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Try-on Experience is half useless

My expectation has been to try it on in the try-on event to see how it feels. That was my interpretation of the try-on event. It says it right in the name.

Now if it said "Try and Use event" and they won't let you use it then yes that's not cool. But it's a try-on event to try it on.

samiznaetekto said:
...because the ��⌚ runs in demo loop. Yes, you can make your mind about the material and strap, you can get the feel of wearing this object on your wrist, but you can't get a feel what it would be like actually USING it. How well does it wake up by raising the wrist? You can't know until you pay $$$ and wait another month.
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Bazooka-joe said:
I went to my apple store and had my try-on appointment with the demo models and after then i was invited to try the watches that were on display to have a play just as you can do with iPhones and iPads on display. In 30 mins I learnt vevery single function of the watch. It was great.
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How's Raise-2-Wake? :D

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pragmatous said:
My expectation has been to try it on in the try-on event to see how it feels. That was my interpretation of the try-on event. It says it right in the name.

Now if it said "Try and Use event" and they won't let you use it then yes that's not cool. But it's a try-on event to try it on.
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Well, it's just lame. It's like giving a user an iPhone tosee how it feels to hold, but not letting to actually use it, blocking it with demo loop.
 
samiznaetekto said:
All forgiven. :D You just missed the point of the OP.

Care to share with the world how well the Raise-to-Wake works? Screen reflectivity? UI intuitivity - "where am I? what button should I press?" etc etc
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Sure. The screen is fairly reflective, but no more than the iPhone 6 seems to be. With the sapphire screen, I'm not too worried about wiping it on my shirt when necessary. The crown of course acts as a scroll wheel so the screen smears *a little* less. Probably won't really help in that regardless.

Like OLED screens, black is BLACK. The display is very contrasty and easy to view (at least indoors).

Taps, like I said, didn't seem too strong on the demo models but there appears to be a setting to increase/decrease the force.

The UI works pretty well, I think. Took a minute to figure out when to swipe up, down or side-side, but once oriented it was pretty simple. Didn't try 3rd party apps, but those will evolve pretty quickly. Couldn't try raise-to-view obviously, though videos show it working well, including the Vine (or whatever) of the singer Pharell and his gold model with the Mickey Mouse face.
 
Raise to wake and third party apps were the only things I couldn't test on the demo stations or during the try-on.

The two things I concentrated on we're sluggishness (of first party apps only, unfortunately) and the movement of the crown. I can happily say the first party apps didn't seem sluggish at all. Perhaps it's a matter of transferring data from the phone, rather than a problem with the watch's processing power? I couldn't test data transfer obviously. The crown felt a bit looser than I expected, but the movement correlated well. In regard to scrolling, pushing your finger upwards on the crown (moving it clockwise) has the same effect as moving your finger upwards on the face/screen. I don't expect a mental disconnect there.

In terms of UI, my one takeaway was that I kept going for the long button below the crown whenever I wanted to go back to the home screen. But the button kept bringing up the "wheel of acquaintances" menu. I just don't see that menu being useful enough to warrant its own button, but then again I only used it for 10 minutes.

Overall, my excitement level is unchanged. But that's saying something, because I was already pretty darned excited.
 
Pooshka said:
Actually, it's even less than half-useless since some stores don't even let you try on a watch with a proper band size. All have large bands by default.
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Covent Garden Store, London UK.
Apple guy swapped bands for me, S/M white to M/L black and let me try both sizes with different band combinations. Also swapped out the link braclet.
 
Our local apple store would not allow any band switching.....The watch is definitely smaller than the impression you get looking online. Glad I went with the 42mm.
 
vinitmenon said:
you have to double click that long button below crown to wake it for demo...

my experience was horrible.. it was an old 40s-50s guy who i think was pretty new to that store...
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Lol, I know. I was trying the crown and the button. The employee said "Sorry, they're all dead for try-ons. You can play with the demos at the other tables though."
 
I got to try every watch they had, they did NOT take them apart. Every one was dead.
 
Um you don't want working units at the try on stations. You need these stations to be fast moving and not clogged up with people who are more caught up in seeing what the watch does during a fitting instead of focusing on the band and model configurations.

Also lets say someone gets caught up in simply playing with the watch you now have the bad customer experience of having to ask the customer, as the employee, to please stop playing and make way for the next appointment. With limited functionality the experience comes to a natural stopping point without the need to pressure the customer.

If you want to play with the thing then there should be some working models stuck on some displays around the store. There is always a reason for everything.
 
So are the demo units with the full software open for anyone to try or only appointments? Some store don't have them? Any info is appreciated, thanks!
 
samiznaetekto said:
How well does it wake up by raising the wrist? You can't know until you pay $$$ and wait another month.
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...or you could watch/read reviews. So far word is the wake-up process is far better/more accurate than any Android watch that does the same thing (there's one Android that leaves the time on, and of course the Pebble). Even the reviews that were negative about this point said it works most of the time, but when it doesn't work as you expect it's extra aggravating.
 
The full demo units are like any other Apple product on display you can spend all day on it if you want with no appointment. Only the try on process for materials and bands are timed and appointment only. Lastly my store had the full demo models, but my sample size is one so I don't know if it is at select stores or not.
 
Only Apple...

... Can put out some none working products and have people defend it like it is the norm. I will step up and call B.S. The watches were off to hide any issues that would turn people off from buying them. Like the lag that every single review noted. Even the positive ones. Apple pass up an opportunity to showcase a major new product? Please.
 
ob81 said:
... Can put out some none working products and have people defend it like it is the norm. I will step up and call B.S. The watches were off to hide any issues that would turn people off from buying them. Like the lag that every single review noted. Even the positive ones. Apple pass up an opportunity to showcase a major new product? Please.
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Exactly. Only Apple... Ironically, it's Steve's greatness that allows them to be so ignorant now while riding the huge, seemingly unstoppable train of Apple's reputation.

But even for diehards, the honeymoon with the #⌚️ won't last more than a month or two... Any aggravation with Raise-to-wake and other issues will get old very quick with something so personal that you wear not in a bag, not in the pocket, but on your wrist.

If they had nothing to hide, they'd just tether fully functional, do-what-you-want watches with security cables right on the same tables that hold iPhones, and pair each to corresponding iPhone. This way customers can test full functionality, including integration (and dependency, which now is deceivingly not emphasized) with the iPhone. And if people want to try different bands and sizes, they can make an appointment for those golf-course try-on tables.
 
Try-On Experience SUCKED...

I went to the apple store here in the mall to try one what I just purchased. Only to find out that the Black SS wasn't even there. I was able to try on the regular SS watch. I understand, same watch, different color. I just wanted to see what the Black SS looked like in person. I keep looking at pics, and I just can't seem to find a good solid one. Some pics show it lighter than others, some show it pretty dark, I'm not sure what to make of it.

That being said, the guy that helped me with the watch was just terrible. He was an older gentlemen, probably in his mid 50's, early 60's, and he had on a hearing aid. I felt sorry for the guy though. He tried so hard to help me with any questions I had, but MOST of my questions he asked someone else to help him, to help ME with. I told another Apple Employee "I don't think this guy understand much of what I'm asking, but I will try to figure it out on my own." He apologized. I almost feel as if I need to go back maybe to get a better try-on experience? But in a way, it's already done. So maybe I should just wait till it gets here, try it on myself and mess with it.
 
The try on appointment was a really cool experience because it finally allowed me to confidently make a final decision and be happy with my order. I'm so excited to get mine. I want to wear it every day all day. Something I haven't been able to say about a watch, ever.
 
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