Mammoth Jones
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Requires iPhone? :lol
It can be used independently for for some things but I think for the big features it needs an iPhone.
Not shocked.
Requires iPhone? :lol
Requires iPhone? :lol
the guardian-fashion said:1. You will definitely want one...
2. Jony Ive and Marc Newson are power players in fashion now...
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3. If someone you set as a ‘favourite’ messages you, the watch gently taps your wrist...
4. Lagerfeld kept his own watch on his left wrist, and tried the Apple Watch on his right...
5. Jony Ive looked chic in a pale blue shirt and pale blue suit...
Is that supposed to hinder its potential in the market? Rewind time and...
Original 2001 iPod launch:
Requires a Mac? :lol
Is that supposed to hinder its potential in the market? Rewind time and...
Original 2001 iPod launch:
Requires a Mac? :lol
Original 2007 iPhone launch:
Requires iTunes? :lol
How would half of the Watch's features even work without a dedicated cellular/BT connection?This is a bad example, iPod sales didn't start ramping up until Apple added Windows support. Its potential in the market WAS hindered by the fact that you needed a Mac to use it.
How would half of the Watch's features even work without a dedicated cellular/BT connection?
How would half of the Watch's features even work without a dedicated cellular/BT connection?
I guess some people were hoping it would work with android phones? :lol
How would half of the Watch's features even work without a dedicated cellular/BT connection?
This is a bad example, iPod sales didn't start ramping up until Apple added Windows support. Its potential in the market WAS hindered by the fact that you needed a Mac to use it.
iPhone didn't require a Mac, if you want to be consistent with you analogy.
Did any of them say they are going to buy the gold one? I've only listened to the accidental podcast and one episode of stratechery
Unless you mean shit themselves 'from laughing so much' I don't think the tech press is going to have the reaction to the 18k gold watch that Gruber suggests. As much as Gruber tried to differentiate the Apple Watch Edition from the Vertu gold phones, the fact remains that the tech press is already familiar with the prices of gold electronics. They write about these gold devices from time to time but nobody cares about the prices sophisticated tech users (i.e. Apple and Android fanboys) never buy them and the people who do, the people with 'more money than sense', don't care about the prices as they can afford to buy a new gold phone or new gold AppleWatch every year if they wanted.
The real question is the price of Apple Watch (the sapphire/steel/ceramic back) version. That's the 'real' AppleWatch imo the gold one is a concession to fashion while the Apple Watch Sport** is the shitty version to make the middle normal one look like good value. The shitty plastic version looks like a kid's toy (I would even confuse it with samsung watch) below most of the AndroidWear devices imo. The sapphire/steel/ceramic back are the premium materials I expect from an Apple device. $350 for an AppleWatch is already a premium pricing in comparison to other smartwatches AndroidWear starts at about $200. $350 can also get you a 'real' watch with sapphire/steel/leather strap. If Apple is following their usual tech industry pricing then the AppleWatch (the sapphire/steel/ceramic back) should be a $100/$200 more than the entry level version. However Gruber is predicting $1,000 or more. Now that would definitely cause a shock in the tech press.
**I don't get the Apple Watch Sport. Is the 'Sport' label supposed to make people feel better about buying the shitty version? What does that say about the performance capabilities of the other versions? Will Apple cover the warranty of an Apple Watch Edition if fails during exercise? Does Apple expect people to buy more than one AppleWatch (would it even be possible to pair more than one watch to an iPhone and sync between them)?
i think you are misreading the response. what i think is being hinted at is in 2-3 years, there will be Android support for the Apple Watch.
I'm curious to see if people eventually hack in Android support. I'm also interested in the opposite happening with jailbroken iPhones and Android Wear.
from Apple.
Are you going to buy one?
iPhone didn't require a Mac, if you want to be consistent with you analogy.
My ipad 1st gen did i think? Or was it just itunes..
Clock screen.That's not a lock screen. That is a clock face.
