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Can you pay using the moto 360?
No, but I wouldn't be embarrassed to wear it in public... ;)
(I'm not Che or Maradona, so I'm not ditching my analogue watch for a smart watch any time soon, even if I can pay with it..)
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there's a reason the wrist watch replaced the pocket watch.
People didn't live, eat, work, and sleep within 12 feet of 5 different clocks back then.
Maybe I'm missing the point with these new devices, but I can't be the only one not interested in ever wearing a watch again.
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there's a reason the wrist watch replaced the pocket watch.
>> there's a reason the wrist watch replaced the pocket watch. The funny thing is that I stopped wearing wrist watches when phones started fitting in my pocket. So my phone, while having extra features, isn't very different from a pocket watch. And if there are a lot of people like me, you can make the argument that the pocket (or purse) watch subsequently replaced the wrist watch.
EDIT: To clarify, I'm not saying they'll completely replace smartphones, just that enough features can be moved to the wrist to make it worth wearing.
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People didn't live, eat, work, and sleep within 12 feet of 5 different clocks back then.
Of course, if they had, then they wouldn't have worn watches at all, just like most folks today do not wear watches for anything other than fashion. This doesn't in any way contest his point.
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I think a watch would be extremely handy to have while running, cycling, kayaking, etc. Something to track activity, change songs, or show a map when you are unable to use your phone. Unfortunately, the $350 price point is way too high for something like that.
Kayaking...if you keep your phone within Bluetooth Low Energy range in a waterproof sack.
300 ft.
> in a waterproof sack
Probably the one that contains your wallet and keys as well.
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Of course, if they had, then they wouldn't have worn watches at all, just like most folks today do not wear watches for anything other than fashion. This doesn't in any way contest his point.
Sure it does. The fact that clocks weren't as ubiquitous provided an incentive to move the "personal clock" to the wrist, where it would be easier to check. Pocket watches wouldn't have been replaced by wristwatches in the modern world; they would simply have vanished.
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There's value even in unfiltered notifications - at worst I've wasted a glance, as opposed to rooting around my pockets for my phone. I've had a Pebble for the last year, and even its unfiltered notifications has been tremendously preferable over digging out my phone to see what's up.
really -- I had thought it would be annoying. You're the first person I've heard say that. That's really interesting.
We'll have to wait until a tear-down comes out, but there's no way this costs $350 to make. Hasn't apple's strategy always been to sell hardware with a healthy margin and make almost nothing off their software ecosystem. Could this signal a change? Even assuming this watch becomes insanely popular, will it really drive more iPhone sales?
This should probably go without saying, but a bill of materials is probably not very representative of the real costs of this product.
I just don't think the watch market is really there. I feel like its shrinking steadily among younger people as the need for a time teller is replaced by the modern cell phone. I believe people have convinced themselves into convincing companies that they actually want a high tech wrist watch when, in reality, the market isn't that big and it is shrinking. I believe this whole craze started with the pebble. People se…
Think about the tens (hundreds?) of millions of teenagers that already have an iPhone - now they'll be able to "chat" back-and-forward at school, home, etc. etc. extremely easily and fast. I honestly don't think too many people will be using it to tell time, they'll be using it to chat back and forward in a fast, convenient way and to interact with apps they love - twitter, Facebook, etc. When you go to a restaurant…