Apple announces Apple Watch

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Tabris said:
Remember, Apple never truly innovates. They refine and elevate.
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They're not refining anything here. Elevating? Yes, because this is drawing attention to smart watches in general, several of them easily nicer than this thing.
 
Having to charge my watch regularly would suck unless it had super long lasting (1 week) life.


I think a smart watch would be more useful in conjunction with smart glasses.
 
I'm not sure who this is trying to appeal to. It's too complicated for my grandfather, but no one under 50 wears a watch anymore.

"No one" meaning that watch wearers are such a small niche audience that they are insignificant and no one would ever cater to them on a large scale.

Also, giant watches are ugly and gaudy.

I can't wait to have these ruin the theater experience even more than it is now with cell phones.
 
SillyEskimo said:
I'm not sure who this is trying to appeal to. It's too complicated for my grandfather, but no one under 50 wears a watch anymore.

"No one" meaning that watch wearers are such a small niche audience that they are insignificant and no one would ever cater to them on a large scale.

Also, giant watches are ugly and gaudy.

I can't wait to have these ruin the theater experience even more than it is now with cell phones.
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Smartwatches are a thing because the Pebble was successful. Most people realized after the Pebble came out that there really wasn't a reason for smartwatches to exist, but the main companies just saw the Pebble become the biggest Kickstarter ever and decided that it was a potential stream of profit.
 
I'm sure there are technophiles with a lot of disposable income who will jump at this, but I don't see the mass market appeal. It's pretty expensive and I feel like it is going against the trend of people not wearing watches anymore. Does this watch offer enough functionality to get people to strap something to their wrists again?
 
The watch should be on the bottom side of the wrist, at a slight angle.

Current watches don't make sense to be touch-controlled. It requires uncomfortable and awkward movements to be read or touched. Apple played it too safe.
 
You know, I was really looking forward to what Apple was going to reveal today, but the Apple Watch just looks stupid.

The version of iOS they're using on it looks bland and decades old and the design of the watch is terrible. The Moto 360 wins hands down in the physical design of the watch and Android Wear looks infinitely better than what Apple has cooked up.

However, with the recent disappointment behind the Moto 360's battery life, I'm sure Apple has nailed the core inners of the Apple Watch. My guess is that it'll live at least 3 to 4 times longer than the Moto 360 and won't have any performance issues.

Too bad Motorola had to fuck up the 360. They could have definitively won the first gen wearables war in my opinion if they had just not put that old 45nm processor in and beefed up the battery.
 
I actually think the glossy version makes it look terrible, but the matte metal version looks somewhat good.

Glossy makes anything looks bad though.
 
gAg CruSh3r said:
Any word on how waterproof is the Apple Watch is?
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IIRC if it's light rain/etc. it's fine. But don't go swimming or take a shower with it.

Tempted to pick it up since I keep my phone in my shoulder bag (bus moves around too much to keep it in my pocket). Liked that rose gold color, but I can only imagine the price it'll be at.
 
It looks really...unremarkable. Especially after the Moto 360. I'll pass.


Shorty11857 said:
What is the point of this? I'm being serious here can someone explain why anyone would want one?
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A smart-watch in general? It's cool futuristic shit, and watches are always fashionable. There's no real, "practical" need at this point though so I hear ya. Still I think your questions are much more valid and applicable for the iPad. (And look how well it actually manged to do.)
 
Hylian7 said:
*hugs my Pebble*

I would have at least thought it was cool if it was like this.

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This looks like iBangle.
 
I don't think Apple demonstrated why this device is needed at this price point. At $350-$400 and an iPhone requirement, it should've been a must have smart watch, right now its just a toy that you might use simply to test out its apps.

The interface does look pretty, maybe someone will make apps to make it worthwhile, something like the wireless pay system seems useful. Other than that, is too much money for nothing.
 
upon reflection I've realized america is dumb as fuck if they need to spend $350 on a watch or other digital products in order to motivate themselves to get into shape.
 
Sandfox said:
I don't really see how this is more convenient than just taking your phone out of your pocket/purse. Also, this product will never be cheap lol.
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Just like a tablet, a desktop PC, or a dedicated video game handheld, it just depends on your personal situation.

