Re: Non points - except one.

Non points - except one. (Score: 1)

by kwerle@pipedot.org on 2014-09-12 20:17 (#2SBY)

Samsung is making fun of the streaming problems Apple had on a new Youtube video called It Doesn't Take a Genius.

Seriously embarrassing. Heads should roll.

The Telegraph is predicting that AndroidWear will come to quickly dominate the lackluster Apple Watch.

So... They think there is a market for a watch. Interesting.

Macworld Magazine, the venerable journal that has covered Apple since 1984, is shutting its doors.

Nobody cares.

The Apple store crashed during preorders for the iphone 6 (OK, we could construe that as good news)

Yeah, you could.

The Register has panned the Apple Watch as "nothing more than digital perfume" and concludes gadget-mania is over.

What an apt description. Because perfume is so unpopular.

Most damning is this post making the rounds on Google Plus, telling iphone 6 users: welcome to 2012! If you need help with your iphone 6 features, just ask an Android user: we've had this stuff for years.

As usual, Apple isn't doing anything new. They're just doing it well. And taking a slice of the pie while they're at it.

Re: Non points - except one. (Score: 0)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-13 09:55 (#2SC9)

> So... They think there is a market for a watch. Interesting.

The market for a watch exists, yes.

Going running with a 5" smart phone is quite annoying. Having an unobtrusive watch which does GPS, timing and logging, pulse monitoring, SMS, NFC for small purchases, music, etc. which is fully interoperable with the rest of your mobile devices will be a big thing for a lot of people.

Lots and lots of young people go out running or cycling and have the disposable cash. I know a number of non-geeks who want one of these watches badly.

Re: Non points - except one. (Score: 1)

by kwerle@pipedot.org on 2014-09-13 20:03 (#2SCG)

Yeah, that's the thing - I'm not sure how many of those things the watch is gonna do without the phone in proximity.

Re: Non points - except one. (Score: 1, Informative)

by Anonymous Coward on 2014-09-14 01:08 (#2SCN)

Perhaps they made the watch smart enough to continue running without the phone present ..

Now I am wondering how this compares to the Pebble. From CNET:

The Good: The Pebble Watch is waterproof, runs a ton of apps, and works with both iOS and Android phones. A new app store improves the whole experience.
The Bad: A lack of touch screen and multitasking limits the capability of apps; scratch-prone polycarbonate design doesn't feel nearly as impressive as the Pebble Steel.
The Bottom Line: With a major software update and new app store, the original Pebble gets a new lease on life -- a less stylish but arguably better value than the newer Steel.

Some info on the apple watch:

The Apple Watch is a music player like an iPod
has a fitness tracker with heart-rate measurements
can send and receive messages, calls and audio recordings
It's meant to stay paired and connected while you wear it for most features, but it also does some things while disconnected, too.
supports Apple Pay
has heart-rate tracking technology
will only work with iPhone
Storage: unknown
ETA: mid 2015

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