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[theepicoftyler]

This is an awful watch.

Here's a more reasonable picture that I took of my own.

 

[hastethedav]

Wow.

Was unimpressed by pricing but said ok the black looks decent so...but over 1,000 for the black one?

Fuck off apple.

The lower tier pricing doesn't seem too bad for me. But charging that much for a black one? Jesus.

And everyone comparing this watch to expensive timepieces? Those are usually handmade and last forever. Hell, my boss drives a brand new tesla and has every toy and has a 15k Rolex and even though he gets everything new I doubt he would put something that expensive and tacky In comparison to his timepiece

Don't wanna sound like a grouch but damn.

 

[epicnemesis]

And for the Europeans here... well, prices are quite a bit higher. The $349 Watch Sport (38mm) costs €399. The most expensive $17000 Watch Edition costs €18000.

Yea, but you guys have VAT in the prices, and with today's exchange rate the prices are pretty similar.

 

[dc89]

pls don't mention the Moto360 again without posting a picture of how ugly / absurdly large and clunky it is

As a Moto 360 owner - I do not find it ugly or absurdly large or chunky at all. I get a lot of complements from all sorts of people on how smart and cool the watch looks.

I agree, it's not for everyone, it is deep. But It's not ugly, it's actually very nice.

 

[samn]

And everyone comparing this watch to expensive timepieces? Those are usually handmade and last forever.

They require expensive maintenance every couple of years.

 

[Skellig Gra]

Yea, but you guys have VAT in the prices, and with today's exchange rate the prices are pretty similar.

A fair point. Hell in NJ, the 17k watch is 18.2k after taxes.

 

[seady]

Smart Watch should be marketed and priced at the iPod Nano level. It's just a playful thing as an accessory. It can be replaced in a year or two and people will not mind.

As a fashionable item, especially combined with tech, which will be outdated so quickly, it's just stupid to price it so expensively.

I understand why it's so expensive due to materials, but then it shouldn't be made (with expensive material) in the first place because the idea is just wrong.

 

[kiguel182]

The best current smartwatch retails for $100 and still holds considerable advantages. Android Wear's high-end doesn't really break $300. It's extremely expensive for the market.

What smartwatch is that?

 

[Somnid]

You're being dumb and this is me telling you you're being dumb.
Next.

Ad hominem doesn't really justify a position.

$100 more than the Moto 360 launch, $50 more than Gear 2. Sure it's the typical Apple premium we've gone to expect but it's not exactly going to turn away their core audience.

Not all of Apple's core audience but in reality their core audience isn't core, just trending. Most people who own Apple products are not Apple superfans they just want the benchmark device.

What smartwatch is that?

OG Pebble.

 

[VoxPop]

Mine feels pretty damn sturdy. Also the straps are genuine leather (or steel) so either the display model is a cheap version, or you have no clue what you're talking about.

The display model was a working version. Maybe they put a fake pleather band on it and a crappy version of their steel strap. The entire device itself felt incredibly cheap though.

 

[Interceptor]

Those watches are ugly as fuck. On those days i remember how much i miss Steve. He must be spinning in his grave right now.

 

[hastethedav]

They require expensive maintenance every couple of years.

Better than beinf outdated and probably obsolete every year or two.

 

[Antiwhippy]

What smartwatch is that?

Pebble, who actually tries to make the smart watch a watch and not the iPhone on your wrist.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

What smartwatch is that?

I assume they're talking about the Pebble, but I'd argue the AndroidWear versions are better unless you value battery life above all else.

The display model was a working version. Maybe they put a fake pleather band on it and a crappy version of their steel strap. The entire device itself felt incredibly cheap though.

Well, as someone who has had mine for a few months now, I can vouch for it feeling solid. I've banged it against stuff all the time and there isn't a scratch/dent/ding on the thing.

 

[Nastrodamous]

They require expensive maintenance every couple of years.

*decades*

 

[3N16MA]

I don't find them ugly at all just not as blown away as some of their previous designs. May look better in person.

