It's not a watch. It's a small iPad, that's all. It has an 18hr battery life and is probably buggy as hell.
18 hrs - LOL
Nope (according to Apple) - the battery lasts for
90 time checks in a day (six seconds each)
90 notifications in a day
A 30 minute workout period
and
a whole 45 minutes of app usage - that's using it to get directions, set reminders, book an uber, surf porn etc
I don't know about you guys but I look at my watch at least 10 times just on the way into work.
This apple watch is a total joke!
I don't mind a discrete smart band on my right wrist and my watch on the left wrist thats as far as i go.
I am not saying i totally hate the concept but i just hate the apple fanboys on other forums. You would think apple invented the watch. Like i said before try trawling an ipad, iphone and apple watch with the chargers when your travelling then charging them up over night.Originally Posted by rasputin
Ok - I've just tried one on. I like it, it looks and feels great.
I realise it's got loads of shortcomings, but if you're 100% in the Apple Eco-system already it does add value, and it is the first smart watch that looks great. Arghhh - must resist.
I too tried one on today (a few, actually). TBH not overly impressed, my first impression was with the display blank it reminded me of my old 1970s LED watch that I had as a teenager. It does lots of "stuff", but nothing of any real importance to me. I think it's quite a nice gadget - and I like gadgets - but I won't be putting my name down for one.
Cheers,
Plug
I hope the steel case is a bit more resilient than whatever 'metal' the used on the iPhone 5 - a few of my mates have them and they call have nicks and scuffs along the edges. Funny, I loved my iPhone 4 when I got it, but years later I'm an Android convert and don't understand what's so exciting about apple. Overpriced, incrementally improved every year (regardless of whether the technology has progressed over the preceding 12 months to actually make it worth releasing a new model). Achilles heel with the apple watch is clearly the battery, it needs to last for 5 days before I even consider one, and by then all the current crop of smart watches will be Landfill!
My biggest personal issue is that I'm trying to savour the moment's I'm detached from the "connected World", I do not need the bleeding thing strapped to my wrist.
Thanks but no thanks, I'm better off with a piece of art and soul.
Good point - I often get home from work, and whilst getting out of my work clothes I switch my phone off or stick it on silent and into a drawer. And if my kids get a phone out at dinner, it goes upstairs. You don't need to be contactable 24/7
Ageed, with a Garmin vivosmart on the right and a PAM 352 on the left.
I have a Cogito Classic Smartwatch already and whilst I like the fact that it gives me notifications of emails, can display text messages etc, it is a bit lacking as a smart watch, OK, to be fair a recent update brought in a step counter which was an added bonus. As a watch though, it looks good, it's comfortable, it now has a GMT function.
But, it does tend to eat batteries, user replaceable CR2032 for the smart function, it tends to drop connections quite often and/or freeze.
Having said that, it hasn't put me off the trail for a decent smart watch and I was pretty impressed with what I saw with Apple's efforts, both in functionality and looks.
I think it has huge potential.
As a watch, I think the 42mm steel on the milanese looks great (which is what I have ordered), I like the idea of having multiple watch faces but with additional info on display, such as weather, moon phase etc.
I'm also impressed by the accuracy of the time keeping, Breitling SuperQuartz eat your heart out!
Will it mean the rest of my watch collection will be resigned to the watch box or winders? No, not at all. I have watches for different functions, my Seawolf for watersports and scuba, my G-Shock for rugged outdoors stuff and my others for everything else in between.
Owning an Apple Watch for me simply means that I may end up changing my watch more than once a day, the Apple at work, come home, change to the Seawolf or Seiko Monster and head down the beach (the joys of living in Oz!).
I can't say I'll wear it every day at work either, some might say that defeats the object, but for me I like sometimes to fall back to mechanical simplicity.
Every day I get up, go to my watches and then choose what to wear that day based on either activities, or just on a whim.
I'll let you know my thoughts when I get it, luckily I got in and ordered within 10 minutes of them going on sale here in Western Australia, sat in my 4X4, looking across the most amazing view of King George Sound in Albany, WA.
Thanks heavens for modern 4G mobile technology! ;)
Stef
Whilst I admit it is very interesting and will be the buzz at all the best "techie" places and with the must haves for me? I think for the moment i will stick with what I have but if the price comes down and battery life improves it may end up as part of the collection ( This from a man who would never buy an I phone and now uses both it and the pad constantly)
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Saw this on /r/watches today:
Beautiful, functional, stylish. Shame about the horrible Apple Watch though.
I looked at this thread with no real interest in the apple watch - but I must say I think it looks pretty decent.
