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It's pretty clear that Apple Watch is "happening" https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/03/apple-watch-over-30m-lifetime-shipments/ https://www.macrumors.com/2017/0

by prklmn 9y ago

It's pretty clear that Apple Watch is "happening" https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/03/apple-watch-over-30m-lifetime-shipments/ https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/03/apple-watch-over-30m-li...

VeejayRampay 9y ago
Apple could take a dump on the dinner table that suckers would still be lining up to scoop it up though. Just because it sells doesn't mean it's a transforming, industry-shaping piece of tech. Fidget spinners sold like crazy as well. Mark my words, AW will be a thing of the past in 18 months to 2 years.
- prklmn 9y ago
  It's not a two doller item, my friend. So how many tens or hundreds of millions do they have to sell for it to become a thing? lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U
- skygazer 9y ago
  “Hey Siri, remind me in two years to tell Veejay how his prediction panned out” OK, I’ll remind you.
  - VeejayRampay 9y ago
    Let's do it then. The form factor is somewhat of an in-between in my opinion. A step in the good direction, but too small to be really useful on the long run. Something like Google Glass (not necessary Glass itself, but something similar / improved) combined with hand gestures has more potential I think. Though we'll see, I might be wrong about this one but I really don't see smart watches still being a thing in 2020.
    - skygazer 9y ago
      "The future is the hardest thing to predict." I just made that up, AFAIK, but I wrapped it in quotes to encourage reuse. ;) "The future is fickle." Seems on point as well. If I close my eyes and imagine the future, all the gadgets disappear, and only information remains, feeding sensation and aware of intention. Conversations with omnipresent disembodied voices when I'm feeling old school. Edit: Too bad this is a 5 day old thread. It's my own comment I would most upvote if that were possible. ;)

by prklmn 9y ago

It's pretty clear that Apple Watch is "happening" https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/03/apple-watch-over-30m-lifetime-shipments/ https://www.macrumors.com/2017/08/03/apple-watch-over-30m-li...

VeejayRampay 9y ago

Apple could take a dump on the dinner table that suckers would still be lining up to scoop it up though. Just because it sells doesn't mean it's a transforming, industry-shaping piece of tech. Fidget spinners sold like crazy as well. Mark my words, AW will be a thing of the past in 18 months to 2 years.

prklmn 9y ago
It's not a two doller item, my friend. So how many tens or hundreds of millions do they have to sell for it to become a thing? lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eywi0h_Y5_U
skygazer 9y ago
“Hey Siri, remind me in two years to tell Veejay how his prediction panned out” OK, I’ll remind you.
- VeejayRampay 9y ago
  Let's do it then. The form factor is somewhat of an in-between in my opinion. A step in the good direction, but too small to be really useful on the long run. Something like Google Glass (not necessary Glass itself, but something similar / improved) combined with hand gestures has more potential I think. Though we'll see, I might be wrong about this one but I really don't see smart watches still being a thing in 2020.
  - skygazer 9y ago
    "The future is the hardest thing to predict." I just made that up, AFAIK, but I wrapped it in quotes to encourage reuse. ;) "The future is fickle." Seems on point as well. If I close my eyes and imagine the future, all the gadgets disappear, and only information remains, feeding sensation and aware of intention. Conversations with omnipresent disembodied voices when I'm feeling old school. Edit: Too bad this is a 5 day old thread. It's my own comment I would most upvote if that were possible. ;)