I know someone on here has to have it already, let's see some pics and get some first impressions.
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Barry's got one... But you don't want to see pictures of what he's doing with it.
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http://texags.com/forums/30/topics/2616179/
http://texags.com/forums/30/topics/2607992/
quote:That's funny. I always knew Apple watches were racist
There may be an issue
quote:What do we expect, there is NO POINT to the watch, and except for fanboys the masses are not dropping 400 bucks on something that really serves little to no purpose without your phone.
Ouch, pretty rough analysis.
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I am interested in the Watch as a distant observer. It is 95% certain I will not buy one for many reasons but most of all because I do not have an iPhone and don't want one.
Maybe there will be a smartwatch worth throwing away $400+ on and to be replaced in one or two years but I haven't seen it yet (from anyone).
I am most interested in the Watch as an AAPL shareholder, and I think it is not looking so special right now.
http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2015/05/01/botched-apples-second-flop-is-at-hand/
quote:The battery will die in less than two years, as most li-ion batteries do. So people will be replacing them before long.quote:
I am interested in the Watch as a distant observer. It is 95% certain I will not buy one for many reasons but most of all because I do not have an iPhone and don't want one.
Maybe there will be a smartwatch worth throwing away $400+ on and to be replaced in one or two years but I haven't seen it yet (from anyone).
I am most interested in the Watch as an AAPL shareholder, and I think it is not looking so special right now.
http://americasmarkets.usatoday.com/2015/05/01/botched-apples-second-flop-is-at-hand/
What makes you think that the Apple Watch even projects to have a 1-2 year re-up cycle? There are several reasons that phones have been on that upgrade path, but hardly any other piece of tech gets upgraded that quickly. Phones have had some pretty significant milestones every other generation if you look at their history.
IPhone: multi-touch
IPhone 3g: 3g
IPhone 4: retina display
IPhone 5: 4g
IPhone 6: screen size
What could possibly be added that could make the Watch interest upgrade cycles like that? Battery life, data connectivity, and GPS are the only things I can think of, and battery life isn't going to be a feature that they tout on its own.
CPU power, display (unless it's truly revolutionary), battery life and thinness aren't going to elicit a lot of replacement purchases in the same way replacement purchases haven't been huge with the iPad.
I do however think there is a lot of functionality you can get out of the watch form factor and it will ultimately be appealing after they flesh it out in the next version or two. It's not going to be the watch you wear in a suit, but an everydautoility device.
quote:quote:What do we expect, there is NO POINT to the watch, and except for fanboys the masses are not dropping 400 bucks on something that really serves little to no purpose without your phone.
Ouch, pretty rough analysis.
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Impressions after using the watch:
1. HR and activity monitoring is excellent. Notification to "get up and move" is useful to me.
2. Notifications/messaging/email is useful--especially when in a meeting and a quick glance suffices.
3. Well integrated with the phone. Set up is via the phone and app notifications are easy to control.
4. No probs with battery life on either the watch or the phone.
5. The taptic engine is pretty cool.
During the Mayweather fight, pretty cool to get tapped on the wrist and simply glance down and see the round scoring after each round.
Nice to have the phone in the charger and being able to know when calls/messages come in.
Not too much I don't like yet and looking forward to seeing how I use it over the coming weeks.
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Quote:Impressions after using the watch:
1. HR and activity monitoring is excellent. Notification to "get up and move" is useful to me.
2. Notifications/messaging/email is useful--especially when in a meeting and a quick glance suffices.
3. Well integrated with the phone. Set up is via the phone and app notifications are easy to control.
4. No probs with battery life on either the watch or the phone.
5. The taptic engine is pretty cool.
During the Mayweather fight, pretty cool to get tapped on the wrist and simply glance down and see the round scoring after each round.
Nice to have the phone in the charger and being able to know when calls/messages come in.
Not too much I don't like yet and looking forward to seeing how I use it over the coming weeks.
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Not having my phone out all the time is clearly the biggest benefit I've discovered so far. It's pretty awesome to be untethered.
(note: I'm posting from my phone right now)
quote:I get that all the time with my galaxy gear.quote:
Only problem is that looking at the watch is about as bad as pulling the phone out when around folks (folk ask of there's somewhere else you need to be). I don't wear my Pebble as much anymore because of it.