Will Apple Watch Wear Smartwatch Crown?
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The Apple Watch is finally here. Does it live up to the hype? Is this a luxury or a necessity? A new device or a peripheral for your phone?
Will Apple Watch Wear Smartwatch Crown? : Read more
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BlasterX
September 9, 2014 6:03:01 PM
soldier44
September 9, 2014 6:33:54 PM
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velocityg4
September 9, 2014 6:44:17 PM
beayn
September 9, 2014 6:56:44 PM
daekar
September 9, 2014 7:58:29 PM
Murissokah
September 9, 2014 8:30:09 PM
Bloob
September 9, 2014 9:17:35 PM
The UX seems decent, but I don't like the bulkiness of it. Looks like it needs to be strapped pretty tightly for the heartrate sensor to work. Also no mention of battery life and it seems to use iPhone GPS instead of it's own, and yeah, needs an iPhone. The fanboy -reaction of the press during the live event was frankly shameful.
Overall seemed like a decent entry to smartwatch market, but so far none of them appeal to me.
Overall seemed like a decent entry to smartwatch market, but so far none of them appeal to me.
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Nuckles_56
September 9, 2014 9:44:58 PM
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The UX seems decent, but I don't like the bulkiness of it. Looks like it needs to be strapped pretty tightly for the heartrate sensor to work. Also no mention of battery life and it seems to use iPhone GPS instead of it's own, and yeah, needs an iPhone. The fanboy -reaction of the press during the live event was frankly shameful.Overall seemed like a decent entry to smartwatch market, but so far none of them appeal to me.
Without the fanboy reaction, apple launches are nothing
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rwinches
September 9, 2014 10:44:12 PM
vaughn2k
September 10, 2014 2:36:27 AM
mr grim
September 10, 2014 3:31:23 AM
Ugly ass crap is all I can say, I thought they would have at least made use of curved LCD technology, I much preferred the renders that have been shown on here previously, shame Apple didn't take note of them, here is an example of what an iWatch should look like http://max.macnn.com/article_images/1391428854-md-11930... or even this would be cool https://m1.behance.net/rendition/modules/54621669/disp/...
Nothing about this watch says Apple but saying that even the new iPhone 6 doesn't look like an iPhone anymore, looks like they have leaned more towards the styling of the Galaxy with the curved bezel and I guess in that respect the iWatch does resemble the new iPhone 6.
Not that I would have ever bought one anyway, or any smart watch, but I was at least hoping to see something special and seeming innovative.
Nothing about this watch says Apple but saying that even the new iPhone 6 doesn't look like an iPhone anymore, looks like they have leaned more towards the styling of the Galaxy with the curved bezel and I guess in that respect the iWatch does resemble the new iPhone 6.
Not that I would have ever bought one anyway, or any smart watch, but I was at least hoping to see something special and seeming innovative.
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B4vB5
September 10, 2014 3:50:03 AM
If there is an Apple watch or other digital watch, that can do all of the following,
- At least match what the Garmin 910XT can do, including being waterproof and built for sweat and slightly rugged too.
- Have at least 6+ hours of battery time, while actively GPS records and doing feedback every 5 sec
- Have touch and basic phone capabilities(receive texts, emails in text forms) and perhaps a full basic phone feature set(phone capabilities, voice msgs, two way communications)
..I would consider buying one. If it can match what an Edge 800 can do, as well as the above full feature set of the 910XT and two-way phone features, then I'll get one.
- At least match what the Garmin 910XT can do, including being waterproof and built for sweat and slightly rugged too.
- Have at least 6+ hours of battery time, while actively GPS records and doing feedback every 5 sec
- Have touch and basic phone capabilities(receive texts, emails in text forms) and perhaps a full basic phone feature set(phone capabilities, voice msgs, two way communications)
..I would consider buying one. If it can match what an Edge 800 can do, as well as the above full feature set of the 910XT and two-way phone features, then I'll get one.
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eriko
September 10, 2014 5:31:48 AM
killer1one
September 10, 2014 7:23:14 AM
I don't use watches, and i don't see myself recharging one every 24 hours to do stuff that my phone does. I am not into this "smart"watch thing. The phone market helped the people by reducing the amount of devices needed. Phones have replaced cameras for the common folk, portable multimedia players, calculators, even watches. And now we are going back to having a second device to do things that we can already do with a phone (With one or two minor exceptions maybe?)?
Sorry not for me. Everybody has a portable computer know (Smartphone) you don't need 2, because they do the same thing: EVERYTHING
Sorry not for me. Everybody has a portable computer know (Smartphone) you don't need 2, because they do the same thing: EVERYTHING
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deftonian
September 10, 2014 7:23:42 AM
"In other words, I was asked to marvel at it. And I did."
You lost me right there.... I mean, you sound like a hypnotized goon and I feel everything beyond that point is going to be embellished rubbish because you're eyes are glossy over it being Apple.
