Curious to see how much the solid gold model costs.
The Apple Watch
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#23The watch looks very nice indeed but starting at $350 is ominously steep especially since it requires an iPhone
This is why you don't buy v1 of Apple products. Guaranteed that the next version will be at least $50 cheaper... which still makes it too expensive.
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#24I expect muggings for jewelery to be making a comeback.
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#25Any official site for WatchKit? I can't seem to find any.
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#26I haven't worn a watch in at least 15 years. A good chunk of my friends and colleagues as well.
I'm sure there are interesting use cases, but my summary view is this seems like a current-generation iPod with a wristband.
No prediction of how successful it will be, but I kind of think this will be more niche than mainstream.
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#27The watch looks very nice indeed but starting at $350 is ominously steep especially since it requires an iPhone
Watches aren't subsidized and there are thousands of dumb watches that people pay well over $350 for already.
The top three right now are:
* Samsung Gear - $199 [1]
* LG G Watch - $179 [2]
* Pebble Steel - $249 [3]
[1] https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=samsung_gea...
[2] https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=lg_g_watch_...
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#28Miniaturization has come a long way, but there's no way this costs just $350 to make. Has Apple's strategy changed? They've always sold hardware at a healthy margin and made trivial amounts off software and music.
There are some really nice features here, I would probably buy one if I didn't prefer android so much. But is it so nice that it will drive iPhone sales?
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#29Who would have thunk that of all the end-of-2014 smartwatches, the one that would make you look the least like a dork would be the one from Motorola?
Shame about the battery life, though. Please fix that Motorola, I want to give you my money so bad, but cannot do it until you fix the battery life.
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#30Am I the only one who thinks the available/previewed watch faces don't match the intended goal of the device? This event was all about fashion, inviting all of the fashion journalists and talking about personalization. Not a single one of those watch faces look appealing, and worst off they do nothing to shake off the "geeky" stigma attached to smart watches. I think the design has potential when it gets a little bit thinner (v2?), but the previewed watch faces look absolutely awful to me. You'd think that would be the easiest part of building a super computer that fit on your wrist.