My personal situation:


  • I drive about 50 minutes on average to and from work everyday. Because of this, I tend to listen to podcasts through my phone mounted on my dash. If I want to pause it, change the volume, etc I need to reach over and awkwardly try to unlock and navigate my screen while driving on the highway. With a smartwatch, I could just do that from my wrist.
  • I'm playing music and want to change the track? Ditto.
  • My girlfriend texts me while I'm driving? I can just glance and respond to it with voice from my wrist.
  • I need to change my map navigation (I use GPS a LOT) or stop it? Seeing the pattern?
  • I'm using GPS for walking directions. Instead of having to hold my phone out in front of me, I can just glance at my watch, or even better with the haptic feedback, it just buzzes me in the right direction.
  • At work, I tend to leave my phone on my desk because I get a lot of notifications and emails during the day. With a smartwatch on I can just leave the phone in my pocket, and glance at my wrist any time I get a notification as opposed to pulling out every time it buzzes and I'll never forget to leave my phone lying there.
  • My girlfriend leaves her phone lying everywhere because she'll otherwise miss any notification or even the phone ringing with it buried in her purse. She has lost two phones this way. With a smartwatch she can leave it in her purse a lot more.
  • I'm playing a videogame I can't pause and have a controller or kb/m in my hands. I don't have to leave my phone in view to make sure I notice my girlfriend texting me because it pops up on my wrist (which again, I can respond to with voice without my hands ever leaving the controls).
So on and so forth. Maybe none of this applies to you. But that's not the point. The needs of a tablet don't really apply to me, but for someone else it's more convenient than a desktop for their needs. Everyone has different needs and a smartwatch fills a lot of mine.

As for price: I'm not sure why you think they'll never drop. We already have decently functional AndroidWear watches for $200. I could see that same watch being $100 less in a few years easy.
 
PewPewK said:
You know, I was really looking forward to what Apple was going to reveal today, but the Apple Watch just looks stupid.

The version of iOS they're using on it looks bland and decades old and the design of the watch is terrible. The Moto 360 wins hands down in the physical design of the watch and Android Wear looks infinitely better than what Apple has cooked up.

However, with the recent disappointment behind the Moto 360's battery life, I'm sure Apple has nailed the core inners of the Apple Watch. My guess is that it'll live at least 3 to 4 times longer than the Moto 360 and won't have any performance issues.

Too bad Motorola had to fuck up the 360. They could have definitively won the first gen wearables war in my opinion if they had just not put that old 45nm processor in and beefed up the battery.
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Dude really? At some point people are going to realize that these other companies are just half assing products just to say "first". Their "first" was a sleek, sexy, rounded smart watch. That's all they gave a fuck about. Packed the insides with crap and peddled it to people that believe through some weird ideological obsession that WATCHES MUST BE ROUND.


GuitarAtomik said:
Just like a tablet, a desktop PC, or a dedicated video game handheld, it just depends on your personal situation.

My personal situation:


  • I drive about 50 minutes on average to and from work everyday. Because of this, I tend to listen to podcasts through my phone mounted on my dash. If I want to pause it, change the volume, etc I need to reach over and awkwardly try to unlock and navigate my screen while driving on the highway. With a smartwatch, I could just do that from my wrist.
  • I'm playing music and want to change the track? Ditto.
  • My girlfriend texts me while I'm driving? I can just glance and respond to it with voice from my wrist.
  • I need to change my map navigation (I use GPS a LOT) or stop it? Seeing the pattern?
  • I'm using GPS for walking directions. Instead of having to hold my phone out in front of me, I can just glance at my watch, or even better with the haptic feedback, it just buzzes me in the right direction.
  • At work, I tend to leave my phone on my desk because I get a lot of notifications and emails during the day. With a smartwatch on I can just leave the phone in my pocket, and glance at my wrist any time I get a notification as opposed to pulling out every time it buzzes and I'll never forget to leave my phone lying there.
  • My girlfriend leaves her phone lying everywhere because she'll otherwise miss any notification or even the phone ringing with it buried in her purse. She has lost two phones this way. With a smartwatch she can leave it in her purse a lot more.
  • I'm playing a videogame I can't pause and have a controller or kb/m in my hands. I don't have to leave my phone in view to make sure I notice my girlfriend texting me because it pops up on my wrist (which again, I can respond to with voice without my hands ever leaving the controls).
So on and so forth. Maybe none of this applies to you. But that's not the point. The needs of a tablet don't really apply to me, but for someone else it's more convenient than a desktop for their needs. Every has different needs and a smartwatch fills a lot of mine.

As for price: I'm not sure why you think they'll never drop. We already have decently functional AndroidWear watches for $200. I could see that same watch being $100 less in a few years easy.
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Yup. Watching a 10 minute video, and I thought "holy crap this would be so damn useful, I'd rather pass on getting the 6 and stay with the 5s for an extra year or two in order to get the watch"

If Watching This doesn't give you 10-15 reasons to buy it, it's not made for your lifestyle.
 
For what it's worth I think the ability to tell you when and which direction to turn without having to look at the watch is pretty neat.
 
Magic Ovaries said:
I don't think Apple demonstrated why this device is needed at this price point. At $350-$400 and an iPhone requirement, it should've been a must have smart watch, right now its just a toy that you might use simply to test out its apps.

The interface does look pretty, maybe someone will make apps to make it worthwhile, something like the wireless pay system seems useful. Other than that, is too much money for nothing.
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Wouldn't say nothing... It could be very useful for active people due to it's fitness potential, it's convenient if you use your phone for texts and calls a lot, it's a faster way to check the weather, the time, control music, etc. I'm not saying it's a must have but it certainly isn't nothing.
 
