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serious question: Does this watch anything do what my phone in my pocket doesn't? I can't see a benefit of using a smartwatch.
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> The ridiculous draw pictures to each other bit, though -- what a gimmick. I could see this as being popular with teens though, especially with the haptic feedback aspect.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graffiti_%28Palm_OS%29 It's time to bring it back.
I sold my Palm 3 the other month. Not sure why anyone wanted that thing, but it was a sad day nonetheless.
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It will be the most used feature by young lovers everywhere...
Perhaps, but it is a five minute app. For Apple to spend minutes on the concept of communicating via finger drawings on a tiny screen borders on bizarre. I will say that if Samsung or LG demoed something like this, they would be widely and rightfully mocked. I'm not saying that in a polarizing "camps" perspective, but that people are often surprisingly uncritical of Apple.
With Apple, they appear to present things differently. Perhaps it is because you can't hear Jony Ive smiling when he talks? He sounds like a robot, so it must be a logical thing to do?
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No, this is a huge impediment to its usefulness. Having to carry around a phone while running is a drudge regardless of how serious of a runner or athlete you are. Not to mention so many other sports that could benefit from this but won't. This is especially so considering the larger size of the iPhone 6 and especially the iPhone 6 plus.
What casual runner goes running without their phone? That's how we get GPS, work with Nike+ gear, and can be reached if someone needs us or make a call if we need to. How many leave their phone on the house and go out jogging?
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A $350 watch is a too expensive, but $325 beats headphones are chill? When I walk through the seedier parts of town where most of the rent is paid in food stamps and wishes, I still see beats headphones.
Beats headphones are really heavily counterfeited at a tenth the price or less. I expect a lot of the ones you saw were fake.
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The reality distortion field and the ability to spin those negatives as positives are features, though. A watch is primarily a piece of jewelry. How well it tells the time or does other things is much less important than how fashionable it is. Branding is one of Apple's strong suits, and you can't take that away by adding features as if consumer purchasing decisions are based on some kind of checklist-like RFPs like…
>>A watch is primarily a piece of jewelry. Not actually though. A watch is still a watch. There are so many places where you can't carry or even have the opportunity to use your smart phone to check time. Students can't carry it to exam halls, people who are driving cars, workers, there many professions and use cases where a simple device strapped to your hand is indispensable when it comes to keeping track of time.
I would say that it is primarily a piece of jewelery.
serious question: Does this watch anything do what my phone in my pocket doesn't? I can't see a benefit of using a smartwatch.
If the trends reversed and they shrunk phones (like they did in the 90s) and put a strap on them, then they could easily replace the watch. But then battery life would be abysmal.
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Very useful feature for werewolves. This watch will be a hit in the Twilight universe.
It's essential information when I'm smuggling rum, or planning my escape from lunatic asylums.
As someone with 5 watches, I can't wait for this to release.