 

[PjotrStroganov]

here is another photograph sir

Closeup photo's makes things ook larger compared to stuff in background. Focal length is a wonderous thing.

 

[mackattk]

I have skinny fucking wrists and even mine looks normal compared to that picture.

Yup, is that a 10 year old kid wearing that?

 

[LyleLanley]

8.2 update is out.

 

[The Elite]

Maybe I will check out a Pebble this year and wait to see what happens with the Apple Watch in a year.

 

[Majine]

Those watches are ugly as fuck. On those days i remember how much i miss Steve. He must be spinning in his grave right now.

.

 

[Hatty]

The travel on that new keyboard seems awful as well. Very disappointing product

 

[Ninja Scooter]

I hate the round shape of the Moto. Dislike the leather straps and stuff too on these watches. Trying to make it look like an old fashioned "classic" watch (especially a round face for a digital screen?) seems tacky in the same way skeumorphism is.

 

[Deleted member 22576]

Ad hominem doesn't really justify a position.

Oh no. I didn't call you dumb. I said you are being dumb.

There's no position to justify either. 349 is a reasonable price. Bye.

 

[RowdyReverb]

8.2 update is out.

Downloading now. Thanks for the heads up. I wish they'd fix Safari crashing on NeoGAF though. Happens all the time to me on iPhone 6 and iPad mini

 

[samn]

Better than beinf outdated and probably obsolete every year or two.

Apple devices aren't obsolete after a year. I'll give it 4 or 5 years before this Watch is no longer able to connect to an iPhone. And even then it'll still tell the time.

'But then you'll lose so much important functionality!'

It having so much functionality is why people will buy it in the first place.

 

[xJavonta]

There are multiple Android Smart Watches that look better than the Apple Watch, and cost less.

Xiaomi, for one. The deign of that smart watch blows this one out of the water completely. The newer LG watch looks great, too.

But, it has the Apple name on it so it will obviously sell a gajillion units, even though there are better products already on the market.

Well I have and love my iPhone, and Android Wear isn't compatible with it so I could give a shit about Android Wear. If Android Wear wants to compete with the Apple Watch, it needs to be compatible with iOS. Either way they won't offer the integration that the Apple Watch has, so it's going to pale in numbers to the Apple Watch regardless.

 

[Vyse The Legend]

Really? You think there's that drastic of a difference where one of these looks like a toy but the other doesn't?

If it wasn't for the crown, I wouldn't be able to tell which was the Pebble.

 

[Somnid]

I assume they're talking about the Pebble, but I'd argue the AndroidWear versions are better unless you value battery life above all else.

Even functionality-wise it has more apps and ironically supports Android Wear notifications on more phones than Android Wear.

It's a different beast than an Apple watch, it's a sport-watch versus a luxury item but that makes the low-end Apple Watch a hard sell unless you were looking for a $600 item. Pebble is generally regarded as the thing to beat from a usability standpoint and I think that's where the general market interest has to come from because ballin' is less effective in tech communities who would be eating this up.

 

[GuitarAtomik]

Oh no. I didn't call you dumb. I said you are being dumb.

There's no position to justify either. 349 is a reasonable price. Bye.

I don't think it is for a rubber strap. $349 should get you the aluminum case with the leather strap at least.

 

[layzie1989]

Really? You think there's that drastic of a difference where one of these looks like a toy but the other doesn't?

http://cdn.mos.techradar.com/art/Wa...h/apple-watch-vs-pebble-time-steel-970-80.jpg

Quite plainly, yes.

edit: I can't tell whether some of you are being purposely obtuse or are just blind to design.

 

[Ingueferroque]

8.2 update is out.

Haha, the Apple Watch app better be optional.

 

[ayeorkean]

Steven P. Jobs would have loved these, the watches look great, not for me this gen though.

