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So, it's basically a tiny external screen for your iPhone right? Snore. Wake me up when they put cellular capabilities in there.
"Hey Kit! Prepare to meet me round the back of the house!" "MICHAEL. MICHAEL."
I'm surprised they haven't done a chunky smartwatch. That would provide plenty of battery life, and more room for electronics, while at the same time fill a bigger unmet niche.
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"Have you ever tried android wear? I read/watched some reviews (even with the 360) and seems to me far to be a completed thing." Yes, quite a lot. Have you? Additionally, apple's device won't even be out for a minimum of 3 months (assuming it came out in january). Which is the not completed thing again? Truthfully, seeing what I saw, Apple's watch is just not a leap forward in any interesting way i can think of over…
> Truthfully, seeing what I saw, Apple's watch is just not a leap forward in any interesting way i can think of over android wear. Isn't this the whole point? When iPod, iPhone and iPad were first announced, it wasn't immediately obvious (to everyone) that they were a huge leap forward. It's not until people actually use them and we have the luxury of hindsight that we can say how groundbreaking they might have been.
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> Truthfully, seeing what I saw, Apple's watch is just not a leap forward in any interesting way i can think of over android wear. Isn't this the whole point? When iPod, iPhone and iPad were first announced, it wasn't immediately obvious (to everyone) that they were a huge leap forward. It's not until people actually use them and we have the luxury of hindsight that we can say how groundbreaking they might have been.
"Isn't this the whole point?" No "It's not until people actually use them and we have the luxury of hindsight that we can say how groundbreaking they might have been." I'm not even sure what to make of this statement. There have been a lot of history rewrites on why the iPhone succeeded. If you want to say "we should wait and see", i'm fine with that. If you are saying "i'm sure they are amazing, and we are all just…
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"all parties" Cue poor Microsoft sobbing in a corner
I don't think there are any rumors of Microsoft going into this market, is there? I don't know if they have anything to bring to the table.
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These were my thoughts too when watching the presentation. The ironic thing here is that Android Wear seems to be the simpler solution . Android Wear is an extension of your phone - a way to process information on your wrist. Apple Watch seems to be another way to interact . They mentioned glanceable information as somewhat of a footnone during the presentation (although their implementation seems pretty good). They…
Having tried out Android Wear once, isn't Apple's implementation of their "Glances" pretty much identical to how notifications work on Android Wear?
So I do think Google has the edge when it comes to (contextual) information in general, but of course Glances is only part of what Apple Watch offers.
My Two Cents : I love watches, but a smart watch is just not for me. I prefer the craftsmanship it takes to create a watch that is delicately engineered to give you the exact time and makes sure the timekeeping is always accurate. This is what a watch is supposed to do, keep time. I feel smart watches are somewhat a novelty at the moment . There is simply too much functionality involved in smart watches, although the…
I'm with you. I love my iPhone, but it will be a cold day in hell before my wrist sports one of these. That said, I'm certainly interested to see where it will go - especially, as someone else said - once watchmakers start dealing in tech rather than tech-makers dealing in watches.
This couldn't have been said any better.
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This comment reminded me of CmdrTaco's slashdot comment after the iPod launch: http://t.co/RPAX2r93kx I think Garmin forerunner will be to the future of wearables what Nomad was to the future of music in 2002.
Do you remember what a Creative Nomad Jukebox actually looked like around 2001? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQaplenaBl4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PR5hPd_inno Existing MP3 players offered a pretty rough user experience; the iPod was a pleasure to use in comparison. Largely the same was true of iPhone as compared to existing smartphones. The first generations of iPod and iPhone also had hardware that was stri…
And yes, I do remember the Nomad. At the time the iPod launched, my music player was a Sony Discman and pre-ipod, I would have bought the Nomad in a heartbeat if I could.
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It's exactly one generation ahead.
How so? Genuine answer. I fail to see what this offers that the other products in this space doesn't have. At least hardware-wise.
To those who are concerned about mainstream adoption of a watch like this, I remind you of the Pebble Kickstarter which was one of the most successful in Kickstarter history. And all those contributors had no guarantee that the Pebble would see the light of day. There is serious demand for a watch that does even what the Pebble originally promised, which is still far far less than what the Apple Watch has now propose…