GuitarAtomik said:
Just like a tablet, a desktop PC, or a dedicated video game handheld, it just depends on your personal situation.

My personal situation:


  • I drive about 50 minutes on average to and from work everyday. Because of this, I tend to listen to podcasts through my phone mounted on my dash. If I want to pause it, change the volume, etc I need to reach over and awkwardly try to unlock and navigate my screen while driving on the highway. With a smartwatch, I could just do that from my wrist.
  • I'm playing music and want to change the track? Ditto.
  • My girlfriend texts me while I'm driving? I can just glance and respond to it with voice from my wrist.
  • I need to change my map navigation (I use GPS a LOT) or stop it? Seeing the pattern?
  • I'm using GPS for walking directions. Instead of having to hold my phone out in front of me, I can just glance at my watch, or even better with the haptic feedback, it just buzzes me in the right direction.
  • At work, I tend to leave my phone on my desk because I get a lot of notifications and emails during the day. With a smartwatch on I can just leave the phone in my pocket, and glance at my wrist any time I get a notification as opposed to pulling out every time it buzzes and I'll never forget to leave my phone lying there.
  • My girlfriend leaves her phone lying everywhere because she'll otherwise miss any notification or even the phone ringing with it buried in her purse. She has lost two phones this way. With a smartwatch she can leave it in her purse a lot more.
  • I'm playing a videogame I can't pause and have a controller or kb/m in my hands. I don't have to leave my phone in view to make sure I notice my girlfriend texting me because it pops up on my wrist (which again, I can respond to with voice without my hands ever leaving the controls).
So on and so forth. Maybe none of this applies to you. But that's not the point. The needs of a tablet don't really apply to me, but for someone else it's more convenient than a desktop for their needs. Everyone has different needs and a smartwatch fills a lot of mine.

As for price: I'm not sure why you think they'll never drop. We already have decently functional AndroidWear watches for $200. I could see that same watch being $100 less in a few years easy.
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Most of those concerns are taken care of with Moto X's stuff.

Detailed voice commands? 1,2, 4, and 7 covered.

Moto Assist to read you texts and take your dictation back while you drive? 3 covered.

Moto Display does cover 5, though probably not in the way you would want.

Again, as you say, it's different from person to person.
 
neogaffer1 said:
Most of those concerns are taken care of with Moto X's stuff.

Detailed voice commands? 1,2, 4, and 7 covered.

Moto Assist to read you texts and take your dictation back while you drive? 3 covered.

Moto Display does cover 5, though probably not in the way you would want.

Again, as you say, it's different from person to person.
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I have a Moto X. It's one of the reasons I got it. All of that still applies to the Moto X in that it would still be a lot easier and more convenient with a smartwatch.
 
Y2Kev said:
Do people upgrade watches every year lol
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I guess... Geez. You will probably get a Camera and Facetime with Gen 2... or something. I also think the aesthetic is not good. (IMO) It seems to be marketing towards teens. I can't see myself using this. I'm curious as to the specs since you need an Iphone to operate. That alone doesn't seem to justify the price.
 
The software looks much better than anything I have seen on other smart watches but the design falls short of Apple's lofty design history.
 
I wanted to jump on the smartwatch wagon, and I thought the Apple Watch could be it, but I might wait another year for a potential second generation.
 
Kimosabae said:
You wear your watches while you sleep, I assume?
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It's just that there's a million other things I'm recharging, and I don't want to have more.

Also, FitBit with its vibrating alarm and sleep-cycle tracker sounds kind of useful to have asleep. I currently use Sleep as Android for that but I need my phone beside me when I do that, and on charger.
 
A lot of comments in here are reminding me of the iPad reveal. So many people put it down as ugly, and not bringing anything new to the table as well. But once we saw what it could do with the software, that all changed.

My initial reaction to the Apple Watch was much the same as the iPad. When I saw it, I was disappointed. I was expecting something much cooler looking. More revolutionary. It wasn't until I started to see apps demoed on the iPad that I began to "get" it. Luckily, this time, Apple brought a video of the Watch along for the ride. That 10 minute intro from Jonny Ive will either sell you on the product or tell you that you don't really need a smart watch of any kind. The Apple Watch does bring some cool things to the table, and while I'm not ready to plop down $350 just yet (probably more, as I'd need the "Sport" version), I am excited to see what can come from this thing.
 
l didn't think the price was tooo bad until they said that an iPhone 5+ was required.

That is bonkers.

lt should be much cheaper if all it is, is just some sort of iPhone leech and not a stand alone product.
 
VendettaRed07 said:
l didn't think the price was tooo bad until they said that an iPhone 5+ was required.

That is bonkers.
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I don't see what's so crazy about that. I can't imagine any smart watch being very useful when not tethered to a phone and it's not like Apple is going to start supporting Android or Windows Phone.
 
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