Apple watch

HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
Phantastic writeup on the watch in my favorite watch page!

http://www.hodinkee.com/blog/hodinkee-apple-watch-review


It's absolutely mindblowing how Apple designed the thing - with clearly the help of the Ikepod guy but the attention to detail such as the metal bracelet, folding clasp etc will put some heat under the executive seats in Japan and Switzerland.

As a smartwatch it disappoints me - particularly the short running time and the pathetic mag charging plug - but there are many good 'watch' elements presented.
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    Next up, the Apple Eye Implant.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    I know it's amazing but I still think "computer watch" is very old fashioned
    Rather than futuristic. I keep thinking of Dick Tracy. :))

    Would the eye implant be the " i patch" :))
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  • HigginsHiggins GermanyPosts: 16,618MI6 Agent
    TP, i agree and it's hard to imagine to wear a digital watch again. I's really retro.

    But certain elements are so good and well- thought and that puts some product managers in established watch companies to shame!

    I wonder how long they really have been working on that project!
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Oh Apple know how to make small objects of desire. {[]
    I have heard in one TV report that they did involve some
    Of the "Fashion" world in the design stage, so it would look
    Beautiful and would go with any outfit.
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    I appreciate the design thats gone into the thing but I think it really does not have a purpose, at the moment its kind of a product put out there due to other smart watches being out there. Nobodys going to talk into their watches really Star Trek style are they??

    For a start the tech isn't quite there anyhow - your slaved to also have the iPhone on you if you wish to wear the watch out and about. I would rather just take out my iPhone and do the functions on a nice touchscreen with no limitations or the hassle of using the smaller interface and restrictions.

    The iPhone was mind blowing when launched

    The iPad was not necessary but blew mobile computing apart, how many people ditched laptops for iPads etc industries use them for demos and kids and people like my mum who are scared of laptops / operating systems love them.

    The iWatch does what the Samsung smart watch does but a hell of a lot better etc however there is nothing to make me want one at all, especially if I'm carrying my phone anyhow which you have to do. I would rather wear my wristwatch and my iPhone in my pocket then the iPhone and Smart phone combo. Its a lot of duplication with no benefit in my eyes.

    Also its strange to see Apple preview a product which will not get launched for another 5 months. Im guessing this is due to Sony and Samsung beating them to the market so they had to get something out there since the public knew it was in the works for years and getting inpatient. I imagine by the time this thing is released, Samsung and co would have nicked the best bits from the keynote and will have updated their versions.

    Im sure it will be a huge success and sell by the bucketload but I dont think the tech is ready and what its accomplishing is redundant at the moment until you can magically switch between the phone sims somehow (virtually not physically)
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    welshboy78 wrote:
    I appreciate the design thats gone into the thing but I think it really does not have a purpose....

    Exactly...only geeks and people with too much money will buy them...also it's too expensive...and will date too quickly...would you rather wear a Rolex/Omega or an iWatch ? I just don't see them selling enough of them...but the 'fitness' side of it could work...
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    I'm more interested in the 'new' iPad Air....
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    welshboy78 wrote:
    I appreciate the design thats gone into the thing but I think it really does not have a purpose....

    Exactly...only geeks and people with too much money will buy them...also it's too expensive...and will date too quickly...would you rather wear a Rolex/Omega or an iWatch ? I just don't see them selling enough of them...but the 'fitness' side of it could work...

    Funnily enough the fitness aspect is what would have tempted me however all the rumours and fuss about this was going to be some huge revolutionary fitness gadget never really happened. I think it was a very brief section right at the end of the keynote!

    Will stick to my Sub and my iPhone in my pocket!!
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    Sir Miles wrote:
    I'm more interested in the 'new' iPad Air....

    i was hoping for an Apple TV App Store to unlock gaming etc on the TV for the kids lol (and big kids)

    As somebody who spends his working day on the iPhone I'm tempted by the big one but unsure if it will fit in my pocket and be a pain!! Maybe it would replace my iPad mini at same time
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  • SilentSpySilentSpy Private Exotic AreaPosts: 765MI6 Agent
    My first thought was that's it? I expected something mind blowing and futuristic. Something that would make people who wear automatic watches reconsider. It seems like they just incorporated all the ideas out there in the Apple way. And made a bunch of different versions to please the obvious segments: normal, sports, and luxury. People will buy this because it's Apple. Perhaps Roger Moore's Bond would wear this back in the day. But now? Omega and the like have nothing to worry about.
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    http://youtu.be/yioL7MRQvHM The Apple Watch (Parody) :))
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Sony have a new smart watch out too ( yes nobody noticed :)) ) I
    Wonder if We'll see Bond wearing one in Bond 24 ? :D
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  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,698MI6 Agent
    I've had an apple watch for a few years. You like?

