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TPK to Reportedly Supply Flexible AMOLED Panels For Apple's iWatch

MacLC said:
Very well put Dave. That is what one of my former teachers would call healthy skepticism. I as well have little to zero excitement about the iWatch concept and I shared that with some friends who then went off bashing the whole I idea. I reminded them how they thought iPods (later smartphones and tablets) were stupid before they got one. Of course it's "I have been wrong every time but this time I am right!"
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It's very well put only if you are convinced that Apple will release a really dumb product. Previous lessons learned? Apparently none.
 
IJ Reilly said:
We should know that Apple isn't making a "watch," and whatever they do release, it won't be called the "iWatch." Yet this short article uses these words seven times. The beat goes on. Somebody is going to be really embarrassed, and I don't think it's going to be me.
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I think it would embarrass Apple if they didn't call it that.... embarrassed over spending all that money trademarking iWatch in a slew of countries, paying for the domains, etc.
So......... I assume you DON'T think they're going to use the name, not based any any type of logic or insight, but the supposition that your personal dislike for the name somehow will influence Apple's decision process???
Lol @ swelled head.
 
NedSchneibly said:
I think it would embarrass Apple if they didn't call it that.... embarrassed over spending all that money trademarking iWatch in a slew of countries, paying for the domains, etc.
So......... I assume you DON'T think they're going to use the name, not based any any type of logic or insight, but the supposition that your personal dislike for the name somehow will influence Apple's decision process???
Lol @ swelled head.
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I can't decide if this argument is misinformed, or just plain bizarre. Apple files massive numbers of trademarks and nails down hundreds if not thousands of domain names, not because they necessarily plan on using them, but because they want to make sure nobody else does, and to sow confusion among the easily confused. Apple also camped "iSlate" a few years back, causing MR to become convinced that this was going to be the name of a product called the iPad. Never mind that the name sucked on so many levels.

My reasoning is based on both logic and insight, both of which are sadly lacking from most reports. First, Apple is not going to want to associate their wearable tech product with ancient, single purpose technology. Second, they are not going to want to associate it with the current generation of smart watches, which are wonky, not very useful, and not very successful. Apple wants to define a new product category, not follow on to another one. Or maybe you think Apple is some other kind of company?

As you should be able to see, "personal dislike" has nothing to do with it.
 
IJ Reilly said:
I can't decide if this argument is misinformed, or just plain bizarre. Apple files massive numbers of trademarks and nails down hundreds if not thousands of domain names, not because they necessarily plan on using them, but because they want to make sure nobody else does, and to sow confusion among the easily confused. Apple also camped "iSlate" a few years back, causing MR to become convinced that this was going to be the name of a product called the iPad. Never mind that the name sucked on so many levels.

My reasoning is based on both logic and insight, both of which are sadly lacking from most reports. First, Apple is not going to want to associate their wearable tech product with ancient, single purpose technology. Second, they are not going to want to associate it with the current generation of smart watches, which are wonky, not very useful, and not very successful. Apple wants to define a new product category, not follow on to another one. Or maybe you think Apple is some other kind of company?

As you should be able to see, "personal dislike" has nothing to do with it.
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Point conceded.
I guess I thought maybe you believed it was going to be, for example, Apple Watch, instead of iWatch.. or something like that.
You make a good point (& I agree!) that perhaps it shouldn't be referred to as a "watch" at all, as telling time most likely won't be it's primary.. secondary.. or even tertiary function. I originally was in the "meh" camp, but with some of Apple's recent hires am starting to really see the amazing opportunities with a device like this. I'm most interested in the regulating of sleep cycles. Omg, if one of my electronic devices could equal me being more well rested on a daily basis... well, consider me sold! =)
 
NedSchneibly said:
Point conceded.
I guess I thought maybe you believed it was going to be, for example, Apple Watch, instead of iWatch.. or something like that.
You make a good point (& I agree!) that perhaps it shouldn't be referred to as a "watch" at all, as telling time most likely won't be it's primary.. secondary.. or even tertiary function. I originally was in the "meh" camp, but with some of Apple's recent hires am starting to really see the amazing opportunities with a device like this. I'm most interested in the regulating of sleep cycles. Omg, if one of my electronic devices could equal me being more well rested on a daily basis... well, consider me sold! =)
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Exactly. I'd expect "and it can tell time" to be the last thing mentioned, if at all. Now that we're getting some ideas about the possible functions of this device, I'd be interested in hearing ideas about what it might actually be called. My assumption is that Apple will approach wearables not as one product, but as a family of products, and will brand it accordingly. Something with a very personal spin, like "iMe", "iMine" or "iSelf."
 
IJ Reilly said:
Exactly. I'd expect "and it can tell time" to be the last thing mentioned, if at all. Now that we're getting some ideas about the possible functions of this device, I'd be interested in hearing ideas about what it might actually be called. My assumption is that Apple will approach wearables not as one product, but as a family of products, and will brand it accordingly. Something with a very personal spin, like "iMe", "iMine" or "iSelf."
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I think it'd be cool if they replaced the i with my in some of these products: myHealth, myHome, myTV, etc.
 
IJ Reilly said:
Sure, they could go with something else, but the "my" prefix sounds like something borrowed from Microsoft, so probably not that one IMO.
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Fair enough... lol.
I truly think that after this iWearable is more fully fledged... & the Apple TV reaches fruition... the next step is going to be in home automation. I'd like to think that a wearable product might aide in that- for example: Similar to a Nest learning over time your preferences & attempting to adjust thermostat settings optimally without user input required, perhaps Apple's wearable could use iBeacons to know which room you're in, shut off lights, adjust temperature if it recognizes that you're taking a bath.. that type of thing.
At any rate, relating to naming schemes- I think these three, as yet unreleased products, will be linked in an intrinsic manner & I'd love to see their names match up as well. It may seem small.. but their clever names always make me smile. Lol, remember when Thunderbolt & Lightning came out almost at the same time? :0)
 
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