Clock screen.
Whatever it is, it looks rough.
Nowhere near as rough as the emoji.
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Yeah..... remember with yahoo/ign animated all their icons? That shit was groundbreaking.
but this pacman/nickjrFACEHERE mashup is a no go.
Barring the unholy smiley on that screen, I'm wondering what happened to the standard helvetica neue font that would actually make this seem like an Apple device.Nowhere near as rough as the emoji.
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The latest pontification and illumination on this device has started to gently excite me.
More and more the dawning realization that this is an actual platform sets in.. and its just so confusing. I just want to interrogate someone for 36 hours about this thing.
... at least a few of them were die-hard Apple fans. A 26-year-old engineering student named Kevin said he knew he wouldnt be able to touch the watch when he went in, but wanted to see it up close and personal after weeks of following media coverage. Standing in front of him was Ben, a 20-year-old Apple Store employee who rushed to Colette today after he woke up and read about the event online. Hed been waiting for an hour when I spoke to him, and was only a few people away from the entrance. Both Kevin and Ben said theyd pay up to 400 for the Watch. Thats far lower than Colettes luxury watch offerings, which range in price from $678 to $30,000...
... I started chatting with a tall, dreadlocked Frenchman named Gregory, who had just seen the Apple Watch with his two young children. A self-professed "Apple addict," Gregory said he had reservations about the watch when it was announced, but left Colette today feeling confident that hell buy one. " And I think for $349, thats worth it for an Apple product."
But for some of the non-Apple addicts the well-coiffed men and women walking around the rest of Colette, the trendsters that Apple has pandered to so carefully the Watch bonanza was a bit more perplexing.
"I think they should stick with what they know and do well," said Glenda, an older, Louis Vuitton-wearing American woman who was shopping at Colette today. "Not fashion."
... Marco and Diego, two well-dressed 20-somethings from Milan, were similarly unenthused. "I dont think I need it," Marco said as he stood in line. "But maybe itll be like the iPhone a status symbol that people will want. I dont know, I dont wear watches."
Just noticed the pebble watch is now out in the UK. If I just want a device that controls my music, and shows my notifications, is it worth getting?
Cook said that [the Apple Watch] is something that you would use so much that "you will end up charging it daily."
Is there a new thread or just nothing has happened here for a month? Anyways, from Cook's latest interview...
Ouch.
Batteries, man. Battery tech is letting everything down. It really is.
I don't know about that. I was pretty disappointed to hear it going for a one day charge. With smart watches you really need to be innovative. Color e-ink displays have come pretty far over the past decade, Bluetooth LE has crazy low battery requirements and the Cortex M series line of processors use power measured in milliwatts. You could make an Apple Watch that lasts over a week. The e-ink displays don't have the saturation of LCD or AMOLED but to be able to blow the competition away on battery life? Worth.
Is there a new thread or just nothing has happened here for a month? Anyways, from Cook's latest interview...
Ouch.
French website iGen.fr, which has provided reliable information in the past, reported on Tuesday that the Apple Watch will start at $500 alongside a gold model that will retail for between $4,000 and $5,000. Apple previously claimed at its September event that the Apple Watch would start at $349, but did not disclose further pricing information.
The report claims that the stainless steel Apple Watch in polished or black will cost $500, while the gold Apple Watch Edition will be the more expensive version at between $4,000 and $5,000. That price range would be nearly half the estimated $10,000 price that some other reports have suggested.
In terms of a launch date, the report claims that the Apple Watch will launch in time for Valentines Day, but that was the most specific date given. We previously reported on an internal memo from Apple retail chief Angela Ahrendts in which she wrote that the Apple Watch will launch in the Spring following the Chinese New Year.
iGen.fr accurately reported that Apple would launch both the 4.7-inch and 5.5-inch iPhone 6 at its September event and has also provided information that proved true regarding an iPod touch update in the past.