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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Core, sweet. :)) do you get the pips on the hour ? :D
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  • welshboy78welshboy78 Posts: 10,292MI6 Agent
    Hmm still not convinced at all about the Apple watch, dont think the tech is there yet but impressed by the battery life considering it was rumoured to be 5 hours of heavy use. Each time I have a notification I normally act on it / reply so would be taking my phone out of my pocket anyhow - apple voice recognition sucks still

    Love the new 12" Macbook design, sexy indeed but sadly more power in a Viagra pill.

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  • Mr MartiniMr Martini That nice house in the sky.Posts: 2,698MI6 Agent
    I love all things Apple, but can't see myself spending $300+ on a watch. Maybe I'll take a look at one in a few months and see if it interests me. I doubt it will though.
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  • The Red KindThe Red Kind EnglandPosts: 3,119MI6 Agent
    welshboy78 wrote:
    Sir Miles wrote:
    welshboy78 wrote:
    I appreciate the design thats gone into the thing but I think it really does not have a purpose....

    Exactly...only geeks and people with too much money will buy them...also it's too expensive...and will date too quickly...would you rather wear a Rolex/Omega or an iWatch ? I just don't see them selling enough of them...but the 'fitness' side of it could work...

    Funnily enough the fitness aspect is what would have tempted me however all the rumours and fuss about this was going to be some huge revolutionary fitness gadget never really happened. I think it was a very brief section right at the end of the keynote!

    Will stick to my Sub and my iPhone in my pocket!!

    The fitness aspect got me interested too but its major flaw in this department for me (as somebody who does a lot of swimming and triathlon) is that it's not waterproof. I'll stick with my Garmin watch for now.

    I think Smartwatches will catch on and are here to stay but as one report interestingly pointed out yesterday, these companies need to get young people around to the idea of actually wearing a watch! So many kids don't now and never have. They just use their phone to tell the time.

    Anyway, time will tell.. ;)
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  • Sir MilesSir Miles The Wrong Side Of The WardrobePosts: 26,417Chief of Staff
    Apparently the 'fitness' aspect doesn't work very well either...looks to be a total waste of money !
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    So the Apple could be a Lemon ? :D
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  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,774MI6 Agent
    edited March 2015
    So the Apple could be a Lemon ? :D

    Well I don't give fig, I think it has apeel, and there is a segment of people who will blow a raspberry at this watch, but I think it is just sour grapes and that gives me the pip.

    :D -{
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    :)) :)) :))
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    You must be sprouting!
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  • The Domino EffectThe Domino Effect Posts: 3,631MI6 Agent
    So the Apple could be a Lemon ? :D

    Well I don't give fig, I think it has apeel, and there is a segment of people who will blow a raspberry at this watch, but I think it is just sour grapes and that gives me the pip.

    :D -{

    Well, orange you clever!
  • minigeffminigeff EnglandPosts: 7,884MI6 Agent
    The apple watch is sh1t.

    There ya go, 25 posts all summarised in 5 handy words. Now go and do something more productive. :D
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  • ThunderpussyThunderpussy Behind you !Posts: 63,792MI6 Agent
    Last night on the BBC radio 4 evening news, that had an interview with
    One of those odd watch collectors :p saying that the likes of Rolex
    Was " a bit of eternity " on your wrist. His watch had been his fathers
    And he would pass it on to his own son.
    He said he'd doubt if you could do that with the apple watch, or even
    Repair it in100 years time, where as his mechanical watch could. ;)
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  • ACACIA_AVENUEACACIA_AVENUE UKPosts: 1,774MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    The apple watch is sh1t.

    There ya go, 25 posts all summarised in 5 handy words. Now go and do something more productive. :D

    Are you taking the pith :D
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  • AlphaOmegaSinAlphaOmegaSin EnglandPosts: 10,924MI6 Agent
    minigeff wrote:
    The apple watch is sh1t.

    There ya go, 25 posts all summarised in 5 handy words. Now go and do something more productive. :D

    I reckon TP can think of some Ways to pass the Time :))
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