Had a try on session at Bristol (Cabot Circus) on Saturday... it's stunning and can't wait for mine to arrive on the 24th :)
I tried a few combinations on yesterday and it's much nicer than I thought it would be. I'll probably end up buying a sports version just to use out running and whenever else I don't like wearing a good watch,but that's not often. I can't see it ever replacing my BLNR as an every day thing.
I thought the link bracelet was the worst option though, so light and cheap feeling.
Not for me. I like my gadgets but I love traditional watches even more.
I like the look of it and I expected not to. No way will I be an early adopter though. Been in the Apple game too long. I'll wait a few years and buy the first edition secondhand for next to nothing as a curio. I got a first series iPhone in mint condition in the box etc for 50 quid a few years back. My daily driver smartphone is an iPhone 3gs. Though I'm odd that way, I still regularly use a 2000 Powerbook "Pismo" for browsing the interwebs and writing and such(with both batteries in you get a day out of the thing. Readied up a swappable DVD burner for it too). Even have a working eMate.
Effectively you sound like you are living in 2009 with that 3gs. I had to google what an eMate actually was!
I think that is a spot-on post.
I never saw the need for a mobile, then had a basic one, then more advanced and eventually an iPhone (on my third). My wife is the only person I know without an iPhone and is now struggling to keep in touch with people while on her maternity leave - texts and emails are no longer enough.
I currently see absolutely no need at all for this watch, but in 5 years time... I may well do as everyone else relies on theirs. However, it would never, ever replace a mechanical for me. If you don't like that or consider me a luddite; well I don't care. I envisage wearing it on my other wrist perhaps - I know a few people who already wear two watches, a mechanical on the left and a pedometer type affair on the right.
I still can't see the point of than iPad all these years on I hasted to add!
Not really C. So long as you don't try to update it to the latest OS(which adds little and arguably subtracts much) it's perfectly fine. 32Gb storage and all that. On my Macbook pro I run both Yosemite and Snow Leopard(the latter is far faster on the same hardware and more stable, even though it's five years old) so no issue there. The camera is crap, but I'd use a "proper" camera for snaps and I don't take selfies on account of my quazimodo mien. 15 years ago I would have upgraded like a beast yearly, these days and for the last five to eight years you really don't have to, though Apple and the rest still keep pushing you should.
Here's mine(old quartz watch content):I had to google what an eMate actually was!
TL;DR? I'm middle aged. And mad. Leave me alone! *mutters*
These look quite interesting. Do they only work with all the functions if you have an Iphone?
I agree, it is. Though I can see a movement coming where people will want to reduce the iClutter from their lives. The constant notifications, the always available, always on. It can be a real source of low level stress, the tinnitus of modern life. And it creeps up on you*. Now we have another nagging device to add to the mountain of the rest.
*In the late 90's Ireland had one of the highest market penetrations of mobile phones in the world. I was one of the last of my mates to take that leap. I used to go fishing a lot and a week after I got my phone I arrived at the river ready to go, only to realise I had left my phone at home. Like an eejit I drove the forty miles back home to get it. I was in a near panic. Daft. A month previously I'd have been "meh". Five years ago I left my phone in the pub. Was in a major meltdown the next morning. Got it back, but swore to dial back my daftness. The best app on my phone is "silent" or the off switch. And you know, the world doesn't end when it's off. I'm not an on call doctor or anything so...
Yes, you need an iPhone. It also needs to be linked. I have started running and would like to have a smartphone instead of carrying the phone - plotting progress with GPS etc - with the iWatch, I'd also need to carry the phone anyway so FOR ME it is not attractive. Maybe Gen2 or Gen3 will interest me.
whats wrong with the old Ipod nano with the watch adaptors?
battery lasts weeks - even listening to music and using it 90 times a day
plus it has some fitness info and perfect for a run
and i don't care it it gets trashed - used ones are cheap as chips - the case and strap protect it somewhat
Exactly.
A little more detail on this: you can run with the Watch, and it will record your steps, stairs, and heart rate for later sync with the iPhone app. It does not, however, have a GPS chipset of its own (yet).
Can the Apple Watch work without an iPhone?
Not interested, yet I can see this going far once the case shape comes in differant styles and the apps give you any dial face you want. Guess it would need a few more buttons even if fake for the chronograph. But given its touch sensitive maybe not?
Get a Garmin forerunner & a small MP3 player and you are laughing :)
Just to add I tried two on Friday. Great build quality and feels fantastic on the wrist. Time will tell on functionality but Apple have nailed the design.
