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[flyover]

18 hours? ehh I know this was all but confirmed but gimme more brehs.

What's wrong with 18 hours? That's like two All Days.

 

[GSG Flash]

Looks like Tim Cook has never heard of Pebble either (it also charges using a magnetic connector for charging)

 

[Bollocks]

is this the snake oil of our time?
like really you can do all those things already with your mobile phone and it's already duh mobile...

 

[Antiwhippy]

There was nothing new at all today.

 

[Nothing1016]

Just give me a price all ready. My goodness.

 

[Dreadnought]

Oh boy aluminum

 

[Toki767]

18 hours, though the screen does turn off doesn't it?

 

[RowdyReverb]

It would be nice if it had a simple time-only display mode for when the battery is nearly depleted. If I'm on a long shift, I don't want to be stuck without a watch until I can get home and charge it.

 

[Skellig Gra]

No one needed $800 smartphones with $30-40 data plans but look where we are now.

Well a cell phone already has a clock in it

 

[Angelus Errare]

Hahahahaha 18 hours battery life!
Even the Android ones with less battery (Moto 360) have almost double that.

But can you like Instagram photos!?!?

 

[Frustrated_me]

alamimyuam!

 

[kaskade]

I just need some pricing now.

I have a feeling the non sport version is going to be pretty expensive still.

 

[sfedai0]

Time to preorder,

 

[mrklaw]

Everything about the watch is just duplicating what you can do on your phone but in a worse way.

a lot of this isn't really watch specific. opening your garage door? Your child is locked out of the house? Get your damn phone out.

Likewise the hotel lock. Is that somethign already supported on iphone?


shazam is about the only thing they showed that is relevant as a time critical 'oh whats this' thing

 

[jts]

lol, so even can't get a day without charging huh..




Update:

1. Cut owner's wrist with Apple Watch
2. Unlock house door
3. Steal shit
4. ??
5. Profit.

So you might get your arm chopped off.

Might stop having a pulse that way

 

[Maninthemirror]

CASEY NEWTON11:23:18 AM PDT
OK apparently I am too easily impressed.

@CaseyNewton 18-hours impressive? 360 and G Watch users are getting 2-days battery life.
— Nick (@NickInLA) March 9, 2015

lol

 

[The_Inquisitor]

My fitbit surge gets about 3 days with e-ink screen. Includes getting notifications

 

[kudoboi]

18 hours is pathetic. My lg g watch r does 1.5 to 2 days

 

[billeh]

Ah yes, 5 minutes of Ive saying aluminium

 

[bud]

this video is sensational.

 

[Fliesen]

There was nothing new at all today.

yeah. I would have expected at least SOME new info other than price and release date today...

let's hope they'll bring some third party devs to the stage...

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I'm not in the target audience for this thing, but 18 hours is ridiculous for something that you're supposed to be able to just put on your wrist and kind of forget about. People will forget to charge this thing far more than their phones, and needing to take it off to charge at work or something is far more inconvenient than charging a phone. Even for people who are interested, seems like a good idea to wait for the third revision or so.

 

[Fuchsdh]

18 hour battery life... Why does that get claps?

Because it's way more than people thought, more than many comparable watches currently out, and it's doing way more than a Pebble.

If battery life is your priority, the Pebble exists, and it is A Good Thing.

 

[xir]

aluminum is tied to Alzheimer's.... how's that for healthy?

 

[Keyser Soze]

ALL DAY BATTERY LIFE = 18 HOURS
ALL DAY BATTERY LIFE = 9 HOURS

 

[ekim]

$399 for the sport one, 699 for the other one and 999 for the gold one are my guesses.

 

[Radec]

Aluminum lessons boys.

 

[nhlducks35]

Get ready for the price meltdowns

 

[freshair]

But can you like Instagram photos!?!?

You jest, but yes!

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=awalkingcity.com.instant

 

[Guevara]

Basically the cut off for me is: do I have to charge this thing every day?

18 hours says: yes, actually maybe 2x a day.

 

[zephervack]

18 hours with the screen on all the time?

 

[dallow_bg]

Aluminium video is making me laugh.

 

[3N16MA]

Got my Ive aluminum fix for the year.

 

[kiguel182]

This presentation just makes me want to jump 5 years into the future where everything is automates digitally with minimal hassle.

Smartwacthes are a great idea but they clearly need more real world support. Still, lots of potential.

 

[RowdyReverb]

Might stop having a pulse that way

nuh-uh, you could cauterize the severed edge and squeeze the arm rhythmically to simulate a pulse

 

[Maninthemirror]

NILAY PATEL11:25:12 AM PDT
Cook back out. 349 for the 38mm Sport, 399 for the 42.

 

[Antiwhippy]

I am enjoying this production line porn though.

 

[JetBlackPanda]

I can't wait for the price bomb to hit.

 

[Deleted member 17706]

I use Google Now (aka "OK Google") to do this on my phone, and now on my smart watch. So, yes. Very handy, especially if you live in a place with variable weather.

I've been following this and really, it looks like the Apple Watch is more functional than I was expecting.

Maybe it's because I live in Seattle and the weather is a bit too variable that I never feel the need or desire to check a weather forecast.

 

[Einbroch]

18 hours with the screen on all the time?

It's probably with a "low-light" function. When you're not using it, dims everything but the watch area and the brightness is way, way down.

 

[Wereroku]

Because it's way more than people thought, more than most comparable watches currently out, and it's doing way more than a Pebble.

If battery life is your priority, the Pebble exists, and it is A Good Thing.

Nope most of it's competitors are better.

 

[The Elite]

$399 for the sport one, 699 for the other one and 999 for the gold one are my guesses.

It's $349 for the Sport. That was announced.

 

[The_Inquisitor]

For reference the fitbit surge is 250.

 

[Deku Tree]

Prices!

Sport
$349
$399

 

[subrock]

Time to preorder,

Doubtful that they will be preorderable

 

[Corgi]

aww... porno flick to appease the peasants buying the peasant model :#

 

[EroticSushi]

 

[Ingueferroque]

Nobody is forcing you guys to get a watch, guys. And there is a big difference with something that is always on your wrist, and something that you have to grab from your pocket and activate to use.

 

[Hoo-doo]

These videos are giving me a tech boner.

 

[Jb]

$350 for the cheapest is about what I expected. Will wait for gen 2 or 3.