 

[Stockpile Thomas]

Everyone saying it will be obsolete in 1-2 years need to pull your head out your ass! My first generation iPhone 2g was in daily use from it's initial release in 2007 up to September 2014. That is 7 years of daily use without doing any repairs and living a students life. In the end what killed it was the mainboard dying, if I wanted I could have bought a new mainboard and replaced it or gotten a technician to do it.

I'll repeat; SEVEN YEARS

 

[Hatty]

Haha, the Apple Watch app better be optional.

They won't give up this free advertising

 

[SuperPac]

Haha, the Apple Watch app better be optional.

It's not.

 

[infiniteloop]

Haha, the Apple Watch app better be optional.

nope

 

[mrkgoo]

Did the prices of the MacBook pro, retina and airs change in US?

Guessing it's an exchange rate thing but most models went up in price in my country by over 10%

 

[Vyse The Legend]

Quite plainly, yes.

edit: I can't tell whether some of you are being purposely obtuse or are just blind to design.

You really think the Pebble in that picture looks SO vastly different that it's toy-like in quality?

 

[Kinan]

Ok, so its 25 and 30 gramms for aluminium watches and 40 and 50 g for the steel ones. Everything is way lighter than my Sony SW2.

 

[LostMyNarbles]

Wait, does the watch have ANY internal storage? The product page on their store doesn't even mention it.

 

[Marty Chinn]

Quite plainly, yes.

edit: I can't tell whether some of you are being purposely obtuse or are just blind to design.

Sorry, I don't see it. I can understand not liking how something looks, but there's nothing in that picture that makes one look like a toy and the other a serious piece of jewelry.

 

[AHA-Lambda]

The ZenWatch is $200, uses real metal and leather, and just flat out looks really nice.

It doesn't even look that different from the standard apple watch actually =/

 

[Fleet_of_Foot]

I'm glad I'm not the only one who just thinks the watch is ugly, at any price. I really wouldn't want to wear it if you gave me a free one. It's way too big, looks clunky. I think in 3-5 years we're going to look back on this first attempt at a watch and laugh.

 

[Fliesen]

Everyone saying it will be obsolete in 1-2 years need to pull your head out your ass! My first generation iPhone 2g was in daily use from it's initial release in 2007 up to September 2014. That is 7 years of daily use without doing any repairs and living a students life. In the end what killed it was the mainboard dying, if I wanted I could have bought a new mainboard and replaced it or gotten a technician to do it.

I'll repeat; SEVEN YEARS

not like people like Kim Kardashian is going to care her 10k watch is "obsolete". She's gonna buy 4 different ones anyways just for the bands.

Guys, this is not a product for you, it's for rich iPhone users.

 

[The Elite]

Is there any reason why more third parties won't make watches that work for both Android and Apple?

Was the Apple Watch that feared?

 

[seady]

Downloading now. Thanks for the heads up. I wish they'd fix Safari crashing on NeoGAF though. Happens all the time to me on iPhone 6 and iPad mini

Oh I thought I am the only one. Happens to me all the time too.

 

[Antiwhippy]

Quite plainly, yes.

edit: I can't tell whether some of you are being purposely obtuse or are just blind to design.

If anything th pebble looks slimmer and more ergonomic to your wrist.

 

[subrock]

Choked on this

So I'll likely just get this

or

 

[kiguel182]

Ad hominem doesn't really justify a position.



Not all of Apple's core audience but in reality their core audience isn't core, just trending. Most people who own Apple products are not Apple superfans they just want the benchmark device.



OG Pebble.

Pebble, who actually tries to make the smart watch a watch and not the iPhone on your wrist.

I assume they're talking about the Pebble, but I'd argue the AndroidWear versions are better unless you value battery life above all else.



Well, as someone who has had mine for a few months now, I can vouch for it feeling solid. I've banged it against stuff all the time and there isn't a scratch/dent/ding on the thing.

Oh ok, the Pebble. I don't know much about the original but Pebble Time does look pretty great.

I thought this was about an Android Wear device since that would be the ones that I'm looking at more because of Google and Android integration.