Toms has extremes. You mock Motorola before you even try it but then you post an Apple article like this.
You lost me right there.... I mean, you sound like a hypnotized goon and I feel everything beyond that point is going to be embellished rubbish because you're eyes are glossy over it being Apple.
Toms has extremes. You mock Motorola before you even try it but then you post an Apple article like this.
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srap
September 10, 2014 7:25:44 AM
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Aaannnd.... I still can't see a point in smart watches.There never was any from the beginning. It only a fusion of the shortcomings of a watch (small form factory, small 'display area') with the limitations of smart phones (battery life, possible and existing compatibility problems, short software support life, lack of security, artificially fast life cycles, etc.)
A 100 year old pocket or wrist watch can be still functional with little care (and it's value only grows as it ages), these won't live to see the third generation of their kind.
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sadsteve
September 10, 2014 7:33:21 AM
Hm, so to get anything beyond time and health/fitness info on the watch you have to have your iPhone with you. I'm having problems seeing why I'd want to purchase this over priced watch that just relays the info from the phone on my hip. I'd just use the phone instead since it has a much larger display and provides all the advanced features missing from the watch. I don't think this iWatch is going to be a big seller.
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sportfreak23
September 10, 2014 8:19:00 AM
canadianvice
September 10, 2014 8:35:42 AM
zahoome
September 10, 2014 9:15:59 AM
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"In other words, I was asked to marvel at it. And I did."You lost me right there.... I mean, you sound like a hypnotized goon and I feel everything beyond that point is going to be embellished rubbish because you're eyes are glossy over it being Apple.
Toms has extremes. You mock Motorola before you even try it but then you post an Apple article like this.
Combine that with the next sentence:
"The Apple Watch represents distinct, compelling steps forward for this nascent technology category — steps that, once again, Apple proved only it can make."
and you can just see the fanboy drool dribbling down his chin. That first paragraph definitely sets the tone for the article as something extremely biased.
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shaun_shaun
September 10, 2014 9:34:01 AM
TechJunkie69
September 10, 2014 9:53:35 AM
The strength of the idea of smartwatches is to quickly view notifications and do simple actions without taking the phone out of your pocket. The problem they have had so far is that they are ugly. People who wear watches want them for looks and/or status mostly. In order for smartwatches to take off, they must start with looks and continue from there. The Moto 360 is a good looking watch first (at least the metal band ones do, love the black one). The iWatch even with the metal band still doesn't look appealing as a watch (though it looks better than the color band by a mile). The ultimate argument however, is longevity. As has been mentioned, even old 100+ year old watches can still work if they were taken care of, but these could be obsolete in 2-3 years if not potentially less. It will be interesting to see where things go from here.
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11796pcs
September 10, 2014 1:56:22 PM
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Aaannnd.... I still can't see a point in smart watches.There never was any from the beginning. It only a fusion of the shortcomings of a watch (small form factory, small 'display area') with the limitations of smart phones (battery life, possible and existing compatibility problems, short software support life, lack of security, artificially fast life cycles, etc.)
A 100 year old pocket or wrist watch can be still functional with little care (and it's value only grows as it ages), these won't live to see the third generation of their kind.
You hit it spot on, although the value of a watch over time can vary wildly. Generally though, a mechanical watch will never depreciate below a certain point. These Apple watches could be worth next to nothing in a few years.
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The3monitors
September 10, 2014 2:35:06 PM
christinebcw
September 10, 2014 3:27:28 PM
daekar
September 11, 2014 5:57:42 PM
gadgety
September 11, 2014 8:40:35 PM
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Aaannnd.... I still can't see a point in smart watches.This is the main reason why the smartwatch segment won't see the same development pace that mobiles did. Less uptake means lower volume, while competition remains the same.
BTW I had a smartwatch back in 2009-11. Usage was addictive. Got one for my wife, as well. She never missed my calls after that. Now that my main phone is a Note 8, it makes even more sense because I only take out the phablet to do stuff other than talking. Now waiting for the Brago Dash in ear stereo headset.
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Pherule
September 13, 2014 4:12:43 AM
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christinebcw
September 13, 2014 5:12:49 AM
I want it to be a translator with voice-recognition - ANY speaker talks into The Hand, and out pops the appropriate translation. I had that on a Palm Pilot in the late '90s but it was limited to one speaker who 'voice-trained' it on words, and its translation library was less than my own! I wanted to plug in Polish or Mandarin or Thai or Basque, but nooooo... "library not available."
The watch-as-translator would be lessened then because of its size - if it could only offer readable-word translations, then the size of that display needs to be much larger than 4- or 8-characters' width.
Well, maybe that's iWatch II. Or III. Er, Ap-Ap-Apple Watch...
The watch-as-translator would be lessened then because of its size - if it could only offer readable-word translations, then the size of that display needs to be much larger than 4- or 8-characters' width.
Well, maybe that's iWatch II. Or III. Er, Ap-Ap-Apple Watch...
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