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im looking forward to see how it handle hands free phone calls when in the car .. could be a better bet than having a bluetooth earpiece ( when in the older cars ;) )
If I were an employer I don't know that I'd be thrilled about my employees wearing that to work. I wouldn't allow cell phones because it is unprofessional to be playing on your cell phone. So now what do you do about an employee playing with his watch during a meeting?
It's unlikely to have a better speaker than the iPhone so won't be any better than that (which in my epxerience is pretty rubbish in a car driving along). Will be interesting to see if how the Police handle people who 'may' be using it whilst driving as you're not holding a phone up but you'd be holding your wrist up to your head... time will tell I guess!
That's a good point - the ability to view emails, texts and reply to them on the watch will mean in many work environments it will be a big no no.
You don't allow mobile phones at work? Where do you work, the 1950s?
I wouldn't allow my employees to be on their phones when they are supposed to be working. Most places frown upon it. I've never seen a boss say it's okay to use your cell phone when your not busy. Obviously there are jobs where a cell phone is required but most do not.
I'm so glad I don't manage my teams the way you manage yours.
I don't see how anyone is more productive with a cell phone, I think most would agree it's a distraction in the workplace.
This is getting away from the topic but:
A mobile phone is part of modern life
Any good leader knows it is about give and take
You seem to prefer to manage your teams by laying down silly rules to make sure they work. I prefer to create a good environment which means they work well without silly rules.
I know. I am very happy with my rugged Nokia 5140 and the excuse/argument of it being stupid.:)
I thought you would react like that, I didn't mean the likes of you, but you know what I mean (I hope)
Daddel.
Nevertheless, if you háve a smart one I can totally see the added value of a remote device enabling you to leave it in the bag/pocket.
If that remote device can double up as good looking accessory telling the time, that solves the question of where to leave it.
It is totally irrelevant what type of time keeping instrument previously occupied that space or not. It has nóthing to do with it . YET!
I write ´yet´ because it can very well become a cool statement replácing the previous statement. That previous statement is unlikely to be ´old fart aspiring to look cool by wearing a Swiss branded mechanical watch´.
Silly argument as it depends what job you are talking about....
Someone who works in a busy warehouse - no phones due to distractions causing possible accidents
Work in an office that is not customer facing .... Why not
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Pointless
Sorry, couldn't resist.
I agree it definitely matters where you work. Most people I know aren't supposed to be on their cell at work though. At the hospital my girlfriend and coworkers no cells it's a hazard to patient safety. Same reason no phones while driving it's a distraction.
Anyways that's all off topic the main point I was trying to make is in some environments a smart watch could be another distraction. Just had a professor today say about no messing with gadgets during class time. He has strict rules about phones in class so now it's something else he is against as well. I would think most teachers are against the use of electronics in class as well.
I don't believe that employees shouldn't be allowed to have phones that's unreasonable but if their checking Facebook when they should be getting their work done then they are getting paid to not do work aren't they. Just a thought.
If British worker productivity was any higher I'd tend to agree, and let people manage themselves. But it's dismal, so I don't, and they shouldn't ;).
...but what do I know; I don't even like watches!
Ha
Sorry, couldn't resist.
Another long review here:
http://www.theverge.com/a/apple-watch-review
I just don't think I'll ever be sold on the Apple watch. I could see using it if you didn't have to carry a phone but why do I need two things that do the same thing? Ones just on a smaller screen. I think design wise they look pretty cool. I just think the whole idea is flawed. I'm curious to see a long term review in the future.
I just saw the real thing for the first time, and I have to say, even though I have absolutely no intention of getting one, they were so nicely done that the WIS in me couldn't help but be a tiny little bit intrigued. In particular the stainless steel model with the kind of 70s style bracelet had the right retro / futuristic appeal. And the similar looking leather version is very 'Space 1999', for those who remember it (the program, not the year!). Although I haven't handled one, it really looks like they've managed to get the detail and quality to the level that could appeal even to the likes of us, once you get beyond the basic sports model.
In reality though, I'd have to wear something more subtle and discrete, and less attention grabbing... Any Rolex for instance!
Just had a professor today say about no messing with gadgets during class time. He has strict rules about phones in class so now it's something else he is against as well. I would think most teachers are against the use of electronics in class as well.
It's interesting- I know of one professor that encourages students to tweet about what they are learning, and look things up during sessions. There are also degree programmes where tablets are issued to students, and are an active part of the learning experience. I guess it depends on the context, subject area and the individual educator. FWIW, when I lecture, I don't encourage it, as I use a relatively didactic style, with defined areas of interactivity. Generally though, in my experience, the students who are facebooking, would be doodling or looking out of the window if they didn't have a smartphone!
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