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Now unveiled, what is Apple Watch all about?
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article published on 9 September, 2014
Apple has finally shown off its upcoming Apple Watch wearable device to the public, slating it for release in earlier 2015. So what was the fuss all about and did Apple deliver?
Describing it as its most personal device ever, Apple showed off the upcoming Apple Watch in Cupertino today. The smartwatch will come in three varieties - Apple Watch, Apple Watch Sport and Apple Watch Edition ... [ read the full article ]
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9. September 2014 @ 19:00 |
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Is it worth it???
No, of course not. A few pending details, like battery life, but nonetheless it is arguably the superior smartwatch on the market at the moment, though. I do commend their bias towards fitness whatever the motivation (aka "USP").
However, as is usually the case, Android has provided a platform with Android Wear and we've seen the first iterations of hardware released for that platform - it will grow and improve. Apple has released a more highly polished product inside their own closed ecosystem that has been 3-5 years in the making, and we can expect gimmicky, unavoidable, incremental re-hashes of the same product for the next 5 years.
The fact that owning an iPhone comes as a requirement is no surprise - but, frankly, why not? Anyone that buys this will own an iPhone anyway, requirement or otherwise.
I'll finish up by saying that I absolutely hate smartwatches of all iterations.
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AfterDawn Addict
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9. September 2014 @ 19:06 |
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I missed the majority of the Apple Pay section and couldn't find clarification on this online (didn't look too hard though).
I would be interested to know if Apply Pay will use existing contactless payment systems, or if it requires specific retailer adoption to facilitate it? Contactless payment isn't a big deal in the UK anymore; most bank cards have it built in up to a ££ limit, and some bank offer NFC stickers to turn your phone in to a payment method (e.g. Barclays).
If the whole system isn't compatible then we might as well all go home and try again in a few years time. Contactless payment should be standardised, everyday tech by now - not yet another thing for manufacturers to fragment market space over.
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9. September 2014 @ 19:14 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
I missed the majority of the Apple Pay section and couldn't find clarification on this online (didn't look too hard though).
I would be interested to know if Apply Pay will use existing contactless payment systems, or if it requires specific retailer adoption to facilitate it? Contactless payment isn't a big deal in the UK anymore; most bank cards have it built in up to a ££ limit, and some bank offer NFC stickers to turn your phone in to a payment method (e.g. Barclays).
If the whole system isn't compatible then we might as well all go home and try again in a few years time. Contactless payment should be standardised, everyday tech by now - not yet another thing for manufacturers to fragment market space over.
From Apple's press material...
"Apple Watch will also work at the over 220,000 merchant locations across the US that have contactless payment enabled."
So apparently yes, but as you will have noted it is U.S. only for now, not UK.
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9. September 2014 @ 19:25 |
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Well that's a good thing so fair enough.
Maybe we just don't hear about it too much here because it isn't available but I'm surprised Google haven't actively pushed out Google Wallet with more force. Perhaps they will now.
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SoTired
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9. September 2014 @ 20:17 |
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Great comment from Paul Thurrott:
"No one really wants or needs a watch. But many people want and think they need yet another Apple product. So Apple Watch is brilliant."
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9. September 2014 @ 21:14 |
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So about this time next year we will be reading about how these $350 watches are getting stolen left and right. Peoples dependencies on these gadgets are getting out of hand...
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10. September 2014 @ 16:01 |
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Live Free or Die.
The rule above all the rules is: Survive !
Capitalism: Funnel most of the $$$ to the already rich.
This message has been edited since posting. Last time this message was edited on 10. September 2014 @ 16:04
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10. September 2014 @ 16:15 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
I'll finish up by saying that I absolutely hate smartwatches of all iterations.
You hit the nail on the head. I'd rather spend that money on an iPad than an iWatch. I don't see the appeal, or even the advantage over something like a Polar setup. At least with Polar, you can download your data later, making the phone a non-requirement.
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12. September 2014 @ 12:22 |
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Originally posted by Ripper:
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Is it worth it???
No, of course not. A few pending details, like battery life, but nonetheless it is arguably the superior smartwatch on the market at the moment, though. I do commend their bias towards fitness whatever the motivation (aka "USP").
However, as is usually the case, Android has provided a platform with Android Wear and we've seen the first iterations of hardware released for that platform - it will grow and improve. Apple has released a more highly polished product inside their own closed ecosystem that has been 3-5 years in the making, and we can expect gimmicky, unavoidable, incremental re-hashes of the same product for the next 5 years.
The fact that owning an iPhone comes as a requirement is no surprise - but, frankly, why not? Anyone that buys this will own an iPhone anyway, requirement or otherwise.
I'll finish up by saying that I absolutely hate smartwatches of all iterations.
Dick Tracy would be in awe but don't forget the Fedora....too bad I just purchased a watch @E-Bay yesterday....link
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