not a phone. You're not supposed to be using it like you would a smart phone. It should be a notification and reactionary device first and foremost. If you run by that philosophy the battery life will work with you.
 
Once a day charging won't actually be once a day charging for a 1st gen Apple device. Worrying about my iPhone getting through the day on one charge is enough for me.
 
MMANN113 said:
Someone needs to invent some sort of watch band that charges it while you wear it. That would be cool!!!
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Watches have been around for decades that charge from the movement of your wrist. The TAG Heuer Carrera on my wrist right now does a great job of doing that. It can last up to 40-48 hours with no movement.
 
taptic said:
He says it as if it's a good thing... Like as if the only reason well charge it again is because we love it sooo much that we just always want to have a full battery. Not like we just need a time keeper and the battery is at 2%...
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If you just need a time keeper, this most certainly is not the product for you.
 
UnionVGF said:
If it has to be charged every day then that eliminates the Apple Watch as a sleep monitor unless charging takes under an hour.
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How about... keep it running while it's charging?:confused:

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Rogifan said:
Unless you're away from home for an extended period of time why would you need to carry around a battery charger? Charge it overnight when you go to bed.
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Perhaps he sleeps on the job, instead of at home?

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macduke said:
I bought the first iPhone, the first iPad, and the first retina Mac. But it's seeming less likely that I'll buy the first Apple Watch. I don't want to go with the cheapo sport version, but everyone thinks the stainless steel version is going to be really expensive. I don't want to get stuck with a really expensive watch (well at least what I consider expensive) that will be easily blown away by the second or third iteration. The other thing is how batteries work: I figure Apple Watch is not something you buy every year. But if the batteries are only lasting a day, imagine them after one or two years later? You'll have to charge the watch before the day is done. That's going to be super annoying.
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I agree 100%. I'm really interested in the Watch, but I think I'll wait until v.2 to buy. Thanks in advance to early adopters.
 
taptic said:
He says it as if it's a good thing...
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it is a good thing. look at exactly what he said. he said folks will use it so much they will need to charge it daily. not several times a day, not hourly. they want folks to use this thing constantly, they expect folks to use it constantly, and yet they still foresee it lasting the better part of your day. not just the 8 hours you are at work but from when you wake up and get out of the shower to bed time, so a good 14-16 hours for most folks. and if you barely use it you might get 2-3 days out of a charge.

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Rogifan said:
. The headline of this interview was 1 million credit cards being activated 72 hours. Now we know why CVS and Rite-Aid shut off NFC.
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not at all, they shut off NFC because it was the only way to block mobile wallet programs that aren't CurrentC and they are contractually obligated to not support anything but CurrentC for the first three years of their contract.

and this would be true if there were 10 million cards activated on Apple Pay or 10 cards
 
Yr Blues said:
no one expects a smartphone to run for 24+ hours

but people do expect a watch to last as long as you're awake for the day, so that's around 17 hours.
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so when exactly did you get an advance release Watch to use all day and thus you know that it doesn't last 17 hours. and details please on your usage so we can rate whether this is light, moderate or heavy use.

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Neepman said:
One day soon there will be an entire course syllabus in Business school taught regarding the blind epic fail of this device.
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or there wont be. it hasnt been released yet so judging it an epic fail based on erroneous interpretations of Cook's comments is lame and misguided
 
mbc2237 said:
YUP! That is exactly what needs to be done. I currently wear a wrist watch daily. If this functionality were available, I would be much more interested.
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The display and the radio are the biggest consumers of power. If the radio is sleep and the display is off then the device should sip power.

I would be surprised if Apple were to have a power saving mode that left the screen on so the device acts like a watch.
 
And this is why I predict this will be a flop. Yes, there will be the die hard Apple fans that will buy it. And there will be those curious about the technology. But overall, most people do not want to spend $200+ on a watch that has to be charged every day when they can get a watch that costs less than $20 and can last 10+ years without a battery needing to be changed.

Really, the watch doesn't do anything the phone can't. Now, if they had come up with something truly innovative, such as the rumored ability to monitor blood sugar in real time for diabetics, then it would be a different story.
 
I charge my iPhone 6+ every night. Before this phone, I often charged my iPhones twice a day I use them so much. I have zero issue with charging a watch every night. I'm sure not going to wear the thing to bed. Might as well be charging it.

Now, if it doesn't even last me the day, that will be an issue. If I need to charge a watch during the afternoon at work, that is just dumb.

I'm sure things will only get better over time as well. Apple seems to love making things smaller with the same battery life. I hope they tweek that with the watch. Yes, I hope the watch gets thinner, but it also needs to last a full use over a day.
 
The aWatch only enrich people's life when you are awake. When you sleep your aWatch is charging, disconnected from your body.

If there is no baterry tech to allow more than 1 day or use, they should have not release it. Apple never release half cooked devices, oh wait, that was before.

Now is the time for beta Apple: iOS crashing, OSX apps buggy, aWatch that have so poor baterry life.

And just wait until Apple enters the Fashion industry, that will surely enrich all of our lives. Oh … wait a minute …
 
Service Droid said:
Yeah I remember similar claims being made about the iPod, iPhone and iPad.
Make sure you remember this comment in a few years time.
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I'll be here and happy to be proved wrong. But this is the only apple product I have ever been skeptical about its being a success.
 
maflynn said:
I think this a design failure, is one area that I think other competitors will look to leverage. I'm sorry but a 12 to 24 hour battery for a watch just won't cut it.

Again apple chose form over function and its impacting the actual usage or utility of the product.
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Actually, I think a 23 hr battery life with a 1hr charging is fine for a watch or fitness tracker. That is the usage model of my current tracker: on me most of the time; charging while a shower & dress in the morning. The tracker actually has more battery life than that, but that is the pattern I fell into with it - just plug it in when I get up and start getting ready.
 
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